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On research and policy impact. On paper, the European Democracy Shield ticks almost every box of advice that Kai Unzicker, Charlotte Freihse, Clara Ruthardt, Julia Tegeler, Joachim Rother and I put forward after three years of surveys, international research collaborations, and analytical deep dives on the intersection of disinformation and democracy (available in German). It…
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Research. Celebrate. Reset. Two and a half years ago, our Upgrade Democracy team started to investigate promising and successful strategies to mitigate disinformation. Thanks to dozens of fantastic research partners, we were able to grow, adjust our focus, and challenge common assumptions. In September 2024, we celebrated the community by bringing together 100+ people from…
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Am 4. September 2024 fand in der Vertretung des Freistaats Thüringen beim Bund in Berlin die Veranstaltung “Populär oder populistisch? Debatten und Diskurse in Europas Demokratien” statt. Diese gemeinsame Veranstaltung der Europäischen Akademie Berlin (EAB) und der Landesvertretung bot den mehr als 100 Teilnehmenden eine Plattform für tiefgehende Diskussionen und Analysen über die Herausforderungen und…
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Disinformation does not stop at borders. Countermeasures must therefore be just as international and interlinked. But are they? As part of Upgrade Democracy, we investigated this question in close cooperation with regional research partners in order to gain an overview of the global landscape of anti-disinformation initiatives and to identify commonalities and differences that will…
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“The EU prides itself as an innovative regulatory power that has established reliable frameworks for consultations with civil society, academia, and industry players. Its regulatory measures often include test and trial periods for specific mandates, such as the obligation of very large online platforms to mitigate systemic risks. These get clarified, evaluated, and redefined through…
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Am 19. März durfte ich auf Einladung der FDP Fraktion im Paul Löbe Haus des Bundestages gemeinsam mit Mauritius Dorn (ISD), Swantje Kortemeier (Auswärtiges Amt) und Felix Kartte, moderiert von MdB Konstantin Kuhle über die Rolle und den Einfluss von Desinformationen im Superwahljahr 2024 diskutieren. In der Diskussion konnten wir viele Punkte aufgreifen, von der…
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“There is a continuous slate of articles, features, and other coverage that tackle “disinformation” in light of the super election year of 2024. Again and again people are asking: Can targeted disinformation campaigns manipulate opinions and influence elections? We are obviously asking ourselves these questions, too. At the same time, we want to know in…
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Headline after headline is pointing to the critical importance of 2024 as a super election year for democracies around the world. Many of the relevant analyses point to the multifaceted challenges to our electoral processes, including due to digital disinformation campaigns. Thankfully, there are a great number of topical experts, fact-checkers, researchers, innovators, and digital…
Cathleen Berger 