Open Access BASE2021
Making Platforms Rules More Democratic: Are Social Media Councils the Way to Go?
Abstract
Parliaments set the rules for democracies. Platforms rule their private online spaces. But as online spaces become ever more important for democratic discourse, we ask ourselves: Can we make platforms more democratic? We believe Social Media Councils may be the solution to make platform rule-making and rule-enforcement more accountable, transparent, and legitimate.
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