@aleksandraq.bsky.social and @jpquintais.bsky.social have put out what is sure to be the definitive work on must-carry laws in the EU. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

🚨 New Blog Post by @msas25.bsky.social From Australia’s bans to Europe’s push for mandatory age verification, lawmakers are reshaping how children access social media. But do these measures truly protect children or risk excluding them from vital online opportunities? #ChildRights #OnlineSafety

Significant new CJEU decision on online marketplaces, GDPR, eCommerce Directive liability shields and the relationship between them. curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/...

I wrote a blogpost about the use of Generative #AI in #education and how it might adversly affect #democracy in three ways: cognitively, socially and politically. You can read it on the @icon-s.bsky.social Blog: www.iconnectblog.com/the-broader-... Looking forward to hearing your thoughts!

Ahead of tomorrow's hearing on European "censorship" of Americans under the Digital Services Act, I have a new blog post explaining why that is not a thing. You can get the gist in about two minutes of skimming the bold text, or stay for the details. 1/ cyberlaw.stanford.edu/a-primer-on-...

To be clear, for teenagers this is basically the equivalent of banning them from watching television or reading the news www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...

EU digital chief Henna Virkkunen said the Commission doesn’t “rule out” postponing parts of the AI Act, citing the need for standards before rules apply. Czechia called for a 2-year delay, Germany expressed openness, & Spain warned against deregulation. www.mlex.com/mlex/artific...

Back at #CPDP this year to discuss the DSA as a Tool in the Fight Against Gender-Based Violence. And #EthicalPorn. Organised & moderated by Prof @ggf.bsky.social, together w/ Elisabetta Stringhi, @ashaoallen.bsky.social & Farieha Aziz. See the recording m.youtube.com/watch?v=Gn6Q...

Children should not have access to pornographic content. Today, the Commission opens DSA probes into Pornhub, Stripchat, XNXX & Xvideos. They should: - prevent kids from accessing their services. - assess and mitigate risks Minor protection online remains our top priority. europa.eu/!Y9488W

Gikii 2025 in lovely Amsterdam has extended its CfP till May 31. Sept 11-12 th at IViR. Get your geek on and set your geek clogs tapping! No i don’t know what i mean either 😂 www.gikii.org/gikii-2025-a...

The worst happened. We were DOGE’d. Our NSF funding is gone. So now there’s nothing stopping me from sharing Expert Voices Together, a crisis response system for US-based researchers and journalists facing harassment. It's a true passion project. 🧵 1/ expertvoicestogether.org

✨ Join us on June 4 & 5, 2025 for the 7th Weizenbaum Conference “Empowering People in Online Spaces: Democracy and Well-being in Digital Societies” ✨ 👉 🔗 Register now: www.weizenbaum-conference.de #Democracy #Empowerment #Community #Power #DigitalResearch #WIConf25

⚡ Applications are now open for our next internship round. Join ECPMF for three months in Leipzig and work on real-world media freedom and human rights projects: ecpmf-sce-mbh.jobs.personio.de/job/1433706?...

Read more at @ebu.ch about our webinar series. And view all editions on demand if you like!

Sadly needed. Initiative (pilot) to support counter-disinformation professionals: fact checkers, journalists, researchers. Assistance for fx legal aid, digital security, psychological support, emergency training, and other urgent needs. gulbenkian.pt/emifund/news...

A French law requiring adult sites to run age checks and block users under 18 became applicable to sites based in France and outside of the EU on April 11 (Politico) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink

Sick & tired of tech oligarchs & how disinformation is monetised? Check out the paper by Julia Rone (and follow her on Bluesky!) & I published today in @cogitatiomac.bsky.social: “Reversing the Privatisation of the Public Sphere: Democratic Alternatives to the EU’s Regulation of Disinformation” 👇

CDT Europe is hiring in Brussels! We’ve got two open roles and we’d love your help spreading the word. 👇 cdt.org/careers/

📣New blog post! Flavia Giglio discusses the legal implications of the Paragon case, concerning the alleged involvement of the Italian government in the surveillance of journalists and other members of civil society by means of a military spyware.

Come and work with me in Brussels @crisresearch.bsky.social! I’m looking for a postdoc specialised in children’s rights and digital #criminology. Please repost& send to anyone who might be interested. Deadline 9th of May #digitalcriminology #surveillance jobs.vub.be/job/Elsene-P...

