Topic: Digital politics

Digitalisation as a cross-sectional issue presents particular challenges for policymakers. Digital policy unites the social and political questions and responsibilities arising from digital transformation.

BR24-Interview Pretschner zu Open AI in München

Alexander Pretschner interviewed by BR24 about Open AI in Munich

In the BR24 news, Alexander Pretschner talks about what makes Munich particularly attractive for Open AI and what it means for them to settle there.

Public Attitudes on Content Moderation and Freedom of Expression

Public Attitudes on Content Moderation and Freedom of Expression

How do citizens worldwide view content moderation and freedom of speech? A new study explores public attitudes on balancing free speech, preventing harm, and tackling misinformation in the digital age.

Online-Beleidigungen im Podcast

Steliyana Doseva in the BR Podcast “IQ – Wissenschaft und Lehre”

In the BR podcast “IQ – Wissenschaft und Lehre” Steliyana Doseva talks about current research findings on the topic of insults on social media.

Grafik AI Wahlkampf Projekt

Generative Artificial Intelligence in Elections: Uses, Preferences, and Trust (AI-Wahlkampf)

The project analyses how German political parties use generative AI, its influence on election campaigns and on public trust.

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Using brains, tools and AI expertise to combat disinformation: how we are strengthening trust in democracy

Which measures can help against disinformation and how can trust in democracy be strengthened? This was the topic of the event “Democracy under pressure? How AI and disinformation influence social trust”.

“bidt Perspektiven” on the topic of disinformation at Bayerischer Rundfunk

Prof Dr Frischlich and Prof Dr Pretschner spoke to BR about disinformation and how to deal with it.

Lena Frischlich

“Regulation of disinformation is tricky”

In this interview, Professor Lena Frischlich talks about dealing with disinformation and explains how to promote democratic resilience.

Desinformation erkennen

What disinformation is and how to recognise it

Disinformation threatens our democracy. But what is disinformation and how can you recognise it? A guide plus a comprehensive overview with links to fact checks, further information and materials for various target groups.

bidt Studie Beleidigungen auf Social Media

Insults on social media: How affected are users on social media and how do they defend themselves?

Insults on social media are not a new phenomenon. According to a recent bidt study, users experience insults more frequently offline than online. Almost half never report online attacks. These are the reasons.

Democracy under pressure? How AI and disinformation influence social trust

The cooperative event with the Bavarian State Ministry for Digital Affairs sheds light on the issue of disinformation from interdisciplinary perspectives and highlights concrete measures in the fight against misinformation…