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Internet: Smarte neue Welt

welt-sichten, issue 12 (2017), pp. 12-42

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Digitale Öffentlichkeit: Wie algorithmische Prozesse den gesellschaftlichen Diskurs beeinflussen

Konrad Lischka, Christian Stöcker

Gütersloh: Bertelsmann Stiftung (2017), 85 pp.

"Von algorithmischen Prozessen gesteuerte Intermediäre wie Google oder Facebook haben im Vergleich zu redaktionell gesteuerten Medien wie dem Fernsehen einen großen, aber bislang nicht entscheidenden Einfluss auf die öffentliche Meinungsbildung. Sie bewerten die Relevanz von Inhalten viel stärke ... more

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Bridging the Digital Divide in Nigeria: A Case Study of ICT Access and Usage in Lagos Metropolis

Oluwakemi Matilda Akinleye

Leicester: University of Leicester, Department of Media and Communication, Master of Arts Thesis (2017), 65 pp.

"This research assesses the access and usage of ICT (mobile and smart phones, personal computer, tablets and ipads) and internet by residents of Lagos in Nigeria, with emphasis on the availability and use of ICT for socioeconomic and political growth. ICT access and usage is indispensable in today's ... more

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Culture of the Selfie: Self-Representation in Contemporary Visual Culture

Ana Peraica

Amsterdam: Institute of Network Cultures (2017), 115 pp.

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The State of World's Children 2017: Children in a Digital World

New York: UNICEF (2017), vi, 205 pp.

"[This report] surveys the landscape of digital opportunity as it relates to – and affects – children. It examines the digital divides that prevent millions of children from accessing through the internet new opportunities to learn and, someday, to participate in the digital economy, helping to ... more

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Nach der Revolution: Ein Brevier digitaler Kulturen

Timon Beyes, Jörg Metelmann, Claus Pias (eds.)

Berlin; Duisburg: Tempus Corporate;Haniel Stiftung (2017), 204 pp.

"Der Sammelband enthält 15 Beiträge von Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftlern unterschiedlicher Disziplinen (Medien- und Kulturwissenschaft, Soziologie, Organisations- und Managementforschung, Ethnologie, Sozialpsychologie, Kulturgeschichte). In kurzen Essays werden pointiert Aspekte des kultu ... more

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Jetzt pack doch mal das Handy weg! Wie wir unsere Kinder von der digitalen Sucht befreien

Thomas Feibel

Berlin: Ullstein (2017), 270 pp.

"Der richtige Umgang mit Tablets und Smartphones ist zur erzieherischen Mammutaufgabe geworden. Wie können Eltern dem WhatsApp-Dauerchat etwas entgegensetzen? Sind handyfreie Zeiten sinnvoll? Was sind die Erfolgsrezepte anderer Familien? Deutschlands versiertester Medienexperte hat mit Eltern, Psyc ... more

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Global Media Giants
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Benjamin J. Birkinbine, Rodrigo Gómez, Janet Wasko (eds.)

New York; London: Routledge (2017), xiii, 496 pp.

"Global Media Giants takes an in-depth look at how media corporate power works globally, regionally, and nationally, investigating the ways in which the largest and most powerful media corporations in the world wield power. Case studies examine not only some of the largest media corporations (News C ... more

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Case Study on ICT and Human Rights (Policies of EU)

Rikke Frank Jørgensen, Anja Møller Pedersen, Wolfgang Benedek, Reinmar Nindler

European Commission (2017), x, 95 pp.

"The first part of the study focuses on the EU’s internal policies in the field of online content regulation. Drawing on case-studies of three EU directives – Directive 2000/31/EC on e-commerce, Directive 2011/93/EU on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child porn ... ography and Directive 2004/48/EC on intellectual property rights enforcement – the study seeks to illustrate how dealing with alleged illegal content through blocking, filtering and take-down of content within co- and self-regulatory frameworks shaped around ‘Internet intermediaries’ challenge freedom of expression and information. The directives presuppose, accept or encourage self-regulation and, combined with schemes of limited liability, subject the intermediaries to an increasing pressure to implement public policy in the online domain. However, these practices and their limitations to freedom of expression are rarely framed as human rights issues, nor do they have the required safeguards. Based on analysis of the EU directives, the study explores the weaknesses – seen from a human rights perspective – of the European approach towards tackling illegal content on the Internet. The study provides a number of suggestions to ensure that the EU addresses the human rights implications of co- and self-regulation, including the strengthening of safeguards and guidance for Member States and intermediaries to implement the said EU policy. Also, the study calls for a comprehensive EU freedom of expression and information framework, covering both its internal and external policy. In line with this, the EU should consider the freedom of expression and information implications of current and new policies when reviewing them according to the Digital Single Market Strategy. The second part addresses the external policies of the EU with a focus on the protection and support of Human Rights Defenders using digital means (‘Digital Defenders’). For this purpose, EU policies and instruments of relevance for Digital Defenders are analysed, including the implementation of the Internet Freedom Strategy and the No Disconnect Strategy. The programmes under the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights are reviewed with respect to their relevance for human rights activities online, taking into account the recent EU Guidelines on Freedom of Expression Online and Offline. This part of the study also explores the related issues of the safety of journalists (which are often citizen journalists), export control of surveillance technology by the EU Member States and the cooperation with other international organisations active in the field of online rights. Proposals are offered on how to improve the general environment for Digital Defenders and their right to freedom of expression and information, and how to improve the coherence of EU action in this field. The newly created Human Rights Defenders Mechanism can play a pivotal role in this regard, as could updated EU Guidelines on human rights defenders." (Executive summary) more

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Reconfiguration des expressions et des pratiques culturelles à l'ère du numérique en Méditerranée: Actes du colloque, 3-4 novembre 2015, université de Béjaia, Algérie

Aïssa Merah, Michèle Gellereau, Nabila Aldjia Bouchaala (eds.)

