M. (Melinda) Rucz
Faculty of Law
Information Law
Visiting address
- Nieuwe Achtergracht 166
Postal address
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Postbus 15514
1001 NA Amsterdam
Contact details
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Publications
2026
- Rucz, M., & Irion, K. (2026). Big Tech’s Differentiated Lobbying: Analysing the Political Activity of Alphabet, Meta and Microsoft in EU Media Policy. In M. Senftleben, K. Irion, T. McGonagle, & J. Poort (Eds.), The Cambridge Handbook of Media Law and Policy in Europe (pp. 319-344). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009568159.021
Rucz, M., Irion, K., & Senftleben, M. (2026). Rethinking European Media Law and Policy. In M. Senftleben, K. Irion, T. McGonagle, & J. Poort (Eds.), The Cambridge Handbook of Media Law and Policy in Europe (pp. 1-17). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009568159.002 [details]
2023
- van Daalen, O. L., van Hoboken, J. V. J., & Rucz, M. (2023). Export control of cybersurveillance items in the new dual-use regulation: The challenges of applying human rights logic to export control. Computer Law & Security Review, 48, Article 105789. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clsr.2022.105789 [details]
2022
- Rucz, M. (2022). SLAPPed by the GDPR: protecting public interest journalism in the face of GDPR-based strategic litigation against public participation. Journal of Media Law, 14(2), 378-405. https://doi.org/10.1080/17577632.2022.2129614 [details]
2022
- Rucz, M. (2022). The DSA proposal and Hungary. Web publication or website, DSA Observatory. https://dsa-observatory.eu/2022/03/11/the-dsa-proposal-and-hungary/ [details]
- Rucz, M. (2022). The GDPR enters the SLAPP scene: GDPR proceedings as emerging forms of strategic litigation against public participation. Web publication or website, European Law Blog. https://doi.org/10.21428/9885764c.5607cb25 [details]
2020
- McGonagle, T., Fahy, R. F., Bouchè, G., Rucz, M., Stapel, S., & Seel, M. (2020). Safety of journalists and the fighting of corruption in the EU. European Parliament. https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/STUD/2020/655187/IPOL_STU(2020)655187_EN.pdf
Talk / presentation
- Rucz, M. (speaker) (12-6-2025). Data protection laws and SLAPPs, (Mis)use of Data Protection Laws to Suppress Public-Interest Journalism.
- Rucz, M. (speaker) (8-11-2024). Journalism privileges and European human rights law, NNHRR Doctoral Forum.
- Rucz, M. (speaker) (28-2-2024). An overview of GDPR-based SLAPP litigation, Transparency after the CJEU’s judgment on public access to ultimate beneficial ownership registers, Amsterdam.
- Rucz, M. (speaker) & Irion, K. (speaker) (6-10-2023). News Media and Big Tech’s Lobby Efforts, Rethinking Media Law and Policy for Europe, Amsterdam.
- Rucz, M. (speaker) (21-10-2022). SLAPPed by the GDPR: Protecting public interest journalism in the face of GDPR-based strategic litigation against public participation, ECREA 2022 9th European Communication Conference, Aarhus.
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Ancillary activities
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Rucz, M., Irion, K., & Senftleben, M. (2026). Rethinking European Media Law and Policy. In M. Senftleben, K. Irion, T. McGonagle, & J. Poort (Eds.), The Cambridge Handbook of Media Law and Policy in Europe (pp. 1-17). Cambridge University Press.