![]() ![]() While the general consensus is that regulation is necessary, the extent and means by which state intervention should occur is subject to debate. While the digital is increasingly subject to regulation, the very process of regulating and governing is transforming in parallel, for example through the adoption of algorithmic decision-making. Some even posit that Internet access should be seen as a public good, thus recasting users or consumers into citizens with digital rights. At the same time, media coverage and political debates exposing the risks and vulnerabilities of digital technologies can stir anxiety among the general public and give rise to calls for increased governmental intervention. to protect critical infrastructures or citizens’ rights. As digital technologies have become engrained in all aspects of society, governments also increasingly push back against this notion and put in place regulatory frameworks, e.g. Critics, however, have pointed out that governments have played a key (facilitating) role in many technological breakthroughs, including the development of the Internet. ![]() The tech industry is notoriously regulation averse, justifying their position by the claim that state regulation would impede innovation. ![]() Facebook-founder Mark Zuckerberg famously used the motto ‘move fast and break things’ – a slogan in favour of disruptive innovation and minimal state interference. ![]()
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