Neerav Srivastava

PhD Candidate, Faculty of Law

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Digital platform law

Biography

Neerav’s thesis investigates the law and principles regarding the 21st-century phenomenon of digital matchmaking – that is, when a platform such as Uber, Airbnb or Tinder brings strangers together. The thesis places particular emphasis on the legal responsibilities owed by the platform to both the guest and the service provider.

articles

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Beyond borders: Exploring hazing cultures from the US to Australia, India, and Sri Lanka

Hazing inflicts severe physical and psychological harm on victims. Education and awareness of the law, effective enforcement and oversight are crucial to combat this harmful practice and safeguard students’ wellbeing.

Politics and society

Flying solo in the face of criticism

There’s little that can be done to make Qantas more responsive to its customers while it dominates the domestic aviation market.

Business

Staying ahead of the AI revolution

Does our inherent embrace of technology that makes our lives easier have the potential to threaten our very way of being?

Technology

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Facebook and the unconscionability of outrage algorithms

Although the social media giant doesn't produce divisive content, it prioritises it, and manipulatively fostering such divisiveness on a mass scale in order to profit, knowing it may be inciting violence, is indefensible.

Politics and society