About the conference
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’.
This two-day event will take place at the Amsterdam Law School on 16-17 February 2026, and will reflect on the DSA and European platform regulation, including in its broader legal and political context, under the overall theme of platform governance and democracy.
The conference is organised by the DSA Observatory, a project run by the Institute for Information Law (IViR) at the University of Amsterdam, as part of its work within the DSA Research Network (a collaboration with the Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society and the Hans-Bredow-Institut), funded by Stiftung Mercator.
You can revisit the program and video recordings of our 2024 conference here.
Call for Papers
The conference Call for Papers is now closed. Authors will be notified of acceptance decisions in early November.
Venue
The conference will be held in-person at the Amsterdam Law School (Nieuwe Achtergracht 166, 1018 WV Amsterdam) on 16-17 February 2026 (practical information on the campus location is here).
Participants and presenters will need to cover their own travel and accommodation costs.
Registration
Due to limited venue capacity, attendance will be by invitation only, with priority given to accepted paper authors, speakers, and invited experts. If you would like to attend the conference, please formally express your interest using this form.
We will review all expressions of interest and follow up closer to the event regarding possible participation.
Questions?
The DSA Observatory team can be reached by email at:
dsaobservatory-ivir@uva.nl