Society of Internet Platforms V.
Government Power in the Age of Internet Platforms
July 2, 2026
Venue: Ludovika University of Public Service, Side Building (ground floor), John Lukacs Lounge
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
Research Professor, Ludovika University of Public Service
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