The success and widespread deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) have raised
awareness of the technology's economic, social, and political consequences. Each new step …

Platform companies play an important role in the production and distribution of news. This
article analyses this role and questions of control, dependence and autonomy in the light of …

Many observers of the current explosion of generative AI worry about its impact on our
information environment, with concerns being raised about the increased quantity, quality …

Who are mis-/disinformation studies for? What agenda does the field serve? How can it be
improved? While the increase in the attention towards the topic in the last years is healthy, it …

Platform companies play a crucial role in the creation, dissemination, and business of news.
They are also central actors in artificial intelligence (AI) which has led some to argue that the …

The public arena relies on artificial intelligence (AI) to ever greater degrees. Media
structures hosting the public arena—such as Facebook, TikTok, Twitter, and YouTube …

The threat of disinformation features strongly in public discourse, but scientific findings
remain conflicted about disinformation effects and reach. Accordingly, indiscriminate …

TikTok has enjoyed wide popularity in the Global South. But in the summer of 2020, a tit-for-
tat altercation erupted over the use of the app in India against the backdrop of a border …

The recent resurgence of populism has led to renewed interest in the phenomenon, but it
remains unclear how this phenomenon has manifested itself in non-Western settings like …

Social cohesion is crucial for democratic societies since it unites individuals who do not
have a direct relationship with each other. By representing social heterogeneity and …