دانلود رایگان مقاله تعریف رسانه های اجتماعی و چالش حکومت: مقدمه ای بر موضوع خاص

4. Overview of the special issue

The contributions to this special issue address a number of pressing legal and regulatory challenges posed by social media. Philip Napoli (Rutgers University) addresses how the public interest principle at the heart of communications policymaking is reflected in current social media governance. Laura DeNardis (American University) and Andrea Hackl (American University) discuss how the platform policies, business strategies and design choices of social media services constitute a form of governance. Kathryn Montgomery (American University) writes about the policy challenges associated with protecting young people from Facebook’s social media marketing efforts, and calls for a set of “Fair Information and Marketing Principles for Children and Teens.” Edward Castronova (Indiana University) Isaac Knowles (Indiana University) and Travis L. Ross (University of Louisville) focus on a number of policy issues relevant to virtual economies, and discuss the reasons why the boundaries between the real world and virtual worlds are eroding. Amit Schejter (Ben Gurion University of the Negev) and Noam Tirosh (Ben Gurion University of the Negev) suggest that Rawlsian and Senian approaches to redistributional justice should replace utilitarian regulatory philosophy to develop policies to help social media services realize their democratizing potential. Finally, Milton Mueller (Syracuse University) contributes commentary on the legal responsibilities of online intermediaries in situations where their users are allegedly breaking the law