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Internet filtering trends in liberal democracies: French and German regulatory debates

Wright, Joss; Breindl, Yana - In: Internet Policy Review 2 (2013) 2, pp. 1-10

Liberal democracies are increasingly considering internet filtering as a means to assert state control over online information exchanges. A variety of filtering techniques have been implemented in Western states to prevent access to certain content deemed harmful. This development poses a series...

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The privacy role of information intermediaries through self-regulation

Sargsyan, Tatevik - In: Internet Policy Review 5 (2016) 4, pp. 1-17

implementation of privacy principles does not necessarily translate into meaningful privacy safeguards for users in the face of … have discretionary power to set their policies and practices prioritising strategic interests over privacy commitments …. Discussions in this paper complement existing studies on the implementation of privacy principles stipulated in Fair Information …

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A welfare analysis of "junk" information and spam filters

Falkinger, Josef - 2008

This paper analyses the equilibrium effects of individual information filters. Information is modelled as advertisements which are distributed across a population of consumers with heterogeneous preferences. An advertisement that provides knowledge about a product with little or no utility for a...

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The public-private partnerships' impact on transparency and effectiveness in the EU internet content regulation: The Case of "Network Enforcement Act (NetzDG)" in Germany

Park, Jieum - 2020

This master's thesis examined the internet content regulation in Germany from a perspective of Public-Private Partnerships. In the European Union, there has been a latest trend of initiatives aiming for combating illegal content online under the self-regulatory regime. Yet, concerns of this...

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Framing the role of experts in platform governance: Negotiating the code of practice on disinformation as a case study

Chystoforova, Kateryna; Reviglio, Urbano - In: Internet Policy Review 14 (2025) 1, pp. 1-28

Given the growing complexity of platform governance, the role of experts in digital policy-making processes is becoming more critical. However, there remains a gap in the literature regarding the specific role of experts in shaping platform governance processes. To explore this research gap,...

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The role of civil society organisations in co-regulating online hate speech in the EU: A bounded empowerment

Michalon, Barthélémy - In: Internet Policy Review 14 (2025) 1, pp. 1-29

Civil society organisations (CSOs) have been gradually expanding their role in monitoring the Code of Conduct jointly developed in 2016 by the European Commission and four large social media platforms to counter online hate speech. While their function was initially limited to collecting data...

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Risks for young users on social network sites and the legal framework: Match or mismach?

Lievens, Eva - 2012

The availability and use of social networking sites creates both opportunities and risks for their young users. This paper evaluates the applicability of the current legal framework to (cyber)bullying and sexting, two types of behaviour that are increasingly occurring between peers in the social...

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Pathways from Role Identification Level to Attention Residue in Multiple Team Membership

Decker, Sandra - In: Junior Management Science (JUMS) 6 (2021) 4, pp. 826-838

More than two third of knowledge workers are assigned to multiple teams simultaneously. Participating in several teams can also mean enacting several roles. Psychosocial experiences like role switching have been neglected in research so far but are crucial for the success of multiple team...

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Protocol power: Matter, IoT interoperability, and a critique of industry self-regulation

Crawford, Colin - In: Internet Policy Review 13 (2024) 2, pp. 1-26

This article puts forth the concept of protocol power as the disproportionate influence of dominant platform actors to shape and set industry-wide standards, and thus determine certain rules of inclusion at the technical, existential level of protocol. In this way, protocol power shapes and...

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Can Minimum Prices Assure the Quality of Professional Services?

Meran, Georg; Schwarze, Reimund - 2005

This papers studies the effects on service quality and consumer surplus of a minimum price which is fixed by a bureaucratic non-monopolistic professional association. It shows that the price floor set by a Niskanen-type professional assocation will maximize consumer surplus only if consumers...

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