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\n\t\t\tLatest articles\t<\/h3>\n\t\n\t\"The<\/a>\n\t\t Matthias C. Kettemann, Karina Preiss\n\t\t | 31. August 2026\n

Democracy Without Borders? Global Citizenship Between Platform Power, AI and the Crisis of Knowledge<\/a><\/h2>\n \t

A look back and ahead at ten years of constitutional thinking across state borders.<\/p>\n\t\n\t<\/a>\n\t\t Daniel Pothmann\n\t\t | 5. August 2026\n

Cards on the table: Making sense of the Digital Services Act<\/a><\/h2>\n \t

This article revisits the origins and core mechanisms of the Digital Services Act and asks what lessons they hold for the upcoming review process.<\/p>\n\t\n\t\"The<\/a>\n\t\t Max Lukat\n\t\t | 3. August 2026\n

Why data protection doesn’t protect data, but people<\/a><\/h2>\n \t

This article explains why “data protection” is something of a misnomer, and why the main responsibility for making it work doesn’t rest with users alone.<\/p>\n\t\t\n

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Platform Governance<\/a><\/h3>

What are the rules, regulations, and framework within which digital platforms such as social networks or online marketplaces in our society are managed. These\u00a0 ecosystems the everyday exchange of information, goods and services. As integral part of our modern communication, they exert a profound impact on public discourse and economic processes. We ask how entrepreneurial goals, individual rights and societal values can be harmonised in these online communication spaces.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExplore Platform Governance\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

\n\t\t\tFurther blog articles \t<\/h3>\n\t\n\t\"Rows<\/a>\n\t\t S. Youssef, T. Z\u00fcger, L. Winter\n\t\t | 13. July 2026\n

Can AI strengthen democracy? A data collection on AI projects aiming to serve democratic processes<\/a><\/h2>\n \t

This article introduces a dataset of 98 AI projects claiming to serve democracy, built to help researchers test these claims.<\/p>\n\t\n\t\"The<\/a>\n\t\t Matthias Kettemann, Wolfgang Schulz\n\t\t | 7. July 2026\n

Between accusations of censorship and platform power: What the Digital Services Act actually regulates<\/a><\/h2>\n \t

The DSA is increasingly attacked as “censorship law”. This article argues: Its core purpose is to protect freedom of expression online.<\/p>\n\t\n\t\"\"<\/a>\n\t\t A. Watolla, M. Stenzel\n\t\t | 29. June 2026\n

Tick-box democracy: What a polling booth reveals about our personal beliefs<\/a><\/h2>\n \t

We invited Berliners to share their feelings and opinions about democracy in Germany. Find the results here.<\/p>\n\t\n\t\"A<\/a>\n\t\t Sonja K\u00f6hne\n\t\t | 18. May 2026\n

Prompt to perform? Sustainable talent management in the age of generative AI<\/a><\/h2>\n \t

What impact will generative AI have on talent pipelines? How must companies rethink their talent management?<\/p>\n\t\n\t\"A<\/a>\n\t\t Laura State\n\t\t | 5. May 2026\n

AI between climate change and climate protection<\/a><\/h2>\n \t

How do climate change and artificial intelligence interact? How AI can help in the fight against climate change?<\/p>\n\t\n\t\"The<\/a>\n\t\t B. Deacon, A. Aust, F. Kuper\n\t\t | 20. April 2026\n

Digital by design, not by default: Resilience in higher education<\/a><\/h2>\n \t

What does resilience in higher education look like? A comparison of two models from Germany and Portugal shows: there is no single formula.<\/p>\n\t\n\t\"A<\/a>\n\t\t Paola Cantarini Guerra\n\t\t | 10. April 2026\n

Algorithms under scrunity: AI observatories as democratic infrastructure<\/a><\/h2>\n \t

Algorithms have a profound impact on people’s lives. This article explores why AI observatories are essential for democratic governance.<\/p>\n\t\n\t\"A<\/a>\n\t\t Matthias C. Kettemann, Frederik Efferenn\n\t\t | 18. March 2026\n

Forget the “killing machine”: why AI is a question of responsibility, not apocalypse<\/a><\/h2>\n \t

The authors challenge the metaphor of artificial intelligence as a “killing machine” that will one day surpass its human creators.<\/p>\n\t\n\t\"Blurred<\/a>\n\t\t J. N\u00f6rz, M. Wiechert & W. Schulz\n\t\t | 11. March 2026\n

The bot that bit back: AI agents, defamation and the digital construction of identity<\/a><\/h2>\n \t

A real case of an AI agent publishing a smear piece raises new legal questions about responsibility and digital identity.<\/p>\n\t\n\t\"The<\/a>\n\t\t Philipp Mahlow, Katharina Mosene\n\t\t | 8. December 2025\n

The Human in the Loop in automated credit lending – Human expertise for greater fairness<\/a><\/h2>\n \t

How fair is automated credit lending? Where is human expertise essential?<\/p>\n\t\n\t\"Rows<\/a>\n\t\t Paul Vilchez\n\t\t | 3. December 2025\n

Impactful by design: For digital entrepreneurs driven to create positive societal impact<\/a><\/h2>\n \t

How impact entrepreneurs can shape digital innovation to build technologies that create meaningful and lasting societal change.<\/p>\n\t\n\t\"A<\/a>\n\t\t Katharina Mosene, Johanna Leifeld\n\t\t | 3. December 2025\n

Identifying bias, taking responsibility: Critical perspectives on AI and data quality in higher education<\/a><\/h2>\n \t

AI is changing higher education. This article explores the risks of bias and why we need a critical approach.<\/p>\n\t\n\t\"The<\/a>\n\t\t Sami Nenno\n\t\t | 10. November 2025\n

Who spreads disinformation, where, for what purpose, and to what extent?<\/a><\/h2>\n \t

How much disinformation do German politicians and parties actually spread? On which platforms and to what ends? Two new studies provide systematic answers.<\/p>\n\t\n\t\"A<\/a>\n\t\t M. Stenzel, K. Mosene, F. Efferenn\n\t\t | 29. October 2025\n

Inside content moderation: Humans, machines and invisible work<\/a><\/h2>\n \t

Content moderation combines human labour and algorithmic systems, exposing global inequalities in who controls what we see online.<\/p>\n\t\n\t\"A<\/a>\n\t\t Alina Kontareva\n\t\t | 15. October 2025\n

Beyond Big Tech: National strategies for platform alternatives<\/a><\/h2>\n \t

China, Russia and India are building national platform alternatives to reduce their dependence on Big Tech. What can Europe learn from their strategies?<\/p>\n\t\n\t\"Semi-transparent<\/a>\n\t\t Jella Ohnesorge\n\t\t | 25. September 2025\n

Counting without accountability? An analysis of the DSA’s transparency reports<\/a><\/h2>\n \t

Are the DSA’s transparency reports really holding platforms accountable? A critical analyses of reports from major platforms reveals gaps and raises doubts.<\/p>\n\t\n\t\"A<\/a>\n\t\t Lorenz Graf-Vlachy\n\t\t | 4. September 2025\n

Emotionless competition at work: When trust in Artificial Intelligence falters<\/a><\/h2>\n \t

Emotionless competition with AI harms workplace trust. When employees feel outperformed by machines, confidence in their skills and the technology declines.<\/p>\n\t\n\t\"Rowers<\/a>\n\t\t Ben Shultz\n\t\t | 27. August 2025\n

Defending Europe’s disinformation researchers<\/a><\/h2>\n \t

Disinformation researchers in Europe face lawsuits, harassment & smear campaigns. What is behind these attacks? How should the EU respond?<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t