Content moderation and the digital transformations of gatekeeping
Policy & Internet,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Сен. 30, 2024
Abstract
This
essay
provides
an
overview
of
the
current
state
content
moderation
on
social
media
platforms.
The
question
addresses
is
why
there
are
a
number
unresolved
issues
in
tackling
dysfunctional
content.
argument
that
two
intersecting
new
phenomena
which
make
effective
difficult:
one
platforms
lack
gatekeeping
was
characteristic
traditional
news
media.
second
regulation
this
un‐gatekept
still
unsettled;
it
falls
between
companies
span
globe
and
regulations
or
absence
thereof
bounded
by
nation‐states.
To
understand
both,
analysis
restricted
to
law
insufficient.
Instead,
necessary
examine
role
systems
society
holistic
way,
way
distinguishes
gatekept
forms
gatekeeping.
Such
broader
account
points
institutionalization
likely
be
protracted
uneven
process.
conclusion
spells
out
how
tensions
have
arisen
with
could
resolved,
but
also
they
remain
imperfectly
resolved.
Язык: Английский
The pursuit of ‘good’ Internet policy
Policy & Internet,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Сен. 23, 2024
Abstract
As
our
digital
society
continues
to
advance,
an
increasingly
diverse
array
of
scholars,
policymakers,
civic
interest
groups,
companies
and
regulatory
bodies
from
around
the
world
are
seeking
have
increased
say
in
its
governance.
This
diversity
makes
challenge
achieving
‘good’
Internet
policy
more
complex
contested.
Of
course,
notion
'good
policy'
raises
several
important
questions:
What
defines
a
good
policy?
Who
is
it
intended
for?
How
can
be
achieved
evaluated?
Why
worth
pursuing?
The
papers
this
collection
explore
number
issues
relevant
pursuit.
They
include
research
into
deploying
systems
increase
participation
democratic
elections
other
e‐governance
initiatives,
navigating
intersection
local
norms
global
rules,
addressing
algorithmic
discrimination,
confronting
role
conspiracy
theories
processes,
defining
responsibility
content
moderation,
balancing
legal
certainty
with
operational
flexibility
platform
governance
potential
for
data
justice
AI
Язык: Английский
Protecting Children of the TikTok Era: A Discourse Analysis in the Absence of Law
Policy & Internet,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Дек. 11, 2024
ABSTRACT
Insufficient
protections
from
platforms
and
policymakers
have
left
children
vulnerable
to
the
harms
of
social
media,
engendering
years
lively
discussion
around
who
should
be
held
responsible
for
their
continued
engagement.
Particular
concerns
arisen
TikTok,
a
Chinese
owned
media
company
with
distinct
format
appeal
toward
children.
In
absence
overarching
governance,
public
discourse
fueled
an
understanding
how
this
platform
may
misused.
This
paper
analyzes
surrounding
children's
usage
TikTok
in
United
States
between
August
2018
March
2021
(
n
=
41,731)
identifying
communicated
harms,
responsibility
attribution,
attention
metrics.
Additionally,
qualitative
analysis
changes
TikTok's
privacy
policy
6)
revealed
parallels
actual
changes.
Results
underscore
that
time
during
which
digital
received
(1)
high
(2)
attributed
coincided
significant
alterations
policy.
Implications
governance
civic
engagement
research
is
discussed
light
rapidly
changing
child
law.
Язык: Английский