On October 26, 2024, the Journal of Comparative Constitutional Law Studies published a paper titled “EU Regulations and the Protection of Fundamental Rights in Online Platform Spaces” by Professor Yumiko Nakanishi of the Graduate School of Law. This paper examines the Digital Services Act (DSA), one of the EU’s key digital regulations, in light of the significant impact that the emergence of the online platform space has had on fundamental rights. Professor Nakanishi focuses on the EU’s role in safeguarding fundamental rights, a responsibility delegated by member states, and explores how platform operators must protect fundamental rights. The paper also investigates how users’ fundamental rights are guaranteed and what measures are available to address violations. In particular, Professor Nakanishi highlights the DSA’s imposition of responsibilities on platform operators to prevent fundamental rights violations caused by illegal content through measures such as content moderation. Moreover, she positions the DSA as the “constitution of the digital age,” viewing it as a framework to regulate the exercise of power that accompanies the services provided by major platform operators, similar to how national constitutions and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights protect fundamental rights.

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