The extraterritorial application of GDPR does not promote European values. Rather, it evokes wrong expectations about the universality of individual rights.

This paper process-traces how European policymakers have delegated regulatory responsibilities to private certification and monitoring bodies acting as regulatory intermediaries. It explores how regulators can constrain or incentivise self-regulation that exists in their shadow via intermediaries, instead of using direct modes of regulation.

Can public authorities in the EU continue using US cloud services in light of the EU Court’s view of the US surveillance regime? Maybe, but it will require a lot of work.

This paper is part of Governing “European values” inside data flows, a special issue of Internet Policy Review guest-edited by Kristina Irion, Mira Burri, Ans Kolk, Stefania Milan. Introduction The entrenchment and establishment of particular rights has from the outset been part of the advancement of the European project and how the European Union (EU) has defined itself. References to ‘European values’ are often rooted in an understanding of this commitment to rights seen to uphold certain principles about democracy and the relationship between market, state and citizens. Although the notion that Europe is premised on a set of exceptional values is contentious, Foret and Calligaro argue …

This paper investigates challenges arising for Value Sensitive Design due to the distribution of power in socio-technical ecosystems.

This article assesses the bidirectional interaction between meso- and macro-level data governance frameworks.

This article considers the unique challenges of platform policies aimed at the off-platform misbehaviour of users through the case of Twitch.

The automation of the media has inserted new actors in the editorial process. This calls for a reassessment of the reasons why and ways in which policy can create the conditions for an independent media.

How have app stores governed the global app response to the coronavirus pandemic? An exploratory systematic mapping of COVID-19 pandemic response apps.

The spread of hate speech and disinformation on social media has contributed to inflaming conflicts and mass atrocities as seen in Myanmar. Is the doctrine of information intervention a solution to escalations of violence?