Platform Regulation

This report features a number of case studies from around the world investigating how governments are attempting to regulate platforms, as well as how platforms continue to regulate various aspects of social and cultural life. From platform lobbying to censorship to state support, this report brings together a number of perspectives to examine the various dynamics of platform regulation at play today.

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Recently Published Research:

Nieborg, D., Poell, T., Caplan, R., & van Dijck, J. (2024). Introduction to the special issue on locating and theorising platform power. Internet Policy Review, 13(2), 1-17. Available here.

Crawford, C. (2024). Protocol power: Matter, IoT interoperability, and a critique of industry self-regulation. Internet Policy Review, 13(2), 1-26. Available here.

Steinberg, M., Zhang, L., & Mukherjee, R. (2025). Platform capitalisms and platform cultures. International Journal of Cultural Studies, 28(1), 21-29. Available here.