Dating apps have often replaced our mutual acquaintances as trusted matchmakers. But should we trust the tech companies behind them? Balázs Bodó untangles the spider web of trust in our digitalized society. Bodó sees a ‘systematic breakdown of trust in society’. He has recently been appointed as Professor of Information Law and Policy, with special emphasis on Technology Governance.
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GiKii 2025 – Technology in its villain era – Call for Papers
Has technology’s slouch towards evermore and inevitable progress condemned it to live long enough to see itself become a villain? Should some tech (bros) have died decades ago so that they could be buried a hero? Or maybe the more things change, the more they stay the same…
IMLPP Podcast 2024: De groeiende bedreiging voor persvrijheid en ontwikkelingen in de strijd tegen SLAPPs
SLAPPs (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation) vormen een groeiende dreiging voor journalisten en de persvrijheid in Nederland en Europa. In deze tweedelige podcast gaan Wisse van der Lelij en Gabi Trogrlić, voormalig masterstudenten Informatierecht, in het kader van het vak International Media Law, Policy and Practice (IMLPP), in gesprek met Emma Bergmans en Jasmijn de Zeeuw van Free Press Unlimited.
Call for Papers: GenAI & Creative Practices
Responsible Digital Transformations would like to invite you to submit proposals to the GenAI & Creative Practices conference, which will take place at the University of Amsterdam on 17 & 18 December 2025.
‘If we go on like this, the data centre sector will not meet the sustainability goal in 2030’
Our society’s growing reliance on digital technologies such as AI incurs an ever-growing ecological footprint. Kristina Irion, Associate Professor at the Institute for Information Law, examines the European Union law and policy surrounding data centres. In a recent article, she and co-author Jessica Commins explain why, despite measures to increase energy efficiency and renewable energy consumption, the unfettered growth of the data centres sector jeopardizes the achievement of the 2030 sustainability goal.
Untangling AI Copyright and Data Mining in EU Compliance
In this TL;DR episode, João Quintais explains the interaction between the AI Act and EU copyright law, focusing on text and data mining (TDM). He unpacks key issues like lawful access, opt-out mechanisms, and transparency obligations for AI developers. João explores challenges such as extraterritoriality and trade secrets, offering insights into how voluntary codes of practice and contractual diligence could help align AI innovation with EU copyright rules.
Balázs Bodó appointed Professor of Information Law and Policy at IViR
IViR is pleased and proud to announce that Balázs Bodó has been appointed, per 1 January 2025, as a full professor at IViR, to the chair ‘Information Law and Policy, with special emphasis on Technology Governance’.
Call for Creative Media Projects – Data Work in the Digital Economy
The University of Amsterdam is providing funding and support for new or early-stage creative media projects that unearth, explore, and critique the digital economy in India from the perspectives of the labour that supports and sustains it.
More Great Books Freely Available in ‘Information Law Series’ Archive
Following the successful launch of the Information Law Series Archive in September 2024, ten more volumes have now been made freely available online on the IViR website.
Vacature: Onderzoeker bij het IViR
Heb je recent je Master Rechten afgerond of rond je die binnenkort af? Heb je aantoonbare affiniteit met informatierechtelijke onderwerpen zoals intellectuele eigendom, platformregulering, gegevensbescherming, data governance, uitingsvrijheid of AI? Vind je het leuk onderzoek te doen naar actuele vraagstukken in deze domeinen? Dan hebben wij de perfecte startersbaan voor jou!