PropStop at re:publica 2018
Two members of the PropStop research team were on stage at Germany’s largest internet conference, re:publica, which took place in Berlin from May 3rd to […]
Manipulation on the Internet: (Media) education between fake accounts, social bots and propaganda.
The “media competency framework Nordrhine-Westphalia” is an instrument to foster media competency in manifold formal and non-formal educational contexts. It serves as reference frame for […]
Big Data article on hybridization in Social Bots
Social bots are not simply anonymous machines running wild. They have to be designed, deployed and maintained by humans. In fact, the fully automated bots […]
Who’s lying on the net? From bots, trolls and other actors – panel discussion with Mike Preuß
In order to be able to move safely through the Internet, knowledge of the technical possibilities of manipulation is crucial. Above all, the targeted influencing […]
Campaigning on social media – An interview with Prof. Quandt and Mike Preuß
The election campaign for the Bundestag in 2017 was also fought on the Internet. From the right to the left, the parties fought tirelessly for […]