As part of the fourth IViR Science Fiction and Information Law competition, DigiCon will publish the stories of the finalists every week. The winning stories will be revealed during the CPDP 2026 conference in Brussels on 19-22 May.
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Kristina Irion and Ronan Fahy present study to Council of Europe Committee
On 26 March 2026, Kristina Irion and Ronan Fahy presented a study on media regulators to the Council of Europe’s Committee of Experts on Media Regulators in a Platform-Based Environment. The study aims to serve as a foundation for initiating discussions within the Council of Europe’s Committee of Experts on Media Regulators in a Platform-Based Environment (MSI- eREG) on a future Guidance Note on this topic.
First shortlisted story of the Science Fiction and Information Law Writing Competition
As part of the fourth IViR Science Fiction and Information Law competition, DigiCon will publish the stories of the finalists every week. The winning stories will be revealed during the CPDP 2026 conference in Brussels on 19-22 May.
Blogpost by Kristina Irion: AI Firms Can Limit Military Surveillance of Americans. What About of Everyone Else?
In recent days, a public dispute has laid bare tensions between AI companies and the US military over who decides how the AI is used. The US Department of Defense cancelled Anthropic’s AI agent Claude and instead struck a deal with OpenAI. Where constitutional protection is limited to domestic surveillance, the rest of the world becomes a legitimate target of AI-enabled mass surveillance. AI-enabled surveillance is no longer science fiction. The framing around limiting the US military’s use of generative AI for domestic surveillance should unsettle the rest of the world, argues Kristina Irion in her blog post for Tech Policy Press.
“Meta’s verbod op politieke reclame werkt niet, partijen adverteren gewoon door”
Max van Drunen wordt geciteerd door Nieuwsuur in een artikel waarin hij reageert op onderzoek van de UvA over politieke advertenties op Facebook en Instagram.
Comments by João Pedro Quintais in “Why dolphins are turning heads in Europe’s AI copyright debate”
Europe’s courts are busy with rightsholders’ challenges to AI giants – but there’s little prospect of clarity on IP use soon. João Pedro Quintais was interviewed for this Euractiv piece.
Introducing…Vilma Margarit Nikolaeva
Vilma started her PhD at the Institute for Information Law (IViR) in January 2026. Her research focuses on the tension between algorithmic transparency, access to information for public interest research and blanket trade secrecy claims of private technology companies.
Els De Busser presenting at the European Parliament (LIBE Committee)
On 24 February, Els De Busser (Associate Professor at IVIR and Programme Director of the Master Information Law) gave a presentation in front of the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE Committee).
Gabriela Trogrlić: From junior researcher to PhD candidate…
This month, Gabriela started as a PhD candidate at the Institute for Information Law (IViR). She holds bachelor’s degrees in Law and Philosophy from Erasmus University Rotterdam and a master’s degree in Information Law from the University of Amsterdam. After completing her studies, she worked as a junior researcher at IViR, contributing to projects on (decentralised) platform regulation, disinformation, freedom of expression, and the privacy and data protection implications of digital health initiatives for mobile populations.
Politico: EU tech enforcer tells officials not to be scared by US threats
POLITICO Europe reported about the keynote speech by Prabhat Agarwal (DG Connect, European Commission) at the DSA and Platform Regulation Conference on Monday 16 February in Amsterdam (University of Amsterdam).