{"id":80599,"date":"2021-11-11T15:41:52","date_gmt":"2021-11-11T14:41:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hiig.de\/?page_id=80599"},"modified":"2026-11-06T17:33:47","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T16:33:47","slug":"policy-digital-society-blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hiig.de\/en\/policy-digital-society-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Policy and Law \u2013 Digital Society Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t\n\t\"The<\/a>\n\n\t\t Daniel Pothmann\n\t\t | 28. October 2026\n

Autopilot on, brain off? What we can learn from aviation about automation<\/h2>\n \t

Planes have landed automatically since the 1950s. Why do we still need pilots? What aviation teaches us about humans, machines and responsible automation.<\/p>\n<\/a>\n\t\n\t\"There<\/a>\n\n\t\t Sami Nenno\n\t\t | 9. October 2026\n

#TaxTheRich: How do members of the German Bundestag debate wealth taxation on social media?<\/h2>\n \t

Germany’s Constitutional Court is reviewing the inheritance tax. A study shows how members of the Bundestag argue online.<\/p>\n<\/a>\n\t\n\t\"A<\/a>\n\n\t\t Daniel Pothmann\n\t\t | 6. October 2026\n

Enforcing the Digital Services Act: A cat & mouse game?<\/h2>\n \t

The Digital Services Act has been in force for two years. Is it working as expected? A look at enforcement progress and geopolitical influences.<\/p>\n<\/a>\n\t\n\t\"The<\/a>\n\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<\/h2>\n \t

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

Cards on the table: Making sense of the Digital Services Act<\/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<\/a>\n\t\n\t\"The<\/a>\n\n\t\t Max Lukat\n\t\t | 3. August 2026\n

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

We invited Berliners to share their feelings and opinions about democracy in Germany. Find the results here.<\/p>\n<\/a>\n\t\n\t\"A<\/a>\n\n\t\t Paola Cantarini Guerra\n\t\t | 10. April 2026\n

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