This week the DSA Observatory hosted the second DSA and Platform Regulation Conference in Amsterdam with many of our IViR staff involved in the organisation or as speakers. Ahead of the conference, the DSA Observatory’s Paddy Leerssen, Magdalena Jóźwiak, and John Albert spoke with Ramsha Jahangir of Tech Policy Press to reflect on what has changed, and how the research landscape has evolved, in the two years since the DSA came fully into effect across the European Union.
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New visiting researchers
IViR is pleased to introduce our three new visiting researchers who started at the beginning of this year. IViR is committed to welcome PhD candidates, post-doctoral and senior researchers in the field of information law to exchange ideas and provide an environment where researchers from different places can learn from each other.
Deze jurist bereidt zich voor op rampscenario’s in Nederland
Oorlog, overstromingen en pandemieën: hoe bereiden we ons voor op rampen die steeds dichterbij komen? De persoonlijke zoektocht van universitair docent Ot van Daalen mondde uit in het boek Voorbereid, waarin hij ingaat op de weerbaarheid van onze vrije samenleving. ‘Ik heb net als veel mensen een onrustig gevoel bij wat er gebeurt in de wereld.’
Digital Constitutionalism Roundtable | Who controls the news in the Age of AI?
The roundtable “Who controls the news in the age of AI”, hosted by MediaLaws, DICOPO and DigCon, brought into sharp focus a central issue of our time: how the governance of AI-mediated information reshapes democratic structures, media pluralism, and constitutional values.
Natali Helberger Award
The Natali Helberger Award recognizes doctoral students who have conducted research through interdisciplinary collaboration that advances a Public Interest Technology (PIT) perspective in communication studies, journalism studies, and related fields across the social sciences and law. PIT provides a framework for rethinking the institutions, infrastructures, and technology-embedded services that shape society in pursuit of the public good.
Herman Cohen Jehoram (1933–2025)
On 18 December 2025, Prof. Herman Cohen Jehoram passed away at the age of 92.
Podcast with Joris van Hoboken: Unpacking the Politics of the EU’s €120M Fine of Musk’s X
On Friday, the European Commission fined Elon Musk’s X €120 million for breaching the Digital Services Act, delivering the first-ever non-compliance decision under the European Union’s flagship tech regulation. By Saturday, Elon Musk was calling for no less than the abolition of the EU. To discuss the enforcement action, the politics surrounding it, and a variety of other issues related to digital regulation in Europe, Justin Hendrix spoke to Joris van Hoboken, a professor at the Institute for Information Law (IViR) at the University of Amsterdam, and part of the core team of the Digital Services Act (DSA) Observatory.
Podcast with Kristina Irion: Rethinking Trade: Is Trump Using Trade Talks to Gut Europe’s Digital Rules for Big Tech?
Rethink Trade invited Kristina Irion to their podcast. In this episode, we discuss digital trade and how the Trump administration is blackmailing Europe over steel/ aluminum tariffs to tone down its digital rulebook.
New cloud service aims to free higher education from Big Tech’s grip
From January 2026, staff and students in higher education will be able to use Nextcloud, an alternative collaboration environment. Surf, the ICT cooperative for higher education, wants to make universities and colleges less dependent on American big tech companies.
HUMAN Documentary Series: AI love
Marijn Sax features as an expert in the second season of the documentary series “AI love”. This programme by public media organisation HUMAN follows people who have a deep emotional connection with artificial intelligence. The series will be broadcasted weekly from 27th of November on Dutch television NPO 3 and NPO Start.