Online platforms are penetrating the organisation of societies, disrupting private and public sectors. What is their impact on the governance of public life and social order?
José van Dijck is Professor of Media Studies at the University of Amsterdam and President of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Sonia Livingstone (@Livingstone_S) is Professor of Social Psychology in the Department of Media and Communications at LSE.
Andrew Murray (@AndrewDMurray) is Professor of Law with particular reference to New Media and Technology Law at LSE.
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