On Friday 28 October 2016 Robert Spano, judge at the European Court of Human Rights, gave a presentation at IViR. He spoke about intermediary liability for online user comments – the Delfi jurisprudence. The Delfi case raised a lot of discussion and is one of the first on the role of intermediaries in today’s information society. Robert… Continue reading Presentation by ECHR judge Robert Spano at IViR on 28 October 2016
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Public Lecture by Jason Kint: The Real Relationship between Behavioral Advertising and Publishing
Public Lecture: “The Real Relationship between Behavioral Advertising and Publishing”
Personalised Communication Series: Jason Kint (CEO, Digital Content Next (DCN), New York) Monday, October 9, 15.30-17.00 hours followed by drinks ***New Location at the Institute for Information Law (IViR): REC A5.24 Nieuwe Achtergracht 166 1018 WV Amsterdam Abstract: There are significant changes underway in the EU, such as the General Data Protection Regulation and the… Continue reading Public Lecture: “The Real Relationship between Behavioral Advertising and Publishing”
IViR’s Balazs Bodo wins €1.5M ERC STG grant to study the societal effects of blockchain technologies
The European Research Council (ERC) has announced the winners of its 2017 Starting Grants. A Starting Grant is a personal grant of about 1.5 million euros and gives talented researchers the opportunity to conduct research for a period of five years. Six researchers from the University of Amsterdam (UvA) received the prestigious grant. One of… Continue reading IViR’s Balazs Bodo wins €1.5M ERC STG grant to study the societal effects of blockchain technologies
IViR Lunchtime talk: Cracking the canon – what does the analysis of 4 million university syllabi teach us
We cordially invite you to attend Joe Karaganis’ (American Assembly) talk on the Open Syllabus Project. Date: September 12, 217 (Tuesday), 1.00PM Location: IViR Documentation Center Universities mostly do two things: teach and research. It’s possible to understand the research process and its outcomes because it generates an extensive public record. Articles and books record… Continue reading IViR Lunchtime talk: Cracking the canon – what does the analysis of 4 million university syllabi teach us
Micro-targeting, the quantified persuasion – Keynote talk by Dr. Daniel Kreiss
We cordially invite you to the latest installment of the the RPA Personalised Communication Lecture Series, which is being given by Dr. Daniel Kreiss as the closing Keynote of the Amsterdam Symposium on Political Micro-Targeting. “ Micro-targeting, the quantified persuasion” Dr. Daniel Kreiss (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill) Taking Michael Schudson’s insightful Advertising,… Continue reading Micro-targeting, the quantified persuasion – Keynote talk by Dr. Daniel Kreiss
IViR has moved to a new location
The Institute for Information Law has moved to our new location at the Roeterseilandcampus. Our new address is: Visiting address: Postal address: Institute for Information Law Roeterseilandcampus, Building A, 5th floor Nieuwe Achtergracht 166 1018 WV Amsterdam The Netherlands Institute for Information Law P.O. Box 1030 1000 BA Amsterdam The Netherlands Tel: 020 525 3406… Continue reading IViR has moved to a new location
Het verschil van mening: Collegereeks door prof. Dommering bij de Illustere School
Amsterdam symposium on political micro-targeting – summary
Under the aegis of the Personalized Communication Research Priority Area of the University of Amsterdam, the Institute for Information Law, and the Amsterdam School of Communication Research organized a one day symposium on the theory and practice of political micro-targeting. The occasion was the upcoming special issue of Internet Policy Review on political microtargeting, which is guest… Continue reading Amsterdam symposium on political micro-targeting – summary