A presentation by Philipp Darius (Centre for Digital Governance, Hertie School). This event is part of the Digital Governance Research Colloquium hosted by the Centre for Digital Governance.
Globally, democracies face a decrease in trust and democratic quality. Even established democracies like the United States of America have become endangered by authoritarian tendencies and an erosion of democratic institutions. In this presentation, Philipp Darius briefly summarizes his dissertation project that explores how or via what mechanisms social media platforms may contribute to a socio-political fragmentation that erodes democratic institutions. To follow these developments, the presentation ends by emphasising the importance of regulating social media platforms and reflects on the current implementation of the EU Digital Services Acts.
Philipp Darius is a postdoctoral researcher at the Hertie School's Center for Digital Governance and is passionate about researching social media platforms and their social implications. At the Center for Digital Governance, Philipp focuses on current digital policy initiatives like the DSA and continues his research on the role of social media platforms in democratic elections. During his PhD, Philipp spent research visits to the Data Science Institute (DSI) at the London School of Economics and GESIS, the Leibniz Institute for Social Sciences, as a Eurolab grant holder. Philipp also works with NGOs and media intelligence companies on media literacy, social media research and countering disinformation. His work is interdisciplinary and uses computational, quantitative, and qualitative approaches.
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