Vincent Hofmann
Vincent Hofmann has been working as a junior researcher at the HIIG since June 2021. He is working on the project “The Ethics of Digitalisation“.
He studied law at the Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main (on a scholarship from the Deutschlandstipendium) with a focus on the Internationalisation and Europeanisation of law. His research is focused on Platform Governance.
In addition to his studies, he produced the weekly podcast “Wer will was von wem woraus [Who wants what from whom]”, in which he discussed the content and problems of law studies for students.
Other publications
Berger, C., Freihse, C., Hofmann, V., Kettemann, M. C., Mosene, K. (2023). Dezentralisierung als Demokratisierung: Mastodon statt Plattformmacht. Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society & Bertelsmann Foundation. Publication details
Berger, C., Freihse, C., Hofmann, V., Kettemann, M. C., Mosene, K. (2023). Potenziale von kleineren Plattformen: Was können wir von ihnen lernen? Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society & Bertelsmann Foundation. Publication details
Berger, C., Freihse, C., Hofmann, V., Kettemann, M. C., Mosene, K. (2023). Rat beim Beirat: Potenzial von Plattformbeiräten. Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society & Bertelsmann Foundation. Publication details
Berger, C., Freihse, C., Hofmann, V., Kettemann, M. C., Mosene, K. (2023). Bedrohungen für die Demokratie: Klima-Fehlinformationen und geschlechtsspezifische Desinformation. Humboldt Institut for Internet and Society & Bertelsmann Foundation. Publication details
Berger, C., Freihse, C., Hofmann, V., Kettemann, M. C., Mosene, K. (2023). EU-Wahlen 2024: Wie wir resilienter gegen Desinformationskampagnen auf sozialen Plattformen werden. Humboldt Institut for Internet and Society & Bertelsmann Foundation. Publication details
Hofmann, V. (2022). Explaining AI – How to explain the unexplainable? Digital society blog. Publication details
Asghari, H., Birner, N., Burchardt, A., Dicks, D., Fassbender, J., Feldhus, N., Hewett, F., Hofmann, V., Kettemann, M. C., Schulz, W., Simon, J., Stolberg-Larsen, J., & Züger, T. (2022). What to explain when explaining is difficult. An interdisciplinary primer on XAI and meaningful information in automated decision-making. HIIG Impact Publication Series. Publication details
Hofmann, V. (2022). Towards an African Narrative on Digital Sovereignty. Digital society blog. Publication details
Hofmann, V., Kettemann, M. C., Böke, J., & Mosene, K. (2021). Wahl-Watching – Was du machen kannst, um den Online-Wahlkampf fairer zu machen. Media Research Blog. Publication details
Hofmann, V., Dinar, C., Kettemann, M.C., Hinrichs, L., Böke, J., & Gradulewski, M. (2021). Governance by Geschäft: Recht und Macht der App Stores. Media Research Blog. Publication details
Butters, N., Bollmann, H., Hofmann, V., & Kettemann, M. (2021). Digitalisierung definieren: Eine Verteidigung ethischer Prinzipien im digitalen Zeitalter. Digital Society Blog. Publication details
Organisation of events
International Summer School in Delhi - Platform GovernanceFrom 20.03.2023 to 26.03.2023. Centre for Communication Governance (National Law University Delhi), Delhi, India. Co-Organised by: Leibniz-Institut für Medienforschung | Hans-Bredow-Institut (HBI), Rechtswissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Universität Hamburg (UNESCO Chair on Freedom of Communication), CCG in Delhi, Global Network of Internet & Society Research Centers and Institute for Technology & Society of Rio de Janeiro (ITS Rio) (International)
Christian Ollig, Vincent Hofmann, Wolfgang Schulz
Digitaler Salon: Keeping up with the Gatekeepers25.05.2022. Humboldt Institut für Internet und Gesellschaft, Online, Berlin, Germany (National) Further information
Sarah Spitz, Vincent Hofmann
Closing Event: Ethics of Digitalisationwith attending Vip: Sandra Cortesi, Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University; Malavika Jayaram, Digital Asia Hub. From 07.02.2022 to 07.02.2022. Schloss Bellevue, Berlin, Germany. Co-Organised by: Office of the Federal President of Germany, Network of Centers, Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University, Digital Asia Hub (International) Further information
Hanna-Sophie Bollmann, Vincent Hofmann, Nadine Birner, Matthias C. Kettemann, Wolfgang Schulz
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
Explainable AIExplainable AI Research Clinic – Explainable AI Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society. Coconat Gutshof, Bad Belzig, Germany: 08.09.2021 Further information
Vincent Hofmann, Jakob Stolberg-Larsen, Freya Hewett, Matthias C. Kettemann, Wolfgang Schulz, Theresa Züger
Media appearances
Debatte über Meinungsfreiheit: Brauchen soziale Medien Parlamente? (09.05.2022). Tiroler Tageszeitung
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Sovereign data control could boost Africa’s ‘gig economy’ (27.06.2022). Rwanda Post
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