Stefania Di Stefano
@stefaniasds.bsky.social
Postdoc researcher in content moderation at CNAM | PhD in Intl Law @gvagrad.bsky.social | Visiting Lecturer @RGSL_LV | Coordinator @ESIL_Tech & @esilearlycareer.bsky.social | she/her
Antifascista, sempre
Antifascista, sempre
Congrats to you as well! Very happy to see your piece out and looking forward to draw from it for my current research on the DSA and its role as a BHR instrument!
October 28, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Congrats to you as well! Very happy to see your piece out and looking forward to draw from it for my current research on the DSA and its role as a BHR instrument!
As the landscape for the role of human rights law in content moderation is constantly shifting (see, for instance, the latest report of Irene Khan, UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression), I look forward to continuing exploring these issues!
October 28, 2025 at 12:13 PM
As the landscape for the role of human rights law in content moderation is constantly shifting (see, for instance, the latest report of Irene Khan, UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression), I look forward to continuing exploring these issues!
The article is available *Open Access* thanks to the support of the @gvagrad.bsky.social @gvagrad-law.bsky.social, where this research was conducted. 6/
October 28, 2025 at 12:13 PM
The article is available *Open Access* thanks to the support of the @gvagrad.bsky.social @gvagrad-law.bsky.social, where this research was conducted. 6/
I am also grateful to @abclapham.bsky.social, who has read *many* drafts of this piece and has offered invaluable feedback and comments, as well as to Molly Land for her thoughtful comments and suggestions. Lastly, I thank the two anonymous reviewers for their thorough engagement with this work.
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October 28, 2025 at 12:13 PM
I am also grateful to @abclapham.bsky.social, who has read *many* drafts of this piece and has offered invaluable feedback and comments, as well as to Molly Land for her thoughtful comments and suggestions. Lastly, I thank the two anonymous reviewers for their thorough engagement with this work.
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The article is part of the Special Issue ‘The Promise and Perils of Human Rights for Governing Digital Platforms’. I’m grateful to @barriesander.bsky.social @hlahmann.bsky.social @rachelgriffin.bsky.social, Matthew Canfield & Jelena Belic for their generous engagement with the piece and feedback.4/
October 28, 2025 at 12:13 PM
The article is part of the Special Issue ‘The Promise and Perils of Human Rights for Governing Digital Platforms’. I’m grateful to @barriesander.bsky.social @hlahmann.bsky.social @rachelgriffin.bsky.social, Matthew Canfield & Jelena Belic for their generous engagement with the piece and feedback.4/
In particular, I argue that the limits of IHRL that have been identified originate from and reflect a traditional approach to international law. I instead offer an alternative diagnosis, arguing that these ‘limits’ are in fact symptomatic of instances of change in international law. 3/
October 28, 2025 at 12:13 PM
In particular, I argue that the limits of IHRL that have been identified originate from and reflect a traditional approach to international law. I instead offer an alternative diagnosis, arguing that these ‘limits’ are in fact symptomatic of instances of change in international law. 3/
The article engages with the main criticisms that have been aimed at the role of international human rights law in content moderation, and offers a new perspective on the value of this legal framework for addressing issues relating to platform governance. 2/
October 28, 2025 at 12:13 PM
The article engages with the main criticisms that have been aimed at the role of international human rights law in content moderation, and offers a new perspective on the value of this legal framework for addressing issues relating to platform governance. 2/
I have never used it because I thrive in chaos! Whenever I organise something, I immediately forget I have done it and usually start over looking for stuff. The amazing thing is that I keep looking for the same stuff and I’m often redirected to an open tab 🫠
October 1, 2025 at 10:29 AM
I have never used it because I thrive in chaos! Whenever I organise something, I immediately forget I have done it and usually start over looking for stuff. The amazing thing is that I keep looking for the same stuff and I’m often redirected to an open tab 🫠
I also have a printed copy with a ton of post-its on it but I’ve not reached the point where I carry it everywhere ahaha (and I don’t want to reach that point)
October 1, 2025 at 10:21 AM
I also have a printed copy with a ton of post-its on it but I’ve not reached the point where I carry it everywhere ahaha (and I don’t want to reach that point)
It’s permanently open in my browser but I keep losing it given the number of tabs currently open… I might have to do the same ahaha
October 1, 2025 at 10:18 AM
It’s permanently open in my browser but I keep losing it given the number of tabs currently open… I might have to do the same ahaha
No registration required - just click on the 🔗 in the post above and join the discussion next Tuesday from 12:30 to 13:30
September 30, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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to what extent these mechanisms truly empower users to challenge platforms’ content decisions and how decisions taken by these bodies contribute to the enforcement and effectiveness of the DSA.
More info: regulation-tech.cnam.fr/lunch-learn-5/
More info: regulation-tech.cnam.fr/lunch-learn-5/
Lunch & Learn #5
The inner workings of an out-of-court dispute settlement body: a conversation with Thomas Hughes Tuesday 7th October, 12:30-13:30 Curtailing illegal and harmful speech online is a major challenge. Regulatory approaches at the regional and national level seek to prevent “torrents of hate coming over the Internet”, as French
regulation-tech.cnam.fr
September 30, 2025 at 12:19 PM
to what extent these mechanisms truly empower users to challenge platforms’ content decisions and how decisions taken by these bodies contribute to the enforcement and effectiveness of the DSA.
More info: regulation-tech.cnam.fr/lunch-learn-5/
More info: regulation-tech.cnam.fr/lunch-learn-5/
In my review, I focus on how tech companies fit within the horizontal conflicts Bradford describes in her book.I argue that the shifts in companies’ alliances w/digital empires show how companies leverage horizontal battles b/w regulatory models to benefit their vertical battles vs. digital empires
September 29, 2025 at 9:26 AM
In my review, I focus on how tech companies fit within the horizontal conflicts Bradford describes in her book.I argue that the shifts in companies’ alliances w/digital empires show how companies leverage horizontal battles b/w regulatory models to benefit their vertical battles vs. digital empires
Many thanks to FRANCE 24 for having me, and to Suzanne Vergnolle for helping me prep for this! 5/5
September 19, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Many thanks to FRANCE 24 for having me, and to Suzanne Vergnolle for helping me prep for this! 5/5
the same administration that is strenuously presenting itself as the protector of free speech is also putting in place tactics that directly violate the First Amendment precisely to suppress political opposition. 4/
September 19, 2025 at 8:10 AM
the same administration that is strenuously presenting itself as the protector of free speech is also putting in place tactics that directly violate the First Amendment precisely to suppress political opposition. 4/
I also illustrated how this suspension is a perfect example of jawboning and a violation of the First Amendment. Ultimately, the suspension is yet another demonstration of the weaponisation of the concept of free speech: 3/
September 19, 2025 at 8:10 AM
I also illustrated how this suspension is a perfect example of jawboning and a violation of the First Amendment. Ultimately, the suspension is yet another demonstration of the weaponisation of the concept of free speech: 3/
In my intervention, I discussed the wider strategies currently employed in the US to stifle political opposition, underscoring how the recent suspension of Jimmy Kimmel is just the latest escalation of silencing efforts that had already started at the beginning of this second Trump administration 2/
September 19, 2025 at 8:10 AM
In my intervention, I discussed the wider strategies currently employed in the US to stifle political opposition, underscoring how the recent suspension of Jimmy Kimmel is just the latest escalation of silencing efforts that had already started at the beginning of this second Trump administration 2/