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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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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... view more
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.... view less
Keywords
EU; freedom of opinion; opinion formation; public opinion; content; legal factors; moderator; regulation; Europe; social media; governance; human rights; information policy; online media; disinformation
Classification
Media Politics, Information Politics, Media Law
Law
Interactive, electronic Media
Free Keywords
Platform Governance; Public Actors; Political Candidates; Newsworthiness Exemption; National Contexts
Document language
English
Publication Year
2021
Publisher
Verlag Hans-Bredow-Institut
City
Hamburg
Page/Pages
86 p.
Series
GDHRNet Working Paper, 3
Status
Primary Publication; reviewed