This study examines the consequences of increasingly prevalent use artificial intelligence (AI) disinformation initiatives upon freedom expression, pluralism and functioning a democratic polity. The trade-offs in using automated technology to limit spread online. It presents options (from self-regulatory legislative) regulate content recognition (ACR) technologies this context. Special attention is paid opportunities for European Union as whole take lead setting framework designing these...

This special issue is the first to systematically address activity we call "normfare" - assiduous development of norms very different character (public and private, formal informal, technically mediated directly implemented) by actors (platforms, standard-setters, states) as an answer wide range challenges facing internet governance. We bring together contributions from leading anthropologists, technologists, political scientists, legal communication scholars exploring how underpin new...

Abstract The Court of Justice the European Union (CJEU) increasingly faces societal value‐conflicts in EU law disputes. For example, copyright law, digital age, diverse fundamental values, as well cultural and developments, are at stake. This article discusses role CJEU value discourse, using a case study. methodological approach used, critical discourse analysis, is seldom applied jurisprudential studies, but suited for teasing out value‐related aspects law. Exploratory research seminal...

For 15 years, the UN-mandated Internet Governance Forum (IGF) has brought different stakeholder groups together to engage in debate and discussion on public policy issues relevant Governance, but who are 'civil society' that is treated as one of cornerstones IGF? This paper aims provide two contributions discussions norm entrepreneurship internet governance. First, it contribute growing body literature multistakeholderism, notably by furthering debates role civil society institutions global...

Purpose This paper seeks to offer an alternative critique graduated response, a warning and sanction mechanism aimed at fighting online piracy. Design/methodology/approach reflects on frames response in terms of theories surveillance society code. In particular, it analyses the debate European Union current initiatives France UK. Findings The argues that portrays rights holders as being state emergency, is form social sorting, has technological bias. Originality/value contends many...

Abstract Does a policy of escalating consequences for alleged copyright infringements decrease such incidents? Meyer looks at French laws passed in 2009 that provide graduated responses up to suspension Internet access asserted illicit behavior. Preliminary results reported 2011 suggest these do incidents. However, argues this debate is not just about copyright, but also used leverage the governance support broader content control. The future Internet, she says, should be determined by one...

In order for the Internet Governance ecosystem to work effectively, it requires a variety of expertise and advice from different sectors backgrounds. Drawing on public Forum (IGF) participation lists 2006 2019, this paper analyses how individual participants chose identify themselves in given frameworks applied across IGFs, they 'travel' through over successive fora. Identifying 18,968 unique IGF representing 7326 organisations, thus provides an unprecedented level detail as who is present...

This article provides a database of government responses to online disinformation and compares the amount type response over time against level democratisation, press freedom, gross domestic product.

This paper asks to what extent the European Commission's stakeholder participation model takes into account non-expert citizen contributions in policy processes pertaining copyright. In theory, increasing scale of engagement consultations on copyright could help address EU's democratic deficit. The analyses consultation across Barroso 1&2 and Juncker Commissions (2004–2019). It documents type involvement public consultations. Through expert interviews a survey, gives critical insight...

This paper analyzes a recent policy initiative in France to deter copyright infringement. In 2009, passed two laws aimed at fighting online piracy through graduated response, warning and sanction system. Graduated response depends on surveillance of internet uses encourages technological regulation (code), such as filtering blocking. We analyze the rationales advocated for argumentation technical protection measures. French debate much attention was given goal – reducing piracy, while means...

Abstract Does a policy of escalating consequences for alleged copyright infringements decrease such incidents? Meyer looks at French laws passed in 2009 that provide graduated responses up to suspension Internet access asserted illicit behavior. Preliminary results reported 2011 suggest these do incidents. However, argues this debate is not just about copyright, but also used leverage the governance support broader content control. The future Internet, she says, should be determined by one...

Cet article analyse les mesures prises par plateformes de réseaux sociaux en matière campagnes politiques ligne. Sont étudiées Meta, Google, Twitter et TikTok, notamment types contenu modération que ces privilégient ainsi la fréquence des interventions (autodéclarées) dans lutte contre désinformation (politique/électorale). Nous analysons leurs ligne comparons approches aux objectifs définis le nouveau code conduite l’UE sur proposition règlement transparence ciblage publicité politique....

This article investigates the EU's global potential leadership and actorness in development diffusion of Artificial Intelligence (AI). In EU, AI has raised societal policy concern due to persisting evidence technology disregarding ethical principles fundamental rights. To address these risks, European institutions politicians project claims for norms underpinned by a human-centric rights-based approach. qualitatively assesses extent which such can be realised through lens actorness. It...

Abstract This paper investigates how the European Union (EU) and online platforms operationalise ‘political advertising’ ‘transparency’ in a context of ongoing political policy debates on regulating platforms. We compare EU initiatives (revised Code Practice Disinformation Regulation Transparency Targeting Political Advertising) against platform policies practices (Google, Mastodon, Meta, Microsoft, Telegram, TikTok, Twitter/X) undertaken to moderate actors advertising. argue that concept...