In the media

Press, public commentary and verified institutional coverage.

This first media page records authoritative coverage of published reports and major research grants. Further interviews, press quotations, broadcasts and podcast appearances can be added from links, clippings or recordings as they are supplied.

Research news and institutional coverage

A verified public record.

These entries come from the Council of Europe and Leiden University. They record the publication, presentation or funding of work completed in Dr Leiser’s academic capacity and do not recast that work as a DigiData commission.

Council of Europe
Institutional coverage

Interdisciplinary report launched at the Lanzarote Committee

Council of Europe coverage of Dr Mark Leiser and Dr Sabine Witting presenting their report during the Lanzarote Committee’s exchange with the European Commission on the proposed EU child sexual abuse regulation.

Leiden University
Research news

Second expert-workshop report on detection technologies published

University coverage of the second multidisciplinary workshop and its report on end-to-end encryption, detection technologies, privacy, security and substantive and procedural safeguards.

Leiden University
Grant news

Erasmus grant for research and education on fake news

Announcement of a €450,000 European university consortium programme, with Dr Leiser as co-author of the proposal, to develop postgraduate training and online learning on disinformation and fact-checking.

Leiden University
Grant news

€1.5 million research grant on autonomy and democratic discourse

Coverage of Dr Leiser’s participation in a Volkswagen Foundation-funded consortium examining political microtargeting, transparent information architecture, cognitive competence and regulatory responses.

Press and speaking enquiries

Comment on the law and governance of digital systems.

Relevant subjects include deceptive design, digital fairness, AI regulation, NeuroAI, data protection, anonymisation, platform regulation, children’s rights and Europe’s digital rulebook.

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