This article distils from the various (proposals for) platform regulation operational principles that can serve as the basis for productive debate on the subject.
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This paper provides qualitative analysis of Google’s and Microsoft’s policies and examines case studies to enhance understanding about the privacy role of information intermediaries in self-regulatory arrangements.
Is reforming copyright law the appropriate solution to achieve the aims of the music industry?
On 6 July, the European Parliament voted to adopt the Directive on Security of Network and Information Systems (the NIS Directive). Cyber security researcher Hannfried Leisterer conducted an interview with Member of European Parliament Andreas Schwab, rapporteur for the NIS Directive.
The convergence of media markets and the emergence of video-sharing platforms may make the existing regulative tradition obsolete. This essay demonstrates an emergent need for regulatory convergence on European Union’s Audiovisual Media Service Directive (AVMSD).
Data localisation
Cloud services made in Europe after Snowden and Schrems
Europe could become the world’s leading trusted cloud region, says cloud computing researcher Kristina Irion. This is why.
Does competiton law apply to search engines and social networks? The paper maintains that existing competition concepts are flexible enough to be adequately applied to these internet services.
Data protection
Trust needs control
Privacy means control over our personal data... and human rights lawyer Katarzyna Szymielewicz explains why this matters when it comes to the European Union General Data Protection Regulation.
As negotiations progress over the EU-US free-trade agreement TTIP, it is natural that somebody will propose addressing privacy differences through trade. But several features of free trade agreements make negotiating data protection in the trade regime a very bad idea for the EU.
Copyright reform in the EU has been elusive for years. Now a new Commissioner coming from a quite different field of expertise has the mandate to cut the Gordian knot. Yet, experts like Monica Horten doubt that this will ever happen. This is why.
