The regulation of abusive activity and content: a study of registries’ terms of service

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The regulation of abusive activity and content: a study of registries’ terms of service. / Schwemer, Sebastian Felix.

In: Internet Policy Review, Vol. 9, No. 1, 01.2020.

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Schwemer, SF 2020, 'The regulation of abusive activity and content: a study of registries’ terms of service', Internet Policy Review, vol. 9, no. 1. https://doi.org/10.14763/2020.1.1448

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Schwemer, S. F. (2020). The regulation of abusive activity and content: a study of registries’ terms of service. Internet Policy Review, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.14763/2020.1.1448

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Schwemer SF. The regulation of abusive activity and content: a study of registries’ terms of service. Internet Policy Review. 2020 Jan;9(1). https://doi.org/10.14763/2020.1.1448

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Schwemer, Sebastian Felix. / The regulation of abusive activity and content: a study of registries’ terms of service. In: Internet Policy Review. 2020 ; Vol. 9, No. 1.

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abstract = "This paper studies the role of domain registries in relation to unlawful or unwanted use of a domain name or the underlying website content. It is an empirical and conceptual contribution to the online content regulation debate, with specific focus on European country code top-level (ccTLD) domain name registries. An analysis of the terms of service of 30 European ccTLD registries shows that one third of the registries contain some use-related provision, which corresponds to approximately 47% of registered domains. The analysis also turns towards examples of notice-and-takedown mechanisms, the emergence of proactive screening and the practice of data validation. Based on the analysis, it calls for more clarity and transparency regarding domain registries{\textquoteright} role in content- or use-related takedowns.",
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