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Re: Reminder: Call for Submissions | twentyfifty: Utopias for a democratic society (Deadline: 15 June)

by Alex Gakuru

Professor William Fisher, God bless you. Let me shut up now. pamoja! On Mon, Jun 22, 2026, 2:16 PM Alex Gakuru <gakuru(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Very interesting! > > I strongly recommend interested researchers to consider: > > https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EXb1a-ZXSZA > > On Thu, Jun 11, 2026, 3:25 PM NoC @HIIG via netsociety < > netsociety(a)server-nexa.polito.it> wrote: > >> > Dear network, >> > >> > The Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG) and >> > Wissenschaft im Dialog (WiD) are inviting researchers at all career >> stages >> > (at least final PhD phase) and from all disciplines worldwide to imagine >> > democratic visions for the year 2050 in a narrative or essayistic form. >> > Selected authors will be invited to an international writing retreat. >> Their >> > stories will be published as a collection. >> > >> > Democracy is not a fixed construct, but an evolving practice, a >> > negotiation, constantly in transformation. Yet much of democratic theory >> > describes what is, where it comes from and not what could be. With the >> > twentififty *essay competition*, we ask researchers to do something >> > different: to use their expertise not to analyse the present or past, >> but >> > to imagine the future. What might democratic life look like in 2050? And >> > what kind of democracy do we want to live in? >> > >> > *Submissions (max. 1,000 words, English language) should connect to the >> > following, overlapping areas:* >> > >> > *• Living, belonging, and community* >> > *• Knowledge and learning* >> > *• Work and purpose* >> > *• Governing, participation, and public administration* >> > *• Security and freedom* >> > >> > Additionally, your submission should include a paragraph on how this >> > narrative relates to your own research, as well as your three most >> recent >> > publications. >> > Selection criteria include originality, research grounding, narrative >> > potential, and democratic relevance. >> > If selected by the review panel of researchers and storytelling experts, >> > 10–12 submitting authors will be invited to a 3-day *international >> > writing retreat* (in/around *Berlin* from *7–10 October 2026*), hosted >> by >> > Dr. Nataliia Sokolovska, to develop their narratives towards a >> collective >> > publication. >> > >> > *Deadline for submission: 15 June 2026* >> > >> > For further details on the call and ways to submit, please refer to the >> > call's page: https://www.hiig.de/en/call-for-submissions-twentyfifty/ >> > >> > If you have any questions on the essay competition, feel free to reach >> out >> > to Dr. Nataliia Sokolovska (nataliia.sokolosvka(a)hiig.de) and Sarah >> Spitz ( >> > sarah.spitz(a)hiig.de) >> > >> > We look forward to your submissions! >> > >> > Kind regards >> > HIIG >> > >> >> -- >> Alexander von Humboldt Institut für Internet und Gesellschaft gGmbH >> Französische Straße 9 · 10117 Berlin >> T +49 30 200 760 82 · F +49 30 206 089 >> 60 · www.hiig.de <http://www.hiig.de/> · Bluesky >> <https://bsky.app/profile/hiigberlin.bsky.social> · Instagram >> <https://www.instagram.com/hiigberlin/> · LinkedIn >> <https://www.linkedin.com/school/hiigberlin/> >> >> Gesellschaftssitz Berlin | >> Amtsgericht Berlin Charlottenburg | HRB 140911B | USt-ID DE 291 151 171 >> Forschungsdirektorium: Prof. Dr. Jeanette Hofmann (Geschäftsführung) · >> Prof. Dr. Björn Scheuermann · Prof. Dr. Dr. Thomas Schildhauer · Prof. >> Dr. >> Wolfgang Schulz | Geschäftsführung: Dr. Karina Preiß >> _______________________________________________ >> netsociety mailing list -- netsociety(a)server-nexa.polito.it >> To unsubscribe send an email to netsociety-leave(a)server-nexa.polito.it >> >

