The AI Gigafactory or: How the EU learned to stop worrying and love the hyperscaler
Papaevangelou, C., & Vogiatzoglou, P. (2026, June 11). The AI Gigafactory or: How the EU learned to stop worrying and love the hyperscaler. Internet Policy Review.
Curriculum Vitae
Postdoctoral researcher working across critical media research, science and technology studies, political economy, and technology governance.
Current positions
Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Amsterdam
Institute for Information Law (IViR), Public Values in the Algorithmic Society (AlgoSoc) programme · September 2023–present
Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Toulouse
Horizon Europe project Forging Successful AI Applications for European Economy and Society (FORSEE) · September 2025–present
Research profile
My research examines how large technology firms, including their digital platforms, AI systems, and material infrastructures, affect political, economic, informational, and natural environments. Current interests include platform and media governance, AI infrastructure, digital sovereignty, and the environmental implications of artificial intelligence.
Education
Ph.D., Political Economy of Online Platform Governance · LERASS, Université Toulouse III · 2019–2023
M.A., New Media & Digital Culture · Utrecht University · 2017–2018
B.A., Communication, Media & Culture · Panteion University · 2012–2017
Previous research appointments
Ph.D. Candidate, LERASS, Université Toulouse III · 2019–2023
Research Fellow, Centre for Media, Technology & Democracy, McGill University · 2022–2023
Research Secondment, Institute of Future Media, Democracy & Society, Dublin City University · 2021
Selected recent publications
Institutionalising platform dependence: The paradox of the European Media Freedom Act
Papaevangelou, C. & van Drunen, M. · Under review
Shared responsibility, unequal power: Mapping the limitations of multi-stakeholderism in the EU’s digital governance
Papaevangelou, C., Kutscher, S., Helberger, N., van Dijck, J., & Poell, T. · Journal of Digital Media & Policy, 2026
The politics of data colonialism: Amazon and Microsoft’s entanglement in Greece 2.0
Papaevangelou, C. & Siapera, E. · In Handbook of Technology, Media, & Democracy, De Gruyter Brill, in press
State, platform capitalism and infrastructural power: Microsoft’s data centres in Greece 2.0
Papaevangelou, C. & Siapera, E. · Platforms & Society, 2025 · DOI
Trading nuance for scale? Platform observability and content governance under the DSA
Papaevangelou, C. & Votta, F. · Internet Policy Review, 2025
Anti-vaccination and COVID-19 scepticism on Greek-speaking social media: A form of far-right propaganda
Smyrnaios, N., Papaevangelou, C. & Tsimpoukis, P. · In Class, Culture, and the Media in Greece, Palgrave, 2024
Generative AI and democracy: Risks and opportunities
Helberger, N. et al., including Papaevangelou, C. · 2025
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Shared responsibility, unequal power: Mapping the limitations of multi-stakeholderism in the EU’s digital governance
Papaevangelou, C., Kutscher, S., Helberger, N., van Dijck, J., & Poell, T. (2026). Shared responsibility, unequal power: Mapping the limitations of multi-stakeholderism in the EU's digital governance. Journal of Digital Media & Policy. https://doi.org/10.1386/jdmp_00201_1
FORSEE Horizon Deliverable: Social Media Analysis of AI Applications
Papaevangelou, C., Loubère, L., Smyrnaios, N., & Ratinaud, P. (2026). D4.1 Social Media Analysis of AI Applications. FORSEE. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18503032
FORSEE Horizon Deliverable: Media Discourse Analysis
Papaevangelou, C., Loubère, L., Smyrnaios, N., & Ratinaud, P. (2026). D4.2 Media Discourse Analysis. FORSEE. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18503359
The politics of data colonialism: Amazon and Microsoft’s entanglement in Greece 2.0
Papaevangelou, C., & Siapera, E. (in press). The politics of data colonialism: Amazon and Microsoft's entanglement in Greece 2.0. In P. Napoli, R. Caplan, & K. Rogerson (Eds.), Handbook of Technology, Media, & Democracy. De Gruyter Brill.
Trading nuance for scale? Platform observability and content governance under the DSA
Papaevangelou, C., & Votta, F. (2025). Trading nuance for scale? Platform observability and content governance under the DSA. Internet Policy Review.
Institutionalising platform dependence: The paradox of the European Media Freedom Act
Papaevangelou, C., & van Drunen, M. Institutionalising platform dependence: The paradox of the European Media Freedom Act. Under review.
State, platform capitalism and infrastructural power: Microsoft’s data centres in Greece 2.0
Papaevangelou, C., & Siapera, E. (2025). State, platform capitalism and infrastructural power: Microsoft's data centres in Greece 2.0. Platforms & Society, 2. https://doi.org/10.1177/29768624251323325.
Anti-vaccination and COVID-19 scepticism on Greek-speaking social media: A form of far-right propaganda
Smyrnaios, N., Papaevangelou, C., & Tsimpoukis, P. (2024). Anti-vaccination and COVID-19 scepticism on Greek-speaking social media: A form of far-right propaganda. In Y. Mylonas & E. Psyllakou (Eds.), Class, Culture, and the Media in Greece. Palgrave. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-55127-7_9
A cure worse than the disease? The controversy on Twitter around a fake COVID-19 treatment from France
Smyrnaios, N., Tsimpoukis, P., & Papaevangelou, C. (2024). A cure worse than the disease? The controversy on Twitter around a fake COVID-19 treatment from France. The Greek Review of Social Research, 163, 11–36. https://doi.org/10.12681/grsr.38490.
