Law of the Land or Law of the Platform? Beware of the Privatisation of Regulation and Police
Abstract
This chapter argues that digital platforms are increasingly undertaking regulatory and police functions, which are traditionally considered a matter of public law. The authors emphasise that such functions have been growingly delegated to platforms by public authorities, while at the same time platforms are self-attributing such functions to avoid liability, de facto becoming private cyber-regulators and cyber-police.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Digital Economy and Work Transformation
European and International Contract Law
Sharing Economy and Platforms
Publication details
- Journal / source
- SSRN Electronic Journal
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Publication date
- 1 January 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Preprint