ISSUES OF THE LEGAL STATUS OF AN INFORMATION INTERMEDIARY IN THE LEGISLATION OF UZBEKISTAN AND FOREIGN COUNTRIES

Abstract

This article is devoted to the consideration of the legal status of the concept of “information intermediary” and the mechanisms for its regulation. In-depth study of the legal status of information intermediaries, analysis of international experience, and development of proposals in accordance with national legislation are becoming urgent tasks for modern legal science. Based on this, practical experience and regulatory documents in the legislation of Uzbekistan and other countries were studied, and various concepts used in relation to information intermediaries—such terms as service provider, information society service provider, interactive computer service provider, online platform, blogger, and influencer—their content and essence were considered. The results of the study showed the absence of a unified, internationally recognized approach to the legal status of information intermediaries. The article examines issues in this direction, in particular, the normative approaches developed for media intermediaries in the legislation of the USA and the European Union, their significance for Uzbekistan, and the need to fill existing legal gaps based on comparative-legal, historical, analytical, case study, and conceptual analysis methods. At the end of the article, the author draws attention to the fact that there are no clear and systematic definitions of the concept of information intermediaries and their status in the legislation of Uzbekistan and puts forward his proposals for defining this status.