The Content Governance Dilemma: Digital Constitutionalism, Social Media and the Search for a Global Standard

This book examines the dilemma of global content governance on social media, highlighting the lack of a single human rights standard across platforms. It proposes a reconstructed theory and pragmatic solutions for companies and policymakers, advancing the debate on content moderation issues and informing new policies and regulatory strategies.

Format: Hardback
Length: 143 pages
Publication date: 31 July 2023
Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG

This open-access book stands as one of the pioneering academic endeavors to delve into the intricate dilemma surrounding global content governance on social media. To date, no singular human rights standard exists across all social media platforms, granting private companies the autonomy to establish their own rules, values, and parameters. On the one hand, this normative autonomy raises profound concerns, primarily revolving around whether companies should be allowed to dictate the rules governing free speech online. On the other hand, if social media platforms merely adhered to international law standards, they would be compelled to make a choice regarding which model to follow and implement mechanisms to uphold these general standards. This book explores this topic from a multidisciplinary perspective, drawing upon the expertise of the authors in law, political science, and communication studies. It presents a meticulously reconstructed theory of the content governance dilemma, alongside practical solutions for companies and policymakers. In doing so, the book not only contributes to the academic discourse on content moderation issues but also informs the development of new policies and regulatory strategies by providing an up-to-date overview of rules and tools for content moderation, as well as an evaluation of their current compliance with standards established in international human rights law and digital constitutionalism initiatives.

Weight: 330g
Dimension: 152 x 218 x 17 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783031329234
Edition number: 1st ed. 2023