Digital self-determination is a multidisciplinary concept derived from the legal concept of self-determination and applied to the digital sphere, to address the unique challenges to individual and collective agency and autonomy arising with increasing digitalization of many aspects of society and daily life.
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Concept of Digital self-determination relates to concepts of subjectivity, dignity, and autonomy in classic central-European philosophy and derived from Immanuel Kant's conception of freedom.
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The pattern of Digital self-determination similarly aims at enabling autonomous human beings to create, choose and pursue their own identity, action, and life choices without undue interference.
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In psychology, the concept of self-determination is closely related to self-regulation and intrinsic motivation, i e, engaging in a behavior or activity because it is inherently rewarding to do so, as opposed to being driven by external motivations or pressures, like monetary incentives, status, or fear.
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However, other psychologists like Barry Schwartz have argued that if Digital self-determination is taken to extremes, freedom of choice can turn into the "tyranny of choice".
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Philosophically, the right to informational Digital self-determination is deeply rooted in the Bundesverfassungsgericht's understanding of inviolable Human Dignity as a prohibition of human objectification.
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In other words, involving children within the design process of technologies and thinking about ethical dimensions of children interactions enables a shift of the notion of vulnerability is shifted towards supporting children to enact their self-determination and positioning them as active creators of their own digital futures.
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Accordingly, Digital self-determination Colonialism emerges as a dominant discourse in the digital sphere.
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Digital self-determination colonialism is a structural form of domination exercised through the centralized ownership and control of the three core pillars of the digital ecosystem: software, hardware, and network connectivity.
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Indigenous peoples are asserting their digital self-determination by using these platforms to build online communities, express virtual identities, and represent their culture virtually.
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One of the overarching premises of the European Digital self-determination Strategy is to encourage the development of trustworthy technology that "works for the people".
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