Traditional conceptions of democratic publics are changing due to the rise of social media
as a global communication tool. While social media brings people together globally and …

For years, social media platforms have been perceived as a democratic gain, facilitating
freedom of expression, easy access to a variety of information, and new means of public …

This contribution critically reviews the ongoing policy initiatives in Europe to impose greater
societal responsibility on social media platforms. I discuss the current regulatory approach of …

This article identifies a 'policy turn'in questions of internet governance, as politicians and
policy-makers across multiple jurisdictions grapple with the power of digital platforms, and …

The growing influence of social media platforms, and the disinformation that circulates in
them, has transformed the public spheres. How to deal with disinformation is an open …

Abstract As the European Union has expanded its power, it is also subject to more
contestation and politicisation, and thereby struggling for more legitimacy. The mass media …

This paper aims to question the dominance of human rights as the primary normative
framework for European social media regulation, and academic research in this field …

Today, the process of digitisation of everyday life pervades all aspects and areas in which
human beings move and realise their interests. The political sphere is no exception and is …

This chapter opens with a discussion of the role of the publics of citizens as the driving force
of the public sphere, highlighting their normative dimension, their role in transnational …

Despite Emanuel Macron's programmatic speech about “the return of the state” in Internet
governance and the rising prominence of notions such as “digital sovereignty”, recent …