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Internet intermediary refers to a company that facilitates the use of the Internet. Such companies include internet service providers (ISPs), search engines and social media platforms.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.article19.org/resources.php/resource/37242/en/internet-intermediaries:-dilemma-of-liability )〕 ==Definition== According to OECD, and cited by UNESCO, Internet intermediaries can be defined as organizations (primarily, for-profit companies) that "bring together or facilitate transactions between third parties on the Internet. They give access to, host, transmit and index content, products and services originated by third parties on the Internet or provide Internet-based services to third parties" and lists the following organizations as fitting this definition:〔(The Economic and Social Role of Internet Intermediaries ), OECD, 2010, p.9〕〔Rebecca MacKinnon, Elonnai Hickok, Allon Bar, Hae-in Lim, UNESCO. (Fostering Freedom Online: the Role of Internet Intermediaries ). UNESCO. 2015, p.19-23〕 # Internet access and service providers (ISPs); # Data processing and web hosting providers, including domain name registrars; # Internet search engines and portals; # E-commerce intermediaries, where these platforms do not take title to the goods being sold; # Internet payment systems; and # Participative networking platforms, which include Internet publishing and broadcasting platforms that do not themselves create or own the content being published or broadcast. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Internet intermediary」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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