What social media platforms can learn from audience measurement: Lessons in the self-regulation of “black boxes”

Authors

  • Philip M. Napoli Duke University
  • Anne B. Napoli

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5210/fm.v24i12.10124

Keywords:

Social Media, Audience Measurement, Self-Regulation, Platforms

Abstract

The widespread concerns about the misuses and negative effects of social media platforms have prompted a range of governance responses, including preliminary efforts toward self-regulatory models. Building upon these initiatives, this paper looks to the self-regulation of the audience measurement industry as a possible template for the self-regulation of social media. This article explores the parallels between audience measurement systems and social media platforms; reviews the self-regulatory apparatus in place for the audience measurement industry; and, considers the lessons that the self-regulation of audience measurement might offer to the design and implementation of self-regulatory approaches to social media.

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Published

2019-12-02

How to Cite

Napoli, P. M., & Napoli, A. B. (2019). What social media platforms can learn from audience measurement: Lessons in the self-regulation of “black boxes”. First Monday, 24(12). https://doi.org/10.5210/fm.v24i12.10124