Society of Internet Platforms III. 25 June, 2024
convened by the Institute of the Information Society at the Ludovika University of Public Service
Venue: Ludovika University of Public Service, Main Building, Széchenyi Hall
(Ludovika square 2., Budapest, HU-1083)
9.15
Bernát Török
(Director, Institute of the Information Society, Ludovika University of Public Service)
Welcome, opening remarks
Opening keynotes: Algorithms and decisions
9.30
Mireille Hildebrandt
Professor, Radboud University
The Future of Legal Method. A New Hermeneutics for Computational Law
10.10
Ashutosh A. Bhagwat
Distinguished Professor of Law and the Boochever and Bird Endowed Chair, UC Davis School of Law
Regulating in the Face of Constant Change: The Case of Social Media
10.50
Discussion
11.10
Coffee break
Session I.: Regulating new powers
11.30
Keynote 1
Ugo Pagallo
Professor of Jurisprudence, University of Turin
Regulatory models of the AI Act – On power, convenience, and prestige
12.10
Keynote 2
Christopher S. Yoo
John H. Chestnut Professor of Law, Communication, and Computer and Information Science, University of Pennsylvania
The evolving nature of platform competition
12.50
Giovanni de Gregorio
Professor, Universidade Católica Portuguesa
The evolution of digital constitutionalism
13.15
Zsolt Ződi
Senior Research Fellow, Ludovika University of Public Service
Will code supersede law?
13.35
Discussion
Lunch break (13:50-14:30)
Session II: Regulating the new media
14.30
Keynote
Frederick Schauer
David and Mary Harrison Distinguished Professor of Law, University of Virginia
A Policy Analysis of Algorithmic versus Human Regulatory Decisions
15.10
Adam Candeub
Professor of Law & Director of the Intellectual Property, Information & Communications Law Program, Michigan State University
Algorithmic surveillance and the end of free speech
15.35
Max van Drunen
Senior Reseach Fellow, University of Amsterdam
Safeguarding media freedom from AI companies: the role of European law
16.00
Matteo Monti
Max Weber Fellow, European University Institute
Between quasi-journalistic responsibilities and traditional media promotion: the DSA and the New Identity of Social Media Platforms
16.25
Discussion
16.45
András Koltay
Ludovika University of Public Service
Concluding remarks