This Open Access volume provides an in-depth exploration of global
policy and governance issues related to digital platform regulation.
With an international ensemble of contributors, the volume has at its
heard the question: what would actually be involved in digital
platform regulation?'. Once a specialised and niche field within
internet and digital media studies, internet governance has in recent
years moved to the forefront of policy debate. In the wake of scandals
such as Cambridge Analytica and the global 'techlash' against digital
monopolies, platform studies are undergoing a critical turn, but there
is a greater need to connect such analysis to questions of public
policy. This volume does just that, through a rich array of chapters
concretely exploring the operation and influence of digital platforms
and their related policy concerns. A wide variety of digital
communication platforms are explored, including social media, content
portals, search engines and app stores.
An important and timely work, 'Digital Platform Regulation' provides
valuable insights into new global platform-orientated policy reforms,
supplying an important resource to researchers everywhere seeking to
engage with policymakers in the debate about the power of digital
platforms and how to address it.