The Concepts for Better Regulation of Internet Platforms
Authors:
Abdullah Ibrahim Altayyar
Master of Information Technology and Intellectual Property Law, Sussex University, United Kingdom
Email: hdd.2009@hotmail.com
doi.org/10.52132/Ajrsp.en.2023.48.3
In this article, a critical analysis is made of whether Internet platforms are appropriately regulated and whether there are ways in which Internet platforms could be better regulated. This article argues that there is an argument for a combination of self-regulation and legal regulation rather than just one of these approaches for regulatory purposes. Moreover, the current approach to regulation in the United Kingdom tends towards such a hybrid regulatory approach compared to the American approach that leans more in favor of preserving the free market for digital business. Explaining the laws regulating platforms in the United States, as well as ways to combat abuse. The research concluded several results, including that more laws must be provided to regulate online platforms, and that online platforms represent a basic pillar of human life that needs more regulation in human life, and that it must be reduced The almost absolute immunity of the platforms, and the researcher recommended that more studies and comparisons be done to define the concept of the platform and lay the foundations and ways to organize the platforms and make comparisons between European and Arab countries in the foundations of regulating platforms and mediators.
Internet, Regulation, technology, defense, act, online platforms, misuse, Cyber-paternalism, rights, legislation.
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