Upload filters promise automated internet regulation, but do they cross a line when it comes to censorship? Maximilian Schmidt's sharp interdisciplinary analysis dissects filter algorithms, constitutional and European Union law to ask: Do they merely regulate or actually control public discourse?
Upload filters promise automated internet regulation, but do they cross a line when it comes to censorship? Maximilian Schmidt's sharp interdisciplinary analysis dissects filter algorithms, constitutional and European Union law to ask: Do they merely regulate or actually control public discourse?
Maximilian Mike Joshua Schmidt
Born 1994; studied law in Tübingen, Munich and Durham (UK); research assistant at the Chair of Public Law, Law of Economic Regulation and Media at the University of Mannheim; doctoral candidate at the University of Mannheim; legal clerkship at the Brandenburg Higher Regional Court; doctorate in 2025.
Algorithmen automatisierte Inhaltskontrolle Chilling Effects digitale Grundrechte Grundrechte Internetrecht Künstliche Intelligenz Meinungsfreiheit Netzordnung Overblocking Plattformregulierung Privatisierung staatlicher Aufgaben Rechtsdurchsetzung Unionsrecht Uploadfilter