Smart(er) Internet Regulation Through Cost-Benefit Analysis
|Managing internet risks
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Designing an impact assessment for internet regulation
This book addresses the question of how regulatory impact assessments should be conducted in the context of internet regulation, focusing in particular on cost-benefit analyses. What would a cost-benefit analysis look like for measures designed to protect citizens against harmful internet content? How can protection of fundamental rights and the internet ecosystem be integrated into a cost-benefit analysis?
Considerable science has been devoted to regulatory cost-benefit analyses, particularly in the context of environmental, health and safety regulations in the United States. The OECD and the European Commission have likewise endorsed thoughtful cost-benefit analyses as a precondition for any new regulatory measures. And yet cost-benefit analyses are rarely if ever done for laws regulating internet risks. Why focus on internet regulation? Like environmental risks, digital risks can trigger overreaction by policymakers eager to sh...
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