Digital Transformation of Decision-Making

The Council of Europe’s newly established expert committee on the integrity of online information held its first time meeting on the 15th and 16th March, to discuss its goals and plans. The MSI-INF will prepare a draft guidance note on “countering the spread of online mis- and disinformation through fact-checking and platform design solutions in a human rights compliant manner”.  
Ronan Fahy , a researcher at the DTDM, is an independent expert in the MSI-INF Committee . He has now been appointed a…

On 29 March 2022, at 14:30 – 16:00 (CET), João Pedro Quintais, Ronan Fahy and Naomi Appelman, will be speaking at a TILT seminar on “Using Terms and Conditions to apply Fundamental Rights to Content Moderation: Is Article 12 DSA a Paper Tiger?”. The discussion will centre on Article 12 DSA, which may require platforms to apply EU fundamental rights law and to what extent this may curb the power of Big Tech over online speech.
To register for this event, please contact: Maartje van Genk More detail…

The Council of Europe’s newly established expert committee is composed of 13 members—seven Member State representatives and six independent experts⁠. Its mandate is to provide guidance “on countering the spread of online mis- and disinformation through fact-checking and platform design solutions in a human rights compliant manner”.
Ronan Fahy , DTDM researcher, has been appointed to the MSI-INF Committee as an independent expert. “It’s a privilege to be a member of the Committee, and I’m very much…