What are Data Intermediaries? Published: 30 December 2021 Explainer Based on the data they collect, platforms are able to target personalized content at the user level. What are the collective aspects of personalization on media platforms? How do they affect our privacy? By Ayelet Gordon-Tapiero
Trends in Privacy Enforcement: A Comparative Analysis of post-GDPR Enforcement Styles Published: 30 December 2021 Spotlight This analysis aims to capture and cluster different post-GDPR enforcement styles by DPAs across the EU to better understand why enforcement over data protection issues vary across borders. By Ido Sivan-Sevilla
The Regulation of Artificial Intelligence in the EU Published: 30 December 2021 Backgrounder AI regulation is a debated intensively worldwide, with new laws in countries like France, Germany, China, and Canada, and ongoing debates in the US and Brazil. The following backgrounder explains the key issues at stake. By Christian Djeffal
Automated Decision Making: A Hidden Blessing for Uncovering Systemic Bias? Published: 30 December 2021 Explainer Proper systematic audits of automated decision-making can keep algorithms accountable and help systems and institutions understand and address inherent biases. By Gal Yona
Fighting disinformation and the question of origin Published: 30 December 2021 Impulse This text evaluates online media control in liberal democracies, noting that combating disinformation has increasingly justified governmental restrictions on information flow. By Wolf Schünemann
A Thriving Digital Public Sphere - The Overlooked, Yet Critical Role of Political Parties and Politicians Published: 30 December 2021 Explainer As important as a focus on tech platforms is, there is growing and persuasive empirical evidence that political parties and politicians themselves and their behavior online play an even greater role for a healthy public sphere By Dieter Zinnbauer
How to Avoid Harmful Algorithmic Fairness? Published: 24 December 2021 Explainer Data-driven decision-making can discriminate against minorities. While scientists have developed fairness constraints to counter this, enforcing these constraints may paradoxically harm the disadvantaged group. By Omer Ben-Porat
Artificial Intelligence and Tort Law: Who Should be Held Liable when AI Causes Damages? Published: 24 December 2021 Spotlight Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming a prevalent part of our society and commercial market. However, this emerging technology is not without flaws and raises pressing questions of liability. By Anat Lior
Young Women and Teenagers At-Risk in Mixed Cities Published: 16 December 2021 Article The article explores feminist social work conducted during May 2021’s violent events in the mixed city of Haifa. Linking experiences of marginalization and processes of community building, the article outlines the possibilities embedded in women’s only spaces against a backdrop of hostility and aggression. By Rachel Banner
Mixed cities in Israel - a gender perspective on trends in the Arab population labor market and higher education integration Published: 16 December 2021 Article Although mixed cities provide greater opportunities for Arab women, the unique character of these cities is largely to the detriment of the Arab population living in them. The impact of these conflicting trends on women in Israel’s mixed cities is presented through various data and analysis. By Nasreen Haddad Haj-Yahya and Ben Fargeon