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UCD Centre for Digital Policy
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An academic research centre on all aspects of tech and digital policy. Part of UCD School of Information and Communication Studies. Dublin, Ireland. https://digitalpolicy.ie/
We're grateful to our own Colin Scott for delivering his annual lecture to our Digital Policy students. Colin guided students through foundational questions facing digital society today, from governance challenges, to emerging policy responses.

Already excited for next years lecture!
November 6, 2025 at 2:46 PM
It’s always a pleasure to welcome our Advisory Board member
Ian Chambers, this time with DPC colleague Derek Flannagan,
classroom to discuss data protection principles.
October 23, 2025 at 10:25 AM
With Ireland's presidential election fast approaching, and election interference and disinformation spreading, PhD Jennifer Waters and collaborators have created an online resources on how to spot and report illegal election interference

Please share widely
sites.google.com/view/electio...
October 20, 2025 at 3:56 PM
On Wednesday, Assoc. Prof.
Ronan Costello welcomed Ziski Putz to the Digital Policy programme for a timely discussion on the evolving landscape of platformed disinformation.
October 16, 2025 at 6:25 PM
We're so grateful to Dean Phealan & Christo Jacob for discussing their contribtions to @paraickerrigan.bsky.social @elizabethfarries.bsky.social & @eugeniasiapera.bsky.social's "Platforming Cancel Culture" and to Pat Brodie for introducing his & @pbresnihan.bsky.social's "From the Bog to the Cloud"
October 16, 2025 at 9:40 AM
What a night!📚🚀Many thanks to all who joined our book launch yesterday and celebrated with us. The questions, discussion and company was excellent - as was the wine!🍷

Congrats to the editors, contributors and authors involved for these excellent contributions to their fields!
October 16, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Delighted to welcome IIEA's Seamus Allen to today's Digital Policy class!
Seamus delivered an insightful deep-dive into the evolution of 'digital sovereignty' within EU policymaking, challenging us to examine how Europe can balance economic competitiveness with the protection of its core values
October 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
There's still time to register for our upcoming book launch!
We'll be celebrating the release of two new works Platforming Cancel Culture and From the Bog to the Cloud.
There'll be chats, a Q&A and wine to follow!
📅15 October 4-6pm
📍UCD Humanities Institute

Register via email or the QR code below
October 1, 2025 at 12:06 PM
We welcome you to celebrate the launch of two new books, Platforming Cancel Culture and From the Bog to The Cloud,
this 15 October at UCD Humanities Institute, where there will be a lively discussion, Q&A and wine reception to follow!

RSVP at the QR code or email digitalpolicy@ucd.ie
September 25, 2025 at 5:18 PM
We are so delighted to be supporting today's symposium on Reaction(ary) Media, organised by @anthonypkelly.bsky.social and with @eugeniasiapera.bsky.social welcoming stakeholders, academics & civil society orgs in a policy roundtable on Audience Engagement with Reactionary Media as a Policy Conern
May 29, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Yesterday, The Centre collaborated with Coimisiún na Meán to deliver a packed workshop on the vetted researcher application process under Article 40 of the Digital Services Act. Naoise McNally and @kirstypark.bsky.social briefed the room on the status of the forthcoming application process.
May 22, 2025 at 2:35 PM
A symposium on "Truth & Trust in a Time of Trumpery" kicks off tomorrow 9.30am at East Quad, TU Dublin, Grangegorman. Read more about the event below and don't miss @ucdischool.bsky.social 's @aishaxr.bsky.social discuss repairing the public square!

Registration details included below 👇
April 10, 2025 at 2:02 PM
When multiple members are in the top 5 articles for TV and New Media Journal? That's smart readership.

Celebrate with us and add these to your TBR folders!
@eugeniasiapera.bsky.social
@elizabethfarries.bsky.social
@ariadnamf.bsky.social
March 24, 2025 at 12:15 PM