The ReMeD Conference will take place in February

In February 2025, the Faculty of Social Sciences at Charles University will host a conference titled "Regulation and Accountability in a Hybrid Media System: Content Creators, Algorithmic Plurality, and Online Platforms." This conference is organized within the framework of the ReMeD project, coordinated by doc. Němcová Tejkalová at Charles University. For this conference, ReMeD thematically collaborates with another Horizon Europe project MeDeMAP, led by prof. Nico Carpentier at Charles University.

The conference is open to the public and all are welcome. The event will be held in English.

Date and Venue

• Date: February 10 - 11, 2025
• Venue: Jinonice, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University, Prague

Parts of the conference will be streamed online via Zoom. More information can be found in the section covering the conference here.

The advancement of technology has significantly transformed the dynamics of media’s democratic functions and reshaped the relationship between news organizations and their audiences. It raised issues about the impacts of an increasing abundance of information, such as audience fragmentation, heightened polarization, partisan exposure, etc. Understanding these changes and their implications for democracy is crucial in navigating the intricacies of the contemporary information era influenced by the rapid arrival of generative AI.

Social media is one of the key distribution platforms, and this fact is changing the entire media landscape. The significant role of social media has implications for media pluralism, democracy and regulation. It is essential to strengthen the legislative framework for social media to be able to manage the content they distribute. This conference aims to explore the complexities of regulating these platforms and analyze the challenges and opportunities, focusing on algorithmization, legislation and legislature, and the preservation of democratic principles in the digital environment. 

The keynote speaker will be Věra Jourová, former Vice-President of the European Commission and current Vice-Chancellor of Charles University for Human Resources Development and New Technologies.

The conference is financed by the ReMeD project HORIZON-CL2-2022-DEMOCRACY-01-06; therefore, no conference fee will be charged. 

More information, such as the full program, participant guide or abstract book can be found here.