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The Facebook Oversight Board’s decision to maintain the former president’s ban won’t change much (especially for the time being)
The Facebook Oversight Board’s decision to maintain the former president’s ban won’t change much (especially for the time being) On May 5, 2021, Facebook’s Oversight Board upheld Facebook’s January 2021…
What about 5G? REPORT
Can 5G be dangerous in any way? What are the major challenges in the full 5G infrastructure rollout? What are the benefits and expected impacts of the 5G technologies on…
The Internet goes VR: The $1B Metaverse is coming
Recent major investments prove that the Internet is not only about protocols and faster telecommunication infrastructures. Soon we are going to experience a totally new paradigm of the internet. Silicon…
Media Convergence & Social Media (pre)standardisation in EU and beyond – REPORT
COMPACT recent report provides an in-depth insight into i) Progress in the implementation of EU standardization policies; ii) Strengths and weaknesses of national, regional and international (pre)standardization organizational setting; iii)…
REPORT: Social Media and Information Governance Initiatives
In our study, we analyzed a varied range of information governance initiatives covering different issues related to information disorder. The results show that most of the initiatives currently active are…
COMPACT SOCIAL MEDIA GENDER REPORT & STANDARDISATION
READ FULL SOCIAL MEDIA AND GENDER REPORT HERE Our recently released report on Gender Aspects and Social Media could be analysed in its stadardisational aspect among others. It cites the…
REPORT ON NATIONAL COURTS, SOCIAL MEDIA & CONVERGENCE
Our report examines judicial approaches to social media and convergence. It identifies the jurisprudence of supreme, constitutional and appellate courts in a selected set of European Union (EU) countries. Our…
Report on current social media policies and regulatory frameworks
Our report on current policies and regulatory frameworks for social media and content convergence: information disorder, human rights and regulatory implications, provides a comprehensive insight into regulatory and governance initiatives…
MEET 27 EU-FUNDED MEDIA CONVERGENCE PROJECTS
EU-funded (completed) projects on Convergence and Social Media The European Commission funded 27 projects on media convergence and social media (the projects are now completed). Their main focus is the…
REPORT ON MEDIA REGULATORS & CONVERGENCE
For the last couple of years, social media platforms have been facing serious issues related to the propagation of fake news, broadly understood disinformation and manipulation of audiences. Moreover, general…
REPORT: CONVERGENCE & SOCIAL MEDIA – A Compendium on R&D Programmes, Activities and Issues
We present our compendium on R&D Programmes, Activities and Issues in the area of technological convergence related to AR, VR, MR, Social Media Influencers, Bots, Deep Fakes. Our report presents…
REPORT: FUTURE RESEARCH ON CONVERGENCE AND SOCIAL MEDIA REGULATION
In the last five years many academics, CEOs´ social media platforms and politicians in the EU have increasingly accepted both the urgency and the necessity of social media regulation. A…
REPORT: RESEARCH ON CONVERGENCE AND SOCIAL MEDIA
The COMPACT project aims at enhancing awareness about the latest scientific discoveries – state of the art research on social media and convergence – among key stakeholders in the context…
American court dismisses lack of diversity allegations against Facebook
American court dismisses lack of diversity allegations against Facebook On March 22, 2021, a California federal magistrate judge granted Facebook’s motion to dismiss a shareholder class action arising out of…
What’s new about the new app club?
What’s new about the new app club? Clubhouse, the social networking app, has gained popularity for letting people gather in audio chat rooms to talk about various issues. Hearing a…
Social Media business goes VR
Social Media business goes VR According to a recent UploadVR article, almost 20% of Facebook employees (around 10 thousand people) work exclusively on VR/AR/XR technologies now. The authors point out…
MEDIA4EUROPE: News Business Needs Help
On 3 March 2021, the Media4Europe Summit gathered media convergence stakeholders around discussion on the future of news, journalism and classic media in Europe. Some of the major issues discussed…
Immersive VR & Gender
Immersive VR & Gender Immersive Social VR technologies, such as AltspaceVR, VRChat or the upcoming Facebook Horizon introduce new means of synchronous online communication. The next-gen, emergent VR technologies allow…
WSIS Forum 2021 – Opening of the ICTs and Gender Mainstreaming special track
WSIS Forum 2021 | ICTs for Inclusive, Resilient and Sustainable Societies and Economies (WSIS Action Lines for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals) Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are tools through…
Gender & Social Media – Report
Gender & Social Media – COMPACT Report Technological development and convergence require comprehensive exploration of how various dimensions of our life are affected by the new technologies, and by social…
IFJ: Take part in the revision of UNESCO’s Gender-Sensitive Indicators for Media
International Federation of Journalists (IFJ): Take part in the revision of UNESCO’s Gender-Sensitive Indicators for Media In 2012, UNESCO published its first Gender-Sensitive Indicators for Media (GSIM) to “contribute to gender…
Microsoft and Convergent Media Approach – Ignite Day I all-in-Immersive-VR event
Microsoft and Convergent Media Approach – Ignite Day I – all-in-Immersive-VR event Today COMPACT joined the event organised by another tech giant who made an important step toward convergent media.…
COMPACT Event: “Social media convergence: The importance of influence on independent content creators”.” at 2 pm GMT on ZOOM
On 18th February 2021 NUIG, Ireland, and Mediaframe, UK will be hosting an online event titled: “Social media convergence: The importance of influence on independent content creators”. Our guest will…
Clubhouse and Misinformation over voice?
