Stefania Di Stefano @stefaniasds.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Sooo I haven’t been around much in the past few months, but I’m back to share this 🫣 I’m very grateful for this recognition, and to everyone who accompanied me during my PhD journey! 130
Reposted by Stefania Di StefanoCPDPconferences @cpdpconferences.bsky.social · 13/05/2026The DSA-GDPR Connection: Crafting a Roadmap for Risk-Based Digital Regulation Organised by @stefaniasds.bsky.social with @stefaniasds.bsky.social, Clara Tabuteau, Suzanne Vergnolle More information: cpdp.be/127488 #CPDP2026 #CompetingVisionsSharedFutures #CPDPWorkshops 011
Reposted by Stefania Di StefanoRachel Griffin @rachelgriffin.eurosky.social · 19/01/2026happy to see the final version of this Transnational Legal Theory SI on critical views of human rights in platform governance, which I co-edited with Barrie Sander, @hlahmann.bsky.social, Matt Canfield & Jelena Belic 😊 doi.org/10.1080/2041...doi.orgHuman rights in the governance of digital platforms: introduction to the special issuePublished in Transnational Legal Theory (Vol. 16, No. 4, 2025) 154
Reposted by Stefania Di StefanoValère Ndior @hvaloche.bsky.social · 05/01/2026regulation-tech.cnam.fr/lunch-and-le... Si ça vous branche, je parle ce mardi (en ligne) de nos recherches en cours @univbrest.bsky.social sur les chartes de réseaux sociaux adoptées par les institutions pour encadrer le comportement des agents. Merci Suzanne Vergnolle @stefaniasds.bsky.social !regulation-tech.cnam.frLunch & Learn #8Réseaux sociaux et travail : l'impact des chartes internes sur l'expression des employé.e.s, échanges avec Valère Ndior Le 6 janvier 2026 de 12h30 à 13h30 Les institutions et les entreprises prod... 166
Reposted by Stefania Di StefanoJameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 15/12/2025The "embarrassing, scandalous coda" of the Supreme Court's TikTok decision--new from @evelyndouek.bsky.social and me. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comThe US supreme court’s TikTok ruling is a scandal | Evelyn Douek and Jameel JafferThe decision means TikTok now operates under the threat that it could be forced offline with a stroke of Trump’s pen 33817
Stefania Di Stefano @stefaniasds.bsky.social · 09/12/2025A few days ago, many large online services published their latest systemic risk reports. But are these reports helpful in understanding content moderation practices? With Suzanne Vergnolle, we illustrate in @verfassungsblog.de why the DSA’s promise of transparency is failing to deliver. 152
Reposted by Stefania Di StefanoDr Birgit Schippers @birgitschippers.bsky.social · 08/12/2025Thanks for sharing, Stefania. This is such an important topic, which aligns with the recent interdisciplinary workshop on spatial open source intelligence that I co-hosted with my colleague @annalisaricardi.bsky.social at @unistrathclyde.bsky.socialstrath.ac.ukS-OSINT Workshop | University of Strathclyde 021
Stefania Di Stefano @stefaniasds.bsky.social · 08/12/2025📢 On behalf of the ESIL Interest Group on International Law and Technology, I'm delighted to announce that today marks the launch of our new @opiniojuris.bsky.social symposium:📢 *Forensic and Counter-Forensic Approaches to International Law – A Cartography and Anatomy of Genocide* 1138
Reposted by Stefania Di StefanoStefania Di Stefano @stefaniasds.bsky.social · 28/10/2025📖 I am excited to share the publication of my article "International human rights law in content moderation and the risks of ‘misdiagnosing’ its limits" on Transnational Legal Theory Journal! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 1/ 275
Reposted by Stefania Di StefanoRamiro Álvarez Ugarte @ramiroau.bsky.social · 28/10/2025Why the voluntary approach to business and human rights sucks (and a few things that can be done about it). www.tandfonline.com/eprint/KNN8T...tandfonline.comBad cover versions of law: on the inherent limits of voluntary human rights obligations, as applied to internet companies doing content moderationThis article argues that human rights impact assessments (HRIAs) in the technological sector are inherently handicapped by the voluntary approach to business and human rights in which they are conc... 131
