Digital platform regulation: global perspectives on internet governance
Cham:
Palgrave Macmillan
(2022), xvii, 319 pp., illustr., index
ISBN 978-3-030-95220-4 (ebook); 978-3-030-95219-8 (print)
CC BY
"Once a specialised and niche field within internet and digital media studies, internet governance has in recent years moved to the forefront of policy debate. In the wake of scandals such as Cambridge Analytica and the global 'techlash' against digital monopolies, platform studies are undergoing a critical turn, but there is a greater need to connect such analysis to questions of public policy. This volume does just that, through a rich array of chapters concretely exploring the operation and influence of digital platforms and their related policy concerns. A wide variety of digital communication platforms are explored, including social media, content portals, search engines and app stores." (Publisher)
Contents
1 Introduction / Terry Flew & Fiona R. Martin, 1
2 Can Journalism Survive in the Age of Platform Monopolies? Confronting Facebook's Negative Externalities / Victor Pickard, 23
3 Platforms and the Press: Regulatory Interventions to Address an Imbalance of Power / Philip M. Napoli & Asa Royal, 43
4 EU Digital Services Act: The White Hope of Intermediary Regulation / Amélie P. Heldt, 69
5 Holding the Line: Responsibility, Digital Citizenship and the Platforms / Lelia Green and Viet Tho Le, 85
6 Regulating platforms' algorithmic brand culture: the instructive case of alcohol marketers on social media / Nicholas Carah & Sven Brodmerkel, 111
7 Digital Platforms as Policy Actors / Pawel Popiel, 131
8 Global platforms and local networks: an institutional account of the Australian news media bargaining code / James Meese & Edward Hurcombe, 151
9 Regulating Chinese and North American Digital Media in Australia: Facebook and WeChat as Case Studies / Chunmeizi Su, 173
10 State actor policy and regulation across the platform-SVOD divide / Stuart Cunningham & Oliver Eklund, 191
11 Regulating discoverability in subscription video-on-demand services / Ramon Lobato & Alexa Scarlata, 209
12 The Broken Internet and Platform Regulation: Promises and Perils / Dwayne Winseck, 229
13 Self-regulation and discretion / Nicholas Suzor & Rosalie Gillet, 259
14 Beyond the Paradox of Trust and Digital Platforms: Populism and the Reshaping of Internet Regulations / Terry Flew, 281
2 Can Journalism Survive in the Age of Platform Monopolies? Confronting Facebook's Negative Externalities / Victor Pickard, 23
3 Platforms and the Press: Regulatory Interventions to Address an Imbalance of Power / Philip M. Napoli & Asa Royal, 43
4 EU Digital Services Act: The White Hope of Intermediary Regulation / Amélie P. Heldt, 69
5 Holding the Line: Responsibility, Digital Citizenship and the Platforms / Lelia Green and Viet Tho Le, 85
6 Regulating platforms' algorithmic brand culture: the instructive case of alcohol marketers on social media / Nicholas Carah & Sven Brodmerkel, 111
7 Digital Platforms as Policy Actors / Pawel Popiel, 131
8 Global platforms and local networks: an institutional account of the Australian news media bargaining code / James Meese & Edward Hurcombe, 151
9 Regulating Chinese and North American Digital Media in Australia: Facebook and WeChat as Case Studies / Chunmeizi Su, 173
10 State actor policy and regulation across the platform-SVOD divide / Stuart Cunningham & Oliver Eklund, 191
11 Regulating discoverability in subscription video-on-demand services / Ramon Lobato & Alexa Scarlata, 209
12 The Broken Internet and Platform Regulation: Promises and Perils / Dwayne Winseck, 229
13 Self-regulation and discretion / Nicholas Suzor & Rosalie Gillet, 259
14 Beyond the Paradox of Trust and Digital Platforms: Populism and the Reshaping of Internet Regulations / Terry Flew, 281
