IViR is pleased to announce that Professor Peggy Valcke will deliver the Second Distinguished IViR Lecture on Friday 24th of October 2025 In the last 30 years, the amount of “Information law” – rules adopted in relation to information and communications technologies – has grown exponentially in Europe. From telecommunications, audiovisual media and platform regulation,… Continue reading The Unbearable Lightness of Being … an Information Lawyer

The overall goal of this project is to study the role and implications that the new regulatory framework has in realising public values and influencing the power dynamics and legal relationships in th...

Kristina Irion’s research project won the SSH Open Competition M 2024 grant which funds free, curiosity-driven research in the Social Sciences and Humanities. The project will explore the fundamental ...

On Wednesday 17 September, the KB – National Library of the Netherlands in The Hague will host a timely event featuring Marleen Stikker, internet pioneer and founder of Waag Futurelab, and Brewster Ka...

IViR is pleased to announce that Professor Peggy Valcke will deliver the Second Distinguished IViR Lecture on Friday 24th of October 2025 In the last 30 years, the amount of “Information law” – rules ...

Following up on the initial comment by Sabines Jacques published on this blog about Advocate General (AG) Emiliou’s recent Opinion in the Pelham II case – which examined his interpretation of the past...

Deepfakes are flooding the internet. Thanks to generative AI, politicians say things on camera they never said, celebrities star in porn clips they never dreamt about, and the Pope dons a puffer jacke...

Hij luisterde duizenden uren via de streamingdienst, maar de ethische bezwaren geven nu voor Etienne Valk de doorslag.

The Research Priority Area in Human(e) AI at the University of Amsterdam currently has a vacant legal Postdoctoral Researcher position.  

The European Commission's decision to expand its 2014 Regulation on electronic identification and trust services toward wallet-based digital identities marked a significant shift in the governance of...

The Research Priority Area in Human(e) AI at the University of Amsterdam currently has a vacant legal Postdoctoral Researcher position.

De twee grootste gemeenten van Denemarken zijn hun samenwerking met Microsoft aan het uitfaseren vanwege het behoud van digitale soevereiniteit. Welke risico’s brengt de afhankelijkheid van een bedrij...

The role of copyright rules in the regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) continues to dominate legal discussions in 2025. With new case law, legislative initiatives, and regulatory developments u...

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.

Navigating growingly complex legal landscapes This week-long summer course will focus on recent developments in privacy law and policy, zooming in on its interface with a growingly complex technology ...