Legality of Sanctional Mechanisms Use in the Internet

The article studies the problems of the legality of the use of sanctional mechanisms in the Internet. Currently, the regulation of digital platforms is the main focus of legal policy in many developing countries. Thus, there are three main directions for strengthening the legal regulation of Internet platforms: firstly, the change in the regulation of online platforms and the formation of uniform rules on the territory of the European Union, which contributes to increasing the competitive ability in this area; secondly, the strengthening of control over contents that incites hostility and hatred on the Internet, and thirdly, the development of a single bill in the field of confidential data. It is concluded that the application of sanctions is the most important regulator of information relations in the Internet. The use of higher fines effectively affects the behavior of participants in legal relations. However, the size of the fine should be supported by enforcement processes—for example, representative localization requirements.