This article looks at the basis for use- or content-related takedown of domain names in the terms of services of 30 European country-code top-level domain names.
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Standard form consumer contracts (SFCCs), including Terms of Service agreements, are drafted by businesses and presented to consumers on a non-negotiable basis. Since these contracts present an asymmetric imbalance of information and resources between parties, they have been of concern for consumer rights in recent years. While some have characterized these issues as a ‘duty to read’ for consumers or as egregious terms and weak disclosures by drafters,’ this project suggests at least part of the issues exist from a lack of consideration of the document itself (i.e., medium, format, authenticy, reliability, stability) and the processes that deem it ‘standard.’
What are the informal arrangements governing online content on platforms in Europe, and what are the factors that make them more or less successful?
Net neutrality consultations that tap into networked publics rest on a thin version of participation that maintains existing inequality.
Operationalisation of communication rights in the context of Finland highlights major challenges that digitalisation poses to democracy.
This paper discusses resolution of the contested meanings of inclusiveness, accountability and transparency in trade policymaking.
The campaign against Israel’s biometric database demonstrates how civil society can advocate for privacy even when “privacy is dead”.
Contrary to expectations of a “net empowerment”, net neutrality debates on Twitter show that established political and media actors still play important roles.