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We once thought of cyberspace as a borderless world. As the internet has become increasingly platformized, with a small number of technology giants that dominate the global digital economy, concerns about information monopolies, hateful online content, and the impact on media content creators and creative industries have become more marked.…

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1 author picked Regulating Platforms as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

My favourite thing about Terry Flew is while he covers contemporary issues, he always accounts for the long-term historical developments that got us to this point.

His latest book, Regulating Platforms, stands as a perfect example of this approach. The book explores why governments are so desperate to regulate platforms right now and considers how this differs from previous historical approaches to regulating technology and the internet.

If you want to understand some of the broader regulatory trends surrounding news and technology, this book is a must read. 

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