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Van Doorn, N. (2022). Platform capitalism’s social contract. Internet Policy Review, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.14763/2022.1.1625

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Van Doorn, Niels. 2022. "Platform capitalism’s social contract". Internet Policy Review 11 (1). DOI: 10.14763/2022.1.1625. https://policyreview.info/articles/analysis/platform-capitalisms-social-contract.

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KEYWORDS: Data commons, Capitalism, Sustainable commons, Data governance

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KEYWORDS: Data, Capitalism, Digital media, Social quantification

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