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Cambiare i social media invece di vietarli ai minori

Il Manifesto | 17 dicembre 2025 | di Juan Carlos De Martin
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“Artificial Intelligence” in Switzerland 2024: Rapid Diffusion and Increasing Digital Inequality

“Artificial Intelligence” in Switzerland 2024: Rapid Diffusion and Increasing Digital Inequality

Two Awards at SACM 2025 for the Media Change and Innovation Division

Two Awards at SACM 2025 for the Media Change and Innovation Division

Daniela Jaramillo-Dent wins Best Seminar Award for outstanding teaching

Daniela Jaramillo-Dent wins Best Seminar Award for outstanding teaching

Vortragsreihe: Wie Digitalisierung und Künstliche Intelligenz unsere Gesellschaft verändern

Vortragsreihe: Wie Digitalisierung und Künstliche Intelligenz unsere Gesellschaft verändern

Rückblick: Talk im Turm zu Desinformation und Algorithmen

Rückblick: Talk im Turm zu Desinformation und Algorithmen

Generative AI is Taking Over Everyday Life in Switzerland: From Experimentation to Regular Use

Generative AI is Taking Over Everyday Life in Switzerland: From Experimentation to Regular Use

Michael Reiss successfully defended his cumulative dissertation  

Michael Reiss successfully defended his cumulative dissertation  

Internet Use as Everyday Religion on the Rise, Cyborgization Still in its Early Stages

Internet Use as Everyday Religion on the Rise, Cyborgization Still in its Early Stages

Kiran Kappeler successfully defended her dissertation

Kiran Kappeler successfully defended her dissertation

Reparative Media and Social Media & Tech Solidarity

Key insights for AI-powered DPI ahead of the India AI Impact Summit 2026

Following the rich discussion captured in our earlier post, this second piece distills the core insights, challenges, and recommendations that emerged from the Official Pre-Summit event “Sandboxing: Prototyping and experimentation lessons for AI-powered DPI”. These reflections will directly feed into the DPI Sandbox Co-Creation Lab taking place at the India AI Impact Summit in February 2026.

Emerging themes for safe and inclusive AI-powered DPI

Announcement of Strategic Funding to Enhance Multilingual, Sector-specific AI Literacy and Develop Trustworthy AI for Open Data

At the Open Knowledge Foundation (OKFN), we are excited and grateful to announce an important initiative for the next year, with the generous support of the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation (PJMF). With over two decades of transforming digital infrastructure to drive impact worldwide, we have identified two emerging problems over the last few years:  The...

‘Operationalising AI Safety’ Event: Key Takeaways

Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming key sectors such as healthcare, education, governance, and finance—reshaping how decisions are made and services delivered. As these systems become part of everyday life, it has become imperative/critical to ensure their safety, transparency, and alignment with ethical and societal values. To further this conversation, the Centre for Communication Governance at […]

The Big Limitation? On Data Protection

We encounter data protection modules everywhere. Whether we accept or reject cookies when browsing, sign a consent form at the doctor’s office agreeing to the processing of our data, or agree to the new terms and conditions when updating our smartphone—we are always dealing with data protection consents. On the one hand, data protection sets limits on data sharing. On the other hand, it can also be seen as a pull factor for data sharing.

190° Mercoledì di Nexa – Fine del diritto? La sostituzione tecnologica nell’era nuova

UGO MATTEI Università degli Studi di Torino In un mondo governato da piattaforme digitali, intelligenze artificiali e controllo permanente, che cosa è rimasto del diritto? Dopo il collasso delle grandi narrazioni politiche e l’illusione di una rule of law globale, il capitalismo contemporaneo ha riconfigurato il potere attraverso algoritmi, sorveglianza, profilazione comportamentale e ricatto tecnologico. […]

einBLICK: Nachrichten aus der JMU

Studierende lassen Experi­ment mit Höhen­forschungs­ballon steigen - Preis für Informatikerin Borrmann - JMU für Gleich­stellung ausgezeichnet - Programm für ausländische Gäste - Liturgie der Zukunft

Implementation of the Media Freedom Act: Elda Brogi presents preliminary findings of study

On 2 December, Professor Elda Brogi took part in a public hearing organised by the Committee on Culture and Education at the European Parliament.  Professor Brogi presented the preliminary results of a CMPF study on the implementation of the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) across Member States.

Best Performer and Teaching Awards 2024/2025

We congratulate David Jamnig BSc., who works as a study assistant in our Software Engineering Research Group, on receiving the Best Performer Award 2024/2025 and a Teaching Award in the category “Best Tutorium”.
Best Performer Awards

Forschungsgruppe zu kosmischen Jets geht in die Verlängerung

Im Zentrum beinahe jeder großen Galaxie verbirgt sich ein supermassereiches Schwarzes Loch – ein Objekt mit einer millionen- bis milliardenfachen Masse unserer Sonne. Während diese kosmischen Giganten für ihre unvorstellbare Anziehungskraft bekannt sind, können sie unter bestimmten Bedingungen Materie nicht nur verschlingen, sondern auch in Form von gewaltigen Plasmaströmen wieder ins All schleudern.