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Book SynopsisThis book focuses on the legal governance of online platforms concerning direct and indirect discrimination against users in the housing, advertising, and labor markets. Through an extensive investigation of sources that include private company practices, antidiscrimination policies, collective and private litigation, court decisions, and public regulation, this book illustrates how statutory law and legal precedents in the E.U. and the U.S. are only partially equipped to address discrimination against statutorily protected classes in online platforms.In the analysis of the selected sources, the author showcases that the main obstacles to the full implementation of the equality principle rely on online platforms' structural challenges, including their aesthetic designs, matching tools, evaluation systems, and network effects that ultimately reinforce old biases against protected classes. In light of these structural challenges, the author concludes that the fight against discrimination in online platforms may produce the best results when oriented by a model of regulation that encourages private businesses to implement the principle of transparency, fairness and the active cooperation of antidiscrimination bodies.
Table of ContentsGeneral Introduction (p. 1) TITLE I. ONLINE HOUSING AND ACCOMMODATION MARKETS: THE CROSSROADS OF INTERMEDIARY LIABILITY AND ANTIDISCRIMINATION LAW Introduction (p. 31) Chapter 1. Fighting Against Discrimination in the Housing and Accommodation Markets (p. 41) Chapter 2. Housing and Public Accommodation Online Platforms (p. 83) Conclusion of Title I (p. 113) TITLE II. ONLINE ADVERTISING MARKETS: WIDESPREAD DATA COLLECTION AND UNEQUAL ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT, GOODS, AND SERVICES Introduction (p. 115) Chapter 3. Discrimination in Targeted Advertising: A Path Through Data Collection and Profiling (p. 127) Chapter 4. Online Platforms: Gatekeepers of Advertisements (p. 171) Conclusion of Title II (p. 197) TITLE III. ONLINE LABOR MARKETS: PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND DISCRIMINATORY TERMINATION OF PLATFORM WORKERS Introduction (p. 199) Chapter 5. Labor Relations in the Platform Economy (p. 209) Chapter 6. Transportation Network Companies: A Case-Based Analysis (p. 243) Conclusion of Title III (p. 269) General Conclusion (p. 271) Bibliography (p. 315) Annexes (p. 367)