June 22, 2026

Re: Reminder: Call for Submissions | twentyfifty: Utopias for a democratic society (Deadline: 15 June)

by Alex Gakuru

.. Of course (and with all due respect to my especial Brazilian friends) I could be wrong, I stand guided. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bg1sT4ILG0w On Mon, Jun 22, 2026, 2:56 PM Alex Gakuru <gakuru(a)gmail.com> wrote: > .... alongside.. > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOgWxc0wjuE > > Greetings from complicated Kenya... > > On Mon, Jun 22, 2026, 2:16 PM Alex Gakuru <gakuru(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> Very interesting! >> >> I strongly recommend interested researchers to consider: >> >> https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EXb1a-ZXSZA >> >> On Thu, Jun 11, 2026, 3:25 PM NoC @HIIG via netsociety < >> netsociety(a)server-nexa.polito.it> wrote: >> >>> > Dear network, >>> > >>> > The Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG) >>> and >>> > Wissenschaft im Dialog (WiD) are inviting researchers at all career >>> stages >>> > (at least final PhD phase) and from all disciplines worldwide to >>> imagine >>> > democratic visions for the year 2050 in a narrative or essayistic form. >>> > Selected authors will be invited to an international writing retreat. >>> Their >>> > stories will be published as a collection. >>> > >>> > Democracy is not a fixed construct, but an evolving practice, a >>> > negotiation, constantly in transformation. Yet much of democratic >>> theory >>> > describes what is, where it comes from and not what could be. With the >>> > twentififty *essay competition*, we ask researchers to do something >>> > different: to use their expertise not to analyse the present or past, >>> but >>> > to imagine the future. What might democratic life look like in 2050? >>> And >>> > what kind of democracy do we want to live in? >>> > >>> > *Submissions (max. 1,000 words, English language) should connect to the >>> > following, overlapping areas:* >>> > >>> > *• Living, belonging, and community* >>> > *• Knowledge and learning* >>> > *• Work and purpose* >>> > *• Governing, participation, and public administration* >>> > *• Security and freedom* >>> > >>> > Additionally, your submission should include a paragraph on how this >>> > narrative relates to your own research, as well as your three most >>> recent >>> > publications. >>> > Selection criteria include originality, research grounding, narrative >>> > potential, and democratic relevance. >>> > If selected by the review panel of researchers and storytelling >>> experts, >>> > 10–12 submitting authors will be invited to a 3-day *international >>> > writing retreat* (in/around *Berlin* from *7–10 October 2026*), hosted >>> by >>> > Dr. Nataliia Sokolovska, to develop their narratives towards a >>> collective >>> > publication. >>> > >>> > *Deadline for submission: 15 June 2026* >>> > >>> > For further details on the call and ways to submit, please refer to the >>> > call's page: https://www.hiig.de/en/call-for-submissions-twentyfifty/ >>> > >>> > If you have any questions on the essay competition, feel free to reach >>> out >>> > to Dr. Nataliia Sokolovska (nataliia.sokolosvka(a)hiig.de) and Sarah >>> Spitz ( >>> > sarah.spitz(a)hiig.de) >>> > >>> > We look forward to your submissions! >>> > >>> > Kind regards >>> > HIIG >>> > >>> >>> -- >>> Alexander von Humboldt Institut für Internet und Gesellschaft gGmbH >>> Französische Straße 9 · 10117 Berlin >>> T +49 30 200 760 82 · F +49 30 206 089 >>> 60 · www.hiig.de <http://www.hiig.de/> · Bluesky >>> <https://bsky.app/profile/hiigberlin.bsky.social> · Instagram >>> <https://www.instagram.com/hiigberlin/> · LinkedIn >>> <https://www.linkedin.com/school/hiigberlin/> >>> >>> Gesellschaftssitz Berlin | >>> Amtsgericht Berlin Charlottenburg | HRB 140911B | USt-ID DE 291 151 171 >>> Forschungsdirektorium: Prof. Dr. Jeanette Hofmann (Geschäftsführung) · >>> Prof. Dr. Björn Scheuermann · Prof. Dr. Dr. Thomas Schildhauer · Prof. >>> Dr. >>> Wolfgang Schulz | Geschäftsführung: Dr. Karina Preiß >>> _______________________________________________ >>> netsociety mailing list -- netsociety(a)server-nexa.polito.it >>> To unsubscribe send an email to netsociety-leave(a)server-nexa.polito.it >>> >>