I wrote about the surreal experience of teaching the First Amendment right now on a green card, teaching lofty doctrine while the government is rounding up people like me for things they say www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

The lawsuit, reviewed by The Times, alleges Oliver and “Last Week Tonight” producer Partially Important Productions linked Morley to a drastic decrease in Medicaid services and accused him of thinking “it’s ok if people have s— on them for days.” www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

"Silencing Greenpeace" A North Dakota jury has ruled that Greenpeace must pay hundreds of millions of dollars over pipeline protests. CHRISTINA ECKES and PHILLIP PAIEMENT argue: The Greenpeace case is a significant test for the EU's Anti-SLAPP Directive. verfassungsblog.de/greenpeace-s...

My written testimony for yesterday's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the so-called "censorship industrial complex," which is more detailed than my opening statement, can be downloaded here: www.judiciary.senate.gov/download/202...

Join us for a discussion on the Ethics of #GenerativeAI in Research and its societal implications! The event takes place tomorrow, Tuesday 25/03, 12:00-14:00 (with a sandwich lunch) at KU Leuven Heverlee campus. Info: www.kuleuven.be/ethics-kuleu... Registration: www.kuleuven.be/ethics-kuleu...

Last Monday 100 CEOs of European digital/tech companies wrote to EC to offer support for a #digital_sovereignty strategy. This the time to move. #EuroStack. 1/

📣A New CiTiP Working Paper on the regulation of AI liability in the EU is online! The paper consists of 6 research briefs that discuss some issues and solutions to move forward, to inform non-expert readers/a broader audience and interested stakeholders after the withdrawal of the AILD Proposal.

Reacting to the geopolitical turmoil triggered by the Trump administration, Europe is tempted to follow a deregulatory agenda and to ‘simplify’ its legislative arsenal. This has prompted the question whether we need less regulation. Charlotte Ducuing argues that this is not the right question. 👇

Academics travelling to the US need to be aware of this - if hotel costs count as illegal work, any paid for speaking invitations could put us at risk.

Trump puts hundreds of journalists at US-funded media like Voice of America, Radio Free Asia, Radio Free Europe on leave, barring them from offices and revoking press passes. www.lemonde.fr/en/united-st...

#AI #liabiliy has recently attracted a lot of attention at the EU level with the withdrawal of the proposal for an AI Liability Directive. The Robotics & AI Law Society, @citip.bsky.social and the Knowledge Centre Data & Society organise a webinar on 18 March 2025 on the topic. More information 👇

The DSA Observatory Newsletter is live! Our latest edition recaps DSA developments of 2025 so far—from the impacts of Trump 2.0 to the German federal elections and recent enforcement measures. 👉 Find the link to our newsletter and sign up for future editions here: mailchi.mp/uva/dsa-news...

Now hiring in law & tech @ucllaws.bsky.social! Lecturer/Assoc Prof in IP & IT law: intersection of platform reg, emerging tech, copyright/designs. Join me @bernardkeenan.bsky.social Orla Lynskey @alinatrapova.bsky.social Ilanah Fhima, Matt Fisher, Robin Jacob & friends www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

It’s here! It’s here! The Cambridge Handbook of the Law, Ethics & Policy of AI, edited by our brilliant @nathaliesmuha.bsky.social. Full open access! Check out the chapter on #AI & Media written by @lidiadutkiewicz.bsky.social, @noemiekrack.bsky.social, myself & Prof. Peggy Valcke

CiTiP is at KU Leuven Inside celebrating 600 years of KU Leuven! Get to know our work and discuss various topics with our researchers, incl. #disinformation, #AI glasses, #cybersecurity, #influencers & more today until 16.00! 📍 Where? De Valk, Tiensestraat 41, Leuven

Come visit us tomorrow! Together with my fantastic colleagues we will be happy to tell you more about our IT law research ⬇️⬇️

In December, we hosted Agustina Del Campo & Nicolás Zara from @celeup.bsky.social to discuss their upcoming paper on systemic risks and fundamental rights in the Digital Services Act, discussed with @aleksandraq.bsky.social & @jvh.bsky.social. See the read-up: www.law.kuleuven.be/citip/blog/r...

Delighted to announce the 5th(!) edition of the KU Leuven #SummerSchool on the Law, Ethics & Policy of #AI. - Dates: 30 June - 9 July - Apply: 10 Feb - 17 March - Info: www.law.kuleuven.be/ai-summer-sc... We'll celebrate this jubileum with some special activities which we hope you'll join!👇 (1/2)