📢New IViR Lecture coming up on 14 November, in collaboration with @lawhealthlife.bsky.social. Dr. Catriona McMillan will give a talk about "Regulating Femtech: Adressing Regulatory Gaps in Women's Health Technologies". More info: www.ivir.nl/events/ivir-... cc @uvalawschool.bsky.social

IViR is very happy and proud to announce that Dr. João Pedro Quintais @jpquintais.bsky.social was awarded with a Vidi grant from the Dutch Research Council (NWO). Congratulations João Pedro! 🥳 www.ivir.nl/vidi-grant-f...

Looking forward to our Distinguished Lecture this afternoon with Prof. Peggy Valcke. Still time to join if you are in Amsterdam this afternoon!

Prof. Peggy Valcke will deliver the Second Distinguished IViR Lecture on 24 October. Join us in Amsterdam for an interesting afternoon about the past, present and future of information law! https://bit.ly/48LhOsD @ivir-uva.bsky.social

🚨 PhD Vacancy – Generative AI in the Media 🚨 Exciting opportunity to join us on the @algosoc.org project, working w/ myself, @cgoanta.bsky.social & @natalihelberger.bsky.social 📅 Closing date: 31 October 2025 🔗 More info: werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...   Cc: @ivir-uva.bsky.social

Reminder of our distinguished lecture coming up 24th of October! Based on her personal experiences in academia, policy-making and regulation, Prof. Peggy Valcke explores common pitfalls and déjà-vu’s as well as new tensions that arise in information law. Don't miss it! cc @uvalawschool.bsky.social

📢New IViR Lecture coming up on Monday 29 September! Judith Donath,@judithmedia.bsky.social, will give a talk about AI and machine consciousness. Join us in person or online! More info and registration here: www.ivir.nl/events/ivir-... cc @uvalawschool.bsky.social

📢 Come work with us! We have a postdoc and PhD position for the Artificial Secrecy project. Deadline: October 17th. More info: www.ivir.nl/projects/art... cc @uvalawschool.bsky.social

Can we preserve democracy without preserving the web? Join Brewster Kahle & Marleen Stikker at KB The Hague on 17 Sept. 🎟 Info: www.internetarchive.eu?p=1751 #WebArchiving #DigitalSovereignty

On Friday 24th October, Prof. Peggy Valcke will deliver the Second Distinguished IViR Lecture. Join us in Amsterdam for an interesting afternoon about the past, present and future of information law! More info and registration: www.ivir.nl/events/disti...

Copyright as a Freedom of (Artistic) Expression Right? The Dangers and Human Rights Law Misconceptions in the AG’s Opinion in Pelham II, by Elena Izyumenko (@ivir-uva.bsky.social) on the Kluwer Copyright Blog legalblogs.wolterskluwer.com/copyright-bl...

Deepfake Bills in Denmark and the Netherlands: Right idea, wrong legal framework, by Bernt Hugenholtz on the Kluwer Copyright Blog cc: @ivir-uva.bsky.social legalblogs.wolterskluwer.com/copyright-bl...

'Hele afspeellijsten zou men kunnen vullen met klaagzangen over wat er misgaat bij een streamingdienst als Spotify. Ik zal het kort houden', schrijft Etienne Valk 🎶 van @ivir-uva.bsky.social in @trouw.nl https://bit.ly/4lrFRQQ

📢 Vacancy alert: @ivir-uva.bsky.social is looking for a postdoc in the Human(e) AI Research Priority Area. Take a look at the details: https://bit.ly/3ItbqLu. Make sure you apply before 20 August! cc @natalihelberger.bsky.social #Vacancies #Jobs

By 2026, EU citizens and residents are expected to carry an EU wallet on their phone to access a range of online services. In our latest article, we examine the governance behind eIDAS 2.0, revealing some important weaknesses. Read the full article here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

📢Vacancy alert: We are looking for a postdoc in the Human(e) AI Research Priority Area at the @uvalawschool.bsky.social. See all the details here and apply before August 20th! werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies... cc @natalihelberger.bsky.social

Brilliant kick off to our @ivir-uva.bsky.social Summer Course Privacy Law & Policy with online talk by @maxschrems.bsky.social! Thank you Max for being so generous with your time and sharing your insights with our students. Credits to Kristina Irion for facilitating this. @uvalawschool.bsky.social

