The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Faculty of Law, Online Conference, 10 Oct 2025

Welcome and Introduction (9.50-10.00am)

Panel 1: Deepfakes & Synthetic Images (10.00am–11.15am)
Moderator: Jyh-An Lee (CUHK LAW)
Chelsea O’Grady (Independent), ‘Criminalising Deepfake Image Based Sexual Abuse in Australia’ (15 min)
Arti Aneja (University of Delhi) & Arshiya Thapliyal (IIULER), ‘Synthetic Realities & Legal Gaps: Regulating Deepfakes in the Digital Age’ (15 min)
Taruna Jakhar & Gururaj Devarhubli (Nirma University), ‘Framing the Unseen: Legal Challenges of Synthetic Media Misuse and Deepfakes in the Digital Age’ (15 min)
Q & A (30 min)

Panel 2: Intersectional Harms in South Asia (11.30am–12.45pm)
Moderator: Ernest Southworth (CUHK LAW)
Ishita Sharma (Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law), ‘Democratized Spaces, Gendered Harms: A Comparative Inquiry into TFGBV in India & South Korea’ (15 min)
Ella Gorian (Manipal University), ‘Women’s Victimization in India’s Digital Divide: An Intersectional Analysis of Vulnerability’ (15 min)
Prince Singh (Christ (Deemed to be University)) & Harsh Kashyap (School of Law, Forensic Justice & Policy Studies, National Forensic Sciences University), ‘Intersecting Harms: Race, Gender, and Online Harassment in the Global South’ (15 min)
Q & A (30 min)

Break (12.45pm–1.30pm)

Panel 3: Emerging Technologies (1.30pm-2.45pm)
Moderator: Clara Fung (CUHK LAW)
Shannon Brown (University of Toronto), ‘The Other Side of Presence: Gendered Harm in Social Virtual Reality’ (15 min)
Rebecca Moosavian (Leeds School of Law), ‘Article 8 ECHR-based Privacy Protection for Deepfakes Targets’ (15 min)
Stanislovas Staigvalis (Independent), ‘Chatbot-Induced Psychological Dependency: A Comparative Study of EU and Taiwanese Case-Law’ (15 min)
Q & A (30 min)

Panel 4: Governance Approaches (3.00pm-4.15pm)
Moderator: Stuart Hargreaves (CUHK LAW)
Luyao Dong (Leiden University), What Counts as Systemic? Platform Governance and the Problem of Systemic Risk Recognition’ (15 min)
Nguyen Huu Phuc (University of Da Nang), ‘Legal Design for Safer Digital Ecosystems: Embedding Preventive and Educational Strategies Against Online Harm’ (15 min)
Marta Infantino (University of Trieste) & Camilla Crea (University of Sannio), ‘Digital Vulnerability for All’? (15 min)
Q & A (30 min)

Panel 5: Regulatory Design and Harmful Speech (4.30pm–6.00pm)
Moderator: Normann Witzleb (CUHK LAW)
Hesam Nourooz Pour (Universiti Malaya), ‘Who Defines Risk?’ (15 min)
Zhu Ge (Peking University School of Transnational Law), ‘Governing in Shades of Grey: The Legal and Ideological Logics of Vulgarity Regulation in China’s Digital Ecosystem’ (15 min)
Peter Coe (Birmingham University) & Helen Fenwick (Durham University), ‘An Analysis of the Efficacy of the Online Safety Act 2023 in Tackling ‘the False Information Petri Dish’ (30 min)
Q & A (30 min)

Closing Discussion: ‘Regulating Hurtful Digital Communications in Hong Kong: Research findings, Implications and Reform’ (6.10pm–6.50pm)
Moderator: Tyrone Kirchengast (University of Sydney)
Thomas Crofts (CityU Hong Kong School of Law), Stuart Hargreaves (CUHK LAW) and Normann Witzleb (CUHK LAW)

Register here to attend the  conference on or before 9 October 2025, 10:00am (Hong Kong Time).