upgradedemocracy

Disinformation in the Middle East war, conspiracy theories and hate messages – Newsletter #14

  • Charlotte Freihse

    Democracy by design: How decentralised alternatives can contribute to a better social media ecosystem

    09.09.2024

  • Cathleen Berger

    Platform accountability through independent research: What is, what is missing, what is next

    30.08.2024

  • Julia Tegeler

    News literacy: Strong against disinformation

    26.08.2024

  • Dr. Joachim Rother

    Prebunking or fact-checking? What matters is a comprehensive approach.

    19.08.2024

  • Cathleen Berger, Charlotte Freihse

    If you want to successfully counter disinformation, you need a global network

    12.08.2024

  • Cathleen Berger, Dr. Kai Unzicker

    Two Years of Upgrade Democracy: What we have done and what we have learnt

    12.08.2024
  • Community

    Florian Bochert

    Tartu, Hildesheim, and Leiden: Where new disinformation experts are made?

    31.07.2024
  • Platform Governance, Regulation

    Florian Bochert

    The Digital Services Coordinator – The New German Guardian

    09.07.2024

  • Cathleen Berger, Charlotte Freihse , Otto Meyer zu Schwabedissen

    Great insights and food for thought: International research on countering disinformation concluded

    13.06.2024
  • Elections, Perspectives

    Anushree Majumdar

    Artificial Intelligence has a starring role in India’s 18th General Elections

    30.04.2024
  • Perspectives

    Virginia Kirst

    In conversation with Bellingcat: „Algorithms radicalise people“

    18.04.2024
    visual perspectives
  • Visions

    Prof. Dr. Thorsten Thiel, Dr. Susanne Kailitz

    Digital Infrastructures and Sovereignty

    17.04.2024
  • Visions

    Prof. Dr. Thorsten Thiel, Dr. Susanne Kailitz

    Virtual Worlds and Participation

    10.04.2024
  • Visions

    Prof. Dr. Thorsten Thiel, Dr. Susanne Kailitz

    Digital Identity and Civil Rights

    03.04.2024
  • Visions

    Prof. Dr. Thorsten Thiel, Dr. Susanne Kailitz

    Analytical Artificial Intelligence and Representation

    27.03.2024
  • Visions

    Prof. Dr. Thorsten Thiel, Dr. Susanne Kailitz

    Generative Artificial Intelligence and Political Will-Formation

    20.03.2024
  • Announcement, Data, Elections

    Cathleen Berger, Dr. Kai Unzicker

    The many challenges of disinformation: The role of regulation, journalism, and freedom of opinion

    28.02.2024
  • Elections, Regulation

    Georgia Langton

    “Hope is a big word”, election observer Armin Rabitsch on disinformation and the 2024 European Parliament elections

    13.02.2024
  • Announcement, Community, Perspectives

    Cathleen Berger, Dr. Joachim Rother

    Find your allies and partners in countering disinformation

    02.02.2024
    visual perspectives
  • Elections

    Anushree Majumdar

    The credibility of Pakistan’s National Elections is under siege

    01.02.2024
  • Community, Perspectives

    Dr. Joachim Rother

    It’s all about trust! Why we need to focus on the affective level of online communication

    07.12.2023
  • Perspectives, Platform Governance

    Cathleen Berger

    Social media regulation can be weaponised – citizen participation is key

    22.11.2023
    visual perspectives
  • Community

    Angelina Pavlenko

    Disinformation on Migration: Three questions I have asked myself

    20.10.2023
  • Platform Governance, Regulation

    Georgia Langton

    Free Speech, Governments, Platforms: It’s complicated

    17.10.2023
  • Community, Data

    Cathleen Berger, Charlotte Freihse

    Launch Announcement: The Brand-New Data Knowledge Hub for Monitoring Online Discourse

    14.09.2023
  • Community

    Dr. Kai Unzicker

    Transformation of the Public Sphere – Risks for Social Cohesion – Weimar Conversations 2023

    05.09.2023
  • Platform Governance, Regulation

    Cathleen Berger

    Very Large Online Platforms pledge compliance with DSA – Researchers must put that to a test

    30.08.2023
  • Data

    Dr. Kai Unzicker

    New Study: Attitudes and Perceptions of Disinformation in Europe

    09.08.2023
  • Community

    Glossary: Methods to counter digital disinformation

    04.08.2023
  • Community, Perspectives, Regulation

    Virginia Kirst

    Interview: “Journalists and activists have been arrested under the guise of regulating disinformation”

    25.07.2023
  • Platform Governance

    Charlotte Freihse, Felix Sieker

    Content moderation is still primarily conducted by humans – here’s a game that helps you empathize

    11.07.2023
  • Community

    Julia Tegeler

    Disinformation – what it means and why we are dealing with it

    03.07.2023
  • Platform Governance

    Cathleen Berger, Charlotte Freihse , Felix Sieker

    Moving on from Twitter? We’ve looked at three alternatives to help you decide.

    20.06.2023
  • Data

    Dr. Kai Unzicker

    New Study Reveals the Pervasiveness of Conspiracy Mentality in Times of Crises

    31.05.2023
  • Foresight, Perspectives

    Cathleen Berger

    Trust in a changing information ecosystem

    26.05.2023
  • Elections, Platform Governance

    Charlotte Freihse

    Riots Reloaded: Major social platforms are still poorly equipped to counter disinformation campaigns ahead of elections

    15.03.2023
  • Platform Governance, Regulation

    Cathleen Berger

    The Cost of Global Reach: The DSA and its implications for big online platforms

    21.02.2023
  • Platform Governance, Regulation

    Cathleen Berger

    Your Cheat Sheet for the Digital Services Act: What and for Whom

    14.02.2023