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Platform governance

the mechanism and process that moderates, regulates and curates user behaviour and content. it aims to get rid of hate, harassment, however can silence certain narrative. ex; terms of service, guidelines

policy discrodance

when certain policies of a platform don’t align with jurisdictional values. ex; banning tiktok offices in Canada. it balances interests and focuses on globalization

media regulation

mechanisms and processes of controlling the structure (ownership), infrastructure (physical aspects), distribution and access (who has access to the media and how/what content is delivered to the public), conduct (of communicators) and content

an example is the Raven’s policy for athletes on how athletes act to protect their image, however brings up issues of privacy and ownership for individuals

content moderation

the process platforms use to dictate and control community/user behaviour. it can be in the form of hard moderation or soft moderation and involves demonetization, restriction of visibility, bans or other punishments if the content doesn’t align with community standards

it is responsible for what content is seen and how much visibility content receives, for example, BLM posts that received shadowbans had visibility restricted from moderation, silencing those narratives and cultural producers

networked society

the idea that social media platforms and data collection on these sites are increasingly tied to everyday life. ex; X’s use of biometricc data. it highlights issues of control, as traditional governments no longer have sensitive information

propertization

the process of taking something out of public domain and turning it into private property or personal, intellectual property. an example of this is Barbie Pink. this greatly impacts cultrual production and creativity, as aspects of culture building are being taken out of public domain, hindering the creation

platformization

the process where social media companies act increasingly as intermediaries between users, fostering economic and social interactions within the public sphere. an example of this is TikTok shop, using online platforms to carry out daily activities. this shifts the power to the platforms as opposed to traditional shopping outlets

Algorithmic moderation

the automated processes by platforms to dictate what content is appropriate and within guidelines. due to the sheer amount of users, this process helps reduce hate, however doesn’t always understand cultural contexts. for example, communities reclaiming previously offensive slurs may be automatically flagged despite not being harmful, leading to the silencing of certain groups and reinforcing existing power dynamics.

regimes of visbility

the process that determines what content is visbile, rewarded, punished. it involved synchronized attention to determine what content is public and knowledgable. for example, Youtube works on the popularly principle, meaning the top 2% of creators receive 80% of the views, making it harder for small creators or difering cultural output to occur

information control

the act that dictates what information is made public and who has and doesn’t have access to information. this can be statutory publication bans, temporary bans etc

IP

non physical property based on cognitive effort. it takes non-exclusive ideas and makes them exclusive, giving the author economic and moral rights over their work.

• important and common ideas are not subject to this, as they are important for building culture

• if the work was created in a contract or created for work, it is not subject to copyright (not exclusive)