June 22, 2026

Re: Reminder: Call for Submissions | twentyfifty: Utopias for a democratic society (Deadline: 15 June)

by Alex Gakuru

.... alongside.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOgWxc0wjuE Greetings from complicated Kenya... On Mon, Jun 22, 2026, 2:16 PM Alex Gakuru <gakuru(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Very interesting! > > I strongly recommend interested researchers to consider: > > https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EXb1a-ZXSZA > > On Thu, Jun 11, 2026, 3:25 PM NoC @HIIG via netsociety < > netsociety(a)server-nexa.polito.it> wrote: > >> > Dear network, >> > >> > The Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG) and >> > Wissenschaft im Dialog (WiD) are inviting researchers at all career >> stages >> > (at least final PhD phase) and from all disciplines worldwide to imagine >> > democratic visions for the year 2050 in a narrative or essayistic form. >> > Selected authors will be invited to an international writing retreat. >> Their >> > stories will be published as a collection. >> > >> > Democracy is not a fixed construct, but an evolving practice, a >> > negotiation, constantly in transformation. Yet much of democratic theory >> > describes what is, where it comes from and not what could be. With the >> > twentififty *essay competition*, we ask researchers to do something >> > different: to use their expertise not to analyse the present or past, >> but >> > to imagine the future. What might democratic life look like in 2050? And >> > what kind of democracy do we want to live in? >> > >> > *Submissions (max. 1,000 words, English language) should connect to the >> > following, overlapping areas:* >> > >> > *• Living, belonging, and community* >> > *• Knowledge and learning* >> > *• Work and purpose* >> > *• Governing, participation, and public administration* >> > *• Security and freedom* >> > >> > Additionally, your submission should include a paragraph on how this >> > narrative relates to your own research, as well as your three most >> recent >> > publications. >> > Selection criteria include originality, research grounding, narrative >> > potential, and democratic relevance. >> > If selected by the review panel of researchers and storytelling experts, >> > 10–12 submitting authors will be invited to a 3-day *international >> > writing retreat* (in/around *Berlin* from *7–10 October 2026*), hosted >> by >> > Dr. Nataliia Sokolovska, to develop their narratives towards a >> collective >> > publication. >> > >> > *Deadline for submission: 15 June 2026* >> > >> > For further details on the call and ways to submit, please refer to the >> > call's page: https://www.hiig.de/en/call-for-submissions-twentyfifty/ >> > >> > If you have any questions on the essay competition, feel free to reach >> out >> > to Dr. Nataliia Sokolovska (nataliia.sokolosvka(a)hiig.de) and Sarah >> Spitz ( >> > sarah.spitz(a)hiig.de) >> > >> > We look forward to your submissions! >> > >> > Kind regards >> > HIIG >> > >> >> -- >> Alexander von Humboldt Institut für Internet und Gesellschaft gGmbH >> Französische Straße 9 · 10117 Berlin >> T +49 30 200 760 82 · F +49 30 206 089 >> 60 · www.hiig.de <http://www.hiig.de/> · Bluesky >> <https://bsky.app/profile/hiigberlin.bsky.social> · Instagram >> <https://www.instagram.com/hiigberlin/> · LinkedIn >> <https://www.linkedin.com/school/hiigberlin/> >> >> Gesellschaftssitz Berlin | >> Amtsgericht Berlin Charlottenburg | HRB 140911B | USt-ID DE 291 151 171 >> Forschungsdirektorium: Prof. Dr. Jeanette Hofmann (Geschäftsführung) · >> Prof. Dr. Björn Scheuermann · Prof. Dr. Dr. Thomas Schildhauer · Prof. >> Dr. >> Wolfgang Schulz | Geschäftsführung: Dr. Karina Preiß >> _______________________________________________ >> netsociety mailing list -- netsociety(a)server-nexa.polito.it >> To unsubscribe send an email to netsociety-leave(a)server-nexa.polito.it >> >

