Book contents
- Lawless
- Lawless
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Part I A Lawless Internet
- 1 The Hidden Rules of the Internet
- 2 Who Makes the Rules?
- 3 The Internet’s Abuse Problem
- 4 Legal Immunity
- 5 How Copyright Shaped the Internet
- 6 Censorship
- 7 Lawless
- Part II A New Social Contract – Constitutionalizing Internet Governance
- Notes
- Index
2 - Who Makes the Rules?
from Part I - A Lawless Internet
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 June 2019
- Lawless
- Lawless
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Part I A Lawless Internet
- 1 The Hidden Rules of the Internet
- 2 Who Makes the Rules?
- 3 The Internet’s Abuse Problem
- 4 Legal Immunity
- 5 How Copyright Shaped the Internet
- 6 Censorship
- 7 Lawless
- Part II A New Social Contract – Constitutionalizing Internet Governance
- Notes
- Index
Summary
In 2009, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the massive social network would become more democratic. Responding to criticism over controversial changes to its privacy policy, Zuckerberg pledged that from then on Facebook users would have direct input on the development of the site’s terms of service. These terms were “the governing document” for Facebook users across the world, Zuckerberg said; “Given its importance, we need to make sure the terms reflect the principles and values of the people using the service.”1 Facebook committed to ensuring that users would be consulted on any changes to its rules and that the company would in future defer to the popular will of its users through a new voting process.
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- LawlessThe Secret Rules That Govern Our Digital Lives, pp. 10 - 24Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019