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June 15, 2026Open Access

Governing social media harms: a critical realist extension of the theory of the firm

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RPRobert Pavlovich

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This dissertation analyzes digital harms in social media firms, suggesting a need for robust governance frameworks.

Key Points

  • This research aims to explore how social media firms like Meta create persistent societal harms through their business models.
  • Critical realist approach focusing on Meta Platforms Inc.
  • Three-study sequential mixed-method design: descriptive content analysis, deductive qualitative analysis, and quantitative analyses.
  • Study 3 analyzed 10,000 statements from the DSA Transparency Database to identify behavior patterns.
  • Identified observable social harms across political, economic, and civil spheres.
  • Uncovered generative mechanisms of digital harm through qualitative analysis.
  • Presented behavior patterns that link to the operational mechanics of social media firms.

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Robert Pavlovich (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a2f95b4a1cfeec4908279e0https://doi.org/10.34944/rvkm-0549
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