June 22, 2026

Re: Reminder: Call for Submissions | twentyfifty: Utopias for a democratic society (Deadline: 15 June)

by Alex Gakuru

Very interesting! I strongly recommend interested researchers to consider: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EXb1a-ZXSZA On Thu, Jun 11, 2026, 3:25 PM NoC @HIIG via netsociety < netsociety(a)server-nexa.polito.it> wrote: > > Dear network, > > > > The Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG) and > > Wissenschaft im Dialog (WiD) are inviting researchers at all career > stages > > (at least final PhD phase) and from all disciplines worldwide to imagine > > democratic visions for the year 2050 in a narrative or essayistic form. > > Selected authors will be invited to an international writing retreat. > Their > > stories will be published as a collection. > > > > Democracy is not a fixed construct, but an evolving practice, a > > negotiation, constantly in transformation. Yet much of democratic theory > > describes what is, where it comes from and not what could be. With the > > twentififty *essay competition*, we ask researchers to do something > > different: to use their expertise not to analyse the present or past, but > > to imagine the future. What might democratic life look like in 2050? And > > what kind of democracy do we want to live in? > > > > *Submissions (max. 1,000 words, English language) should connect to the > > following, overlapping areas:* > > > > *• Living, belonging, and community* > > *• Knowledge and learning* > > *• Work and purpose* > > *• Governing, participation, and public administration* > > *• Security and freedom* > > > > Additionally, your submission should include a paragraph on how this > > narrative relates to your own research, as well as your three most recent > > publications. > > Selection criteria include originality, research grounding, narrative > > potential, and democratic relevance. > > If selected by the review panel of researchers and storytelling experts, > > 10–12 submitting authors will be invited to a 3-day *international > > writing retreat* (in/around *Berlin* from *7–10 October 2026*), hosted by > > Dr. Nataliia Sokolovska, to develop their narratives towards a collective > > publication. > > > > *Deadline for submission: 15 June 2026* > > > > For further details on the call and ways to submit, please refer to the > > call's page: https://www.hiig.de/en/call-for-submissions-twentyfifty/ > > > > If you have any questions on the essay competition, feel free to reach > out > > to Dr. Nataliia Sokolovska (nataliia.sokolosvka(a)hiig.de) and Sarah > Spitz ( > > sarah.spitz(a)hiig.de) > > > > We look forward to your submissions! > > > > Kind regards > > HIIG > > > > -- > Alexander von Humboldt Institut für Internet und Gesellschaft gGmbH > Französische Straße 9 · 10117 Berlin > T +49 30 200 760 82 · F +49 30 206 089 > 60 · www.hiig.de <http://www.hiig.de/> · Bluesky > <https://bsky.app/profile/hiigberlin.bsky.social> · Instagram > <https://www.instagram.com/hiigberlin/> · LinkedIn > <https://www.linkedin.com/school/hiigberlin/> > > Gesellschaftssitz Berlin | > Amtsgericht Berlin Charlottenburg | HRB 140911B | USt-ID DE 291 151 171 > Forschungsdirektorium: Prof. Dr. Jeanette Hofmann (Geschäftsführung) · > Prof. Dr. Björn Scheuermann · Prof. Dr. Dr. Thomas Schildhauer · Prof. Dr. > Wolfgang Schulz | Geschäftsführung: Dr. Karina Preiß > _______________________________________________ > netsociety mailing list -- netsociety(a)server-nexa.polito.it > To unsubscribe send an email to netsociety-leave(a)server-nexa.polito.it >

