Online Content Regulation in the BRICS Countries: A Cybersecurity Approach to Responsible Social Media Platforms

Luca Belli, Yasmin Curzi, Walter Gaspar. Responsible Behaviour in Cyberspace: Global Narratives and Practice. Brussels: Publication Office of the European Union. (2023)

30 Pages Posted: 2 May 2023

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Luca Belli

Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV) - FGV Law School Rio de Janeiro; Université Paris 2 Panthéon Assas - Centre de Droit Public Comparé

Yasmin Curzi

FGV Law School, Center for Technology and Society

Walter Britto Gaspar

FGV Law School, Center for Technology and Society

Date Written: 2023

Abstract

This article aims to evaluate recent events regarding social media governance in the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) countries, focusing on recent developments and highlighting common trends. With documental and literature review, we aim to analyse the most recent policies and institutional arrangements directly affecting what could be deemed a responsible social media platform. Furthermore, by looking at the selected developments in these countries, we aim to identify convergence and divergence between the BRICS country approaches, providing clarity on the existing and proposed regimes and contributing to the identification of viable paths forward that strike a balance between all interests involved.

Keywords: Platform regulation, cybersecurity, platform responsibilities, intermediary liability, BRICS, Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa

Suggested Citation

Belli, Luca and Curzi, Yasmin and Britto Gaspar, Walter, Online Content Regulation in the BRICS Countries: A Cybersecurity Approach to Responsible Social Media Platforms ( 2023). Luca Belli, Yasmin Curzi, Walter Gaspar. Responsible Behaviour in Cyberspace: Global Narratives and Practice. Brussels: Publication Office of the European Union. (2023), Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4424913 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4424913

Luca Belli (Contact Author)

Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV) - FGV Law School Rio de Janeiro ( email )

Praia de Botafogo, 190, 13° andar
Rio de Janeiro, 22250-900
Brazil

Université Paris 2 Panthéon Assas - Centre de Droit Public Comparé ( email )

Paris
France

Yasmin Curzi

FGV Law School, Center for Technology and Society ( email )

Walter Britto Gaspar

FGV Law School, Center for Technology and Society ( email )

Praia de Botafogo, 190
Rio de Janeiro, 22250-900
Brazil

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