Joe McNamee has worked on internet regulation since 1998. Up to the end of 2018, he was Executive Director of European Digital Rights, the association of organisations defending online human rights in Europe. He participated in the Council of Europe expert committee on the roles and responsibilities of internet intermediaries and is currently a member of the Council of Europe Committee of Experts on Human Rights Dimensions of automated data processing and different forms of artificial intelligence. He holds Masters Degrees in European Politics and International Law.