Dr. M.Z. (Max) van Drunen
Faculty of Law
Information Law
Visiting address
- Nieuwe Achtergracht 166
- Room number: 5.06
Postal address
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Postbus 15514
1001 NA Amsterdam
Contact details
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Profile
Max van Drunen is a postdoc at the Institute for Information Law. He researches the regulation of political microtargeting as of an interdisciplinary research project that combines communciation science, philosophy, computer science, and law. In addition, he continues to explore how platforms' and the media's editorial responsiblity is shaped by the automation of editorial decision-making. His dissertation focused on the responsibilities that platforms and traditional media organisations take on when they implement news personalisation, and was carried out as part of the Personalised Communications project under the supervision of Natali Helberger.
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Publications
- refereed (9)
- academic (9)
- professional (2)
- conference contributions (1)
- recognitions (9)
- doctoral thesis (1)
2024
van Drunen, M. Z., & Noroozian, A. (2024). How to design data access for researchers: A legal and software development perspective. Computer Law & Security Review, 52, Article 105946. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clsr.2024.105946 [details]
2023
- van Drunen, M. Z., & Fechner, D. (2023). Safeguarding editorial independence in an automated media system: the relationship between law and journalistic perspectives. Digital Journalism, 11(9), 1723-1750. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/21670811.2022.2108868 [details]
2022
- Helberger, N., van Drunen, M., Moeller, J., Vrijenhoek, S., & Eskens, S. (2022). Towards a Normative Perspective on Journalistic AI: Embracing the Messy Reality of Normative Ideals. Digital Journalism, 10(10), 1605-1626. https://doi.org/10.1080/21670811.2022.2152195 [details]
- van Drunen, M. Z., Helberger, N., & Ó Fathaigh, R. (2022). The Beginning of EU Political Advertising Law: Unifying Democratic Visions through the Internal Market. International Journal of Law and Information Technology, 30(2), 181–199. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/ijlit/eaac017 [details]
- van Drunen, M., Zarouali, B., & Helberger, N. (2022). Recommenders you can rely on: A legal and empirical perspective on the transparency and control individuals require to trust news personalisation. Journal of Intellectual Property, Information Technology and Electronic Commerce Law, 13(3), 302-322. http://www.jipitec.eu/issues/jipitec-13-3-2022/5562 [details]
2021
- van Drunen, M. (2021). Editorial independence in an automated media system. Internet Policy Review, 10(3). Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.14763/2021.3.1569 [details]
2020
- Bastian, M., Makhortykh, M., Harambam, J., & van Drunen, M. (2020). Explanations of news personalisation across countries and media types. Internet Policy Review, 9(4). https://doi.org/10.14763/2020.4.1504 [details]
- van Drunen, M. Z. (2020). The post-editorial control era: how EU media law matches platforms’ organisational control with cooperative responsibility. Journal of Media Law, 12(2), 166-190. https://doi.org/10.1080/17577632.2020.1796067 [details]
2019
- van Drunen, M. Z., Helberger, N., & Bastian, M. (2019). Know your algorithm: what media organizations need to explain to their users about news personalization. International Data Privacy Law, 9(4), 220-235. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/idpl/ipz011 [details]
2024
- van Drunen, M. Z., Papaevangelou, C., Buijs, D., & Fahy, R. F. (2024). What can a media privilege look like? Unpacking three versions in the EMFA. Journal of Media Law. https://doi.org/10.1080/17577632.2023.2299097
2023
- Helberger, N., van Drunen, M., Fahy, R., Naudts, L., Piasecki, S., & Seipp, T. (2023). Expert opinion on draft European Media Freedom Act for stakeholder meeting 28 February 2023. Web publication or website, DSA Observatory. https://dsa-observatory.eu/2023/03/29/expert-opinion-on-draft-european-media-freedom-act-for-stakeholder-meeting-28-february-2023/ [details]
- Seipp, T., Ó Fathaigh, R., & van Drunen, M. (2023). Defining the ‘media’ in Europe: pitfalls of the proposed European Media Freedom Act. Journal of Media Law, 15(1), 39-51. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/17577632.2023.2240998 [details]
- van Drunen, M. (Author), Helberger, N. (Author), Schulz, W. (Author), & de Vreese, C. (Author). (2023). The EU is going too far with political advertising. Web publication or website, DSA Observatory. https://dsa-observatory.eu/2023/03/16/the-eu-is-going-too-far-with-political-advertising/ [details]
- van Drunen, M., Helberger, N., & Fahy, R. (2023). The platform-media relationship in the European Media Freedom Act. Web publication or website, Verfassungsblog. https://doi.org/10.17176/20230213-113133-0 [details]
