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Delighted to announce a new book! THE NEED TO RENAME TECH is about words that fool us into thinking that digital technologies are benign and consequence-free. They are not. It was a joy to work with our contributors who propose an alternative vocabulary, drawing attention to harms. lnkd.in/eCXag3cC
A couple weeks ago, Professor Emeritus @robinmansell.bsky.social shared her thoughts on "Rethinking Democracy in the Age of Data". Today, co-author Gyan Tripathi explains why a global lens matters and how inequities in data governance affect equity and justice. nordmedianetwork.org/latest/news/...
Pursuing Equitable Data Governance and Epistemic Justice–Oriented Research: Continuing the Discussion - NordMedia Network
A couple weeks ago Professor Emeritus Robin Mansell shared her thoughts about Rethinking Democracy in the Age of Data. Today, we go into depth with co-author Gyan Prakash Tripathi about the motivation...
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Our book just published open access - research across disciplines from Global North and Global Majority World. Big thanks to NORDICOM and International Observatory on Information & Democracy & 100s who participated along the way. Download at www.nordicom.gu.se/en/publicati...
Tomorrow Tuesday, a webinar on prospects for information as a public good - in the face of Generative AI. Along with the idea of Re-generating AI. Work within the system, or outside of it? We'll debate this as part of the International Panel on Social Progress www.linkedin.com/posts/guy-be...
Generative AI - how does it impact prospects for information as a public good? Generative AI companies aren’t exactly making things don’t look good for the information ecosystem. Courtesy of them… | ...
Generative AI - how does it impact prospects for information as a public good? Generative AI companies aren’t exactly making things don’t look good for the information ecosystem. Courtesy of them, we...
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Please join Guy Berger and Christophe Gauthier, me and others for a discussion on Information as a Public Good in the Age of AI in Global Social Progress Week - 28 Oct., 12-1:00pm CET - you need to register here 10401-3.events.de2.kaltura.com
Delighted that my paper has been published by the Journal of the British Academy open access- how to deal with an AI industry that scrapes data for LLM training without compensation, in this case, to creative industries copyright holders in the UK. DOI: 10.5871/jba/013.a38
Please read and share: the Potsdam Call on Autonomous Weapon Systems (potsdamcall.dgdg.blog) We risk losing the principle that only humans—not machines—should make life-and-death decisions. The call urges prevention of a future where machines are authorised to kill without human judgment.
The Potsdam Call on Autonomous Weapon Systems – Potsdam, August 4, 2025
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📺 Missed the launch event for the report 'Information Ecosystems & Troubled Democracy'? 🗣️ Hear from experts as they discuss the report published by the International Observatory on Information & Democracy: youtube.com/watch?v=nHLa... #AI #onlineharms #disinformation #onlinethreats #OID #governance
Information Ecosystems and Troubled Democracy | Report Launch
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About those echo chambers and filter bubbles... Systematic review finds no clear cut evidence. It depends on the methods, too much research relies on the US, and specific platforms. And science needs better data to truly assess this, fx via the Digital Services Act link.springer.com/article/10.1...
A systematic review of echo chamber research: comparative analysis of conceptualizations, operationalizations, and varying outcomes - Journal of Computational Social Science
This systematic review synthesizes research on echo chambers and filter bubbles to explore the reasons behind dissent regarding their existence, antecedents, and effects. It provides a taxonomy of con...
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Policy responses to misinformation & disinformation in the Global South suffer from a biased evidence base – from research largely carried out in the Global North. @robinmansell.bsky.social takes stock of the problem & considers what can be done: blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/202...
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📺 Missed our 'Information Ecosystems and Troubled Democracy' event last week? ⬇️ You can now watch the recording online: youtube.com/watch?v=nHLa... #AI #onlineharms #disinformation #onlinethreats #OID #governance #data #datagovernance @robinmansell.bsky.social @couldrynick.bsky.social
Information Ecosystems and Troubled Democracy | Report Launch
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Policy responses to #misinformation & disinformation that spreads in the #GlobalSouth suffer from a biased evidence base – from research largely carried out in the Global North. @robinmansell.bsky.social @lsemedia.bsky.social @lseinequalities.bsky.social Read more 👉
We must tackle the Western bias of disinformation research
To respond to the problems around misinformation, disinformation and the use of AI, policymakers in the Global South must overcome biases in the evidence base
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The WEF singled out mis- and disinformation as its #1 global risk in its 2025 report – ranked above extreme weather events or armed conflicts. But how is this risk dealt with outside the Global North? @robinmansell.bsky.social investigates: blogs.lse.ac.uk/inequalities...