June 22, 2026

Reminder: Call for Submissions | twentyfifty: Utopias for a democratic society (Deadline: 15 June)

by NoC ＠HIIG

> Dear network, > > The Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG) and > Wissenschaft im Dialog (WiD) are inviting researchers at all career stages > (at least final PhD phase) and from all disciplines worldwide to imagine > democratic visions for the year 2050 in a narrative or essayistic form. > Selected authors will be invited to an international writing retreat. Their > stories will be published as a collection. > > Democracy is not a fixed construct, but an evolving practice, a > negotiation, constantly in transformation. Yet much of democratic theory > describes what is, where it comes from and not what could be. With the > twentififty *essay competition*, we ask researchers to do something > different: to use their expertise not to analyse the present or past, but > to imagine the future. What might democratic life look like in 2050? And > what kind of democracy do we want to live in? > > *Submissions (max. 1,000 words, English language) should connect to the > following, overlapping areas:* > > *• Living, belonging, and community* > *• Knowledge and learning* > *• Work and purpose* > *• Governing, participation, and public administration* > *• Security and freedom* > > Additionally, your submission should include a paragraph on how this > narrative relates to your own research, as well as your three most recent > publications. > Selection criteria include originality, research grounding, narrative > potential, and democratic relevance. > If selected by the review panel of researchers and storytelling experts, > 10–12 submitting authors will be invited to a 3-day *international > writing retreat* (in/around *Berlin* from *7–10 October 2026*), hosted by > Dr. Nataliia Sokolovska, to develop their narratives towards a collective > publication. > > *Deadline for submission: 15 June 2026* > > For further details on the call and ways to submit, please refer to the > call's page: https://www.hiig.de/en/call-for-submissions-twentyfifty/ > > If you have any questions on the essay competition, feel free to reach out > to Dr. Nataliia Sokolovska (nataliia.sokolosvka(a)hiig.de) and Sarah Spitz ( > sarah.spitz(a)hiig.de) > > We look forward to your submissions! > > Kind regards > HIIG > -- Alexander von Humboldt Institut für Internet und Gesellschaft gGmbH Französische Straße 9 · 10117 Berlin T +49 30 200 760 82 · F +49 30 206 089 60 · www.hiig.de <http://www.hiig.de/> · Bluesky <https://bsky.app/profile/hiigberlin.bsky.social> · Instagram <https://www.instagram.com/hiigberlin/> · LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/school/hiigberlin/> Gesellschaftssitz Berlin | Amtsgericht Berlin Charlottenburg | HRB 140911B | USt-ID DE 291 151 171 Forschungsdirektorium: Prof. Dr. Jeanette Hofmann (Geschäftsführung) · Prof. Dr. Björn Scheuermann · Prof. Dr. Dr. Thomas Schildhauer · Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Schulz | Geschäftsführung: Dr. Karina Preiß

June 11, 2026

AI legislation trajectory

by Alex Gakuru

Greetings from Nairobi. At this rate, good Kenya will go very far -- but in the wrong direction. Shared just in case It would be an interesting research case study? regards, Alex

June 7, 2026

Call for Submissions | twentyfifty: Utopias for a democratic society (Deadline: 15 June)

by NoC ＠HIIG

Dear network, The Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG) and Wissenschaft im Dialog (WiD) are inviting researchers at all career stages (at least final PhD phase) and from all disciplines worldwide to imagine democratic visions for the year 2050 in a narrative or essayistic form. Selected authors will be invited to an international writing retreat. Their stories will be published as a collection. Democracy is not a fixed construct, but an evolving practice, a negotiation, constantly in transformation. Yet much of democratic theory describes what is, where it comes from and not what could be. With the twentififty *essay competition*, we ask researchers to do something different: to use their expertise not to analyse the present or past, but to imagine the future. What might democratic life look like in 2050? And what kind of democracy do we want to live in? *Submissions (max. 1,000 words, English language) should connect to the following, overlapping areas:* *• Living, belonging, and community* *• Knowledge and learning* *• Work and purpose* *• Governing, participation, and public administration* *• Security and freedom* Additionally, your submission should include a paragraph on how this narrative relates to your own research, as well as your three most recent publications. Selection criteria include originality, research grounding, narrative potential, and democratic relevance. If selected by the review panel of researchers and storytelling experts, 10–12 submitting authors will be invited to a 3-day *international writing retreat* (in/around *Berlin* from *7–10 October 2026*), hosted by Dr. Nataliia Sokolovska, to develop their narratives towards a collective publication. *Deadline for submission: 15 June 2026* For further details on the call and ways to submit, please refer to the call's page: https://www.hiig.de/en/call-for-submissions-twentyfifty/ If you have any questions on the essay competition, feel free to reach out to Dr. Nataliia Sokolovska (nataliia.sokolosvka(a)hiig.de) and Sarah Spitz ( sarah.spitz(a)hiig.de) We look forward to your submissions! Kind regards HIIG -- Alexander von Humboldt Institut für Internet und Gesellschaft gGmbH Französische Straße 9 · 10117 Berlin T +49 30 200 760 82 · F +49 30 206 089 60 · www.hiig.de <http://www.hiig.de/> · Bluesky <https://bsky.app/profile/hiigberlin.bsky.social> · Instagram <https://www.instagram.com/hiigberlin/> · LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/school/hiigberlin/> Gesellschaftssitz Berlin | Amtsgericht Berlin Charlottenburg | HRB 140911B | USt-ID DE 291 151 171 Forschungsdirektorium: Prof. Dr. Jeanette Hofmann (Geschäftsführung) · Prof. Dr. Björn Scheuermann · Prof. Dr. Dr. Thomas Schildhauer · Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Schulz | Geschäftsführung: Dr. Karina Preiß

