The article provides a theoretical and legal analysis of the category of “digital dignity” and substantiates the possibility of considering it as a new type of object of crimes against freedom, honor and dignity of the individual.The study is based on modern scientific approaches to understanding human dignity, as well as an analysis of the transformation of the legal status of the individual in the context of the digitalization of social relations.Particular attention is paid to the specifics of attacks on individual dignity in the digital environment, including cyberbullying, the dissemination of defamatory information, manipulation of digital identity, and other forms of online influence.The conclusion is substantiated regarding the formation of a qualitatively new segment of social relations requiring criminal-legal protection.The author offers an original understanding of digital dignity, revealing its structural elements and protection features.The main directions for improving criminal legislation and law enforcement practices of the Republic of Tajikistan and the Russian Federation are determined.
human dignity, digital dignity, digital rights, cyberbullying, crimes against honor and dignity, freedom, digital environment, information and telecommunication networks, criminal law
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