NINSO (The Northumbria Internet & Society Research Interest Group) – written evidence (IRN0035) Submission to House of Lords Select Committee on Communications Inquiry: “The Internet: to regulate or not to regulate?”

Noto La Diega, Guido, Bessant, Claire, Thanaraj, Ann, Giles, Cameron, Kreitem, Hanna and Allsopp, Rachel (2018) NINSO (The Northumbria Internet & Society Research Interest Group) – written evidence (IRN0035) Submission to House of Lords Select Committee on Communications Inquiry: “The Internet: to regulate or not to regulate?”. HM Government.

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Abstract

This submission was prepared in response to a call for evidence launched on 29 March 2 by the House of Lords Select Committee on Communications entitled “The Internet: To Regulate or Not to Regulate?”. The broad inquiry sought evidence to explore how the regulation of the internet should be improved, and to consider whether online platforms which mediate individuals’ use of the internet have sufficient accountability and transparency, and whether they use fair and effective processes to moderate content. This collaborative response, prepared on behalf of NINSO (The Northumbria Internet & Society Research Interest Group), provides recommendations in relation to the wide range of issues raised by the Committee. The key themes that are highlighted by NINSO to be addressed by any reform are effective user education and the power imbalance between the platform and user. NINSO recommends that an empirical, holistic, evidence-based approach should be applied which is tailored appropriately to the size and resources of the platform as well as the context of the situation.

Item Type:	Other
Subjects:	M900 Other in Law P900 Others in Mass Communications and Documentation
Department:	Faculties > Business and Law > Northumbria Law School
Depositing User:	Paul Burns
Date Deposited:	15 Aug 2018 17:27
Last Modified:	15 Aug 2018 17:27
URI:	http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/35366

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