# Digital imperialism: How US social media firms are using American law to challenge global tech regulation
**Date de l'événement :** 21/03/2025
* Publié le 21/03/2025

### Image
![1.jpg](https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/memory-sp-pr.appspot.com/o/prod%2F1y7CgDOTakHDiB3dgoi0%2FprojectsMedias%2FOfGcqDFAceo5J32qCF1K%2Fthumbs%2F1_1600x900.png?alt=media&token=a885e21a-708e-4735-b7cd-f104d335b151) 

##  
 Social media platforms tend not to be that bothered by national boundaries.  
  
Take X, for example. Users of what was once called Twitter span the globe, with its 600 millions-plus active accounts dotted across nearly every country. And each of those jurisdictions has its own laws.  
  
But the interests of national regulatory efforts and that of predominantly U.S.-based technology companies often don’t align. While many governments have sought to impose oversight mechanisms to address problems such as disinformation, online extremism and manipulation, these initiatives have been met with corporate resistance, political interference and legal challenges invoking free speech as a shield against regulation.  
  
What is brewing is a global struggle over digital platform governance. And in this battle,U.S. platforms are increasingly leaning on American laws to challenge other nation’s regulations. It is, we believe as experts on digital law – one an executive director of a forum monitoring how countries implement democratic principles – a form of digital imperialism. \[...\]

**Pour lire l'article complet, cliquez sur le lien ci-dessous :** [https://theconversation.com/digital-imperialism-how-us-social-media-firms-are-using-american-law-to-challenge-global-tech-regulation-252116](https://theconversation.com/digital-imperialism-how-us-social-media-firms-are-using-american-law-to-challenge-global-tech-regulation-252116)

## Auteur(s)
Yasmin Curzi de Mendonça, Camille Grenier

### Date
21/03/2025

### Type(s) de ressource
`#Texte` 

### Discipline(s)
`#Science politique` `#Droit` 

### Thématique(s)
`#Gouvernance / régulation` `#Numérique et technologie` 

### Aire(s) géographique(s)
`#Amérique du Nord` 

### Langue(s)
`#Anglais` 

## Crédits photo
Ricky Carioti - Pool / Getty Images

**Licence attribuée à l'article :** `#CC-BY-ND (Attribution, Pas de modification)` 

### Famille(s) de contenu
`#Recherche` 

### Type(s) d'accès
`#Accès libre` 

### Partenaire(s)
**[The Conversation](https://sources.sciencespo.fr/structure/the-conversation_QdYqgYnzKVyePLgMp3g8)** 


### Hébergeur(s)
`#The Conversation` 

## Autres crédits
**Sujet de la photographie** : The CEOs of Meta, Amazon, Google and X -- Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai and Elon Musk -- attend the inauguration of Donald Trump on Jan. 20, 2025.

## Droits
Les ressources et les images visibles sur Sciences Po Sources sont susceptibles d’être protégées par un droit de propriété intellectuelle (comme par exemple un droit d’auteur ou une marque) qui peuvent appartenir à Sciences Po ou à des tiers. Pour plus de précisions notamment sur les usages autorisés et non autorisés, consulter les [Conditions Particulières d’Utilisation](https://sources.sciencespo.fr/p/cpu).



---
### Navigation pour IA
- [Index de tous les contenus](https://sources.sciencespo.fr/llms.txt)
- [Plan du site (Sitemap)](https://sources.sciencespo.fr/sitemap.xml)
- [Retour à l'accueil](https://sources.sciencespo.fr/)