Regulating Social Media Algorithms

January 17, 2023 | 9am – 12:40pm (Hong Kong Time)
January 16, 2023 | 8pm – 11:40pm (US Eastern Standard Time)

This symposium will be conducted via Zoom.

Welcome Remarks by Professor Haochen Sun (9am – 9:05am, HKT / 8pm – 8:05pm, EST)

Panel 1 (9:05am – 10:45am, HKT / 8:05pm – 9:45pm, EST)

Moderator & Commentator: Anupam Chander, Scott K. Ginsburg Professor of Law and Technology, Georgetown University Law Center

Speakers:

Mandating Disclosure of Social Media Algorithms
Pamela Samuelson, Richard M. Sherman Distinguished Professor of Law and Information, UC Berkeley School of Law

The Right to Know Algorithms
Haochen Sun, Professor of Law, University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law

First Amendment Limits on the Regulation of Social Media Content
Christopher Yoo, John H. Chestnut Professor of Law, Communication, and Computer & Information Science, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School

A Duty of Loyalty for Social Media Algorithms
Woodrow Hartzog, Professor of Law and Class of 1960 Scholar, Boston University School of Law

Panel 2 (11am – 12:40pm, HKT / 10pm – 11:40pm, EST)

Moderator & Commentator: Scott Veitch, Paul K C Chung Professor in Jurisprudence, University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law

Speakers:

Trump v. TikTok
Anupam Chander, Scott K. Ginsburg Professor of Law and Technology, Georgetown University Law Center

Is There a Role for Technical Standards in Regulating Social Media Algorithms?
Lyria Bennett Moses, Professor & Associate Dean (Research), Faculty of Law and Justice, University of New South Wales

Algorithmic Fiduciary Duty: A Theory of Representation
Xiaodong Ding, Professor, Renmin University of China School of Law

Regulating Recommendation Algorithms: Lessons from China’s Inconsistent Approach
Erik Shaddock, PhD Candidate, University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law

Please register as soon as possible at https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_regform.aspx?guest=Y&UEID=85606

For inquiries, please contact Ms. Grace Chan at mcgrace@hku.hk / (+852) 3917 4727.