How Do App Stores Challenge the Global Internet Governance Ecosystem?
Virgilio A. F. Almeida, Danilo Doneda, Carolina Rossini
TL;DR
This paper examines how app stores impact the openness of the Internet and explores whether multistakeholder governance can foster more inclusive global cyberspace management.
Contribution
It analyzes the influence of app stores on Internet openness and discusses the potential role of multistakeholder governance in enhancing inclusivity.
Findings
App stores challenge traditional Internet openness.
Multistakeholder governance may promote inclusivity.
Further research needed on governance models.
Abstract
App stores challenge the culture of openness and resistance to central authorities cultivated by the pioneers of the Internet. Could multistakeholder governance bodies bring more inclusivity into the global cyberspace governance ecosystem?
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Taxonomy
TopicsICT Impact and Policies · Digital Platforms and Economics · E-Government and Public Services