Our researchers will be represented at this year's re:publica with talks and panels on digitalisation. The festival for the digital society in 2025 has the motto “Generation XYZ”.
Our researchers will be represented at re:publica in Berlin with a wide range of interdisciplinary research topics. The talks and panels will cover topics such as fake news and disinformation, toxic entertainment on TikTok and generational differences in digitalisation.
26.05.2025 | 19:15-19:45, Panel
(Dis)inform yourself! Facts instead of myths, research instead of gut feeling
with Andreas Jungherr, Miriam Milzner and Josephine B. Schmitt
Fake news, disinformation and misinformation are surrounded by myths that provide simple explanations for election results. But is it really that simple? Our researchers examine these myths and refute them with scientific facts.
27.05.2025 | 13:45-14:15, Lecture
Toxic entertainment on TikTok: When entertainment becomes a threat to democratic discourse
with Ursula Kristin Schmid
Intolerance often disguises itself as entertainment – in funny, musical or inspiring TikTok videos. Our short presentation shows how such content promotes intolerance and jeopardises democratic discourse. With a view to the parliamentary election campaign, we outline problems and possible solutions.
28.05.2025 | 17:30-18:30, Panel
Digital generational silos
with Roland A. Stürz, Rüdiger Maas, Ilka Wolter, Christian Montag and Carolin Thiem
The generations are influenced by digital technologies in very different ways. The panel will discuss whether this leads to generational silos in which approaches to the world, behaviours and codes are separated.
re:publica Berlin
Re:publica Berlin is a festival for the digital society and the largest conference of its kind in Europe. The participants of re:publica represent a cross-section of our (digital) society. They include representatives from academia, politics, companies, hacker cultures, NGOs, media and marketing as well as bloggers, activists and social media experts.
Our researchers are also represented at TINCON this year with a workshop.
(Only in german)