EU-DRAWS
Clinic on EU Digital Rights, Law, and Design
26 April 2024
h. 14.00-16.00 (CET)
Universitaire Stichting - Fondation Universitaire
Room Félicien Cattier
Egmontstraat/Rue d'Egmont 11
1000 Bruxelles
Hybrid participation available
In June, citizens throughout Europe will vote to renew the European Parliament. Nevertheless, the journey to the ballot box faces potential disruption from disinformation campaigns facilitated by generative Artificial Intelligence (AI). Threats such as deepfakes and malicious political ad targeting have the potential to manipulate public opinion and unduly influence the electoral campaign.
How is Europe ensuring the integrity of the 2024 elections? Are existing laws enough to combat online and AI-generated disinformation effectively? Are our enforcement mechanisms sufficiently robust to meet this challenge? What roles do online platforms play in this context? How can citizens access fact-checked information and express a truly informed vote?
Come and join us in Brussels to discuss such questions! The roundtable will see the participation of a stellar line up of panelists representing various stakeholders in our democratic ecosystem. Each perspective will contribute to shed light on how we can collaboratively protect democracy in the face of AI-generated disinformation.
Speakers
Krisztina Stump, Head of Media Convergence and Social Media Unit, DG CNECT, European Commission
Cecilia Zappalà, Head of EU Government Affairs and Public Policy at YouTube
Eliška Pírková, Senior Policy Analyst and the Global freedom of expression lead at Access Now
Jean De Meyere, Doctoral researcher at the Centre of IT and IP Law at KU Leuven and UCLouvain
Michael Doherty, Professor of Law at Lancaster University and editor-in-chief of the Legal Design Journal
Chair: Alain Strowel, Professor at UCLouvain and Munich IP Law Center, co-coordinator of the project REMEDIS (REgulatory and other Solutions to MitigatE online DISinfomation)
