State control over the internet in Russia and the role of online intermediaries
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- The overarching theme of my research was the evolution of state controls over the internet in Russia: How did Russian internet evolve from being free, open and almost unregulated phenomena to the stage where the government has tightened its controls and molded it to its liking so much that it can now censor and block a wide range of content, direct the behavior of all actors, and use it as a communication medium to its own advantage with very minimum oversight and opposition from the internet community? During the initial exploratory phase of the research, I collected and analyzed legislative history, court enforcement practice, and conducted a sentiment analysis of the attitude towards state control of the internet of the key policy stakeholders. As a result, I decided to address three areas which in my view are important to understand the scope and operationalization of state controls in Russia: 1) What online content the Kremlin is most concerned about; 2) What is the role of private intermediaries in the execution of state controls; 3) How transparent global platforms are when dealing with the Russian government. As I chose a "three paper" format, I provide background information in the attached memorandum as to the papers' primary research questions, methodology, key findings, and what they mean for public policy disputes. I also provide some recommendations for the US government and for private companies which practices I analyzed as part of my research
Description
| Type of resource | text |
|---|---|
| Form | electronic resource; remote; computer; online resource |
| Extent | 1 online resource |
| Place | California |
| Place | [Stanford, California] |
| Publisher | [Stanford University] |
| Copyright date | 2020; ©2020 |
| Publication date | 2020; 2020 |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Language | English |
Creators/Contributors
| Author | Hovyadinov, Serhiy |
|---|---|
| Degree supervisor | Lemley, Mark A, 1966- |
| Thesis advisor | Lemley, Mark A, 1966- |
| Thesis advisor | Hensler, Deborah R, 1942- |
| Thesis advisor | Keller, Daphne |
| Degree committee member | Hensler, Deborah R, 1942- |
| Degree committee member | Keller, Daphne |
| Associated with | Stanford University, School of Law JSD. |
Subjects
| Genre | Theses |
|---|---|
| Genre | Text |
Bibliographic information
| Statement of responsibility | Serhiy Hovyadinov |
|---|---|
| Note | Submitted to the School of Law JSD |
| Thesis | Thesis JSD Stanford University 2020 |
| Location | electronic resource |
Access conditions
- Copyright
- © 2020 by Serhiy Hovyadinov
- License
- This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 3.0 Unported license (CC BY-NC).
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