Topic: Digital public sphere
Digital media, fake news, and the power of opinions – never before have we had access to so much information. How can we shape public discourse, political coordination, and participation? What rules are necessary for a digital public sphere?
Challenges of regulating digital communication platforms (ReDiKo)
What are society’s requirements for regulating video platforms? To answer this question, the project was aiming to develop evidence-based regulatory policy options.
Fake news
As a genre, fake news refers to “pseudo-journalistic misinformation”, while as a label, fake news means an attack on and a critique of quality journalistic media.
Bots
A bot is often referred to as software capable of independently executing tasks. In addition to technical aspects, the fact that bots act as an interface between humans and computer systems poses numerous challenges for research.
Augmented reality
To help display relevant content correctly, augmented reality (AR) uses computer vision (CV) in conjunction with sensors.
Controlling opinion power and monitoring diversity in the digital age
Media diversity control, concentration control, media state treaty – political publicity in democracies needs a distribution of media opinion power. With digitalisation, there is a new discussion about the regulation…
Ensuring Diversity in the Age of Media Intermediaries: Models of measurement and normative standards
The working paper examines the influence of media intermediaries on opinion formation and discusses models of how diversity in public discourse can be ensured.
