Platform Governance and the Political Economy of Global AI Regulation

CIGI Paper No. 345

December 18, 2025

The Centre for International Governance Innovation convened a virtual workshop last year, bringing together global experts across policy, media, academia and civil society. Through this discussion, the workshop aimed to inform current and future discourse on global AI governance, identifying best practices and regulatory gaps. This paper builds on key takeaways from the discussion on the intertwined nature of platform and AI governance with an emphasis on the need to introduce a multilevel rights framework, unpack inequalities in the global AI supply chain and address the lack of regulatory capacity in the Global Majority.

About the Author

Sabhanaz Rashid Diya is a CIGI senior fellow and the founder of Tech Global Institute, a global tech policy think tank focused on reducing equity and accountability gaps between technology companies and the global majority.