Workshop on Cybersecurity and Internet Governance

Overview

The Workshop on Cybersecurity and Internet Governance brought together researchers working on digital risk, online safety, content moderation, platform regulation, and search-market competition. The programme featured a keynote address by Martin Peitz (University of Mannheim & MACCI).

The workshop was locally organized by Leonardo Madio and Fabio Manenti (dSEA, University of Padua).

Programme

8:50–9:00

Welcome

Paola Valbonesi, Head of Department (dSEA, University of Padua)

9:00–11:00

Data, AI, and Cyber Risk

Gaston Llanes (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile) and Leonardo Madio (dSEA, University of Padua), "Business Strategy and Regulation of Generative AI Firms".
Laura Abrardi, Carlo Cambini, and Flavio Pino (POLITO), "Data Brokers Competition, Synergic Datasets, and Endogenous Information Value".
Stefano Comino (University of Udine), Alessandro Fedele, and Fabio Manenti, "Cyber(in)security".

11:00–11:30

Coffee break

11:30–12:45

Keynote Speech

Martin Peitz (University of Mannheim & MACCI), "Recommendations and Pricing".

12:45–14:00

Lunch

14:00–15:40

Online Risky Websites

Leonardo Madio (dSEA, University of Padua), Matthew Mitchell, Martin Quinn, and Carlo Reggiani, "Asymmetric Content Moderation in Search Markets: The Case of Adult Websites".
Laura Abrardi (POLITO), Lorien Sabatino, and Geza Sapi, "Privacy Regulations and Online Safety: Evidence From Adult-only Websites".

15:40–16:10

Coffee break

16:10–17:30

Online Markets and Search Bias

Muxin Li (Bocconi), "Dominating Adjacent Markets via Self-Preferencing".
Louis Pape and Michelangelo Rossi (Télécom Paris), "Is Competition Only One Click Away? The Digital Markets Act Impact on Google Maps".

17:30

Conclusions

Fabio Manenti, Head of the Local Unit (dSEA, University of Padua)