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Government-platform collaboration in digital media policy: lessons from Europe's approach to social networks and virtual reality
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Abstract
Governments face major challenges in developing regulatory frameworks due to the quick advancement of digital technologies like social networks and virtual reality (VR). The research examines how European governments collaborate with digital platforms to create regulations for social networks and virtual reality. The case study approach enables this research to examine the collaborative policy development between governments and platforms which focuses on data privacy protection, content moderation and user safety while promoting innovative solutions. The study evaluates the effects of major European legislative measures like the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Digital Services Act (DSA) on regulatory effectiveness and platform compliance. Through a comparative analysis this research examines how government-platform collaborations function differently across Europe, the United States, and Asia and how variations in regulatory strictness affect technological progress and user entitlements. Research indicates that government-platform collaboration serves as a vital mechanism for achieving equilibrium between regulation and innovation while providing important insights for other regions working on digital media policy development. The study highlights the requirement for flexible and open governance models that enable public interest protection in the management of new technologies.
Keywords
government-platform collaboration, digital media policy, social networks, Virtual Reality, Europe
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Mao,W. (2025). Government-platform collaboration in digital media policy: lessons from Europe's approach to social networks and virtual reality. Advances in Social Behavior Research,16(1),11-15.
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