Disinformation

Hybrid institutions for disinformation governance: Between imaginative and imaginary

Martin Fertmann, Leibniz-Institute for Media Research/Hans-Bredow-Institut
Bharath Ganesh, University of Groningen
Robert Gorwa, Berlin Social Science Center (WZB)
Lisa-Maria Neudert, University of Oxford
PUBLISHED ON: 16 May 2022

This opinion piece is part of a 3-part miniseries advancing key reflections in disinformation governance. This article discusses the potential of new institutions for disinformation governance.

Disinformation

Truth, intention and harm: Conceptual challenges for disinformation-targeted governance

Naomi Appelman, University of Amsterdam
Stephan Dreyer, Leibniz-Institute for Media Research/Hans-Bredow-Institut
Pranav Manjesh Bidare, Stanford University
Keno C. Potthast, Leibniz-Institute for Media Research/Hans-Bredow-Institut
PUBLISHED ON: 16 May 2022

This opinion piece is part of a 3-part miniseries advancing key reflections in disinformation governance. This article discusses conceptual challenges for disinformation governance.

Encryption

How message tracing regulations subvert encryption

Divyank Katira, Centre for Internet and Society (CIS)
Gurshabad Grover, Centre for Internet and Society (CIS)
PUBLISHED ON: 24 Mar 2022

In 2021, a message tracing regulation came into effect in India. This leaves the private communications of half a billion users of such services vulnerable to novel forms of abuse. The authors discuss the relevance to jurisdictions worldwide currently mulling over encryption regulation.

Metaverse

Social work in metaverse: addressing tech policy gaps for racial and mental health equity

Siva Mathiyazhagan, Columbia University
Minahil Salam, Columbia University
Henry A. Willis, Columbia University
Desmond U. Patton, Columbia University
PUBLISHED ON: 16 Feb 2022

A Metaverse from a non-regulated tech environment might cause digital harm to vulnerable communities. The authors argue that addressing policy gaps with social work principles will lead to algorithmic equity in the virtual world.

Political behavourial targeting

Transparency and (no) more in the Political Advertising Regulation

Max van Drunen, University of Amsterdam
Eva Groen-Reijman, University of Amsterdam
Tom Dobber, University of Amsterdam
Arman Noroozian, University of Amsterdam
Paddy Leerssen, University of Amsterdam
Natali Helberger, University of Amsterdam
Claes H. de Vreese, University of Amsterdam
Fabio Votta, University of Amsterdam
PUBLISHED ON: 25 Jan 2022

The Regulation on Political Advertising (RPA) represents the EU’s most significant effort to address concerns about political advertising’s democratic impact, but does it live up to the Commission’s hype ?

Artificial intelligence

Identifying harm in manipulative artificial intelligence practices

Suzanne Vergnolle, Swiss Institute of Comparative Law
PUBLISHED ON: 30 Nov 2021

This op-ed is part of a series of opinion pieces edited by Amélie Heldt in the context of a workshop on the Digital Services Act Package hosted by the Weizenbaum Institute for the Networked Society on 15 and 16 November 2021 in Berlin. This workshop brought together legal scholars and social scientists to get a better understanding of the DSA

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