Stefania Di Stefano @stefaniasds.bsky.social · 28/10/2025📖 I am excited to share the publication of my article "International human rights law in content moderation and the risks of ‘misdiagnosing’ its limits" on Transnational Legal Theory Journal! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 1/ 275
Stefania Di Stefano @stefaniasds.bsky.social · 06/10/2025Looking forward to this discussion! Join us tomorrow from 12:30 to 13:30 Link in the thread below 🔗 010
Stefania Di Stefano @stefaniasds.bsky.social · 30/09/2025Next week I will be moderating a session of our Lunch & Learn series! This session, in English, will focus on the inner workings of an out-of-court dispute (ODS) settlement body. With Thomas Hughes, CEO of Appeals Centre, one of the certified ODS body pursuant to art. 21 DSA, we will discuss 1/ 120
Stefania Di Stefano @stefaniasds.bsky.social · 29/09/2025📖 My review of Anu Bradford’s "Digital Empires: The Global Battle to Regulate Technology" (Oxford University Press 2023) is out on @zaoerv.bsky.social Many thanks to @alexanderwentker.bsky.social and @erik.d-64.social for editing this timely book review symposium. 🔗 doi.org/10.17104/004... 194
Stefania Di Stefano @stefaniasds.bsky.social · 19/09/2025This morning I made my first TV appearance and exercised my right to publicly criticise the most prominent politicians and leaders. The topic: a discussion on how this very same right is currently being suppressed in the US. 1/ 181
Reposted by Stefania Di StefanoRalph Janik @ralphjanik.com · 15/09/2025“Every age has its own Fascism, and we see the warning signs wherever the concentration of power denies citizens the possibility and the means of expressing and acting on their own will. There are many ways of reaching this point…” Primo Levi, writing in 1974 26017
Reposted by Stefania Di StefanoAdil Haque @adhaque.bsky.social · 15/09/2025Javier Bardem shouts out @drmelob.bsky.social on the red carpet 14415
Stefania Di Stefano @stefaniasds.bsky.social · 14/09/2025In this thread by @ralfmichaels.bsky.social, a summary of (some) of the silencing attempts we have faced while organising our IG workshop and his excellent defence of our event, for which I’m extremely grateful. 152
Stefania Di Stefano @stefaniasds.bsky.social · 13/09/2025And it’s a wrap on #ESIL2025 ! This year, with my colleagues of the ESIL IG on Int’l Law and Technology, we have had the privilege of welcoming Francesca Albanese, UN SR on the oPt, and Eyal Weizman, Founder and Director of Forensic Architecture, as keynote speakers for our annual workshop. 1/ 1133
Stefania Di Stefano @stefaniasds.bsky.social · 12/09/2025A must-read piece by @ntinatzouvala.bsky.social voelkerrechtsblog.org/defining-awa... “As academic and other institutions in the Global North closed ranks in support of a nuclear state unleashing unspeakable violence against an intentionally starved population, /1voelkerrechtsblog.orgDefining Away Palestine 1129
Stefania Di Stefano @stefaniasds.bsky.social · 09/09/2025Tomorrow I will have the great privilege of moderating the 2nd panel of our IG workshop on “Forensic and Counter-Forensic Approaches to Reconstructing International Law: A Cartography and Anatomy of Genocide”. 1114
Stefania Di Stefano @stefaniasds.bsky.social · 11/07/2025A must-read piece by my (always) brilliant friend Alessandra Spadaro (and it even quotes one of my favourite poems).opiniojuris.orgAll Wars Matter? On a Different Way for International Lawyers to Engage with Armed Conflicts[Alessandra Spadaro works as Assistant Professor in Public International Law at Utrecht University. She is conducting a three-year project titled “Business in and for war: the role and limits of in… 021
Stefania Di Stefano @stefaniasds.bsky.social · 10/07/2025The programme of our @esil-sedi.bsky.social IG on International Law and Technology pre-conference workshop is now available! With keynote presentations by Francesca Albanese, UN SR on the oPt, and Eyal Weizman, Founder and Director of Forensic Architecture, the workshop will explore 1/ 283
