The Platform Governance Archive (PGA) is a data repository and platform that collects and curates policies of major social media platforms in a long-term perspective. When have YouTube and Instagram introduced hate speech policies? How have misinformation policies changed over time? With the help of the archive, researchers, journalists and the public can answer their questions on how platforms order and govern communication and interaction in our societies, and hold those powerful new institutions accountable.
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The PGA is hosted by Lab Platform Governance, Media, and Technology at the Centre for Media, Communication and Information Research (ZeMKI), University of Bremen and led by Christian Katzenbach. We collaborate with the Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG), the University of Groningen, and Open Terms Archive for the curation and collection of the policies.
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Telegram expands cooperation with authorities beyond the scope of terrorism
Telegram · Terms of Service, Privacy Policy · September 23, 2024 Instant messaging service Telegram updated its Privacy Policy and Terms of Service to deter from using its platform for illegal activities. The changes allow Telegram to disclose the IP addresses and phone numbers of users following a valid order “from the relevant judicial authorities that confirms you’re a suspect in…
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Will the arrest of Telegram’s CEO in France have implications for platform regulation, in the EU and elsewhere?
Telegram · August 28, 2024 The arrest of Pavel Durov, Telegram’s CEO and owner, has sent shockwaves through Telegram’s user base and concerns about the current state of platform regulation in France, the EU, and globally. On Monday, the Tribunal Judiciaire de Paris issued a press release providing additional context to the investigation, revealing charges…
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PGA starts tracking Threads, Bluesky and Truth Social
The Platform Governance Archive (PGA) is expanding its scope to track the policy changes of three new social media platforms: Threads, Bluesky, and Truth Social. The initiative aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the dynamics and governance of these emerging platforms. Threads is an online social media and networking service launched on July 5,…