Jørgensen, Rikke Frank --- "When private actors govern human rights" [2019] ELECD 47; in Wagner, Ben; Kettemann, C. Matthias; Vieth, Kilian (eds), "Research Handbook on Human Rights and Digital Technology" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019) 346

Book Title: Research Handbook on Human Rights and Digital Technology

Editor(s): Wagner, Ben; Kettemann, C. Matthias; Vieth, Kilian

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN: 9781785367717

Section: Chapter 17

Section Title: When private actors govern human rights

Author(s): Jørgensen, Rikke Frank

Number of pages: 18

Abstract/Description:

Presuming that internet giants play a key role for human rights protection in the online domain, it becomes paramount to understand these actors in more detail and to examine how the frameworks and narratives that govern their activities influence fundamental rights and freedoms. In response to this, the chapter explores the human rights frameworks and narratives that govern the major tech companies, including the incentives that work for or against an effective human rights protection online.