Our summer courses have kicked off today and indeed, summer it is in Amsterdam!🌞We hope everyone will enjoy the sessions in the different courses on Copyright, Privacy and Platform Regulation. Stay cool! @elsdebusser.bsky.social, @jpquintais.bsky.social, @jvh.bsky.social, @pjleerssen.bsky.social

Next week our annual summer course on Privacy Law and Policy is starting with great lecturers lined up for 8 sessions during the week. On Wednesday we have @laurensnaudts.bsky.social & Charlotte Ducuing doing a session on Social Justice and AI:

Kopenhagen en Aarhus willen niet afhankelijk zijn van Microsoft. In Amsterdam spelen dezelfde zorgen, zegt @elsdebusser.bsky.social in @parool.nl. 'Experts waarschuwen al geruime tijd dat we technologisch gezien niet afhankelijk moeten worden van Amerikaanse bedrijven.' @ivir-uva.bsky.social

📝"A mid-year review of AI and copyright posts", a short roundup of some great contributions we have had on this topic in 2025 copyrightblog.kluweriplaw.com/2025/06/24/a... Cc: @ivir-uva.bsky.social

Balázs Bodó untangles the spider web of trust in our digitalized society @ivir-uva.bsky.social 'Most people would say that there is a societal crisis of trust'. Yet, we rely on technology for many things, including finding a partner https://bit.ly/3FwxQdT

📢 "Copyright, the AI Act and Extraterritoriality", check out the policy brief I wrote for The Lisbon Council ➡️ lisboncouncil.net/publications... @ivir-uva.bsky.social

In session 4 of the PLP Summer Course @heleenjanssen.bsky.social and Marten Steketee will focus on two emergent and urgent topics arising in local public policymaking context.

Join our next IViR lecture on Friday 27th of June! Dr. Raphaël Gellert will give a talk entitled: Reconceptualising individual autonomy in an age of digital manipulation? See for more information and registration: www.ivir.nl/events/ivir-...

Still a few spots left for our PLP Summer Course in the first week of July! Don’t miss your chance to learn about the most recent developments in privacy law and policy, including data and platform law, AI regulation and cybersecurity. Check the program and sign up quickly: www.ivir.nl/courses/plp/

New paper out in Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law. Part of a unique project "Geneva Conventions at 75: Need for Innovation" and discussing human rights in technologies. Many excellent contributions on the theme in this issue: lnkd.in/eijJQifC @ivir-uva.bsky.social

Balázs Bodó untangles the spider web of trust in our digitalized society @ivir-uva.bsky.social 'Most people would say that there is a societal crisis of trust'. Yet, we rely on technology for many things, including finding a partner https://bit.ly/3FwxQdT

Still a few spots left for our PLP Summer Course in the first week of July! Don’t miss your chance to learn about the most recent developments in privacy law and policy, including data and platform law, AI regulation and cybersecurity. Check the program and sign up quickly: www.ivir.nl/courses/plp/

Where do we stand, and how did we get here. Excellent opening panel AoIR Flashpoint Symposium with @natalihelberger.bsky.social - how regulation shapes online spaces: risk-based frameworks strive toward safety, but do not incentivise social innovation

📢 New publication: "A new liability paradigm for online platforms in EU copyright law" 📝 Open access here: doi.org/10.4337/9781... 📄 Also on SSRN: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... Cc: @ivir-uva.bsky.social

❗A new event coming up at SPUI25. Join @lindaweigl.bsky.social on May 28 to learn more about trust and power in platform auditing 🧑‍💻 @ivir-uva.bsky.social https://bit.ly/4mnSVYB

📢Join us Wednesday 4th of June for a new IViR Lecture: Prof. Irene Calboli will be giving a talk about fashion and intellectual property law: From Runway to Regulation: Understanding the Legal Ecosystem of the Fashion Industry. More information and registration: www.ivir.nl/events/ivir-...

Een EenVandaag-item over ChatGPT als therapeut, met wat commentaar van mij. Twee opmerkingen die de uitzending niet hebben gehaald maar die ik toch nog even wil benoemen (ik snap dat helaas niet alles in een kort item past): eenvandaag.avrotros.nl/artikelen/ch...

