Dr. Catalina Goanta

Dr. Catalina Goanta

Universitair hoofddocent
Molengraaff Instituut voor privaatrecht
e.c.goanta@uu.nl

In de media

2024

How Călin Georgescu's TikTok presence rocked the Romanian election - Context (04-12-2024)
https://www.context.news/big-tech/how-clin-georgescus-tiktok-presence-rocked-the-romanian-election
Why France’s arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has divided tech regulation experts - Fastcompany (03-09-2024)
https://www.fastcompany.com/91179091/telegram-pavel-durov-arrest-tech-experts-divided
Telegram and Musk’s X are facing a regulation reckoning. But will social media change? - Euronews (27-08-2024)
https://www.euronews.com/next/2024/09/03/telegram-and-musks-x-are-facing-a-regulation-reckoning-but-will-social-media-change
Onderzoekers brengen kindinfluencers in beeld - Toezine (20-08-2024)
https://www.toezine.nl/onderzoekers-brengen-kindinfluencers-in-beeld/
Elon Musk op ramkoers met Europese regels voor X - Financieel Dagblad (20-08-2024)
https://fd.nl/samenleving/2000595/1528236/elon-musk-op-aanvaringskoers-met-europese-regels-voor-x
Can AI chatbots be reined in by a legal duty to tell the truth? - New Scientist (14-08-2024)
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2442865-can-ai-chatbots-be-reined-in-by-a-legal-duty-to-tell-the-truth/
Europe ramps up its battle with Elon Musk - Financial Times (07-08-2024)
https://www.ft.com/content/640c68b0-4d3d-4c00-a474-004f58ff98ed
AI bots talk dirty so OnlyFans stars don't have to - Asia One (31-07-2024)
https://www.asiaone.com/digital/ai-bots-talk-dirty-so-onlyfans-stars-dont-have
OnlyFans’ porn juggernaut fueled by a deception - Reuters (30-07-2024)
https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/onlyfans-sex-chatters/
Critica van schoonheidsstandaarden maakt nu zelf naam als influencer - Financieel Dagblad (29-07-2024)
https://fd.nl/samenleving/1525279/barber-heeft-body
To Tik or not to Tok? Europe’s disinformation dilemma - EU Observer.com (18-05-2024)
https://euobserver.com/digital/arf185556e
Why a US TikTok Ban Hurts Businesses Beyond Entertainment externe link - Tech Times.com (28-04-2024)
https://www.techtimes.com/articles/304063/20240428/why-tiktok-ban-hurts-businesses-beyond-entertainment.htm
Amerikaanse Senaat maakt een einde aan 'Chinees' TikTok - Financieel Dagblad (25-04-2024)
https://fd.nl/bedrijfsleven/1514751/amerikaanse-senaat-maakt-een-einde-aan-chinese-tiktok
TikTok influencers fear their careers will be destroyed and their work 'deleted forever' as a US ban looms - Business Insider India (15-03-2024)
https://www.businessinsider.in/thelife/news/tiktok-influencers-fear-their-careers-will-be-destroyed-and-their-work-deleted-forever-as-a-us-ban-gains-steam/articleshow/108442540.cms
Europe’s New AI Rules Could Go Global—Here’s What That Will Mean - Scientific American (15-02-2024)
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/europes-new-ai-rules-could-go-global-heres-what-that-will-mean/

