31 May 2021
The Oxford debate entitled ” Censorship in Social Networks and Fake News in Social Networks” was held on May 31, 2021, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., by means of remote communication.
The event was organized by the Institute of Justice, Ferenc Mádl Institute of Comparative Law, Central European Comparative Law Association and the Scientific Circle of Criminal Procedure of the Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw.
The Oxford Debate was organized within the framework of the Central European Professors’ Network 2021.
Two teams: Polish and Hungarian took part in the event.
The event started with an official welcome to the guests and participants of the Debate by the Director of the Justice Institute, Dr hab. Marcin Wielec, Head of the research group “The impact of digital platforms and social media on freedom of expression and pluralism” in Central European Professors’ Network 2021, Tutor of the Scientific Circle of Criminal Procedure of the Faculty of Law and Administration of the Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University and the Director of the Ferenc Mádl Institute of Comparative Law (hereafter: FMI), Prof. Ede Janos Szilagyi.
The Coordinator of the Centre for Strategic Analysis of the Institute of Justice, Bartłomiej Oręziak, also took the floor and ceremonially welcomed the guests and participants. In his speech, he explained the rules of the Oxford Debate.
The moderator of the event, Maria Fróg- Pilch, took the floor, introduced the Hungarian and Polish teams, and started the debate.
