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Digital Futures: A New Toolbox for Learning in Schools and Universities

Our OER-toolbox addresses questions about possible futures in our digital world and can be used in teaching units, seminars and workshops.
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Grand Opening Program of LetterVerZ

Vrijdag 23 september 2022, om precies 15.00 uur, vindt de officiële opening van LetterVerZ plaats bij De Dokwerker en de Weesperbrug, de M.S. Vaz Diasbrug. Daarmee vieren we dat het bruggedicht Wibautotisme van Kristian Kanstadt daar exact 40 jaar onder hangt, in de typografie van Karim Hashem.

Séminaire Intelligence artificielle, art et créativité

Avec Manuel Beltrán, 27 septembre 2022, 15h à 16h30.
L’article Séminaire Intelligence artificielle, art et créativité est apparu en premier sur Centre Internet et Société.

Revive RightsCon 2022

En junio de este año estuvimos presentes en RightsCon. Nuestro panel fue «Violencia de género en línea durante la pandemia por COVID-19: una mirada a Latinoamérica».

El panel fue un espacio de discusión e intercambio de experiencias sobre la problemática de violencia en línea hacia mujeres, personas de la comunidad LGBTIQ+ y personas no binarias en Latinoamérica. Durante el panel expertas de diferentes áreas (gobierno, academia y sociedad civil) intercambiaron sus conocimientos para mapear posibles soluciones de política pública.

Study on media plurality and diversity online

Développement récents en droit québécois des hydrocarbures: la fin de l’exploration et de l’extraction (document de travail).

Le CRDP vous présente le document de travail «Développement récents en droit québécois des hydrocarbures : la fin de l’exploration et de l’extraction» du professeur Hugo Tremblay qui souhaite recueillir vos commentaires et recommandations.

Abstract

State Abuse of Transparency Laws and How to Stop It

The examples also illustrate what I think is a very real risk: that state enforcers may abuse transparency laws, using them to reshape platforms’ actual policies. I think it should be possible to mitigate this risk. But we can only do so if we recognize it. Read more about State Abuse of Transparency Laws and How to Stop It

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Wie viele Ameisen gibt es eigentlich?

Wie viele Sterne zählt unsere Galaxie? Wie viele Sandkörner gibt es in der Sahara? Wie viele Ameisen leben auf der Erde? Das alles sind Fragen, die eigentlich unmöglich zu beantworten scheinen. Durch intensive und umfangreiche Datenanalyse kommt die Wissenschaft den Lösungen aber erstaunlich nahe. In Sachen Ameisen hat ein Team um die Würzburger Biologin Sabine Nooten und den Würzburger Biologen Patrick Schultheiss genau das getan.

Estratégias contra fake news: Dados empíricos do combate travado por legisladores e juízes

Estratégias contra fake news: Dados empíricos do combate travado por legisladores e juízes
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Estratégias contra fake news: Dados empíricos do combate travado por legisladores e juízes

Internet and Society Fellowship 2023: Call for Applications

The Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG) will be opening its doors again to new fellows in 2023!
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CNI President Robson Braga de Andrade shares his thoughts on the Global Innovation Index

Since its founding by Professor Soumitra Dutta in 2007, the Global Innovation Index (GII) has become a premier reference for measuring a country’s innovation performance. Published by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in partnership with the Portulans Institute, the report ranks the innovation ecosystem performance of economies around the globe each year while highlighting innovation strengths and weaknesses and particular gaps in innovation metrics.

Schau mich nicht so an!

Es ist ein Phänomen, das vermutlich wir alle schon erlebt haben. In dichtem Getümmel, im Verkehr, in einer großen Menschenmenge: Wenn eine andere Person einem in die Augen schaut, fällt das sofort auf. Tatsächlich braucht es nur Bruchteile von Sekunden, den Blickkontakt zu registrieren und zu verarbeiten.

Dr. Sofie Royer over catfishing op MNM

First Amendment Hurdle Looms for California’s Social Media Law

The CMPF welcomes the European Media Freedom Act, a step forward in the protection of media pluralism in the EU

The Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom welcomes the European Commission’s initiative of the European Media Freedom Act and supports its goal of safeguarding the independence and pluralism of the media in Europe. 

In these challenging times of profound transformation and crises, the proposed European Media Freedom Act acquires a high value, as it confirms the role of media freedom as a pillar of democratic societies and aims to effectively guarantee the independence and safety of journalism and of journalists. 

New study assesses media pluralism and diversity online in Europe, concomitant with the publication of the EMFA proposal

16 September 2022 — Media pluralism requires as much protection in the digital environment as in the traditional offline media environment, warns the new Study on Media Plurality and Diversity Online published today by the European Commission.

Review: State and Data Conference

On 15 September 2022, the scientific conference “State and Data” took place in the pro iure auditorium of the Law Faculty of the University of Basel.

Review: State and Data Conference

On 15 September 2022, the scientific conference “State and Data” took place in the pro iure auditorium of the Law Faculty of the University of Basel.

Digital assistants: Inequalities and social context of access, use, and perceptual understanding

Caring about privacy but accepting cookies? Questioning the privacy paradox.

Why do we agree to privacy agreements like Cookies way faster and consider them less online than offline? Let's explore the Privacy Paradox!
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