In person icon Roundtable on Regulating Digital Platforms – Beyond the AI Act

Abstract

Panelists: • Kilian Vieth-Ditlmann, Head of Policy, Algorithm Watch • Daniela Stockmann, Professor of Digital Governance, Hertie School • Alison Harcourt, Professor of Public Policy, University of Exeter Abstract: The regulation of digital platforms has become one of the defining governance challenges of our time, intersecting with competition policy, technological innovation, democratic accountability, and institutional design. While the EU’s AI Act marks a major milestone, it forms part of a broader and evolving regulatory landscape that includes the Digital Services Act (DSA), Digital Markets Act (DMA), and various national and sector-specific initiatives. This roundtable explores how lessons from platform regulation can inform the governance of emerging AI systems. It will focus on the tensions between regulatory ambition and institutional capacity, the role of civil society and researchers in ensuring transparency, and the challenges of aligning national and supranational governance efforts.