Drawing from 33 elite interviews, this study develops a capacity-based approach to analyse the emergent regulatory system for online safety in the UK.
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This article discusses national legislation applicable to disinformation, and the implications for EU policy and fundamental rights.
This paper investigates challenges arising for Value Sensitive Design due to the distribution of power in socio-technical ecosystems.
TikTok is at the centre of a geopolitical contest between the US and China. What can this platform controversy tell us about the future distribution of power in the digital environment?
How can platform policymaking advance developmental objectives given structural barriers? Case studies from Colombia, Chile, Mexico and Peru offer insights.
This article proposes the concept of platform observability to help systematically study complex algorithmic systems. It sets out three broad principles as guidelines for making platforms more accountable.
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’.
Content moderation has exploded as a public and a policy concern, but the debate remains too narrow. Nine experts suggest ways to expand it.
With online platforms in the sights of policymakers and regulators, we examine their power in the integrated platform ecosystem for video advertising.
Can platforms delete whatever content they want? Not everywhere, say the authors of this paper, which shows why certain social networks ‘must carry’ some content – and how users in some jurisdictions can force the companies to allow them into their communicative space.
