Digital educational platforms in modern Russian legal regulation (some features of terminology)

The purpose of the research. In modern society, such a social phenomenon as digital educational platforms is gaining a significant place. In Russia, two social trends can be identified in the field under consideration: on the one hand, online training («motivational») courses are being distributed from individuals and, in particular, bloggers, who are negatively assessed in society both from the perspective of ethical norms and from the perspective of law, on the other hand, business entities, Interested in a high-quality product in a competitive environment, they develop their own educational platforms, providing access services to the latest or paid educational services in relevant professions in the field of information technology, design, artificial intelligence, game design, etc. The latter is in the legal field, the state seeks to regulate the specified area. Nevertheless, there are relatively few studies on the legal regulation of this social phenomenon. In order to ensure the availability of comprehensive studies on the legal regulation of digital educational platforms, it is necessary to identify cases of official use of the term by the legislator and its meaning, and, if possible, provide recommendations, which is the purpose of this study. Results. Research article identifies approaches in which digital educational platforms can be considered, examines legal definitions, provides recommendations for further research and legal work, and defines the necessary theoretical guidelines for this.