News and Research articles on Norms

Volume 13, Issue 4

Discrimination grounds and personalised pricing: Consumer perceptions of fairness, norm alignment, legality, and trust in markets

Kimia Heidary, Leiden University
Jean-Pierre van der Rest, Leiden University
Bart Custers, Leiden University
PUBLISHED ON: 18 Oct 2024 DOI: 10.14763/2024.4.1809

In this study, we developed a consumer survey to investigate the extent to which legislation can (and should) keep up with existing and changing social and ethical norms regarding the use of data for personalising online prices.

KEYWORDS: Personalised pricing, Consumer profiling, Price discrimination, Norms, Anti-discrimination law
Volume 13, Issue 2

Copyright callouts and the promise of creator-driven platform governance

Blake Hallinan, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
CJ Reynolds, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Omer Rothenstein, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
PUBLISHED ON: 26 Jun 2024 DOI: 10.14763/2024.2.1770

Despite few formal opportunities to participate in platform governance, social media creators use public callouts to shape community norms and place pressure on the platform.

KEYWORDS: Copyright, Creators, Norms, Platform governance, YouTube