May 19, 2026

Open Call for Visiting Scholars to Universidad de Chile

by Alberto Cerda

Dear Colleagues, Hope you all are doing well. Allow me to call your attention to the open application for academic visitors to the Center for Law, Technology and Society at the University of Chile Law School <https://derecho.uchile.cl/centro-estudios-derecho-tecnologia-sociedad>. Applicants must be Latin American scholars or professionals working at the intersection of law and technology. They must be fluent in Spanish. Visit would take place in an agreed time between July 2026 and May 2027. Application remains open until May 30th, 2026. Details of the call are available here <https://derecho.uchile.cl/portada/convocatorias/programa-de-visitas-academi…>. For your convenience, I am also attaching the terms of reference for the call. Thanks for taking note and disseminating among any potential colleagues who may be interested in spending 4-6 weeks in Chile in the coming months. All the best, A. -- -- Alberto J. Cerda Silva E-Mail: albertocerdasilva(a)gmail.com Linkedin: alberto-cerda-silva <http://cl.linkedin.com/pub/alberto-cerda-silva/5b/363/295/>

May 18, 2026

[noc] CfP DigiSem2026 | Join us!

by NoC ＠HIIG

Dear NoC colleagues, We cordially invite you to join this year's *DigiSem2026* at Weizenbaum Institute in Berlin! *Balancing Digital Safety between Risks, Rights, and Regulation* The Weizenbaum Institute (WI), the Bavarian Research Institute for Digital Transformation (bidt), the Center for Advanced Internet Studies (CAIS) and the Leibniz Institute for Media Research – Hans Bredow Institute (HBI) invite doctoral and postdoctoral researchers to present their work at the joint Digitalisation Research Seminar – DigiSem 2026 on: 21‒22 September 2026 at WI in Berlin. This year’s Digitalisation Research Seminar is dedicated to Digital Safety as a human-centered, interdisciplinary research field. We aim to bring together early career researchers who examine human and societal risks of digital technologies, including harm arising from bias, dis- and misinformation, loss of control, and institutional misalignment, as well as challenges in risk prevention for vulnerable groups, such as children. Our goal is to promote interdisciplinary dialogue and networking among early career researchers, and to advance research that contributes to safer, more responsible, and socially sustainable digital systems. Constructive feedback and cross-cutting discussions are central to the seminar. We invite early career researchers (PhD candidates, postdoctoral researchers, and advanced Master’s students) to submit presentation abstracts for an interdisciplinary exchange on risks and challenges arising from digital systems that affect human safety, well-being, and societal stability, that goes beyond issues of cybersecurity. Topics of interest include (but are not limited to): - Use of technologies to increase security - Risks of using AI on bias and decision making - Regulation of social media for human and societal safety - Protection of vulnerable groups (esp. children and young people) in the digital space - Criminal misuse of digital technologies (deep fakes, doxing, cybercrime, identity theft, etc.) More Information: https://www.cais-research.de/en/news/digitalisation-research-seminar-digise… Please feel free to share this CfP in your network! -- Alexander von Humboldt Institut für Internet und Gesellschaft gGmbH Französische Straße 9 · 10117 Berlin T +49 30 200 760 82 · F +49 30 206 089 60 · www.hiig.de <http://www.hiig.de/> · Bluesky <https://bsky.app/profile/hiigberlin.bsky.social> · Instagram <https://www.instagram.com/hiigberlin/> · LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/school/hiigberlin/> Gesellschaftssitz Berlin | Amtsgericht Berlin Charlottenburg | HRB 140911B | USt-ID DE 291 151 171 Forschungsdirektorium: Prof. Dr. Jeanette Hofmann (Geschäftsführung) · Prof. Dr. Björn Scheuermann · Prof. Dr. Dr. Thomas Schildhauer · Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Schulz | Geschäftsführung: Dr. Karina Preiß