Stefania Di Stefano @stefaniasds.bsky.social · 12/06/2025It’s day 3 of my PIL course in Barcelona. There’s a coffee shop on campus. I’ve been getting my morning coffee here so for the last two days. This morning the barista started preparing my coffee as soon as I got in. And this cute little gesture made me so happy! 170
Reposted by Stefania Di StefanoNicholas Whithorn @nickwhithorn.bsky.social · 07/06/2025Ci sono milioni di persone che vivono, lavorano e studiano in Italia, che contribuiscono al paese ma che non hanno il diritto di votare. Alla faccia di quelli che invece hanno questo diritto ma ne prendono gioco dicendo di stare a casa o non ritirare le schede, andate a votare domani. 2252
Reposted by Stefania Di StefanoJulia Emtseva @jemtseva.bsky.social · 05/06/2025So much rage & fury put into this post (but then edited 🙃) The outrageous privatized aid plan for Gaza is a violation of international law and another confirmation that Gaza is being treated as a domestic problem, manageable by extralegal solutions #StopTheBlockade www.ejiltalk.org/privatizing-...ejiltalk.orgPrivatizing Aid: The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation AffairIsrael and its allies have introduced quite a number of legal and political configurations over the past 19 months that even the most creative Jessup moot court problem writers would not dare to imagi... 0286
Stefania Di Stefano @stefaniasds.bsky.social · 31/05/2025To be shared with each and every person who’s still trying not to call it for what it is: genocide. Thanks Alonso for articulating it in such a clear and straightforward way. Mainstream media has done a despicable job on Palestine - it’s all the more important to reach as many people as possible. 052
Reposted by Stefania Di StefanoESIL Early-Career Network Co-Ordinating Committee @esilearlycareer.bsky.social · 20/05/2025📢 IT’S HERE!!! 📢 ✨The programme of our “HOW TO” series of events is out!!!✨ This brand new series of events aims to provide a range of skills and support to ESIL early-career members embarking on a career in international law. 164
Reposted by Stefania Di StefanoNicholas Whithorn @nickwhithorn.bsky.social · 18/05/202518th May 1939, Giovanni Falcone is born in Palermo. "Those who stay silent and bow their head die every time they do so. Those who speak out and hold their head high die only once." 15422
Stefania Di Stefano @stefaniasds.bsky.social · 17/05/2025“Eurovision threatens to fine RTVE if its commentators mention the Gaza conflict again in today's final.” Boycotted last year. Boycotted this year. Shame on EBU. 100
Reposted by Stefania Di StefanoGlobal Souths Hub @globalsouthshub.bsky.social · 16/05/2025🕊️ Today, on #InternationalDayOfLivingTogetherInPeace, lets reflect on @stefaniasds.bsky.social's, "Silencing Palestinian voices: on freedom of expression and Gaza", highlighting how international law often fails to protect the oppressed, especially in #Palestine. 📘 Read more here 👇buff.lyon freedom of expression and GazaThe right to freedom of expression is currently facing a global crisis unleashed by the conflict in Gaza. The conflict has led to a high polarisation of public opinion, with opposing factions… 021
Reposted by Stefania Di StefanoNicholas Whithorn @nickwhithorn.bsky.social · 09/05/20259 May 1978, antimafia activist Peppino Impastato is murdered by Cosa Nostra. The song "I Cento Passi", originally by Modena City Ramblers, refers to the 100 paces separating his house from that of the mafia boss who ordered his murder. This version is by the choir of Maurolico High School in Messinayoutu.beI Cento Passi - Coro Maurolico (video ufficiale)YouTube video by Coro Maurolico 56117
Stefania Di Stefano @stefaniasds.bsky.social · 29/04/2025Update on the screaming kids: Here is my (effective) solution, which is also somehow making me think that I might have been struggling so far with auditory overstimulation… 010
Reposted by Stefania Di StefanoNicholas Whithorn @nickwhithorn.bsky.social · 24/04/2025Remember that when people on the right in Italy say that 25th April is a "divisive" celebration they are correct. It divides anti-fascists from fascists. 14617
