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Harmful and illegal content on social media is widespread, but what should be taken down is widely disputed, creating ongoing challenges for resolving the tension between free speech and user […]
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Besides clear policy directives, the unresolved and open-ended elements in policy communication also create discursive politics. This article argues that ambiguity in policy communication reflects the state’s exercise of power […]
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As part of MediaWell’s video essay series on transnational digital governance, tech governance scholar Swati Srivastava (Purdue University) explores the uncertainties of what she calls a “new era of platform […]
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This article examines the regulatory practices within community-driven regulatory entities on Douyin, the Chinese sister app of TikTok and a leading short video platform. Drawing upon ethnographic observation and in-depth […]
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This research explores the power dynamics between platform owners and online communities, focusing on the Stack Exchange moderation strike against the company’s new policy on AI-generated content. Using Foucault’s concept […]
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The study examines global approaches to information security by comparing data protection practices in the media sphere across the United States, France, Switzerland, Denmark, China, and Kazakhstan. It analyzes the […]
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AI-generated images have become so good in recent years that individuals often cannot distinguish them from ‘real’ images. This development, combined with the rapid spread of AI-generated content online, creates […]
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Efforts to govern algorithms have centerd the ‘black box problem,’ or the opacity of algorithms resulting from corporate secrecy and technical complexity. In this article, I conceptualize a related and […]
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This article explores users’ perceptions of justice when using appeals on Instagram and TikTok, focusing on the barriers de-platformed users across fields like activism, sex work, sex education and LGBTQIA […]
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Algorithmic content moderation is becoming a common practice employed by many social media platforms to regulate ‘toxic’ language and to promote democratic public conversations. This paper provides a normative critique […]
