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The role of Video on Demand in stimulating broadband adoption 视频点播在促进宽带普及方面的作用

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Telecommunications Policy Pub Date : 2024-04-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2024.102751

Raul Katz , Juan Jung , Fernando Callorda

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Consumer-driven design and evaluation of broadband labels 消费者驱动的宽带标签设计与评估

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Telecommunications Policy Pub Date : 2024-03-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2024.102717

Christopher Choy , Ellie Young , Megan Li , Lorrie Faith Cranor , Jon M. Peha

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Does displaying one's IP location influence users' privacy behavior on social media? Evidence from China's Weibo 显示个人 IP 位置是否会影响用户在社交媒体上的隐私行为？来自中国微博的证据

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Telecommunications Policy Pub Date : 2024-03-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2024.102759

Yu-li Liu , Yanfei Wu , Changyan Li , Chuling Song , Wen-yi Hsu

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The Brussels Effect in Brazil: Analysing the impact of the EU digital services act on the discussion surrounding the fake news bill 巴西的布鲁塞尔效应：分析欧盟数字服务法案对假新闻法案讨论的影响

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Telecommunications Policy Pub Date : 2024-03-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2024.102757

Thales Martini Bueno , Renan Gadoni Canaan

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Mobile network operators’ business risks in next-generation public safety services 移动网络运营商在下一代公共安全服务中的业务风险

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Telecommunications Policy Pub Date : 2024-03-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2024.102733

Tapio Savunen, Pekka Kekolahti, Petri Mähönen, Heikki Hämmäinen, Kalevi Kilkki

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Law in orbit: International legal perspectives on cyberattacks targeting space systems 轨道上的法律：从国际法律角度看针对空间系统的网络攻击

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Telecommunications Policy Pub Date : 2024-03-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2024.102739

Brianna Bace , Yasir Gökce , Unal Tatar

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Valuing the virtual: The impact of fiber to the home on property prices in France 虚拟估价：光纤入户对法国房地产价格的影响

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Telecommunications Policy Pub Date : 2024-03-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2024.102732

Jean-Baptiste Guiffard

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Agents of platform governance: Analyzing U.S. civil society's role in contesting online content moderation 平台治理的代理人：分析美国民间社会在争夺网络内容控制权中的作用

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Telecommunications Policy Pub Date : 2024-03-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2024.102735

Dakoda Trithara

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Exploring killer domains to create new value: A comparative case study of Canadian and Korean telcos 探索杀手级领域，创造新价值：加拿大和韩国电信公司案例比较研究

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Telecommunications Policy Pub Date : 2024-03-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2024.102752

Chulmin Lim , Joe Rowsell , Seongcheol Kim

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New challenges in Internet governance: Power shifts and contestation from “within” 互联网治理的新挑战：来自 "内部 "的权力转移和竞争

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Telecommunications Policy Pub Date : 2024-03-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2024.102740

Roxana Radu, Riccardo Nanni, Jamal Shahin

{"title":"New challenges in Internet governance: Power shifts and contestation from “within”","authors":"Roxana Radu, Riccardo Nanni, Jamal Shahin","doi":"10.1016/j.telpol.2024.102740","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.telpol.2024.102740","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Digital transformation has received widespread academic, policy and media attention in the last few years, amid rapid technological developments, geopolitical tensions and an aggressive media strategy launched by a number of Silicon Valley CEOs. Post-pandemic, the task of tracing the relevant scenarios for technological change and evaluating their social consequences has become more difficult, partly due to the rise of artificial intelligence. This special issue explores novel lines of inquiry in the study of Internet governance at a critical juncture in its evolution, zooming in on three important trends: (1) the public attempts to refocus on infrastructure (control); (2) the stricter regulation of social media, partly in response to the push from civil society to address violent behaviour online; and (3) the renewed contestation over representation in Internet governance, where youth and other historically underrepresented groups are struggling to achieve better visibility for their interests. The articles in this special issue underline that new forms of contention by a variety of actors are emerging from “within” the existing governance mechanisms. However, the most successful initiatives are mainly from governments.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":22290,"journal":{"name":"Telecommunications Policy","volume":"48 5","pages":"Article 102740"},"PeriodicalIF":5.6,"publicationDate":"2024-03-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140283488","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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