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This paper examines the Twitter debate about the German anti-hate-speech law, the Netzwerkdurchsetzungsgesetz (NetzDG). Public discourse on this law has been contentious, with opponents cautioning against the risk of censorship […]
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Age verification and age assurance technologies, including biometrics, facial recognition software and digital identification, have been explored as potential measures to restrict access of young people to social media and […]
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This study examines the development and consolidation of Uruguay’s national digital agenda as a policy instrument and the normative preferences underlying this choice. It traces its roots in the post-World […]
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This article analyzes deepfake legislation through 319 state bills proposed in all 50 states between 2019 and 2024. California, Texas, and Virginia were the first to enact laws regulating deepfakes […]
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To address the limitations of self-regulation and the need to combat online misinformation, domestic policies are increasingly imposing platform liability for content moderation. This study employs qualitative comparative analysis to […]
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Following Zuckerberg’s decision to terminate third-party fact-checking and his association of fact-checkers with censorship, this article examines how platforms respond to falsehoods post-debunking and explores fact-checkers’ views on effective content […]
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This article explores the origins and implications of a new cloud business model that is powering the advance of AI. We document how this model emerged within a handful of […]
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With the rapid expansion of digital technologies in recent years, the “attention economy” has attracted the interest of academics and policymakers. At the same time, the rise of the neo-Brandeisian […]
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Platform governance that is driven by external policymakers and researchers is often disconnected from how and when technology companies actually make decisions about their products. This misalignment creates challenges for […]
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In recent years, the concept of user engagement has dominated debate over the governance of online platforms, and critics use the term to assign crass commercial interests to social media […]