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The WEF singled out mis- and disinformation as its #1 global risk in its 2025 report – ranked above extreme weather events or armed conflicts. But how is this risk dealt with outside the Global North? @robinmansell.bsky.social investigates #LSEInequalitiesBlog
We must tackle the Western bias of disinformation research
To respond to the problems around misinformation, disinformation and the use of AI, policymakers in the Global South must overcome biases in the evidence base
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Leading experts will discuss a timely global report 'Information Ecosystems & Troubled #Democracy: A global synthesis of the state of knowledge on #news media, #AI & #datagovernance' which @robinmansell.bsky.social led as Scientific Director & co-author: observatory.informationdemocracy.org/reports/
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Reports Global synthesis Global Assessment Report Global Assessment Reports provide a periodical global comprehensive synthesis of state-of-the-art research at the nexus of information and democracy. ...
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Leading expert panelists will discuss an extremely timely global report, 'Information Ecosystems and Troubled Democracy' published by the International Observatory on Information & Democracy, Paris which @robinmansell.bsky.social led as Scientific Director. @couldrynick.bsky.social
🗣️ Our panellists include: ➡️ @robinmansell.bsky.social ➡️ Matthias C. Kettemann @uniinnsbruck.bsky.social ➡️ Iris Boyer, Observatory on Information and Democracy ➡️ Discussant: Nick Couldry ➡️ Chair: @sonialivingstone.bsky.social #tech #democracy #LSEEvents #partofLSE #londonevents #AI
Although the publication of this report was the conclusion of a long process, it is also the beginning of a new phase for the Observatory. In coming weeks, the team will be working with its partners to host a series of discussions, starting next week in Berlin with @hiigberlin.bsky.social.
In French, Thibaut Bruttin and Camille Grenier, respectively Chair and Executive Director of the Forum, shared some thoughts on current developments for @liberation.fr. www.liberation.fr/idees-et-deb...
Il existe un chemin pour contrer la «muskification» de Facebook et d’Instagram
En engageant Meta et ses 4 milliards d’abonnés aux cotés de Trump et de Musk dans la «lutte contre les régulations», Mark Zuckerberg dévoile son visage anti-démocratique.
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Last week, we published the first research synthesis of our Observatory on Information and Democracy. Covering more than 1600 sources, it provides a unique state of the knowledge on information ecosystems. You can find it here. 🧵 observatory.informationdemocracy.org/reports/
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Reports Global synthesis Global assessment report Global Assessment Reports provide a periodical global comprehensive synthesis of state-of-the-art research at the nexus of information and democracy. ...
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For the launch event, we were notably joined by @mariaressa.bsky.social, @melissafleming.bsky.social, @joaobrant.bsky.social, @robinmansell.bsky.social, @courtneyr.bsky.social, @jeah.bsky.social, @nataliazuazo.com and @camillegrenier.bsky.social. Watch on Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/video/live/u...
Forum on Information and Democracy posted on LinkedIn
Forum on Information and Democracy posted a video on LinkedIn
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Inviting you to check out our new report on Information Ecosystems and Troubled Democracy. Addresses news media, AI and data governance in Global North and for Global Majority. Find it at observatorydemocracy.org/reports/
Do please register for this report launch 15 Jan - I was honoured to serve as scientific director www.linkedin.com/posts/forum-...
Forum on Information and Democracy on LinkedIn: 🌍 Save the Date! Global launch of the Observatory's first report on 15th…
🌍 Save the Date! Global launch of the Observatory's first report on 15th January! 🗓️ The International Observatory on Information and Democracy is thrilled…
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IAMCR is now on Bluesky and letting you all know that we are receiving proposals for our 2025 conference in Singapore. See the conference website at singapore2025.iamcr.org and submit your abstract before 7 February.
