On Monday, August 25 2025, a meeting was held with Prof.mr.dr. Sybe de Vries to discuss feedback on preliminary research related to Defamation And Freedom Of Expression On Social Media In Indonesia Dan Europe, as well as to discuss current legal issue in the European Union. This meeting was attended by representatives from the study centre and lecturers at Faculty of Law – Universitas Trisakti. Before the discussion began, the Dean of Faculty of Law – Universitas Trisakti, Prof. Dr. Dra. Siti Nurbaiti, S.H., M. Hum., delivered a welcome speech regarding the chance of joint research collaboration between FH Usakti and Utrecht Universiteit.
In regards of legal issues in Europe, Prof mr.dr. Sybe de Vries mentioned several issues that are currently arise in the EU, including the AI Act 2024, constitutional pluralism on freedom on expression, digital and the green transition of our society, and independent authorities for data protection in EU. Related to AI Act 2024, the EU Commission is currently investigating AI platforms such as Tiktok for their alleged involvement in spreading information related to the Romanian elections. The disinformation influences the public to vote in the election process. Beside these issue, Prof Sybe also emphasized that safeguarding personal data on AI platforms is a major concern, and that such protection should fall directly under the authority of Data Protection Supervision on EU Commission. The second issue were related to freedom of expression (FoE) in EU. He stated that although EU has regulated FoE under the EU Convention on Human Rights, its implementation and interpretation often or potentially conflict with national constitutions. The issue of constitutional pluralism becomes a significant point of discussion when examining how FoE should applied in each country that possesses its own national constitution while also being a member of the EU. This raises the question of who holds the competence to determine the scope of FoE as fundamental rights.
The issue concerning digital advancement and the green transition in EU constitutes an important discussion. This issue connected to his recent research, which indicates that the green transition has progressed too far and costly. While the process of this transition is intended to reduce deforestation, it simultaneously generates an impact in third countries such as Brazil and Indonesia, which serves as exporters of palm oil, timber, and similar commodities. Certain parties considered this EU policies as representing a new form of colonialism. The final issue he addressed concerns the independent authorities for data protection in EU, which are partly based on EU law. The “partly based” aspect arises because, in the enforcement of data protection, the EU law provides that it depends on the legal framework of the jurisdiction in which the AI platform is established. Consequently, the data protection is highly dependent on the regulation and authorities of the country where the AI platform established, even though such protection is guaranteed under EU law. Regarding this, the question that emerges is which authorities are competent to enforce this protection.
The event concluded with discussion session with participants. Various questions were raised, ranging from regulatory drafting, consumer protection, constitutional issues in the EU, and judicial remedies related to digital platform matters. The final sessional was closed by the Vice Dean IV – Faculty of Law Universitas Trisakti, Dr. Tri Sulistyowati, S.H., .Hum.,

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