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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 5d

Come work with us 🚨

We are looking for a #postdoc in our @aimediademlab.bsky.social lab.

Profile: Comm sci / poli sci/ computational social science.

Great team, timely topocs, fabulous city, good conditions.

DL 🗓️ November 1

werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...

Vacancy — Postdoctoral researcher Communication Science at AI, Media & Democracy Lab

Do you want to be part of the AI, Media & Democracy Lab? We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher with a profile in communication science.

werkenbij.uva.nl

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Jakob Ohme @dscheykopp.bsky.social · 13d

We are ready! #DSA40

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Jakob Ohme @dscheykopp.bsky.social · 13d

Happening now @dsa40collaboratory.bsky.social @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social

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Weizenbaum-Institut @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social · 13d

Mit dem Digital Services Act versucht die EU ihre Bürger*innen vor den Risiken digitaler Plattformen zu schützen. Wir sprachen mit LK Seiling, Co-Autor unseres neusten Policy Papers, wie das inmitten geopolitischer Spannungen mit den USA funktionieren kann. #DSA40
Zum Interview 👉 buff.ly/5zISV6z

Was, wenn die Plattformen einfach mit den Schultern zucken?

Mit dem Digital Services Act versucht die EU ihre Bürger*innen vor den Risiken digitaler Plattformen, großteils US-amerikanischer, zu schützen. Wir sprachen mit LK Seiling, Co-Autor eines neuen…

www.weizenbaum-institut.de

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Jakob Ohme @dscheykopp.bsky.social · 16d

Our new policy paper on #DSA40 explains the detailed processes of data access (with updates from Delegated Act), describes still existing bottlenecks, and discusses the challenges of legal right vs. platform resistance and is asking all stakeholders to act in good faith and to deliver.

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Weizenbaum-Institut @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social · 19d

Wie wirkt sich #SocialMedia Konsum auf die politische Meinungsbildung aus? Mit dieser Frage befasst sich ein Filmscreening mit Publikumsgespräch mit Annika Baumann, Merja Mahrt und @dscheykopp.bsky.social am Montag, 22.9.2025. In Kooperation mit @belapobi.bsky.social.

▶️ Jetzt anmelden: t1p.de/4fzs9

Film & Diskussion: Meinungsbildung und soziale Medien. Mit Merja Mahrt, Annika Baumann und Jakob Ohme.
Am 22.09.2025, 18:00 Uhr - 20:00 Uhr am Weizenbaum-Institut, Hardenbergstr. 32, 10623 Berlin

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Weizenbaum-Institut @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social · 28d

👉 Just published: "Empowering People in Online Spaces: Democracy and Well-being in Digital Societies" - Book of Abstracts of the Weizenbaum Conference 2025. #WIConf25

➡️ doi.org/10.34669/WI.... 🔗

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Weizenbaum-Institut @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social · 29d

Wie wirkt sich #SocialMedia Konsum auf die politische Meinungsbildung aus? Mit dieser Frage befasst sich ein Filmscreening mit Publikumsgespräch mit Annika Baumann, Merja Mahrt und @dscheykopp.bsky.social am 22. September 2025.

In Kooperation mit @belapobi.bsky.social

▶️ Mehr Infos: t1p.de/4fzs9

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MZES Social Science Data Lab @mzes-ssdl.bsky.social · Sep 2

▶️ Social Science Data Lab: Fall 2025 Events

Six input talks by great researchers (see below ⤵️)!

🗓️ Details & Zoom:
socialsciencedatalab.mzes.uni-mannheim.de/page/events/

👥 Organizers:
@rubac.bsky.social,
@denis-cohen.bsky.social and Alexander Wenz

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DSA40 Data Access Collaboratory @dsa40collaboratory.bsky.social · Aug 6

We already have over 100 sign-ups but a few spots are still available for Day 1 of the Data Access Days on research access to platform data under the Digital Services Act (DSA) — happening on 25 September 2025.

Join us in Berlin! 👉 dsa40collaboratory.eu/data-access-...
#DSA40 #DigitalServicesAct

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Weizenbaum-Institut @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social · Jul 29

@lkseiling.bsky.social @dscheykopp.bsky.social @ulrikeklinger.bsky.social @europeannewschool.bsky.social @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social @tuberlin.bsky.social @humboldtuni.bsky.social @unipotsdam.bsky.social @udkberlin.bsky.social @wzb.bsky.social @fraunhoferfokus.bsky.social

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Weizenbaum-Institut @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social · Jul 21

„Wer beim Forschungsdatenzugang jetzt liefern muss” –
@lkseiling.bsky.social, @dscheykopp.bsky.social,
@claesdevreese.bsky.social & @ulrikeklinger.bsky.social heute im @tspbackground.bsky.social:

🔗 t1p.de/zf6pa ⬅️

#dsa @dsa40collaboratory.bsky.social

Wer beim Forschungsdatenzugang jetzt liefern muss

Das letzte Puzzlestück für den Forschungszugang für nicht öffentlich verfügbare Plattformdaten ist da. Die Aufgaben für DSCs, Forschende und Plattformen sind nun klar verteilt. Die Wissenschaftler:inn...

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LK Seiling @lkseiling.bsky.social · Jul 10

In this piece for Tech Policy Press, @dscheykopp.bsky.social , @ulrikeklinger.bsky.social, @claesdevreese.bsky.social and I argue that it's time for regulators, researchers, and platforms to fulfil their roles and standards set by the delegated act on data access.

Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · Jul 10

LK Seiling, Jakob Ohme, Ulrike Klinger, and Claes H. de Vreese outline what’s needed from researchers, platforms, and regulators to make data access under the EU’s Digital Services Act work.

Time To Deliver: Stakeholder Roles In The EU’s Delegated Act On Data Access | TechPolicy.Press

The Delegated Act on data access under the DSA provides much-needed clarity about both the access process and expectations towards the actors involved in it.

www.techpolicy.press

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DSA40 Data Access Collaboratory @dsa40collaboratory.bsky.social · Jul 2

📢 Big news for platform researchers across Europe and beyond:

Today, the @ec.europa.eu adopted the Delegated Act for Article 40 of the Digital Services Act (DSA) – a long-anticipated milestone enabling researchers to request access to non-public platform data under Article 40.4.

dark blue background. on it, there is text saying "The Delegated Act on 40.4 DATA ACCESS is here", "Delegated Act on 40.4 DATA ACCESS" is yellow, the other text is white.

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Weizenbaum-Institut @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social · Jun 17

In welchem Verhältnis stehen #SocialMedia Konsum und politische Meinungsbildung? Mit dieser Frage befasst sich am 2. Juli ein Filmscreening mit Publikumsgespräch mit Annika Baumann, Merja Mahrt und @dscheykopp.bsky.social. In Kooperation mit @belapobi.bsky.social.

Mehr Infos: tinyurl.com/4bsjwpv5

Film / Diskussion / Booklaunch: Meinungsbildung und soziale Medien. Mit annika baumann, merja mahrt, jakob ohme. Wann? 02.07.2025, 18:00 Uhr Wo? Weizenbaum-Institut, Hardenbergstraße 32, 10623 Berlin

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Jakob Ohme @dscheykopp.bsky.social · Jun 16

Do Alternative News users also use legacy media? Yes they do, shows a study by @gongbaobao.bsky.social @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social but a small fraction - around 1.3% of the German population - live in alternative news enclaves

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Jakob Ohme @dscheykopp.bsky.social · Jun 16

It’s a wrap! #ica25 ends for #DigitalNewsDynamics team @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social with presentation by Felix Gaisbauer, showing that the more people use alternative news media, the more they share them, but still have the highest fear of reputation loss as reason to not share alt news

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Jakob Ohme @dscheykopp.bsky.social · Jun 16

4️⃣th edition of #runningwithpresidents #ica25 ✅!

Was #runningpostpresidents as @claesdevreese.bsky.social already had go back, but he was there in spirit 🙃.

See you for new runs at #ica26 in South Africa 🇿🇦!

@acadianjprof.bsky.social
@mqrmobile.bsky.social
@anishaarenz.bsky.social

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Jakob Ohme @dscheykopp.bsky.social · Jun 16

Good morning #ica25! The last edition of #runningwithpresidents will start in about 26 minutes, 6:30 in front of Hyatt Regency.
Come join us for a friendly 5k ☀️!

Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · Jun 15

3️⃣rd edition #ica25 #RunningWithPresidents. ☀️ 5k and great group.

@dscheykopp.bsky.social @thieled.bsky.social @judithrbaum.bsky.social @acadianjprof.bsky.social @mqrmobile.bsky.social @netakv.bsky.social & co 👏🏼

PSA 📢

🚨 Last run Monday 630 Hyatt Regency

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Daniel Angus @antmandan.bsky.social · Jun 16

This was a fantastic session. I feel that unlike previous data collection paradigms that this time we're entering with the right amount of caution and doing all the necessary stress testing of the limitations of data donation as a method early. Thanks to everyone engaged in this important work.

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Jakob Ohme @dscheykopp.bsky.social · Jun 15

Stellar panel on data donations at #ica25 @lionw.bsky.social presenting on across platform sample biases, Yangliu Fan @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social on sequence mining in digital trace data, and @ernesto-deleon.com on tailored recruitment messages. Full room shows how important #datadonation is

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Jakob Ohme @dscheykopp.bsky.social · Jun 15

Join us in a bit to learn more on engagement biases in data donation studies.

Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · Jun 15

More on data donation and tracking data. Don’t miss this panel #ica25

@ernesto-deleon.com @dougaparry.bsky.social @dscheykopp.bsky.social Yangliu Fan @lionw.bsky.social & more

@ascor.bsky.social @algosoc.org @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social

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Jakob Ohme @dscheykopp.bsky.social · Jun 15

On the way to artificial intermediaries? @acadianjprof.bsky.social presents our #ica25 study of meta journalistic discourse about AI after 🤖 ChatGPT introduction in 🇩🇪🇨🇦🇺🇸🇬🇧. AI is seen as tool as precision but audience are rarely considered in question of how AI will change journalism.

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Jakob Ohme @dscheykopp.bsky.social · Jun 15

At the 9am Sunday #ica25 panel, Felix Gaisbauer @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social presented work showing that news sharing on platforms in the German context is less fragmented and highly driven by intermediaries from the political right

Find method preprint here: arxiv.org/html/2505.08...

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Jakob Ohme @dscheykopp.bsky.social · Jun 15

At the 9am Sunday #ica25 panel, Felix Gaisbauer @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social presented work showing that news sharing on platforms in the German context is less fragmented and highly driven by intermediaries from the political right

Find method preprint here: arxiv.org/html/2505.08...

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