National Hearing on Social Media and Search Engines

We invited a number of leading Danish and international experts on social media and tech companies. Each presented proposals for stronger regulation—solutions that can either be implemented quickly in the Danish Parliament if politicians wish, introduced in the EU now that Denmark holds the presidency, or pursued outside the political system.

Margrethe Vestager, Chair of DTU, former EU Commissioner for Competition.

Christel Schaldemose, Vice-President of the European Parliament.

Stig Ørskov, journalist and CEO of JP/Politiken; from 2026, CEO of the World Association of News Publishers.

Karen Rønde, CEO of the Danish Press & Media Rights Organization (DPCMO).

Peter Christian Bech-Nielsen, founder of the tech media Radar and tech correspondent at Ingeniøren.

Mikkel Flyverbom, Professor of Communication and Digital Transformations at Copenhagen Business School and Chair of the Danish government’s Expert Group on Tech Giants

Dan Shefet, Danish-French lawyer who successfully sued Google over the “right to be forgotten,” now leading class-action lawsuits against several tech giants

David T. Madsen, psychologist, founder of Danish Treatment for Gaming and Online Addiction (DABECO), and expert on the harmful effects of social media on children and youth

Hans Franke, Dutch lawyer and head of SOMI, an organization conducting class-action lawsuits across several countries against major tech giants for violating EU directives (DSA, GDPR, AI Act)

Moderator: TV host Thomas Buch Andersen, TV2.