Reposted by Stefania Di StefanoESIL IG on Critical Approaches to International Law @cailesil.bsky.social · 22/04/2025Dear friends, dear colleagues, after receiving multiple inquiries about the venue of our pre-conference workshop, we are sharing the information about our decision to proceed with the organization of our event. We are also extending the deadline to submit your abstracts to April 27 🚨 11612
Stefania Di Stefano @stefaniasds.bsky.social · 19/04/2025I got mail!!! The printed and submitted version of “DI STEFANO - Regulating Freedom of Expression in the Age of Social Media - New Actors as Drivers of Change in International Law [FINAL] CORRECT” (Yes - there were still typos in the [FINAL] version) I’m now *officially* Dr Stefania Di Stefano 🎓 1230
Stefania Di Stefano @stefaniasds.bsky.social · 11/04/2025Important update: the kids are now playing with Spider-Man. 000
Stefania Di Stefano @stefaniasds.bsky.social · 11/04/2025Did I really deserve an elementary school just outside my office, with kids and running around on the notes of Sabrina Carpenter’s “Espresso”? 150
Reposted by Stefania Di StefanoAdil Haque @adhaque.bsky.social · 10/04/2025"The two-page memo, which was obtained by The Associated Press, does not allege any criminal conduct by Khalil" "Rather, Rubio wrote Khalil could be expelled for his beliefs." Free this man immediately. apnews.com/article/mahm...apnews.comPressed for evidence against Mahmoud Khalil, government cites its power to deport people for beliefsThe U.S. government has submitted a two-page memo from Secretary of State Marco Rubio as its main evidence in its deportation case against Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil. 10839081473
Reposted by Stefania Di StefanoDaphne Keller @daphnek.bsky.social · 03/04/2025The way Meta did it still has a much higher initial ick factor, though. BRAGGING about your appeasement and calling it masculinity is just gross. 1201
Reposted by Stefania Di StefanoDaphne Keller @daphnek.bsky.social · 03/04/2025The dominoes keep falling. Doing the government's bidding, changing speech rules, and harming vulnerable minorities is still appeasement. Even if you do it YouTube style, quietly and with little fanfare. 719075
Stefania Di Stefano @stefaniasds.bsky.social · 03/04/2025Third day in France and it’s already “la grève!!!”media.tenor.comspongebob holds a sign that says no fairAlt: spongebob holds a sign that says no fair 030
Stefania Di Stefano @stefaniasds.bsky.social · 02/04/2025There is one thing that I truly hate writing: ABSTRACTS. I really really can’t do it. 270
Reposted by Stefania Di StefanoMartins Paparinskis @mpaparinskis.bsky.social · 02/04/2025Call for applications: International Law Commission assistants roster Secretariat launches call for qualified individuals to be included in roster of potential research assistants for Special Rapporteurs, Study/Working Group Chairs Deadline: 15 April 🔗 legal.un.org/docs/?path=....legal.un.orgOfficial document of the United Nations 01819
Reposted by Stefania Di StefanoJulia Emtseva @jemtseva.bsky.social · 02/04/2025This is a fantastic CfP so if you work on collection of evidence during atrocity crimes, especially involving technology, run and apply! 091
Reposted by Stefania Di StefanoLys Kulamadayil @lyskulamadayil.bsky.social · 02/04/2025Excited that @esil-sedi.bsky.social IG Tech is hosting the workshop "Forensic and Counter-Forensic Approaches to Reconstructing International Law - A Cartography and Anatomy of Genocide" feat. Francesca Albanese, Eyal Weizman & Nahed Samour @FU Berlin. CfP 👉 lnkd.in/eSDeMN9nlnkd.inLinkedInThis link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn 0122
Stefania Di Stefano @stefaniasds.bsky.social · 02/04/2025📢 Call for Papers 📢 The ESIL IG on International Law and Technology is pleased to announce the Call for Papers for our @esil-sedi.bsky.social pre-conference workshop The theme is *Forensic and Counter-Forensic Approaches to Reconstructing International Law - A Cartography and Anatomy of Genocide* 11812
Stefania Di Stefano @stefaniasds.bsky.social · 01/04/2025How it feels waking up every morning and going through the day.media.tenor.coma cartoon dog is sitting at a table in front of a fire with the words `` it 's fine '' written above him .Alt: a cartoon dog is sitting at a table in front of a fire with the words `` it 's fine '' written above him . 010