Learning Call (26 October): Can the EU Regulate the Attention Economy?
In this Learning Call, speakers discuss the EU’s evolving approach to regulating recommender systems and harmful design practices on online platforms.
Learning Call [Video]: GenAI and the DSA’s Systemic Risk Framework
/in EventsThis Learning Call, part of an ongoing series on current issues surrounding the Digital Services Act (DSA), examines generative AI as a test case for the DSA’s systemic risk framework.
Learning Call [Video]: The DSA as a Tool for Tackling Gender-Based Violence
/in EventsWednesday, 13 May 14:00-15:00 (CEST) Moderator: Magdalena Jóźwiak (IViR, University of Amsterdam) Speakers: Asha Allen (CDT Europe), Carlotta Rigotti (eLaw, Leiden University) This Learning Call, part of an ongoing series addressing current issues related to the Digital Services Act (DSA), examines gender-based violence through the lens of the DSA’s systemic risk framework. The discussion explores […]
Call for Papers: The DSA and Platform Regulation Conference 2026
/in Events*The full conference page for the DSA and Platform Regulation Conference 2026 can be found here: https://dsa-observatory.eu/conference-2026/ As the Digital Services Act (DSA) approaches its second anniversary of full applicability across the EU, the DSA Observatory at the University of Amsterdam will host its second international conference on ‘The DSA and Platform Regulation’. The event […]
Summer course 2024 on “European Platform Regulation”
/in EventsUpdate 8 March 2024: Registrations for the 2024 edition are now open. Due to the high level of interest in this course, and to ensure diversity of participants, the EPR summer course is now introducing a brief selection procedure. To apply, please fill in the following form. For the best chance of securing a spot, […]
The DSA and Platform Regulation Conference 2024
/in EventsTo coincide with the Digital Services Act (DSA) becoming directly applicable across the EU on 17 February 2024, the DSA Observatory at the Institute for Information Law, University of Amsterdam, will hold a two-day conference on ‘The DSA and Platform Regulation’ at the Amsterdam Law School on 15-16 February 2024. The DSA is the EU’s […]
23 February 2023 – Expert workshop on “Online journalism: Digital Services Act & Media Freedom Act”
/in Events“The DSA’s capacities for free media and safe journalists online: realistic or utopian?” A DSA Observatory & AI, Media & Democracy Lab expert workshop 23 February 2023, 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm (CET) The DSA Observatory and the AI, Media and Democracy Lab are organising an online invite-only workshop on online journalism and the role […]
24 November 2021 – Expert Workshop “Access to Justice and Content Moderation”
/in EventsWednesday 24 November 2021, 15.30-17.00 (to be held online) This workshop will focus on the intersection of content moderation with access to justice in the European context. It ties in with the current debate on the Digital Services Act (DSA) which is meant to protect European citizens when they use or are impacted by […]
14 October 2021 – Expert Seminar “The DSA: Implications for Freedom of Expression”
/in EventsDigital Services Act (DSA) Observatory Institute for Information Law (IViR, University of Amsterdam) “The Digital Services Act: Implications for Freedom of Expression” Date: 14 October 2021 Time: 16.00 – 17.30 (CEST) Online Seminar (Zoom) Programme 15.50 Get-together (Zoom open) 16.00 Introduction: Prof. Joris van Hoboken (IViR) 16.10 Expert Panel: Dr. Joan Barata […]
30 June 2021 – “An Endless Odyssey? Content Moderation Without General Content Monitoring”
/in EventsDigital Services Act (DSA) Observatory Institute for Information Law (IViR, University of Amsterdam) in collaboration with Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Law (CIPIL, University of Cambridge) “An Endless Odyssey? Content Moderation Without General Content Monitoring” 30 June 2021, 4:30-5:30 pm (CEST, Amsterdam) Online Seminar via Zoom, link will be shared beforehand Underlying paper […]