Society of Internet Platforms V.
Ludovika Szárnyépület/Földszint-John Lukacs Társalgó
Ludovika Szárnyépület
Government Power in the Age of Online Platforms
The Conference aims to bring together prominent experts and esteemed scholars from Europe and the USA to have a lively international discussion about online platforms that play an important role in our contemporary societies worldwide. The Conference will be an event to discuss the most exciting developments and narratives about various aspects (legal, social, economic, etc.) of online platforms shaping our societies. The Conference aims to present the consequences of the widespread use of online platforms in terms of social and constitutional doctrines, protection of free speech, media/e-commerce regulation, protection of intellectual property.
Morning Session
9:15 Opening
9:30-9:55 Péter Paczolay, Judge, European Court of Human Rights
Positive Obligations of States Over Platform Power
9:55-10:20 Joan Barata, Visiting Professor at Catholic University in Porto; Member of the Center for Law, Democracy and Society, Queen Mary University in London
Public Power through Platforms
10:20-10:45 Mariette Jones, Senior Lecturer in Law, Middlesex University London
From Platform Autonomy to State Mandate: Government Power and the Duty of Care under the UK Online Safety Act 2023
10:45-11:10 Coffee Break
11:10-11:35 Enrique Armijo, Professor of Law, Elon University School of Law
The Rage Engine: Social Media as Epistemic Leveller
11:35-12:00 Gilad Abiri, Associate Professor of Law at Peking University
Epistemic Subordination
12:00-12:30 Discussion
12:30-13:30 Lunch
Afternoon Session
13:30-13:55 Christopher Marsden, Professor of Artificial Intelligence, Technology and the Law, Monash University
Comparative AI and Digital Sovereignty: The Anglo-Australian and EU Approaches
13:55-14:20 Ian Drake, Professor, Political Science and Law, Montclair State University
Free Speech During Wartime
14:20-14:45 Irini Katsirea, Reader in International Media Law, University of Sheffield
Germany’s tug of war on recommender system transparency: The Spotify and Facebook cases
14:45-15:15 Coffee Break
15:15-15:40 Zsolt Ződi, Research Professor, Ludovika University of Public Service
The Future of Automated Decision-making Regulation – ADM on Platforms
15:40-16:10 Frank Pasquale, Professor of Law at Cornell Tech and Cornell Law School
Against Anomie: Taxing Platforms to Revitalize an Exhausted Public Sphere
16:10-16:30 Discussion
16:30 Concluding remarks
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