Published on: 01st January 2026 Authored by: Urshita Sharma D.M. Harish School of Law, Affiliated to HSNC University Chapter 1: The Legal Ambiguity of the Platform Economy The rapid emergence of the digital platform economy has fundamentally reshaped India’s labour landscape, creating a significant cohort of workers in sectors like food delivery and ride-sharing.{1} This

Published on: 01st January 2026 Authored by: Pragati Meena Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala, Punjab Introduction The rise of the platform economy worldwide has significantly transformed the nature of work. In India, the increasing use of digital platforms for ride‑hailing, food delivery, logistics, freelancing and other services has created a large cohort of

Published on: 01st January 2026 Authored By: Harsh Vardhan Singh School of Law, JECRC University, Jaipur. INTRODUCTION When we think of sovereignty, we still picture borders, flags and courts. Yet, in 2025 the most consequential lines of power are often invisible: they run between datacentres, across corporate terms of service, and inside opaque ranking algorithms.