Join us for a lively discussion on #AI in democratic societies! Looking forward to talking about risks and regulation through the example of #predictivepolicing and what the implications are for the EU's #digitalsovereignty. Link below 👇

Still a few spots available on the Privacy Law & Policy Summer Course where we take a deep dive into the new legal instruments, case law and practices in the field of privacy. Held in Amsterdam from 30 June to 4 July Registration & full programme at www.ivir.nl/nl/courses/p... @ivir-uva.bsky.social

Join us May 16th for our next IViR lecture on AI and the rule of law with Prof. Ruschemeier @hannahruschemeier.bsky.social and Prof. Mühlhoff @rainermuehlhoff.bsky.social. More info and registration: www.ivir.nl/events/ivir-...

📣 Panel Discussion: The Rising Power of Big Tech (New Date!) Thursday, 8 May 2025 | 17:00 | SPUI25. Join @pjleerssen.bsky.social, @tomasdodds.bsky.social and me as we discuss Big Tech’s growing influence on global politics, media and democracy. Register here: spui25.nl/programma/re...

Get ready and get creative for the upcoming edition of GiKii "Technology in its villain era?" bringing together law, technology and popular culture from angles you never thought of before. Happening in Amsterdam (hybrid also possible) on 11-12/09/25! www.gikii.org/gikii-2025-a...

Registrations now open for our annual Summer Course on Privacy Law and Policy @ivir-uva.bsky.social @uvalawschool.bsky.social Join us for a deep dive into new legal instruments/case law/ practices! With @jausloos.bsky.social @laurensnaudts.bsky.social @marijnsax.bsky.social

Mijn opiniestuk over domme AI-hype-stukjes op (o.a.) televisie, perfect verbeeld door Klöppings verhaal over ChatGPT als psycholoog. Wat zulk commentaar dom maakt is niet eens zozeer een verkeerd begrip van de technologie zélf, maar totale onkunde over de echte wereld. www.trouw.nl/opinie/opini...

Een groot deel van het wapenarsenaal van Europese legers komt uit de Verenigde Staten. Dat is én blijft de komende jaren een enorm risico, nu de VS geen vanzelfsprekende bondgenoot van de Europese Unie meer is. Het is namelijk maar de vraag of die wapens wel blijven werken als het erop aankomt.

Yesterday’s final event of our course Intl Media Law Policy & Practice showed our Information Law students @ivir-uva.bsky.social engaging with professionals in: - hate speech case law; - being creative with law in a moot court; - developing a freedom of expression game. @uvalawschool.bsky.social

>>New open access publication<< With @laurensnaudts.bsky.social as a lead author, we discuss how with the arrival of the DSA we should pay more critical (regulatory) attention to optimization logics, which permeate and shape the entire stack of digital services. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Join us at the "Building Bridges for Medicines Justice" conference on 28-29 Oct 2025 in Amsterdam! Explore the intersection of law, policy & access to medicines through a human rights lens. Proposals for presentations & workshops now open until April 22, 2025. More information here: bit.ly/3DCyLIR

Opinie in Trouw door IViR onderzoeker Etienne Valk: www.trouw.nl/cs-b1a17b4d/

I look forward to giving this IViR lecture at Amsterdam Law School about trademarks and free speech on Friday, April 4. If you cannot join us in person, you can also watch the lecture online - sign up at the link below.

Onze groeiende afhankelijkheid van digitale technologieën zoals #AI veroorzaakt een enorme ecologische voetafdruk. Kristina Irion onderzoekt de wetgeving en het beleid van de #EU rondom datacenters. https://bit.ly/42buXqe#AI#EUivir-uva.bsky.social @seven-uva.bsky.social #Digitalisering

Dutch singers’ voices can be recognized in the #AI-generated music of popular AI apps, even though they did not give permission for this. Associate professor @jpquintais.bsky.social talks about his research with @foliacivitatis.bsky.social. https://bit.ly/427A9ew#AI-generated@ivir-uva.bsky.social @algosoc.org

If you can't make it to SPUI25 today, feel free to join @theresajseipp.bsky.social and @pjleerssen.bsky.social online to learn more about the way Big Tech affect our democracies 💻 https://bit.ly/41BstAU