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Can Platforms Cancel Politicians? How States and Platforms Deal with Private Power over Public and Political Actors: an Exploratory Study of 15 Countries
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Körperschaftlicher Herausgeber
Leibniz-Institut für Medienforschung | Hans-Bredow-Institut (HBI)
Abstract In January 2021, a great "deplatforming" took place: Numerous internet platforms suspended the accounts of Donald Trump and his supporters. Private power over public speech is often contested, but the conflicts are magnified when this power is asserted over parties, political candidates and office h... mehr
In January 2021, a great "deplatforming" took place: Numerous internet platforms suspended the accounts of Donald Trump and his supporters. Private power over public speech is often contested, but the conflicts are magnified when this power is asserted over parties, political candidates and office holders that function as focal points for public debates. While most platforms' terms of use and enforcement systems are global, opinions relating to any preferential treatment of speech by well-known political figures and office holders vary across national political and legal contexts. This study examines the interplay between these national conceptions and global private ordering systems by synthesizing answers to nine questions submitted by more than 30 researchers from 15 countries within the GDHR Network. It provides a first overview of how societies and governments conceive of and react to private power over political actors.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Inhalt; Menschenrechte; Meinungsbildung; Soziale Medien; Europa; Online-Medien; EU; Meinungsfreiheit; Desinformation; öffentliche Meinung; Regulierung; Governance; Moderator; Informationspolitik; rechtliche Faktoren
Klassifikation
Medienpolitik, Informationspolitik, Medienrecht
Recht
interaktive, elektronische Medien
Freie Schlagwörter
Platform Governance; Public Actors; Political Candidates; Newsworthiness Exemption; National Contexts
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2021
Verlag
Verlag Hans-Bredow-Institut
Erscheinungsort
Hamburg
Seitenangabe
86 S.
Schriftenreihe
GDHRNet Working Paper, 3
Status
Erstveröffentlichung; begutachtet
Lizenz
Creative Commons - Namensnennung, Weitergabe unter gleichen Bedingungen 4.0