Jonas Fegert

@jonasfegert.bsky.social

Postdoc and Department Head at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) / FZI Research Center for Information Technology. Research on disinformation, societal polarization & public participation. #DigitalDemocracy

ew FZI × NYU report: how #antisemitism evolved in 🇩🇪 & 🇺🇸 two years after Oct 7, based on the SOSEC panel. Key finding: age is the strongest predictor, with social media use & conspiratorial thinking tracking sharply higher levels. 📄 publikationen.bibliothek.kit.edu/1000192750

Antisemitism and Social Sentiment in Times of Crises: Exploring antisemitic attitudes in the United States and Germany since October 7, 2023

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70% der Befragten wollen nicht, dass die AfD an einer Regierung beteiligt ist. Nur 27% wollen das - und davon sind die meisten AfD-Wähler:innen. Es ist so lustig, dass Weidel, Baumann & Co. sich überall vor die Kameras stellen und sagen, dass „das“ Volk die AfD regieren sehen will.

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In #Germany, a watershed moment: Just hours after commemorating the Holocaust, the centre-right has accepted the support of the #farright #AfD to pass a (largely symbolic) motion against immigration, tearing a massive hole into the so-called 'firewall', Germany's variety of the cordon sanitaire.

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Here’s the thing. We will never know the story of what Musk meant here, just like we will never know whether Trump meant anything by “Proud Boys, stand back and stand by.” What we do know is how these things are received by the fringe- as legitimation, call to 1/ www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Elon Musk appears to make back-to-back fascist salutes at inauguration rally

Tech billionaire wades into controversy after shooting right arm on upwards diagonal during celebrations of Trump

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“Europe has an ever-increasing number of laws institutionalizing censorship.” – #Zuckerberg #Meta is replacing fact-checking, moving moderation to Texas, and adopting Musk’s “free speech” rhetoric. These moves seem less about principle, more about cutting costs and aligning with #Trump for leverage.

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