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THE VIRTUALIZATION OF THREATS FOR CHILDREN IN CYBERSPACE. BETWEEN PLATFORM LIABILITY AND PROTECTION OF CHILDREN’S RIGHTS
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| Year of publication | 2026 |
| Type | Paper in proceedings |
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| web | https://jusletter-it.weblaw.ch/en/issues/2026/juni-2026/the-virtualization-o_602609002a.html__ONCE&login=false |
| Keywords | Children, cyberspace, virtual threats, virtualization, platforms‘ liability, digital law |
| Description | The aim of this paper is to present a preliminary concept for a doctoral dissertation, which argues that providers of internet services enabling communication and content publication should bear responsibility for the design and architecture of their platforms, as these directly affect the safety of the youngest users. This responsibility arises from the fact that risks to children are embedded within platform architecture itself, whether they are internal—arising from design features—or external—originating from third parties but mediated by the platform. In developing this work, the author draws on the classical theories of Pierre Lévy and Lawrence Lessig, as well as on two key European Union legal frameworks addressing these issues: the Digital Services Act (DSA) and the AI Act. |