Dear friends and colleagues, Those interested in privacy/surveillance and targeted advertising may find this of interest.... I was honored to again address the European Parliament on Tuesday 3rd June, this time at the invitation of the Special committee on the European Democracy Shield, my talk was on 'Regulation of Political Advertising in the EU... or How to Avoid It?' and you can watch the video now here. <https://multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstreaming/20250603-1430-COMMITTEE-EUDS> (My contribution starts: 16:34:00 - panel begins 16:24:00). I talked about how ChatGPT is suggesting ways for advertisers to skirt around legal protections & target advertising on the basis of anxiety and other GDPR-protected categories in Europe. I again urged policymakers to close this loophole and properly enforce existing legislation, and regulate the influence industry. The panel also included excellent contributions from other distinguished colleagues: Arielle Garcia (Check My Ads) Alberto Fernandez Gibaja (International IDEA) The follow-up Q&A is also of interest. I hope you find this an interesting discussion and that it might be helpful in your teaching. Best wishes, Emma -- Dr Emma L Briant Visiting Associate Professor at Notre Dame University Fellow at Bard College, Human Rights Project Associate at University of Cambridge, Center for Financial Reporting & Accountability Speaking agent: Chartwell Speakers <https://www.chartwellspeakers.com/speaker/emma-briant/> Book agent: Inkwell Management <https://inkwellmanagement.com/> Author of: *Propaganda and Counter-Terrorism: Strategies for Global Change *from Manchester University Press Co-Author of: *Bad News for Refugees* with Prof. Greg Philo and Dr. Pauline Donald from Pluto Press. Support my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/emmalbriant Website: www.emma-briant.co.uk Sign up for my Newsletter! <https://emma-briant.co.uk/sign-up-for-important-updates/> Follow me on Mastodon @emmalbriant@mastodon.online Follow me on Twitter @emmalbriant "I thought yesterday was the first day of the rest of my life but it turns out today is." - Steve Martin “Women are like teabags . We don’t know our true strength until we are in hot water.” - Unknown