Abstract:

Global data governance has become an important issue in current global governance and transnational digital platforms have gradually become the protagonists of economic globalization. According to the meaning of global data governance, it can be classified from the perspectives of its main participants and content. With the unprecedented attention to data-related issues on a global scale, the participation of transnational companies in global data governance has become the needs of the times. The practical impact of transnational companies on the development of the global digital economy and data governance is mainly reflected in the rapid development of the digital economy and the profound impact on global data governance in many industry practices related to transnational companies. Transnational corporations play a concrete role through data governance provisions in global or regional multilateral treaties. And these have become important legal subjects of global data governance, so transnational corporations should be included in the legal regulation of global data governance, and a supervision and accountability mechanism for their participation in global data governance should be established.

Key words: transnational corporation, global data governance, data compliance, legal status, accountability mechanism