March 25, 2026

[noc] Online Learning Call Invite | "Under pressure: The DSA as source of transatlantic tensions" | 18 March, 3–4pm (CET)

by NoC ＠HIIG

Dear NoC colleagues, We cordially invite you to an online learning call on the impact of the Digital Services Act (DSA) on the future of global tech policy: Is the DSA a global censorship law or the necessary basis for rights-based content moderation? *Topic* Under pressure: The DSA as source of transatlantic tensions *Speakers* *Josephine Ballon <https://hateaid.org/en/press-downloads/josephine-ballon/>*, she is advocating to improve the legal framework and access to justice for those affected by online violence who are left largely unprotected against violations of their rights. After studying law and completing her legal clerkship, Josephine Ballon was admitted as a lawyer in 2018, working in the field of consumer rights and legal tech. In November 2019, she joined HateAid <https://hateaid.org/> as Head of Legal. Since September 2023, she has been leading the organisation together with Anna-Lena von Hodenberg as CEO. Since July 2024, she has been a member of the advisory board of the Digital Services Coordinator in Germany. *Prof Dr. Matthias C. Kettemann <https://www.hiig.de/matthias-kettemann/>*, is Head of Research for the New Technologies and the Future of Law <https://www.hiig.de/research/neue-technologien-und-zukunft-des-rechts/> research focus at the Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG). He teaches law and innovation at the University of Innsbruck and leads a research area on platform governance at the Leibniz Institute for Media Research | Hans-Bredow-Institut, Hamburg. *Time & date* 18 March 2026, 3.00–4.00pm (CET) *Location* Online via Zoom (you will receive a link upon registration via our website, s. link below) To *register* and read more about the call, please follow this link: https://www.hiig.de/en/events/under-pressure-the-dsa-as-source-of-transatla… The learning call is organised by the Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society in collaboration with the Leibniz Institute for Media Research | Hans-Bredow-Institut and the DSA Observatory, with support from the Network of Centres (NoC). It is part of a broader learning call series addressing current topics related to the DSA. The series is part of the DSA Research Network <https://www.hiig.de/en/project/dsa-research-network/>, funded by the Stiftung Mercator. Feel free to share this invite with your network. We look forward to an insightful discussion and thought-provoking questions from you! Kind regards. -- Alexander von Humboldt Institut für Internet und Gesellschaft gGmbH Französische Straße 9 · 10117 Berlin T +49 30 200 760 82 · F +49 30 206 089 60 · www.hiig.de <http://www.hiig.de/> · Bluesky <https://bsky.app/profile/hiigberlin.bsky.social> · Instagram <https://www.instagram.com/hiigberlin/> · LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/school/hiigberlin/> Gesellschaftssitz Berlin | Amtsgericht Berlin Charlottenburg | HRB 140911B | USt-ID DE 291 151 171 Forschungsdirektorium: Prof. Dr. Jeanette Hofmann (Geschäftsführung) · Prof. Dr. Björn Scheuermann · Prof. Dr. Dr. Thomas Schildhauer · Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Schulz | Geschäftsführung: Dr. Karina Preiß

March 10, 2026