Governance by Emulation: The Oversight Board, the Digital Services Act, and the Struggle for Platform Accountability with Moritz A. Schramm (Cambridge UP, 2026)
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Governance by Emulation: The Oversight Board, the Digital Services Act, and the Struggle for Platform Accountability with Moritz A. Schramm (Cambridge UP, 2026)

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 14, 202643 min
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Social media giants like Meta and transnational regulators such as the European Union are transforming private governance by creatively emulating public law frameworks. Drawing on exclusive interviews and in-depth analysis of Meta's Oversight Board and the EU's Digital Services Act, Governance by Emulation: The Oversight Board, the Digital Services Act, and the Struggle for Platform Accountability (Cambridge UP, 2026) explores how these approaches blend European and American perspectives, bridging distinct legal traditions to address the challenges of platform governance. Analysis of content moderation practices and their implications uncovers a critical pattern in the evolution of governance for industries that will de...

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Pomona College is widely regarded as one of the world's leading liberal arts colleges. Located in Southern California, Pomona is the founding member of the Claremont Colleges. Working at Pomona combines a small college experience focused on undergraduate teaching with the advantages of a research university. Pomona is a small place with world-class faculty

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and staff alongside creative and intellectually ambitious students. Pomona is currently hiring tenure-track positions in computer science, politics with a specialty in race and ethnicity, environmental analysis, psychology, biology, English, and dance. Physical education is also hiring, and the Pomona College Scholar in Residence is also seeking a new pre-doctoral,

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post-doctoral fellow in the social sciences and humanities. For detailed information about faculty employment opportunities, visit pomona.edu and search faculty positions. That's pomona.edu and just search faculty positions. Pomona College is one of the best colleges in the world. If you're looking for a new position, go and take a look at their offerings. Again,

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