Digital commons, understood as shared information, culture and knowledge resources created and maintained online, are a crucial concept to think about the development of the digital sphere beyond surveillance capitalism and steer it toward a more socially inclusive and sustainable economy and a renewal of democracy.
A critical perspective on platform monopolies through the empirical study of their rejection in the social worlds of peer production.
Can we reduce hateful material online through changing platform affordances? Studying Reddit’s quarantine function, this paper argues the results of this approach are mixed.
This article draws on case studies of two software development platforms, Unity and Twine, to unpack how the game development process both adheres to and challenges understandings of ‘platformisation’.
What more can social media platforms do to combat misinformation? Recommendations from policymakers suggest reconceptualising social media policies as a necessary step.
Through empirical methods that walkthrough a typical user experience for acquiring virtual private network (VPN) services, this paper attempts to answer the question of how we come to trust, use and govern VPNs.
The editorial of the third special issue of Internet Policy Review in cooperation with the Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR) is dedicated to the concept of trust. We explore the macro- and micro-levels of trust in the system and trust in the content, and also introduce the six papers selected for this special issue.
Content moderation has exploded as a public and a policy concern, but the debate remains too narrow. Nine experts suggest ways to expand it.
Interested in public policy and parliamentary research? Learn about the new digital committee, data retention law making and the emergence of internet policy in Germany.
This paper provides a unique analysis of cryptoparties and demonstrates the significance of mundane practices for security and privacy.