European Economic and Social Committee: Safeguarding fundamental rights in the digital age

European Economic and Social Committee: Safeguarding fundamental rights in the digital age

Date: February 11, 2022
Location: Rue Belliard 99, 1040 Bruxelles/Brussels, Belgium (and online)

The conference is a joint European Commission-EESC event to discuss the annual report on the application of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, issued by the Commission in December 2021.

The 2021 report takes a thematic look at fundamental rights in the digital age. In addition to providing a general overview of the Commission’s report, the conference will also examine more closely the fundamental rights implications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and managing social media platforms.

Time: 16.00 – 17.30 CET  //  4 PM – 5:30 PM ET
Expert Panel on the Fundamental Rights impact of Online Content Moderation

Speakers:

• Asha Allen, Advocacy Director for Europe Centre for Democracy and Technology (CDT) – remotely
• Prof Joris van Hoboken, Professor of Law, Vrije Universiteit Brussels, appointed to the Chair ‘Fundamental Rights and Digital Transformation’ – remotely
• Eliska Pirkova, Europe Policy Analyst and Global Freedom of Expression Lead, Access Now – remotely
• Christoph Schmon, International Policy Director, Electronic Frontier Foundation (TBC) – remotely

Moderator: Helena de Felipe Lehtonen, Vice-president of the FRRL Group