Digital platform as a new legal phenomenon

The article deals with such a new legal phenomenon as a digital platform. The concept of «platform» was used in the normative acts of the USSR, and it is also used in the normative acts of the Russian Federation. However, for a long time only in relation to the designation of part of the railway transport infrastructure, as well as to describe the specifics of liability in the law of the sea. It is only in the early 2000s that we see a new use of this concept for the purpose of describing electronic interaction within the framework of the so-called «e-government». With the beginning of the process of creating regulatory support for the digital economy, we see a massive use of the concept of «platform» in policy documents and regulations. At the same time, the author notes the unsystematic use of the word «platform». Examples of using the concept of a «digital platform» are shown; types of platforms and their classifications are shown. The author assesses the impact of economic platformization on the law.