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Big Tech muss weg! Die Digitalkonzerne zerstören Demokratie und Wirtschaft. Wir werden sie stoppen
Frankfurt; New York: Campus Verlag (2023), 287 pp.
"Digitale Monopole bringen immer größere Teile unserer Lebenswelt unter ihre Kontrolle. Die Plattformen dominieren zunehmend die politische Meinungsbildung und schaffen zugleich unsere freie Marktwirtschaft ab. Man fragt sich: Ist das überhaupt noch legal? Warum sollten wir uns das noch länger g
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An Introduction to Global Media for the Twenty-First Century
London et al.: Bloomsbury Academic (2023), xii, 255 pp.
"Tracing, first, the formative development of an international and global media landscape throughout the 20th century from the telegraph, television and film export, and transnational television to the Internet, the book then focuses on developments in the 21st century. This includes: the digitizati
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Guidelines for the Governance of Digital Platforms: Safeguarding Freedom of Expression and Access to Information Through a Multi-Stakeholder Approach
Paris: UNESCO (2023), 58 pp.
"The Guidelines outline a set of duties, responsibilities and roles for States, digital platforms, intergovernmental organizations, civil society, media, academia, the technical community and other stakeholders to enable the environment where freedom of expression and information are in the core of
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"[...] la présente note d’orientation expose les principes potentiels d’un code de conduite qui aidera à guider les États Membres, les plateformes numériques et les autres parties prenantes dans les efforts qu’ils déploient pour rendre l’espace numérique plus inclusif et plus sûr pour
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Private Gatekeepers: Encrypted Messaging Apps and News Audiences
Deep Insights
Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2022), 20 pp.
"This report examines the widespread use of encrypted messaging apps (EMAs) in developing countries and emerging democracies has prompted news outlets in these regions to experiment with them as mechanisms for distributing the news. From news products designed specifically for sharing via EMAs to pr
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Born in the Fire: What We Can Learn from How Digital Publishers in the Global South Approach Platforms
Oxford: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (2022), 33 pp.
"Based on interviews with a strategic sample of 11 publishers in eight low- and middle-income countries, the authors of this report analyse how various digital publishers across a range of Global South countries approach digital platforms: both big platform companies such as Google and Meta; rapidly
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Regulating Big Tech: Policy Responses to Digital Dominance
Deep Insights
New York: Oxford University Press (2022), xii, 368 pp.
"This book has compiled the tech policy debate into a toolkit for policy makers, legal experts, and academics seeking to address platform dominance and its impact on society today. It discusses the global consensus around technology regulation with recommendations of cutting-edge policy innovations
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Access Rules: Freeing Data from Big Tech for a Better Future
Oakland, Cal.: University of California Press (2022), 209 pp.
"Access Rules mounts a strong and hopeful argument for how informational tools at present in the hands of a few could instead become empowering machines for everyone. By forcing data-hoarding companies to open access to their data, we can reinvigorate both our economy and our society. Authors Viktor
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Russia – YouTube and Global Platforms: A New Battleground for Russian Journalists and Bloggers
Potsdam: Friedrich Naumann Foundation (2022), 13 pp.
"In the late 2010s, the Internet overtook television as the most popular media format in Russia. It was also the time when Russian-speaking YouTube went political: well-known bloggers started producing political content, opposition politicians became the most popular YouTubers, and finally mainstrea
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Trapped in a Web: The Exploitation of Personal Data in Hungary’s 2022 Elections
Human Rights Watch (2022), 94 pp.
"On April 3, 2022, Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party won a fourth term in national elections, cementing its dominance with a two-thirds majority that will allow it to continue traveling what critics of the party and many others would describe as the path of centralizing power and rolling back democrat
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Content Moderation in autoritären Staaten: Wie soziale Medien zu Komplizen autoritärer Herrscher zu werden drohen
Berlin: Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP) (2022), 8 pp.
"Täglich gibt es Berichte darüber, wie private Betreiber sozialer Medien sich problematischen Vorgaben autoritärer Herrscher beugen. Ob in Thailand, Kasachstan oder Russland, immer wieder werden als Teil von Content Moderation (CM) gezielt Inhalte entfernt oder Konten gelöscht, weil Regierungen
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Towards a Safer and More Free Internet: Expert Opinion on the Draft Digital Services Act
Potsdam: Friedrich Naumann Foundation (2022), 29 pp.
"With the Digital Services Act (DSA) and the Digital Markets Act (DMA) package, the European Union will adopt what is probably the most significant international standard-setting project besides the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). It is expected that the DSA will have far-reaching impact
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The Trust Gap: How and Why News on Digital Platforms is Viewed More Sceptically Versus News in General
Oxford: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (2022), 71 pp.
"Drawing on an original dataset of survey responses collected in the summer of 2022 across four countries - Brazil, India, the UK, and the US - they examine the relationship between trust in news and how people think about news on digital platforms, especially Facebook, Google, WhatsApp, and YouTube
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Finding the Funds for Journalism to Thrive: Policy Options to Support Media Viability
Deep Insights
Paris: UNESCO (2022), 16 pp.
"The traditional business model of the news media has been deeply eroded by a shift in advertising revenues to online platforms. Media outlets must intensify efforts towards more inclusive journalism, alternative business models and diversified revenue streams. Urgent action from other actors is als
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Atlas der digitalen Arbeit: Daten und Fakten über die Beschäftigung der Zukunft
Berlin; Düsseldorf: Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund; Hans-Böckler-Stiftung (2022), 54 pp.
"Der Atlas der digitalen Arbeit blickt auf viele verschiedene Branchen: Auto, Chemie und Pharma, aber auch die Pflege und die öffentliche Hand. Es geht um grundlegende Fragen: Wie weit sind smarte Computer und Roboter in diesen Bereichen auf dem Vormarsch? Welche Folgen hat das für die Beschäftig
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How Platforms Respond to Human Rights Conflicts Online: Best Practices in Weighing Rights and Obligations in Hybrid Online Orders
Hamburg: Leibniz Institut für Medienforschung; Global Digital Human Rights Network (GDHRNet) (2022), 187 pp.
"Platforms have power. But this power is not unchecked. Governments have an important role to play in protecting their citizens' rights vis-à-vis third parties and ensuring a communication order in which rights are not violated. (And in addition, of course, they need to respect human rights themsel
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Ce que les GAFAM font aux médias africains: Enjeux socioéconomiques, éditoriaux et politiques de l’infomédiation
Paris: L'Harmattan (2022), 226 pp.
"Cet ouvrage s’intéresse aux relations qu’entretiennent les GAFAM (Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft) et les médias en Afrique. Il aborde tout d’abord les réseaux sociaux numériques comme terrains d’amplifi cation et de transformation de diffusion de l’information et questionn
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Position Paper: The Sustainability of Journalism and Competition in the Digital Economy
South African National Editors' Forum (SANEF) (2022), 51 pp.
"This position paper reports on the findings of a research project conducted from late-2021 to early-2022 involving consultations with a range of stakeholders in the news media and digital advertising industries, regulators, and government officials, as well as extensive desk research on the state o
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