2020 Technology, Media & Privacy Law Conference

About the Technology, Media & Privacy Law Conference:

The Technology, Media & Privacy Law Conference addresses how technological advancements are reshaping privacy and free speech issues in the fields of law, journalism, and public policy. The 2020 TMPL Conference will consist of panel discussions on fake news and new media, Internet anonymity as a weapon or a right, platform liability and the role of social media platforms in hate speech versus free speech, and global comparisons on liability, anonymity, and fake news. The TMPL conference is hosted by the Center for Governmental Responsibility (CGR) at the UF Levin College of Law and the Brechner Center for Freedom of Information at the UF College of Journalism and Communications.

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The 2020 Technology, Media & Privacy Conference will be available to watch via livestream. Day 1 Livestream | Day 2 Livestream
If technical issues arise while streaming the conference, please email Andy Hartung about your issue: ahartung@ufl.edu.

2020 Conference Schedule:

Day 1—February 13, 2020

• 12:00pm – 12:30pm | Check-in
• 12:30pm – 1:00pm | Opening Remarks & Lunch
• 1:00pm – 2:00pm | Session 1: Fake News & New Media
  • Dean Emeritus Jon Mills
  • Professor Russel L. Weaver
  • Aaron Sharockman
  • Thomas R. Julin
• 2:00pm – 2:15pm | Coffee Break
• 2:15pm – 3:15pm | Professor William F. Hamilton – Surveillance Capitalism 
• 3:15pm – 3:30pm | Coffee Break
• 3:30pm – 4:30pm | Session 2: Internet Anonymity: A Weapon or a Right?
  • David Greene
  • Dean Michelle Ferrier
  • Tracie Powell
  • Jennifer Mansfield

Day 2—February 14, 2020

• 8:00am – 9:00am | Breakfast
• 9:00am – 9:15am | Opening Remarks
• 9:15am – 10:15am | Session 3: Platform Liability for Bad Acts by Users
  • Professor Margaret Hu (Moderator)
  • Professor Jeff Kosseff
  • Professor Amanda Reid
  • Justin Brookman
• 10:15am – 10:30am | Break
• 10:30am – 11:30am | Session 4: Global Comparisons on Liability, Anonymity, & Fake News
  • Professor Frank LoMonte
  • Professor Ron Krotoszynski
  • Professor Mark Cole
  • Professor Jasmine McNealy
• 11:30am – 11:45am | Closing Remarks
• 11:45am – 12:45pm | Lunch & Discussion

Florida CLE credits: 6 general credits and 1 technology credit

Past TMPL Conferences:

2018 TMPL Conference Schedule
2018 Video