The relationship between journalists and platforms in European online content governance: A case study on a non-interference principle
Papaevangelou, C. (2023). ‘The non-interference principle’: Debating online platforms’ treatment of editorial content in the European Union’s Digital Services Act. European Journal of Communication, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/02673231231189036
Regulating dependency: the political stakes of online platforms’ deals with French publishers
Papaevangelou, C., & Smyrnaios, N. (2023). Regulating dependency: The political stakes of online platforms’ deals with French publishers. Anàlisi, 68, 117–134. https://doi.org/10.5565/rev/analisi.3546
Google News Initiative’s Influence on Technological Media Innovation in Africa and the Middle East
de-Lima-Santos, M.F,, Munoriyarwa, A., Elega, A., & Papaevangelou, C. (2023). Google News Initiative’s Influence on Technological Media Innovation in Africa and the Middle East. Media and Communication, 11(2). doi: https://doi.org/10.17645/mac.v11i2.6400
Funding Intermediaries: Google and Facebook’s Strategy to Capture Journalism
Papaevangelou, C. (2023). Funding Intermediaries: Google and Facebook's Strategy to Capture Journalism. Digital Journalism. https://doi.org/10.1080/21670811.2022.2155206
The role of citizens in platform governance: A case study on public consultations regarding online content regulation in the European Union
Papaevangelou, C. (2023). The role of citizens in platform governance: A case study on public consultations regarding online content regulation in the European Union. Global Media and China, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/20594364221150142
The Case of a Facebook Content Moderation Debacle in Greece
Papaevangelou, C., Smyrnaios, N. (2022). The Case of a Facebook Content Moderation Debacle in Greece. In: Iordanidou, S., Jebril, N., Takas, E. (eds) Journalism and Digital Content in Emerging Media Markets . Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-04552-3_2
Covidcheck: assessing the implementation of EU code of practice on disinformation in relation to Covid-19
Eileen, C., Kirsty, P., Feenane, T., Papaevangelou, C., Conroy, A., & Suiter, J. (2021). CovidCheck: Assessing the Implementation of EU Code of Practice on Disinformation in Relation to Covid-19. DCU Institute of Future Media, Democracy and Society & Broadcasting Authority of Ireland . https://fujomedia.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Code2021_COVIDCheck.pdf
Exploring Video-game Production’s Contingency on Live-Streaming Platforms: The Case of Twitch
Papaevangelou, C., & Roinioti, E. (2021). EXPLORING VIDEO-GAME PRODUCTION'S CONTINGENCY ON LIVE-STREAMING PLATFORMS: THE CASE OF TWITCH. AoIR Selected Papers of Internet Research, 2021. https://doi.org/10.5210/spir.v2021i0.12223
The existential stakes of platform governance: a critical literature review
Papaevangelou, C. (2021). "The existential stakes of platform governance: a critical literature review" Open Research Europe. 1(1).
eSports and Digital Arenas
Papaevangelou, C., & Roinioti, E. (2021). eSports and Digital Arenas. In Digital Games: Philosophical, social and cultural investigations. Oasis.
Selected conferences and seminars
- 4th Data Justice Lab Conference · Cardiff, June 2026
- Governing Artificial Intelligence in the Anthropocene · Oxford Internet Institute, March 2026
- Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR 2025) · Rio de Janeiro, October 2025
- ECREA Communication Law and Policy Conference · September 2025
- ACM Fairness, Accountability and Transparency · Athens, June 2025
- AlgoSoc International Conference · Amsterdam, April 2025
- Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR 2024) · Sheffield, October–November 2024
Teaching
Digital Methods, MSc Cyberpsychology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens · 2025
Co-responsible for teaching digital methods for social media analysis.
Advanced LLM Technology Governance, University of Amsterdam · 2024–present
Co-coordinator for Critical Perspectives on AI Governance, responsible for classes on AI’s environmental impact, political economy and value chains, and the military-industrial complex.
Platforms and the News Industry, Sciences Po · 2023–2024
Annual lecture on the history of the platform press and digital journalism.
Honours and grants
- ACES Tech, Power, and Policy public event grant · €1,000
- ACES Travel Grant for AoIR 2026 · €3,000
- UvA Global Digital Cultures workshop grant, Governing the EU’s datafied borders · €3,300
- ACES grant, The AI Gigafactory: how the EU learned to stop worrying and love the hyperscaler · €1,500
Research organisation
- The AI Gigafactory: how the EU learned to stop worrying and love the hyperscaler · Public roundtable at SPUI25, organised with Plixavra Vogiatzoglou
- The hidden costs of digital sovereignty · CRAFT panel at ACM FAccT, Athens, June 2025
- Imagining the Future of European Digital Infrastructures · Workshop and plenary discussion, Amsterdam, June 2025
- Information Ecosystems and Troubled Democracy · Dutch policy workshop, Amsterdam, April 2025
Profiles
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