https://antonimutpinya.com/ Recent content on Antoni Mut Piña Hugo en Mon, 20 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://antonimutpinya.com/blog/trip_to_budapest/ Mon, 20 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://antonimutpinya.com/blog/trip_to_budapest/ <p>This Easter break I&rsquo;ve been visiting Budapest together with my in-laws. The main goal of the trip was to celebrate my father-in-law&rsquo;s retirement. As expected, the city was everything that someone can imagine of a centre-European, well-history-nourished city: breath-taking views from and of the river, typical food rich in calories, large glasses of beer, etc. However, there was something that indeed disappointed me. Apart from a small inscription at his birthplace, I didn&rsquo;t find any reference to the life and work of John Von Neumann. Considering that among his achievements one can find solid and fundamental contributions not only to mathematics but to other scientific fields such as computer science and economics, I could find no more than a brief description of his life — not even written by the city hall, but by an association of mathematicians.</p> https://antonimutpinya.com/blog/welcome/ Sat, 15 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://antonimutpinya.com/blog/welcome/ <p>I&rsquo;m Antoni Mut, currently working as a postdoctoral researcher at Leiden University within the ERC Starting Grant project <em>Safe &amp; Sound</em>, focused on evidence-based regulation of healthcare robots. My research sits at the intersection of law, economics, and new technologies.</p> <p>In Dickens&rsquo; words, we are living the best and the worst of times. Whether AI will become a life-changer is still an open question. What I can say with some confidence, however, is that it is already a game-changer for research.</p> https://antonimutpinya.com/talks/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://antonimutpinya.com/talks/ <h4 id="presentations">Presentations</h4> <ol> <li> <p><em>Do Safety Frameworks Improve Trust in Service Robots?</em> Lawtomation. Technology and (Dis)Trust, 4th Edition, Spain, 03/10/2025. With Fosch-Villaronga, E.</p> </li> <li> <p><em>Consumer Information Behaviour in Retail Financial Markets: Challenges and Policy Implications.</em> European Society for Empirical Legal Studies 2025, France, 19/06/2025.</p> </li> <li> <p><em>Information Vulnerability in the Financial Sector: An Empirical Approach.</em> European Society for Empirical Legal Studies 2024, Spain, 21/06/2024.</p> </li> <li> <p><em>El requisito de procedibilidad en la Ley por el Derecho a la Vivienda: una oportunidad para la mediación.</em> VIII Congreso Internacional para el estudio de la mediación y el conflicto, Spain, 20/10/2023. With Vázquez de Castro, E., Viola Demestre, I., Estancona Pérez, A. A.</p> https://antonimutpinya.com/publications/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://antonimutpinya.com/publications/ <h4 id="journal-articles">Journal Articles</h4> <ol> <li> <p><em>Definitional Ambiguities in Physical Assistant Robots and Their Regulatory Implications: A Systematic Review.</em> <strong>Robotics and Autonomous Systems</strong> (2026). With Mohammed Raiz Shaffique, Eduard Fosch-Villaronga, and Simone van der Hof. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.robot.2026.105599">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.robot.2026.105599</a></p> </li> <li> <p><em>Transparency in the datafied workplace: Law, workers, and job applicant perspectives.</em> <strong>Technology in Society</strong> (2026). With Rigotti, C., Alves, D., and Fosch-Villaronga, E. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techsoc.2026.103387">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techsoc.2026.103387</a></p> </li> <li> <p><em>Misgendering algorithms: Insights from a cross-sectional survey on algorithmic gender classification in social media.</em> <strong>Technology in Society</strong> (2025). With Fosch-Villaronga, E., Verhoef, T., Poulsen, A., Søraa, R. A., Custers, B. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techsoc.2025.103110">doi:10.1016/j.techsoc.2025.103110</a></p> https://antonimutpinya.com/projects/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://antonimutpinya.com/projects/ <ol> <li> <p><em>Safe &amp; Sound — Towards Evidence-based Policies for Safe and Sound Robots.</em> European Research Council (ERC Starting Grant), Grant ID: 101076929. PI: Dr. Eduard Fosch-Villaronga (Leiden University), 2023–2028, €1,499,308. Harnessing experimentation to optimize the regulatory framing of healthcare robot technologies.</p> </li> <li> <p><em>Consumidor, vulnerabilidad y vivienda sostenible.</em> Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, PID2021-125149NB-I00. PIs: Dra. I. Barral Viñals, Dr. V. Pérez Daudí (Universitat de Barcelona), 2022–2026.</p> </li> <li> <p><em>Consumidor y vivienda: acceso, financiación y resolución de conflictos.</em> Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades, PGC2018-096260-B-C21. PI: Dra. I. Barral Viñals (Universitat de Barcelona), 2019–2022.</p> https://antonimutpinya.com/teaching/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://antonimutpinya.com/teaching/ https://antonimutpinya.com/working-papers/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://antonimutpinya.com/working-papers/ <h2 id="content-moderation-on-social-media-platforms-an-empirical-analysis-through-the-lens-of-the-digital-services-act">Content Moderation on Social Media Platforms: An Empirical Analysis Through the Lens of the Digital Services Act</h2> <p><strong>Antoni Mut-Piña</strong> (Universitat de les Illes Balears) &amp; <strong>Rosa Barceló-Compte</strong> (Universitat de Barcelona)</p> <p><em>Forthcoming, European Society for Empirical Legal Studies Annual Conference, Ljubljana, June 2026</em></p> <hr> <p><strong>Research question:</strong> Does the Digital Services Act (DSA) create the right incentives to ensure content moderation that effectively balances users&rsquo; freedom and online security?</p> <p><strong>Abstract:</strong> This paper analyses how the DSA structures private enforcement in the field of content moderation, with a particular focus on dating applications. It combines doctrinal analysis with empirical evidence derived from the Statements of Reasons (SoR) issued under Article 17 DSA in this sector. The findings show that moderation decisions on dating platforms are grounded predominantly in the enforcement of contractual terms and conditions rather than in assessments of illegality, positioning Article 14 as the key regulatory provision. The study concludes that significant vagueness persists in both platforms&rsquo; terms and conditions and in the explanations provided for moderation decisions, incentivising broad and low-cost moderation practices. As a consequence, brief and standardised SoR remain the prevailing practice, and no substantive shift towards enhanced transparency or accountability has yet been observed, despite the enforcement and sanctioning regime established under the DSA.</p>