Influence of external and internal factors on the information space of modern-day Ukraine

Abstract

The article considers the importance of information space as a component of national security of each state. The authors state that the information space of Ukraine contributes to the formation of the consolidated Ukrainian society and is part of the European and global information space. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to analyze the factors that influence its functioning in modern-day Ukraine. The following objectives are set: to analyze the main approaches to defining the concepts of “information” and “information space”; to consider the external and internal factors that make it vulnerable: destructive influence of the Internet, presence of foreign media, information and psychological war, etc. The authors have come to conclusion that establishing the national concept of national information policy can help to strengthen and protect the information space of modern-day Ukraine.