Features of Realization of the Principle of Autonomy of Will of the Parties in Civil Legal Relations in Connection with the Use of Digital Technologies

In the digital age, legally significant communications are increasingly taking place in electronic formats, yet current laws lack clear rules governing their validity and enforceability. This regulatory gap creates uncertainty and undermines trust in digital transactions. To address this, legislators should establish explicit requirements for various digital communication forms that are no stricter than those for traditional contracts. Enshrining clear standards would simplify enforcement, boost confidence in digital technologies, and facilitate smoother business operations. However, regulators must also grapple with emerging challenges like exploiting user data to algorithmically predict and influence human behavior. Unchecked, such manipulative practices could erode autonomy and societal trust. Adaptive regulatory frameworks are needed to safeguard cognitive liberty while still allowing digital innovation to flourish. By fortifying legal certainty around digital acts while protecting against insidious behavior modification, lawmakers can cultivate an environment conducive to responsible technological progress aligned with human values and liberties. The subject of the study is the specifics of the implementation of the principle of autonomy of the will of the parties in civil relations in connection with the use of digital technologies. The methodological basis of the research is the general scientific methods of cognition: dialectical, logical, as well as special: comparative legal, method of system analysis, sociological, formal legal, statistical. The scientific novelty lies in the author's attempt to rethink the universal understanding of the concept of interests and closely related will in the context of legal theory, taking into account the widespread use of digital technologies, including in order to simplify law enforcement practice, as well as increase the confidence of participants in civil relations in the use of digital technologies, which can also accelerate and simplify business turnover.  

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