Maria Giovanna Sessa Research Coordinator at EU DisinfoLab and Research Fellow at Fondazione Giangiacomo Feltrinelli
A Thriving Digital Public Sphere - Why the "Legacy" Media Still Matters - and Must - Contribute Explainer Traditional news media, especially print, face existential threats in the digital era but continue to play a vital role in sustaining the public sphere despite their reduced scale. Dieter Zinnbauer
"We need to "vaccinate" people against misinformation so that they can identify suspicious information on their own" Interview A conversation with Dr. Erez Garty from the Davidson Institute about misinformation around Covid-19 in Israel, vaccine hesitancy and what is needed to make a dent in the problem of science denialism and propagation of conspiracy theories.
The Weakest Links - Why we Cannot Look at our Information Environment Platform-by-Platform Spotlight In a hyperlinked media ecosystem, separate actions taken by distinct online platforms to curb disinformation efforts are falling short as adversarial actors forge ahead. This Spotlight describes two emerging ways in which actors have used cross-platform tactics to successfully execute disinformation campaigns. Adi Cohen
Regulatory Interdependence in Artificial Intelligence Spotlight Regulatory interdependence shapes AI ethics enforcement and requires a diverse approach to enhance jurisdictions' AI sovereignty, crucial for the EU's digital sovereignty goals. Daniel Mügge
The Global Story of Election Interference Backgrounder Over the past two decades, social media has significantly reshaped democratic societies, offering greater diversity of opinion and information exchange while also posing risks of subversion exploited by authoritarian regimes. Olaf Boehnke, Carlo Zensus
Olaf Boehnke Berlin Director of the Alliance of Democracies Foundation (AoD) and Senior Advisor to AoD’s Transatlantic Commission on Election Integrity (TCEI)