Topic: Digital politics

Political communication with digital media forms the core of Andreas Jungherr’s research. The bidt director’s approach is comprehensive. Instead of focusing on just one perspective, he seeks to gain an overall view.

During Markus Blume’s visit to TUM, initial results from the bidt project ‘AIffectiveness in Education’ were presented: AI tools such as OneTutor support students and open up new possibilities in university teaching.

DigiMeet connects young researchers and promotes dialogue on the social, political and technological conditions of digital transformation. Focus for 2025: Design and regulation of digital platforms.

How do social media influence political communication? At the 2025 Medientage München, bidt Director Andreas Jungherr discussed algorithms, emotions and how digital public spheres are becoming more democratic.

BR24’s #Faktenfuchs investigates fake videos that have gone viral on TikTok. Bidt researcher Fay Carathanassis explains when false claims are punishable by law – and what limits apply to freedom of expression.

Federal Minister Dr. Karsten Wildberger met with the Network of Institutes for Digitalization Research (NIfD). The focus: digital public sphere, disinformation, generative AI, and the modernization of government and administration.

In recent years, the European Union has enacted a series of important rules on digital services, markets, data and AI. Understanding the texts, their origins, and impact can help understand the normative dynamics of digitalization…

The Tagesgespräch on BR2 and ARD alpha takes stock of 100 days of the black-red coalition. Margret Hornsteiner is a studio guest who assesses developments from a political science perspective.

How do we understand trust in AI in interdisciplinary research? This article addresses the conceptual ambiguity between different research disciplines and proposes a possible common working concept of trust in AI.