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In their article published in Internet Policy Review, PD Dr. Matthias C. Kettemann<\/a> and Anna Sophia Tiedeke ask under what conditions users can sue providers to reinstate deleted content on social media platforms.<\/p>\n

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A private order of public communication has emerged. Today, social network services fulfill important communicative functions. A lot has been written about the failings of companies in deleting problematic content. This paper flips the question and asks under which conditions users can sue to reinstate content and under which circumstances courts have recognised \u2018must carry\u2019 obligations for social network services. Our analysis, an initial comparative analysis of case law on the reinstatement of user-generated content, will point to a larger issue of systemic relevance, namely the differences in treatment of states and private companies as threats to and\/or guarantors of fundamental rights in the United States and in Germany. It is a contribution to the important debate on the interaction of states and platforms in governing online content.<\/p>\n

Kettemann, M. C. & Tiedeke, A. S. (2020): Back Up: Can Users Sue Platforms to Reinstate Deleted Content? In: Internet Policy Review, 9(2). 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