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ZeMKI member Dr. Dennis Redeker of the “Platform Governance, Media and Technology” Lab attended the United Nation’s Internet Governance Forum 2025 in Lillestrøm, Norway and presented research results and other outputs from research conducted at ZeMKI.

From May 26 to 30, 2025, the third edition of the Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Program (BIP) organized by the Digital Constitutionalism Network took place in Salerno, Italy. Entitled “Digital Constitutionalism and Digital Sovereignty: Navigating Power (…)

ZeMKI member Prof. Christian Katzenbach will give a lecture on “Responsibility and irresponsibility of digital platforms” on Saturday, June 14, 2025, at “Wissen um 11”, the science matinee at the Haus der Wissenschaften.

On June 3 and 4, leading international scholars will discuss key issues of technology and power at the conference “From Platform Governance to Generative AI” in Bremen. The final program is now released.

In recent weeks, proceedings and high fines against tech companies have caused a stir. In a press briefing, Professor Dr Christian Katzenbach sheds light on whether this points to stricter regulation.

ZeMKI member Dr. Rebecca Scharlach was recently elected to the Executive Committee (Open Seat) of the Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR) for the 2025-2027 term.

On April 22, Earth Day unites the world to raise awareness for the protection of our planet. At ZeMKI, researchers are investigating the crucial role that media and communication play in shaping how we understand and engage with climate change.

In the next session of the PGMT-Lab online talk series “Behind the Scenes – Conversations on Empirical Platform Governance Research”, Simran Agarwal will talk about “Examining the State-Platform Nexus in the Governance of Online News in India”.

ZeMKI members Dr. Paloma Viejo Otero and Dr. Rebecca Scharlach published their new paper “‘We do not marshal your feed’: How Alt Tech platforms (re) conceptualise safety” in the Platforms & Society Journal. Find the link to the full article here.

From over 150 applications, the steering committee of the Center for Media, Communication and Information Research at the University of Bremen selected five researchers who will work together with at least two ZeMKI labs in interdisciplinary research for four weeks each until the end of 2025.

In the next session of the PGMT-Lab online talk series "Behind the Scenes - Conversations on Empirical Platform Governance Research", Tom Divon and Dr. Carolina Are will be guests on the topic of "Platform Gaslighting".

In an interview with the University of Bremen's online magazine, ZeMKI member Professor Dr. Christian Katzenbach reports on how the denial of responsibility by large tech companies such as Meta and X can affect democracy.