Proposal Statement
January 2025
in “
KeiO Associated Repository of Academic Resources (Keio University)
”
TLDR Stronger regulations and protections are needed for digital platforms to ensure safety and fairness in health, education, and labor.
The document examines the significant impact of digital platforms (DPFs) on health, education, and labor, highlighting their dual role as both beneficial and potentially harmful. It calls for enhanced regulations to mitigate risks such as misleading medical advertisements, the replacement of traditional education, and challenges to traditional employment models. The document emphasizes the need for ethical standards, legal reforms, and government guidelines to address misinformation, protect platform workers, and regulate the use of educational data. It proposes a comprehensive review of social security protections for platform workers, considering various categories and risks, and suggests restructuring labor laws to accommodate diverse work styles.