2022
- Cappello, M. (Ed.), van Drunen, M. (Ed.), Buri, I., Chapman, M., Culloty, E., Fahy, R., Giannopoulou, A., Gil Gonzalez, E., Meiring, A., Strycharz, J., & ten Heuvelhof, C. (2022). New actors and risks in online advertising. (IRIS Special; No. 2022-1). European Audiovisual Observatory. https://rm.coe.int/iris-special-1-2022en-online-advertising/1680a744d7?c=199&traversed=1 [details]
- van Drunen, M. (Author), Groen-Reijman, E. (Author), Dobber, T. (Author), Noroozian, A. (Author), Leerssen, P. (Author), Helberger, N. (Author), de Vreese, C. H. (Author), & Votta, F. (Author). (2022). Transparency and (no) more in the Political Advertising Regulation. Web publication or website, Internet Policy Review. https://policyreview.info/articles/news/transparency-and-no-more-political-advertising-regulation/1616 [details]
2020
- van Drunen, M. Z., Ausloos, J., Appelman, N. M. I. D., & Helberger, N. (2020). News Recommenders and Cooperative Explainability: Confronting the contextual complexity in AI explanations. (Paper Kenniscentrum Data & Maatschappij). KU Leuven, Centre for IT & IP Law. https://www.ivir.nl/nl/publicaties/news-recommenders-and-cooperative-explainability-confronting-the-contextual-complexity-in-ai-explanations/ [details]
2019
- Helberger, N. (Author), Leerssen, P. (Author), & van Drunen, M. (Author). (2019). Germany proposes Europe's first diversity rules for social media platforms. Web publication or website, LSE. https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/mediapolicyproject/2019/05/29/germany-proposes-europes-first-diversity-rules-for-social-media-platforms/ [details]
2022
2018
- Bodó, B. (Author), Helberger, N. (Author), van Drunen, M. Z. (Author), Sørensen, J. K. (Author), Möller, J. E. (Author), & Bastian, M. B. (Author). (2018). Using artificial intelligence in news intelligently: towards responsible algorithmic journalism. Web publication or website, LSE Media Policy Project Blog. http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/mediapolicyproject/2018/06/25/using-artificial-intelligence-in-news-intelligently-towards-responsible-algorithmic-journalism/ [details]
2019
- Helberger, N., Eskens, S. J., van Drunen, M. Z., Bastian, M. B., & Möller, J. E. (2019). Implications of AI-driven tools in the media for freedom of expression. Paper presented at Artificial intelligence – Intelligent politics: Challenges and opportunities for media and democracy, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Media appearance
- van Drunen, M., Kieslich, K., Morosoli, S. & Resendez Gómez, V. (18-11-2023). Partijen hebben het punt van de toeslagenaffaire gemist: AI’s risico’s zijn breder [Web] Stuk Rood Vlees. AI in Dutch party manifestos and the child benefit scandal. https://stukroodvlees.nl/partijen-hebben-het-punt-van-de-toeslagenaffaire-gemist-ais-risicos-zijn-breder/
Talk / presentation
- van Drunen, M. (speaker) (6-10-2023). Pan-European Media Policy for Human Rights Protection, Rethinking Media Law and Policy for Europe, Amsterdam.
- Ó Fathaigh, R. (speaker), van Drunen, M. (speaker) & Helberger, N. (speaker) (24-11-2022). The beginning of EU political advertising law: unifying democratic visions through the internal market, Digital Legal Talks 2022, Utrecht. https://www.sectorplandls.nl/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Full-program-DLT2022.pdf
- Borgesius, F. (speaker) & van Drunen, M. (speaker) (5-3-2019). What problem is AI explainability supposed to solve?, Explainable Artificial Intelligence: Can We Hold Machines Accountable?.
Others
- Morosoli, S. (organiser), van Drunen, M. (organiser), Dommett, K. (participant), Scott, M. (participant) & de Vreese, C. (participant) (6-6-2024). Discussion on AI and the European Elections. Discussion on AI and the European Elections (organising a conference, workshop, ...).
- Ausloos, J. (organiser), Leerssen, P. (organiser) & van Drunen, M. (organiser) (15-3-2023). Researcher Access in the Digital Services Act, Amsterdam (organising a conference, workshop, ...).
- Leerssen, P. (organiser), van Drunen, M. (organiser) & Ausloos, J. (organiser) (15-3-2023). Researcher Access in the Digital Services Act, Amsterdam (organising a conference, workshop, ...).
- Bodó, B. (organiser), van Drunen, M. Z. (organiser), Helberger, N. (organiser) & Bodó, B. (participant) (2-2-2018). Amsterdam workshop on news personalization, Amsterdam (organising a conference, workshop, ...).
- Möller, J. (organiser), Puschmann, C. (organiser), Helberger, N. (chair), Eskens, S. J. (participant), Bodó, B. (participant) & van Drunen, M. Z. (participant) (7-12-2017). Algorithmic Personalization & News, Hamburg (organising a conference, workshop, ...).
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van Drunen, M. Z., & Noroozian, A. (2024). How to design data access for researchers: A legal and software development perspective. Computer Law & Security Review, 52, Article 105946.