News and Research articles on Internet policy

Fulfilling data access obligations: How could (and should) platforms facilitate data donation studies?

Valerie Hase, LMU Munich
Jef Ausloos, University of Amsterdam
Laura Boeschoten, Utrecht University
Nico Pfiffner, University of Zurich
Heleen Janssen, University of Amsterdam
Theo Araujo, University of Amsterdam
Thijs Carrière, Utrecht University
Claes de Vreese, University of Amsterdam
Jörg Haßler, LMU Munich
Felicia Loecherbach, University of Amsterdam
Zoltán Kmetty, Centre for Social Sciences
Judith Möller, University of Hamburg – Leibniz Institute for Media Research (HBI)
Jakob Ohme, Weizenbaum Institute for the Networked Society
Elisabeth Schmidbauer, LMU Munich
Bella Struminskaya, Utrecht University
Damian Trilling, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Kasper Welbers, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Mario Haim, LMU Munich
PUBLISHED ON: 16 Sep 2024 DOI: 10.14763/2024.3.1793

This study critically discusses platforms’ non-compliance with data access based on a collaborative policy effort from scholars engaging in data donation studies.

Embedding European values in data governance: a case for public data commons

Jan J. Zygmuntowski, Kozminski University
Laura Zoboli, University of Warsaw
Paul F. Nemitz, European Commission
PUBLISHED ON: 30 Sep 2021 DOI: 10.14763/2021.3.1572

By analysing data governance models and inherent properties of data, we point towards public data commons as the model securing European values and increasing sharing.

Combating misinformation online: re-imagining social media for policy-making

Eleni A. Kyza, Cyprus University of Technology
Christiana Varda, Cyprus University of Technology
Dionysis Panos, Cyprus University of Technology
Melina Karageorgiou, Cyprus University of Technology
Nadejda Komendantova, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
Serena Coppolino Perfumi, Stockholm University
Syed Iftikhar Husain Shah, International Hellenic University
Akram Sadat Hosseini, University of Stuttgart
PUBLISHED ON: 21 Oct 2020 DOI: 10.14763/2020.4.1514

What more can social media platforms do to combat misinformation? Recommendations from policymakers suggest reconceptualising social media policies as a necessary step.

Expanding the debate about content moderation: scholarly research agendas for the coming policy debates

Tarleton Gillespie, Microsoft Research
Patricia Aufderheide, American University
Elinor Carmi, University of Liverpool
Ysabel Gerrard, University of Sheffield
Robert Gorwa, University of Oxford
Ariadna Matamoros-Fernández, Queensland University of Technology
Sarah T. Roberts, University of California, Los Angeles
Aram Sinnreich, American University
Sarah Myers West, New York University
PUBLISHED ON: 21 Oct 2020 DOI: 10.14763/2020.4.1512

Content moderation has exploded as a public and a policy concern, but the debate remains too narrow. Nine experts suggest ways to expand it.

There’s a place for us? The Digital Agenda Committee and internet policy in the German Bundestag

Julia Schwanholz, Georg-August University
Tobias Jakobi, Georg-August University
PUBLISHED ON: 15 Oct 2020 DOI: 10.14763/2020.4.1509

Interested in public policy and parliamentary research? Learn about the new digital committee, data retention law making and the emergence of internet policy in Germany.

Internet accessibility and disability policy: lessons for digital inclusion and equality from Australia

Gerard Goggin, University of Sydney
Scott Hollier, Media Access Australia
Wayne Hawkins, Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN)
PUBLISHED ON: 14 Mar 2017 DOI: 10.14763/2017.1.452

Internet accessibility for people with disabilities is long overdue. We draw on pioneering Australian efforts, compared with recent US and European initiatives, to argue for better disability internet policy now.

Australian internet policy

Angela Daly, Queensland University of Technology
Julian Thomas, RMIT University
PUBLISHED ON: 14 Mar 2017 DOI: 10.14763/2017.1.457

Papers in this special issue Introducing Australian internet policy: problems and prospects Angela Daly, Queensland University of Technology, Australia Julian Thomas, RMIT University, Australia The passage of Australia’s data retention regime: national security, human rights, and media scrutiny Nicolas Suzor, Queensland University of Technology, Australia Kylie Pappalardo, Queensland University of Technology, Australia Natalie McIntosh, Queensland University of Technology, Australia Computer network operations and ‘rule-with-law’ in Australia Adam Molnar, Deakin University, Australia Christopher Parsons, Citizen Lab, Canada Erik Zouave, KU Leuven, Belgium Internet accessibility and …

Analysing internet policy as a field of struggle

Julia Pohle, Berlin Social Science Center (WZB)
Maximilian Hösl, Berlin Social Science Center (WZB)
Ronja Kniep, Berlin Social Science Center (WZB)
PUBLISHED ON: 25 Jul 2016 DOI: 10.14763/2016.3.412

The internet and its regulation are the result of continuous conflicts. By analysing policy fields as fields of struggle, this essay proposes to observe processes of discursive institutionalisation to uncover core conflicts inscribed into internet policy.

Do as the Swedes do? Internet policy and regulation in Sweden – a snapshot

Merlin Münch, Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society
PUBLISHED ON: 10 May 2013 DOI: 10.14763/2013.2.127

When it comes to information technology Sweden is considered to be at the forefront both in terms of technological innovation, as well as in progressive policy-making, regulation and internet freedom. It seems that from a policy perspective Sweden is an interesting example, as it is both perceived as free and neutral, while at the same time pursuing a tough and much contested policy approach. The following ‘snapshot’ seeks to give a brief, yet nuanced picture of the Swedish policy landscape.