The European Union is responding to the challenges of digital change with various legal acts, for example to regulate digital platforms or artificial intelligence. The aim of our research network is to accompany this process both legally and empirically and, in particular, to apply for a DFG research group on this topic in 2025.

We are investigating from a legal perspective when, for example, X must take action against hate speech and whether deep fakes must be labeled as such. At the same time, we are empirically analyzing how opinions are influenced online and looking at the “competition of systems”: How are companies implementing the new rules and how is China reacting to these developments in the EU?