An interesting talk was on taxing affective communication reflecting value creation in attention economies @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social #wiconf2025
So the new German ministry for research is called the Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie, und Raumfahrt, or BMFTR, and thinks of itself as the BMFuTuRe. #WIConf2025
I wonder if anyone involved has read Kim Stanley Robinson.
Insightful closing panel at #WIConf2025 with Maria Exner (Publix), @altreflexion.bsky.social (@bnetza.bsky.social) and @beasaab.bsky.social @isdglobal.org discussing perspectives from administration, activism and journalism about what we need for democratic resilience in a shrinking civic space.
Title slide for: Shifting Discursive Alliances: A Longitudinal Analysis of Australian Climate Change Discourses on Facebook through Practice Mapping by Axel Bruns, Carly Lubicz-Zaorski, Tariq Choucair, Laura Vodden, and Ehsan Dehghan
That last #WIConf2025 session also included my presentation of our continuing work at the @qutdmrc.bsky.social on the practice mapping approach, outlining steps towards making this diachronic and dynamic. Here are the slides:
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We’re already in the closing panel of the @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social #WIConf2025 conference in Berlin, so here’s a last round of liveblogging from the conference.
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Today's fun at the "Democratic wellbeing" roundtable at the Weizenbaum Conference. A great discussion with Maren Hartmann and Merja Mahrt, starting from the #MeDeMAP book on "Democracy and Media in Europe" by Jeffrey Wimmer and myself. Wonderful to see all these new horizons open up. #WIConf2025
Four women sitting in front of a slide Digital Policy and Institutional Resilience in Democratic Crisis Moderation: Clara Iglesias Keller (Weizenbaum Institute) Maria Exner (PUBLIX) Kathy Messmer (Bundesnetzagentur) Beatriz Saab (ISD)
Finally an all female panel at #wiconf2025
Four women sitting in front of a slide Digital Policy and Institutional Resilience in Democratic Crisis Moderation: Clara Iglesias Keller (Weizenbaum Institute) Maria Exner (PUBLIX) Kathy Messmer (Bundesnetzagentur) Beatriz Saab (ISD)
Finally an all female panel at #wiconf2025
Returning from second visit as @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social Fellow.
What a privilege to spend time with @dscheykopp.bsky.social’s group and the inspiring and friendly WI community (including the Berlin ‘staffel run’) 🏃🏼♀️ 🇩🇪
Honoured to deliver the Weizenbaum conference #WIConf2025 keynote 🎙️
Axel Bruns @snurb.info talks at #WIConf2025 about #SocialMedia Practice Mapping in #ClimateChange debates in Australia, from climate policy advocates to the local fire departments.
Is the TikToK Algorithm biased in election contexts? A data donation study presented at #WIConf2025 by Felix Gaisbauer @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social shows no immediate biases in algorithmic supply and user demand in political For You page content around 2025 German Federal Election #workinprogress
Felix Gaisbauer presenting first insights into political content suggested too and seen by actual German users around the German election earlier this year. Debunking assumptions of asymmetrical algorithmic curation on #tiktok in recent years. #WIConf2025 @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social
How or why does #political content spread on #TikTok? Is there a large supply by political actors, is there a high demand by users for political content or is that content preferred by the platform algorithms? Weizenbaum researcher Felix Gaisbauer takes the issue apart at #WIConf2025
Today at #WIconf2025: important research by Julian Maitra & Anas Ansar on how the term "remigration" was spread by the far right on Facebook and Instagram (strong affect 😡 plays a role here!)
Nice session to start day two of the @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social #WIConf2025 conference in Berlin – great to see more details on the large Danish YouTube data donation study, in particular. Liveblog here:
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Platforms need to be researched on the risks they pose to society, like our civic discourse or our mental health. But the relationships between researchers, platforms and regulators are complicated. @lkseiling.bsky.social presenting their work on the #DSA at #WIConf2025
Promotional poster for the 7th Weizenbaum Conference, titled 'Empowering People in Online Spaces: Democracy and Well-being in Digital Societies,' taking place on 4–5 June 2025. It features a quote from Dr. Silke Launert, Member of the German Bundestag and Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister for Research, Technology and Space, emphasizing the importance of international, science-based exchange on digital transformation. A photo of Dr. Launert smiling and standing outdoors is included on the right side of the poster.
We are very much looking forward to the closing address by Dr. Silke Launert, Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister for Research, Technology and Space, on the second day of the #WIConf2025.
Valentin Ihßen during his talk
In his talk at #WIConf2025, @valentinihssen.bsky.social (@leuphana.bsky.social) suggests to understand #data not as the opposite of #culture, but as deeply intertwined with it - and to explore the meaning-making practices surrounding data.
The second day of #WIConf2025 opens with a talk by @victosilva.bsky.social on the impacts of public #digital #infrastructure on civil society. Part of a panel on „Infrastructure and Market Dynamics“, hosted by @lionw.bsky.social
Hotel sign for the European Winding Wire Association (EWWA) conference, on the first floor.
Man, I could have gone to that conference instead of #WIConf2025 this week. I wonder what’s new in winding wire in Europe these days.
(Bet their presentations have good twists. Might have put a spring in my step. Twirling, twirling into the future. Etc.)
Aaaand that’s the final #WIConf2025 session for today blogged. More tomorrow, including my own presentation !
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Leading the way on suggested channels for conference chatter #WIConf2025 @bsky.app @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social
#mastodon #linkedin #bluesky #insta #ica25 warmup 🚀
What does it look like to build a fact-checking community? Offering people the space to engage in public discourse and reflect on their work. In our #WIConf2025 session on participation and co-production Caroline Lindekamp and Anna Süß talk about their experiences in the @correctiv.org Faktenforum.
The landlord gains both ways; by the increase of the produce, and by the diminution of the labour which must be maintained out of it.
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Juliane in front of a slide explaining normative power the power to shape current and future normality, normativity, markets, social relations and behaviours and truth Gerbrandy 2022
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Juliane Mendelson on Power
There is little research on #microtargeting ads so far. Mona Krewel & @jeanellefrontin.bsky.social researched their impact in U.S. presidential #elections with the Meta Ad Data Set. Surprisingly, not gender, age or location are used for targeting, but a persons interests instead. #WIConf2025
Juliane in front of a slide explaining normative power the power to shape current and future normality, normativity, markets, social relations and behaviours and truth Gerbrandy 2022
#wiconf2025
Juliane Mendelson on Power
Excellent talk on Meta Politics (#Gramski not #Zuck)
#wiconf2025
Konstanze Möller-Jansen – CeTI
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Excellent talk on Meta Politics (#Gramski not #Zuck)
#wiconf2025
Konstanze Möller-Jansen – CeTI
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From connective faction (sic !) to search query choices, a very diverse but interesting session at the #WIConf2025 – liveblog here:
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