2023

Europese Commissie verscherpt toezicht op verdienmodellen influencers, gesteund door onderzoek Universiteit Utrecht - UU.nl (24-10-2023)
https://www.uu.nl/nieuws/europese-commissie-verscherpt-toezicht-op-verdienmodellen-influencers-gesteund-door-onderzoek
University of Leeds: What Do Influencers Need to Know About Consumer Law? - University of Leeds (24-10-2023)
https://www.leeds.ac.uk/news-arts-culture/news/article/5437/what-do-influencers-need-to-know-about-consumer-law
This Website Exposes the Truth About Soaring Food Prices - Wired (03-10-2023)
https://www.wired.com/story/heisse-preise-food-prices/
How Internet Nepo-Friends Have Cultivated Their Own Online Stardom - Time (26-09-2023)
https://time.com/6316756/nepo-friend-influencers/
Europe enters patchy road to audit online platforms’ algorithms - EurActiv.com (24-07-2023)
https://www.euractiv.com/section/platforms/news/europe-enters-patchy-road-to-audit-online-platforms-algorithms/
A viral TikTok jewelry scam is sucking in customers - Thisisinsider.com (04-07-2023)
https://www.insider.com/trugala-tiktok-jewelry-scam-fools-customers-with-revenge-videos-2023-6
A viral TikTok jewelry scam is sucking in customers with 'revenge' videos by creators who say they too were tricked - Business Insider (04-07-2023)
https://www.insider.com/trugala-tiktok-jewelry-scam-fools-customers-with-revenge-videos-2023-6
How the Shein Brand Trip Became a Disaster for a Group of Influencers - Time (29-06-2023)
How the Shein Brand Trip Became a Disaster for a Group of Influencers - TIME (29-06-2023)
https://time.com/6290735/shein-influencer-brand-trip/
TikTokers on Tarte Cosmetics’ Latest Excursion Pulled Back the Curtain on Influencer Brand Trips - Time (16-05-2023)
https://time.com/6279894/tarte-brand-trips-influencer-marketing/
TikTokers on Tarte Cosmetics' Latest Excursion Pulled Back the Curtain on Influencer Brand Trips - Time (16-05-2023)
https://time.com/6279894/tarte-brand-trips-influencer-marketing/
France Is Cracking Down on the Influencer Industry (translate) - Time (08-05-2023)
https://time.com/6277524/france-influencer-marketing-regulation-social/
France Is Cracking Down on the Influencer Industry - TIME (08-05-2023)
https://time.com/6277524/france-influencer-marketing-regulation-social/
Twitter’s Verification Fiasco May End in Court - Wired (27-04-2023)
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/twitters-verification-fiasco-may-end-in-court
Disney sues DeSantis, Twitter risks legal trouble with verifications and more - PR Daily News (27-04-2023)
https://www.prdaily.com/disney-sues-desantis-twitter-risks-legal-trouble-with-verifications-and-more/
Twitter’s Verification Fiasco May End in Court - WIRED (26-04-2023)
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/twitters-verification-fiasco-may-end-in-court
A dieting app is paying influencers to promote weight-loss contests - Insider.com (19-04-2023)
https://www.insider.com/dietbet-app-influencers-taking-cut-eating-disorders-lexi-reed-2023-03
Disinformation business - UU.nl (13-03-2023)
https://www.uu.nl/en/organisation/in-depth/disinformation-business
How a Dubious Parasite Cleanse Keeps Taking Over TikTok - the Daily Beast (24-02-2023)
https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-paraguard-a-dubious-parasite-cleanser-keeps-taking-over-tiktok
Did we stop believing in influencers? - NSS magazine (02-02-2023)
https://www.nssmag.com/en/lifestyle/32100/tiktok-deinfluencer
How mega-influencers are putting consumers at risk - The Conversation (20-01-2023)
https://theconversation.com/liver-king-how-the-rise-of-mega-influencers-has-put-consumers-at-risk-196445
Dark Patterns Everything: An Update on a Regulatory Global Movement - Network Law Review (19-01-2023)
https://www.networklawreview.org/digiconsumers-two/

2022

5 ways ChatGPT could change your life - GQ Magazine UK (14-12-2022)
Regels zijn er, handhaving is het probleem' - Algemeen Dagblad (13-12-2022)
Frankrijk ziet aantal influencers toenemen en legt activiteiten aan banden' - Algemeen Dagblad (12-12-2022)
Frankrijk ziet aantal influencers toenemen en legt activiteiten aan banden - AD.nl (12-12-2022)
https://www.ad.nl/economie/frankrijk-ziet-aantal-influencers-toenemen-en-legt-activiteiten-aan-banden~a827ec200/
The internet loves ChatGPT, but there’s a dark side to the tech - Fast Company (06-12-2022)
https://www.fastcompany.com/90820090/the-internet-loves-chatgpt-but-theres-a-dark-side-to-the-tech?partner=rss
Kinderen zijn clickmachines, maar worden amper beschermd - financieel dagblad (25-07-2022)
https://fd.nl/bedrijfsleven/1445943/kinderen-zijn-clickmachines-maar-worden-amper-beschermd
The Depp v. Heard trial is just the beginning for live court cases turning into internet mass obsessions - Insider (11-05-2022)
https://www.insider.com/the-depp-trial-is-just-the-beginning-gamifying-legal-cases-2022-5
Kinderen zijn clickmachines, maar worden amper beschermd - FD (25-04-2022)
https://fd.nl/bedrijfsleven/1445943/kinderen-zijn-clickmachines-maar-worden-amper-beschermd
Will new EU rules succeed in regulating Big Tech? - Al Jazeera (24-04-2022)
https://www.aljazeera.com/program/inside-story/2022/4/24/will-new-eu-rules-succeed-in-regulating-big-tech
The internet has turned on 3 TikTokers who aired the details of their romantic relationships online - Business Insider (22-03-2022)
https://www.insider.com/lance-tsosie-chelsea-hart-amanda-marie-feud-explained-experts-2022-3
Advies aan het Europees Parlement over de invloed van influencers op reclame en consumentenbescherming - UU nieuws (23-02-2022)
https://www.uu.nl/nieuws/advies-aan-het-europese-parlement-over-de-invloed-van-influencers-op-reclame-en
‘Change child labour laws’ to protect £4m-a-year ‘kidfluencers’ from pushy parents - The Telegraph (02-11-2021)
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/11/02/regulate-parents-social-media-kidfluencers-make-almost-4m-year/
Who should pay for news online? - Al Jazeera (22-02-2021)
https://www.aljazeera.com/program/inside-story/2021/2/22/who-should-pay-for-news-online
Undue Influence (12-01-2021)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000r3pg

2020

Will disinformation derail democracy? - Al Jazeera (23-09-2020)
https://www.aljazeera.com/program/inside-story/2020/9/23/will-disinformation-derail-democracy/
The battle between regulators and e-scooters is about to heat up - WIRED (29-01-2020)
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/e-scooters-regulation-uk