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Philipp Darius
@philippdarius.bsky.social
Postdoc researching #polcomm, #elections, #disinformation, #AI and digital #policy @aimediademlab.bsky.social @ASCoR @UVA, formerly @thehertieschool, visited @gesis_org, @LSEDataScience, and @MZES
We are pleased to #welcome 🎉 our new postdoctoral researcher, @philippdarius.bsky.social! He is working at the Artificial Intelligence, Media & Democracy (AIMD) Lab at ASCoR and studies how AI, digital platforms, and political communication shape democratic governance.
👋 Welcome Philipp Darius to our lab! We are pleased to introduce @philippdarius.bsky.social, our newest postdoc! His research examines the intersection of political communication, digital technologies, and democratic governance. 👉 Read more about Philipp here: www.aim4dem.nl/about-philip...
Very happy to see this out now! 📃 Coincidentally well timed with the ongoing DSA Observatory Conference in Amsterdam, a new publication titled “Election research in the age of regulated data access under the EU Digital Services Act” has been published in Internet Policy Review today! ✨
🚨 New CampAIgn Tracker + Hiring 3 Research Assistants! 🚨 Together w/ @meinungsfuehrer.bsky.social & colleagues at UvA (@claesdevreese.bsky.social @teresaelena.bsky.social, @nickmattis.bsky.social, @philippdarius.bsky.social), we’re launching a project on GenAI in the 2026 Dutch local elections 🇳🇱
Quick intro to my forthcoming book (CUP, 2026): Through two socio-legal case studies—DSA and the Oversight Board—I trace how public-law ideas are reproduced in both private and regulatory governance for Big Tech, highlighting the promise & pitfalls of this approach. Join at 8:15am EST / 2:15pm CET!
🚨 🚨 🚨 New pre-print is out together with Wiebke Drews, Andreas Neumeier, and Jasmin Riedl on OSF. ( ➡️ link at the end of the 🧵) #EU2024 #DigitalGovernance #Facebook #Instagram #TikTok #Twitter #X #YouTube
Danke für die Einladung zum #EU to go #Podcast an das Team des Jacques Delors Centre der Hertie School 🙏 Hört und schaut mal rein bei YouTube oder Spotify. Thu Nguyen, Luise Quaritsch und ich sprechen zum Thema: "Musk und Meinungsfreiheit: Wer schützt Europas digitalen Diskurs?"
Jacques Delors Centre@delorsberlin.bsky.social · last yr.🎧 Macht, #Musk & Meinungsfreiheit: Wer schützt Europas digitalen Diskurs? Der neue #EU to go #Podcast ist online - mit @onethuthree.bsky.social, @luisequaritsch.bsky.social und @philippdarius.bsky.social. Jetzt reinschauen 👉 youtu.be/IWRAvPs6-tk?... oder reinhören 👉 open.spotify.com/episode/2JrS...
Neue Podcastaufnahme im Kasten 🎬! Diese Folge mit @luisequaritsch.bsky.social und @philippdarius.bsky.social zum Digital Services Act und wie die EU soziale Medien reguliert und den politischen Diskurs online schützt. Stay tuned! @delorsberlin.bsky.social
Wie wird auf digitale Plattformen wie #Twitter / X Einfluss genommen? Welche Probleme und Gefahren stellt die Einflussnahme dar? Und wie kann die #EU Mithilfe des #DSA dagegen vorgehen? Dazu referieren @luisequaritsch.bsky.social und @philippdarius.bsky.social vor vollem Haus im Q-Club.
Hey! Join @luisequaritsch.bsky.social and me tomorrow for a morning conversation (and empirical indicators) of Musk's political instrumentalization of X and how to protect Europe's democratic discourse 🛡️ 💬
Jacques Delors Centre@delorsberlin.bsky.social · last yr.🥐 Letzte Chance auf Croissants: Morgen findet unser nächstes #EU to go-Frühstück zu Macht, #Musk und Meinungsfreiheit im digitalen Diskurs statt. Mit dabei: @luisequaritsch.bsky.social & @philippdarius.bsky.social. Um 8:30 Uhr geht es los - jetzt noch anmelden 👉 www.delorscentre.eu/de/veranstal...
Last week, I was interviewed on the potential consequences of Elon Musk's support for the AfD and his interference in Germany's election campaign. www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
The Musk effect: Could the X owner actually impact Germany’s election?
The tech billionaire’s comments online have caused Germany’s government to claim he was ‘interfering’ in the country’s upcoming elections – but it's unclear yet if his efforts would have a substantial...
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🚨 New data release! 🚨 GLES Candidate Study European Election 2024 (ZA7960)!🎉 Questions include background & nomination, election campaign, attitudes, democracy & representation. Special focus on use of social media in election campaigns. ➡️ dx.doi.org/10.4232/1.14...
Dear colleagues, I have posted about this briefly before but now explained the TikTok API issues that Andreas Neumeier, Wiebke Drews, Jasmin Riedl and I found in more detail in this op-ed on TechPolicyPress 📰 🌐 www.techpolicy.press/-researcher-...
Researcher Data Access Under the DSA: Lessons from TikTok's API Issues During the 2024 European Elections | TechPolicy.Press
Philipp Darius examines issues with TikTok’s researcher API and makes recommendations for how DSA enforcers can improve infrastructure for researcher data.
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In 2024, more than half the world's population will be going to the polls. AI is poised to alter the relationship between parties and voters. New research by @andrearoemmele.bsky.social and @philippdarius.bsky.social looks at its potentials, dangers and how to move forward. bit.ly/3vwWPbs
Trolls versus democracy? How AI impacts political campaigns
In a new research publication, Dean of Executive Education Andrea Römmele and postdoctoral researcher Dr Philipp Darius advocate more involvement of state, voters and civil society.
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New article alert: Andrea Römmele and I wrote an article (in German) on the role of #AI in election campaigns 🗳️🧮 We argue that recent advances in AI exacerbate existing risks of inauthentic behavior in digital information environments, but that GenAI, for now, doesn't change the game 🎯
Andrea Roemmele@andrearoemmele.bsky.social · 3y agoZusammen mit Philipp Darius habe ich einen Beitrag zur Rolle von #KI in Wahlkämpfen geschrieben - welche Gefahren aber auch welche Möglichkeiten sehen wir? Open Access erhältlich www.nomos-elibrary.de/10.5771/9783... @hertieschool.bsky.social @nomos.bsky.social
