Valère Ndior is a Professor of Law at the Université de Bretagne occidentale in France (Lab-LEX research center), a Junior Fellow of the Institut universitaire de France and a researcher at the GEODE Center – Geopolitics of the Datasphere. His research focuses on international law and tech regulation law. He leads the "Social media Governance and Regulation program" (Innovation Chair 2022-2027) thanks to a five-year grant from the Institut universitaire de France.
His current research addresses social media governance, content moderation, online freedom of expression, international regulation of artificial intelligence and international cybersecurity law. He has published several articles, book chapters and policy papers on these topics. He has contributed to the work of institutions and organizations at an international level, including the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism in 2022 and the United Nations in 2023. He often delivers lectures, workshops and training sessions on these subjects in France and abroad. He is also frequently quoted in French media on issues pertaining to social media.
He is the co-author (with Emmanuel Netter) of "States and Social media: Controlling Online Discourse" (LGDJ editions, 2024, in French), a book analyzing relations between States and social media companies at a global level.