TY - CHAP
T1 - Governing Internet Expression
T2 - Sketching Out the Borders of a Global Default of Freedom of Expression
AU - Wagner, Ben
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - This chapter argues that communities of practice construct a global regime of competence which enables a ‘global default’ of free expression governance. While there are parts of the regime that draw from public regulation and even state legislation, the vast majority of the regime is based on private norms and practices. The regime itself is embedded within agreements between private sector actors, who are responsible for definition, management and implementation of the regime. In conclusion it argues that the regulation of technical systems is consistently preferred to the regulation of individual human beings, which is itself a key enabler of the global default.
AB - This chapter argues that communities of practice construct a global regime of competence which enables a ‘global default’ of free expression governance. While there are parts of the regime that draw from public regulation and even state legislation, the vast majority of the regime is based on private norms and practices. The regime itself is embedded within agreements between private sector actors, who are responsible for definition, management and implementation of the regime. In conclusion it argues that the regulation of technical systems is consistently preferred to the regulation of individual human beings, which is itself a key enabler of the global default.
KW - Governance Practice
KW - Hate Speech
KW - International Criminal Court
KW - Private Regulation
KW - Public Regulation
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85062777034&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-319-33513-1_6
DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-33513-1_6
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85062777034
T3 - Law, Governance and Technology Series
SP - 121
EP - 136
BT - Global Free Expression - Governing the Boundaries of Internet Content
PB - Springer
ER -
