Policy and regulation¶
This topic covers policy research and regulatory frameworks addressing harms on digital platforms, including misinformation, harmful content, and platform accountability.
Key areas¶
- Platform accountability: mechanisms for holding platforms responsible for user-generated content and platform-amplified harms
- Content moderation standards: policy frameworks for determining what content should be removed or demoted
- Transparency and disclosure: regulatory requirements for platforms to report on content moderation, algorithmic systems, and data practices
- User rights: regulations protecting user privacy, freedom of expression, and due process
- International coordination: multilateral efforts to establish shared standards for platform governance
Research approaches¶
- Policy analysis of existing and proposed regulations
- Comparative analysis of regulatory approaches across jurisdictions
- Evaluation of effectiveness of different regulatory models
- Political economy analysis of regulatory capture and industry influence
Key papers¶
- The platform governance triangle: conceptualising the informal regulation of online content — analyzes informal regulatory arrangements as alternative to traditional command-and-control policy