An entry on 'Digital Constitutionalism', written by DCN member Karolin Rippich, has been included in the recently published Imagining the Internet(s): A Collaborative Glossary. The entry belongs to the thematic
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Mariëlle Wijermars & Tetyana Lokot publish new OA chapter “Telegram as a Developing Political Actor: Conceptualising Platform Actorness”
In the chapter, part of the second edition of The Routledge Companion to Social Media and Politics, Wijermars & Lokot develop their platform actorness framework and use it to examine
Data Workers’ Inquiry receives Award of Distinction at Prix Ars Electronica 2026
The DCN congratulates its colleagues at the Data Workers' Inquiry and the Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR) on its recent recognition by Prix Ars Electronica, one of the world's most
Nicola Palladino appointed as a member of the AI Act Advisory Forum
The DCN is excited to share that our member Nicola Palladino (Internet & Communication Policy Center and the Università degli Studi di Salerno) has been appointed as a member of
DCN Members publish OA chapters in Neuvonen, R. & Vihanen, J. (2026). Real Rights in the Virtual World: Human Rights in the Age of Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality
Real Rights in the Virtual World: Human Rights in the Age of Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality explores the rights and principles that guide AI-based applications and their users in
New publication: Impact Assessment Requirements in the GDPR vs the AI Act
Together with colleagues Tytti Rintamäki, Delaram Golpayegani Dave Lewis and Harshvardhan Pandit, Edoardo Celeste published a new article in the Computer Law & Security Review addressing the question of when
Mauro Santaniello & Carlos Fonseca publish paper on “THe EU’s Differentiated Approaches to Cyber Security Capacity Building in Its Neighbours”
In their latest publication, UNU-CRIS's Carlos Fonseca and DCN Member Mauro Santaniello examine how the EU operationalizes its strategic and geopolitical interests through cyber cooperation with three key neighbouring regions:
DCN Members contribute to SWING – School on Internet Governance 2026
The SWING – School on Internet Governance 2026 concluded after an engaging programme dedicated to the evolving meanings and challenges of digital sovereignty. Across the final days of the school,
DCU Law and Tech Research Cluster at BILETA 2026
DCN Members Edoardo Celeste and Karolin Rippich participated in the BILETA Annual Conference 2026, which took place from 15-17 April 2026 at Aberystwyth University. The conference theme, “Technology is a useful servant but
Successful workshop on “International Relations in the Digital Age”
On 26 and 27 March 2026, PGMT & DCN member Dr. Dennis Redeker (ZeMKI) jointly with Dr. Berenike Prem (InIIS, University of Bremen), in cooperation with the International Relations Section of the German Political Science Association