Adrian Kopps
Adrian Kopps is an associated researcher in the research programme “The evolving digital society” and also works for the “Platform Governance, Media, and Technology Lab” at the University of Bremen. Previously, he was a student assistant in the research project “Platform Governance and Copyright (H220)“.
He holds a Bachelor in Political Science from Freie Universität Berlin and is currently pursuing a Masters degree in the interdisciplinary “Global Studies Programme” at the Humboldt University of Berlin with study periods in Bangkok and Buenos Aires.
Before joining the HIIG, he gained work experience at Spotify, ZDFneo and the Goethe-Institut in Mexico City. In Mexico, he also worked for the think tank “C Minds“, which focuses on applying artificial intelligence for the common good.
He is particularly interested in sociological and social theory perspectives on the digitalisation of society.
Media & data · Society & culturePlatform Governance and Copyright (H2020)
This project tackles these issues from two complementary perspectives. It investigates the governance structures that social media platforms have devised over time to create...
Journal articles and conference proceedings
Katzenbach, C., Kopps, A., Magalhaes, J. C., Redeker. D., Sühr, T., Wunderlich, L. (2023). The Platform Governance Archive v1: A longitudinal dataset to study the governance of communication and interactions by platforms and the historical evolution of platform policies. Zentrum für Medien-, Kommunikations- und Informationsforschung (ZeMKI). DOI: 10.26092/elib/2331 Publication details
Other publications
Kopps, A., & Katzenbach, C. (2022). Turning back time for Content Moderation? How Musk’s takeover is affecting Twitter’s rules. Digital society blog. Publication details
Katzenbach, C., Magalhães, J. C., Kopps, A., Sühr, T., & Wunderlich, L. (2021). The Platform Governance Archive. Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society. Publication details
Lectures and presentations
The Platform Governance Archive: A longitudinal dataset to study the historical evolution of platform policiesConference of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) 2023 (Session: Regulating digital platforms and their practices). Conference of the International Association for Media and Communication Research. University Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France: 10.07.2023
Adrian Kopps
Complexification And Concentration In Platform Power: Changes In Copyright Content Moderation And Policies Across 10 Years And Fifteen PlatformsAnnual Conference of the Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR) 2022. TU Dublin, Maynooth University, University College Dublin, Dublin City University. Grangegorman campus, TU Dublin, Dublin, Ireland: 03.11.2022 Further information
João Carlos Magalhães, Christian Katzenbach, Adrian Kopps, Tom Sühr
Targeting Platform Governance From the Techlash to the German Federal Elections 2021: The Relationship Between Platforms’ Ad Targeting, and Public and Policy DebatesAnnual ICA Conference: 72nd Annual ICA Conference: One World, One Network‽ (Session: PARTNER PANEL: DgPuK - Political Targeting During the German Federal Election). International Communication Association. Hyatt Regency Paris Étoile, Le Palais des Congrès de Paris, Le Méridien Etoile, Paris, France: 27.05.2022 Further information
Christian Katzenbach, Steven Champion, Adrian Kopps
Participation as expert
Stakeholder-Dialog – Ethik der DigitalisierungStakeholder-Dialog – Ethik der Digitalisierung Stakeholder-Dialog – Ethik der Digitalisierung Berkman Klein Center, Digital Asia Hub. Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society, Berlin, Germany: 06.10.2021 Further information
Vincent Hofmann, Freya Hewett, Georg von Richthofen, Adrian Kopps, Bronwen Deacon, Matthias C. Kettemann, Wolfgang Schulz
Position
Associated Researcher: The evolving digital society
