A mixed method study of the EU geo-block's effectiveness in limiting sharing of Russian propaganda media and content in the wake of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

But did they really? Platforms’ compliance with the Code of Practice on Disinformation in review

Stephan Mündges, TU Dortmund University
Kirsty Park, European Digital Media Observatory
PUBLISHED ON: 25 Jul 2024 DOI: 10.14763/2024.3.1786

Platforms’ lack of compliance with the Code of Practice on Disinformation shows that they are not doing enough to counter mis- and disinformation.

The European approach to regulating AI through technical standards

Mélanie Gornet, Institut Polytechnique de Paris
Winston Maxwell, Institut Polytechnique de Paris
PUBLISHED ON: 16 Jul 2024 DOI: 10.14763/2024.3.1784

The AI Act will require high-risk AI systems to comply with harmonised technical standards, including for the protection of fundamental rights: what problems might arise when mixing technical standards and fundamental rights?

Introduction to the special issue on Locating and theorising platform power Locating and theorising platform power

David Nieborg, University of Toronto
Thomas Poell, University of Amsterdam
Robyn Caplan, Duke University
José van Dijck, Utrecht University
PUBLISHED ON: 26 Jun 2024 DOI: 10.14763/2024.2.1781

Against the backdrop of ongoing public and political debates about the power and regulation of large platform conglomerates, this special issue presents critical, conceptual, and empirical studies that home in on the various modalities of platform power.

Monitoring infrastructural power: Methodological challenges in studying mobile infrastructures for datafication

Stine Lomborg, University of Copenhagen
Kristian Sick, University of Copenhagen
Sofie Flensburg, University of Copenhagen
Signe Sophus Lai, University of Copenhagen
PUBLISHED ON: 26 Jun 2024 DOI: 10.14763/2024.2.1763

The article outlines and discusses the methodological conditions for studying software development kits as an empirical entry point to research on mobile infrastructures for datafication.

The contingencies of platform power and risk management in the gig economy

Niels van Doorn, University of Amsterdam
PUBLISHED ON: 26 Jun 2024 DOI: 10.14763/2024.2.1778

This paper demonstrates how gig platforms can become both a resource for risk management and a new source of risk, depending on the complex interaction between a platform’s labour management strategies on the one hand and the mix of support structures and dependencies in a worker’s life on the other.

This paper empirically explores how AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud strategically attempt to operationalise infrastructural power in AI development and implementation through their ecosystems for cloud AI.

Copyright callouts and the promise of creator-driven platform governance

Blake Hallinan, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
CJ Reynolds, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Omer Rothenstein, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
PUBLISHED ON: 26 Jun 2024 DOI: 10.14763/2024.2.1770

Despite few formal opportunities to participate in platform governance, social media creators use public callouts to shape community norms and place pressure on the platform.