Workshop: Analysing EU Digital Policies
How do European digital policies work in practice and how can we critically assess their impact? This interactive workshop guides participants through real-world policy analysis using timely case studies such as age verification and IP blocking. Using the Internet Way of Networking as a guiding framework, we’ll examine how technical architecture, policy choices, and fundamental rights intersect. Together, we’ll unpack the legal, technical, and societal dimensions of these measures, exploring questions around effectiveness, proportionality, and unintended consequences.
Format
Part 1. What is the Internet Way of Networking: critical properties and enablers, Impact Assessments - 40 min Part 2. Analysing policies (1): blocking of content - 30 min Break - 10 min Part 3. Analysing policies (2): age verification - 30 min Part 4. Discussion - 30 min
Further reading
- https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/internet-impact-assessment-toolkit/about-the-internet-way-of-networking/
- Internet Impact Brief: European Commission Proposal to Prevent and Combat Child Sexual Abuse
- Internet Impact Brief: Nepal’s Proposed National Internet Gateway
People
Focal Point
- Nadia Tjahja, YOUthDIG Coordinator
Moderator
- Francesco Vecchi, YOUthDIG 2024
Speakers
- David Frautschy, Internet Society