Paris: L'Harmattan (2017), 269 pp.

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Mobile Money Ecosystem in Somalia: Summary

Matthieu Dillais, Anne-Elisabeth Costafrolaz

Altai Consulting;World Bank (2017), 48 slides

"Mobile money embodies financial opportunity in Somalia. Deemed convenient, affordable and fast, mobile money has been widely adopted. It has reached a penetration rate of 83% in urban areas, 72% in IDP camps and 55% in rural areas, compared to a penetration rate of 15 for formal bank accounts. Give ... n the depreciation of the local currency and lack of other satisfying and accessible alternatives, people and firms rely heavily on mobile money for their daily money transfers, and mobile money services have been acting as a virtual dollarized currency. Thus, mobile money has become the primary financial instrument in Somalia and Somaliland while cash usage is decreasing. The ecosystem is also already robust, with nearly two thirds of users choosing to keep funds in their mobile accounts rather than cashing them out. Large shares in the value mix of disbursements and bill and merchant payments suggest an expanding ecosystem of institutions and businesses using the system. Most of the success has been due to the home grown nature of mobile money. Mobile Network Operators have managed to nurture, from scratch, a local context appropriate, unique and compelling mobile money ecosystem that meets Somalis’ needs. This is a substantially different environment than telecommunications in countries across the rest of the African continent, which have traditionally been dominated by incoming multi nationals such as India’s Bharti or France’s Orange. Given Somalia’s complex political environment and volatile security conditions, investments in telecommunications have been almost exclusively led by Somalis, both from the diaspora and within the country. As a result, the ICT sector has been able to leverage Somali social and business networks, and has created products uniquely suited to the Somali context. While mobile money services are broadening the reach of financial services for the unbanked, the most vulnerable are more likely to be excluded from the system. Barriers to direct use by the poorest segments include cellular coverage, cost of phone ownership and use, limited access to electrical power, illiteracy and the predominance of mobile money services being offered in USD (rather than the local Shilling valued in rural areas). Nevertheless, there is strong evidence of a social impact Mobile money circulates across groups of different vulnerability levels and in a society of frictionless financial interdependence, mobile money enables more fluidity within the family and clan, and constitutes a lifeline for the poor. Mobile money transfers from NGOs and aid agencies also contribute to flows targeting vulnerable populations." (Executive summary) more

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Handbuch Soziale Medien

Jan-Hinrik Schmidt, Monika Taddicken (eds.)

Wiesbaden: Springer VS (2017), x, 407 pp.

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Youth and Violent Extremism on Social Media: Mapping the Research

Séraphin Alava, Divina Frau-Meigs, Ghayda Hassan

Paris: UNESCO (2017), 161 pp.

"Based on a bibliometric and scientific study of research conducted in Europe, North America, Latin America, the Caribbean, the Arab world, parts of Africa and Asia on the links between the use of social media and the phenomena of radicalization, the Report analyzes more than 550 studies published i ... more

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Young Adolescents and Digital Media: Uses, Risks and Opportunities in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. A Rapid Evidence Review
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Sonia Livingstone, Anulekha Nandi, Shakuntala Banaji, Mariya Stoilova

Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence (GAGE);Department for International Development (DFID) (2017), 54 pp.

"This rapid evidence review examines adolescents’ access to and use of digital media (especially mobile phones and the internet), together with the associated digital skills and practices, opportunities and risks, and forms of safety mediation, in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The revi ... more

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Acoso escolar: Bullying y ciberbullying

José Antonio Martínez Rodríguez

Barcelona: Bosch Editor (2017), 193 pp.

"En este estudio se analiza el acoso escolar y las graves consecuencias que está provocando a las víctimas de esta agresiva violencia en los centros educativos, que destruye la autoestima y la confianza de los menores acosados. En este trabajo de investigación también se abordael acoso escolar p ... more

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Darknet: Waffen, Drogen, Whistleblower. Wie die digitale Unterwelt funktioniert

Stefan Mey

München: Beck, Sonderaufl. für die Landeszentralen für politische Bildung (2017), 237 pp.

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Mídias sociais no Brasil emergente: Como a internet afeta a mobilidade social

Juliano Spyer

London: UCL Press;University College London (2017), xviii, 291 pp.

"Juliano Spyer procura entender por que brasileiros de baixa renda investiram tanto tempo e dinheiro para incorporar o uso das mídias sociais a seu cotidiano. Explora essa questão por uma variedade de temas, incluindo educação, relacionamentos, trabalho e política e argumenta que o uso das míd ... more

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Chinese Social Media: Social, Cultural, and Political Implications

Mike Kent, Kate Ellis, Jian Xu (eds.)

New York; London: Routledge (2017), xvii, 245 pp.

"This book brings together scholars from a variety of disciplines to address critical perspectives on Chinese language social media, internationalizing the state of social media studies beyond the Anglophone paradigm. The collection focuses on the intersections between Chinese language social media ... more