In cyberspace, the code that builds the infrastructure IS the law: it determines what users can and cannot do more effectively than any legislation, raising the question of who writes the code and therefore who governs the digital world.
Foundational text for internet governance: directly relevant to platform regulation, algorithmic governance, net neutrality, and the power of tech companies to set the rules of digital life.
Domains: Governance and Political SystemsCommunication and Information TechnologySurveillance and Privacy
Scenario Types: Warning / Self-preventing prophecyThought experiment / What-if
Outcomes: CautionaryTransformative
Tags: code-as-lawinternet-governanceplatform-powerdigital-regulation