[Commlist] New Special Issue on Generative AI Governance in Information, Communication & Society published

New Special Issue on Generative AI Governance in Information, 
Communication & Society

We are delighted to share the publication of our special issue on 
Generative AI Governance in /Information, Communication and Society./

Special Issue Link:
https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rics20/29/6

This special issue brings together interdisciplinary and international 
perspectives on how generative AI governance is unfolding across media 
systems, institutions, infrastructures, labour relations, creative 
industries, journalism, and digital platforms. Collectively, the 
contributions examine how generative AI is reshaping communication 
systems and reconfiguring governance across technological, legal, 
political, and societal domains.

At a time when generative AI technologies are rapidly transforming 
information and communication environments worldwide, this collection 
highlights that governance is not merely a question of regulation, but 
also one of institutional power, platform ordering, labour struggle, 
public accountability, inclusion, and democratic futures.

Table of Contents

Kuai, Joanne, and Fabian Ferrari. 2026. “Generative AI Governance: From 
Regulatory Design to Institutional Reordering.” Information, 
Communication & Society 29 (6): 1803–1812.
https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2026.2639565 
<https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2026.2639565>

Fu, Pengfei, Zhi Lin, and Wilfred Yang Wang. 2026. “Operationalizing AI 
Governance: Data Annotation, La Qi and Manual Alignment in China.” 
Information, Communication & Society 29 (6): 1813–1835.
https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2025.2526162 
<https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2025.2526162>

Grohmann, Rafael, Andre Campos Rocha, and Guilherme Guilherme. 2026. 
“Worker-Led AI Governance: Hollywood Writers’ Strikes and the Worker 
Power.” Information, Communication & Society 29 (6): 1836–1854.
https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2025.2521375 
<https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2025.2521375>

Ta, Na, Jing Zeng, and Zhanghao Li. 2026. “Governance of Discriminatory 
Content in Conversational AIs: A Cross-Platform and Cross-Cultural 
Analysis.” Information, Communication & Society 29 (6): 1855–1872.
https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2025.2537803 
<https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2025.2537803>

Kaye, D. Bondy Valdovinos, Kylie Pappalardo, and Joanne Gray. 2026. “In 
the Style of: Exploring Industry, Creator and Legal Implications of 
Copying Style through Generative AI.” Information, Communication & 
Society 29 (6): 1873–1889.
https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2025.2496905 
<https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2025.2496905>

McKelvey, Fenwick, Bart Simon, and Luciano Frizzera. 2026. “Generative 
AI and the Information Commons: Controversy, Copyright, and Closure.” 
Information, Communication & Society 29 (6): 1890–1911.
https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2025.2565328 
<https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2025.2565328>

Napoli, Philip M., and Suher Adi. 2026. “On Moving Fast and Breaking 
Things . . . Again: Social Media’s Lessons for Generative AI 
Governance.” Information, Communication & Society 29 (6): 1912–1928.
https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2025.2513668 
<https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2025.2513668>

Su, Chris Chao, and Ngai Keung Chan. 2026. “Assembling Platform 
Governance as Private Ordering in the Age of Generative AI: Platform 
Interdependence in Policy Evolution.” Information, Communication & 
Society 29 (6): 1929–1953.
https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2025.2513672 
<https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2025.2513672>

Zhuang, Kuansong Victor, and Gerard Goggin. 2026. “Governing Generative 
AI for Disability and Inclusion.” Information, Communication & Society 
29 (6): 1954–1970.
https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2025.2570735 
<https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2025.2570735>

Ananny, Mike. 2026. “AI Governance as Scale Work: Synthetic Journalism 
across Scalar Collisions.” Information, Communication & Society 29 (6): 
1971–1981.
https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2025.2597508 
<https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2025.2597508>

Helberger, Natali. 2026. “Commentary: The GenAI Governance Gap.” 
Information, Communication & Society 29 (6): 1982–1987.
https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2026.2638354 
<https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2026.2638354>

The special issue engages with a wide range of themes, including:

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    AI governance and institutional transformation

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    Labour, worker power, and platform capitalism

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    Copyright, creativity, and information commons

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    Platform governance and private ordering

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    Journalism and synthetic media

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    Inclusion, accessibility, and discrimination

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    Cross-cultural and geopolitical dimensions of AI governance

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    Regulatory design and policy evolution

Guest Editors:
Joanne Kuai, (joanne.kuai /at/ rmit.edu.au) <mailto:(joanne.kuai /at/ rmit.edu.au)>
Fabian Ferrari, (f.l.ferrari /at/ uu.nl) <mailto:(f.l.ferrari /at/ uu.nl)>

We would like to sincerely thank all contributing authors, reviewers, 
and the editorial team at/ Information, Communication & Society/ for 
their support and collaboration throughout this process. We hope this 
collection contributes meaningfully to ongoing global conversations 
about the governance and societal implications of generative AI.




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