This study focuses on digital platforms, such as Google or Meta, that function as “gatekeepers” that dominate their respective markets. They face serious moral legitimacy issues, due to their power to act as private rule-makers in underregulated digital spheres. Such legitimacy issues have...

The spread of mis- and disinformation on social media platforms is a significant societal threat. During the COVID-19 pandemic, mis- and disinformation played an important role in counteracting public health efforts. In this article, we explore how the three most relevant social media platforms,...

Extant literature on Political CSR and the role of governments in the governance of business conduct tends to neglect key implications of the political-institutional macro-context for public deliberation. Contextual assumptions often remain rather implicit, leading to the need for a more...