Large tech companies like Google and Facebook have significant power in the digital media landscapes of countries around the world, and it can sometimes be hard to imagine what online life would be like without them. This article is a contribution from the participants on a panel organised by the Amsterdam-based AI, Media and Democracy Lab which …
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The Dutch AI Coalition (NL AIC) has awarded ELSA Lab status to the AI, Media & Democracy Lab, a collaboration between the UvA, HvA, CWI, media partners, social partners and the municipality of Amsterdam. ELSA Lab status is a formal recognition of the quality of a given undertaking which is in line with the ambitions …
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Our colleagues from the Institute for Information Law (IViR) organise the 2nd call for short stories the IViR Science Fiction & Information Law story competition. From the many exciting contributions to our first call it became clear that science fiction is a source of inspiration for many information law scholars to reflect on the societal …
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Flanders and the Netherlands join EDMO project in the fight against disinformation. The European Commission recognises the relevance of the fight against disinformation and has therefore allocated two million euros to the Flemish-Dutch EDMO project. Within this project, a multidisciplinary hub will be established by and for scientists, fact-checkers, media companies and other stakeholders. In …
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One of the biggest developments in the media landscape in recent years is the use of data. Consumer data is widely traded between media and advertisers. But due to the abolition of third-party cookies, this is changing. The media industry is looking for new ways to collect data without violating consumer privacy. In the Cross …
The annual Summer Institute in Computational Social Science is taking place from 14-25 June at the University of Maastricht. The purpose of the Summer Institute is to bring together graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and beginning faculty interested in computational social science, focusing on legal data, both from the perspective of collection as well as analysis. …
The UvA Open Festival took place from 2 to 5 June 2021 and brought together UvA scientists, students and alumni. The theme of festival this year is ‘Wellbeing’. Visit this website for more information about UvA Open. Natali Helberger was one of the panelists on AI and big data. The panel is now online and …
Theresa Seipp wrote an opinion piece on news media’s dependency on big tech. In this op-ed she explains the lessons Europe should learn from Australia’s News Media Bargaining Code and Facebook’s reaction to it, but also why Europe needs to act to break up the dependency and facilitate media independence, innovation and funding. Read the …
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In this new episode from ‘Nieuwe Wereld tv’, David van Overbeek interviews postdoc researcher Marijn Sax about health apps. For most people, good health is really important. They want to live healthy, but most of us do not motivate themselves to go to the gym and eat healthy every day. Health apps have been developed …
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The International Association for the Study of the Commons (IASC) Conference will take place from 9-11 June. ICDS team member Jef Ausloos will give several presentations on his research. On June 9, he will talk about how data rights and transparency rules can play an important role in enabling research into online platforms. The following …