Clubhouse and Misinformation over voice? The new arrival in the social media scene – Clubhouse, iOS-exclusive all-voice app, has been gaining popularity recently. The increased interest is elevated by celebrities…
COMPACT Immersive Technologies Symposium: Virtual Reality technology and its impact
COMPACT Immersive Technologies Symposium: Virtual Reality technology and its impact The objective of the COMPACT project (EC, Horizon 2020) is to increase awareness (including scientific, political, cultural, legal, economic and…
COMPACT Horizon 2020 project experience: Virtual Reality communication and its implications
COMPACT Horizon 2020 project experience: Virtual Reality communication and its implications Virtual Reality (VR) is more than just a new communication channel. It is an entirely new paradigm of participation.…
COMPACT experience: the convergence of Virtual Reality and Mainstream Media
COMPACT experience: the convergence of Virtual Reality and Mainstream Media As the extended reality technology progresses fast, there is a less and less need for physical presence of the actors…
International Symposium on 5G: “5W on 5G” REPORT
Symposium on 5G: “5W on 5G” We have released our report on 5G symposium. We believe that this material provides interesting insights into the challenges in 5G infrastructure rollout such…
Idols and virtual influencers – the future faces of advertising
Idols and virtual influencers – the future faces of advertising New technologies allow versatile advertising and promotional techniques to be used for capturing the attention of bigger audiences. More and…
From Fairy Tales to smart concepts: Storytelling for VR
From Fairy Tales to smart concepts: Storytelling for VR What we see around us and how today will affect tomorrow is all depending on our creativity. Our intelligent life is…
What creates the sense of immersion and how important is fidelity for creating immersive experiences?
Immersion is often discussed during the topic of virtual reality rather like biscuits and tea, but what is immersion and why is it important? Facebook Comments
Storyboarding and storytelling in VR by Leroy T.P. Dias
The main problem with VR film is attention. How can we have as filmmakers control what the viewer sees so as to not miss pivotal story elements? Facebook Comments
Script Writing for Virtual Reality by Stevie Stedman
When we first think about scriptwriting, we tend to imagine that of a screenplay or feature film; TV, or Advertisement. We don’t often think about gaming or the virtual world.…
The influence of Emotion on storytelling: the very first steps to create appealing stories by Anastasia Gurova
If we think about the last decades, everything has become much more story-centric, digital media, visual media, written media, even journalism or advertising uses stories to help themselves sell better…
Strength and Weaknesses of VR as a Storytelling Medium by Austin Hill
With Virtual Reality emerging quickly as a new and popular media, storytellers have had to learn quickly on how to utilize this media to its potential to deliver a memorable…
While DSA is under discussion there could be legal uncertainty with respect to content
While DSA is under discussion there could be legal uncertainty with respect to content The new digital regulatory package the EU announced at the end of 2020 was meant to…
The antitrust cases and voices against Big Tech
In December 2020, more attention in media has been given to voices speaking against Tech Giants practices that are perceived to create closed, monopolised systems for advertising channels. Specifically, in…
Regulating human rights violations in business
Regulating human rights violations in business Over the past years, the issue of the risks business poses for human rights has gained considerable prominence. High-profile litigation in the U.S., Canada,…
DSA & DMA Symposium by COMPACT 4:00PM CET 17.12
The European Commission has released the awaited proposals of DSA & DMA. Digital Service Act, proposed by EC, aims at addressing major issues related to large social media platforms –…
What could the world expect from the approaching 2021 while the COVID 19 pandemic is still at its height?
What could the world expect from the approaching 2021 while the COVID 19 pandemic is still at its height? Taylor Wessing, a global law firm that serves the world’s most…
Due diligence and business
Due diligence and business Business enterprises and investors have a key role to play in stopping human rights violations. International organisations and states should support their efforts towards better universal…
Sustainability, pluralism, and trustworthiness of the European media system should be preserved in the light of the soon-to-be-announced digital services act (DSA)
Sustainability, pluralism, and trustworthiness of the European media system should be preserved in the light of the soon-to-be-announced digital services act (DSA) On November 18 2020 the Council of the…
Online Workshop: “European Courts and Digital Media”
Online workshop on “European courts and digital media” The Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP), in collaboration with the University of Castilla-La Mancha, organized an online workshop on…
Internet of Things (IoT) standards: the US experience
After lengthy negotiations to settle the differences between the Senate and the Congress bills, finally the US Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act was passed by unanimous consent. The…
CEE digital future: a new report by CMS
CEE digital future: a new report by CMS Recently the CMS company has published an interesting survey that spans 18 countries across Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and features the…
TikTok: the clock of the administrative measures is ticking
TikTok: the clock of the administrative measures is ticking Amidst the US-Chinese technological war, recent skirmishes around TikTok have gained particular momentum. The Chinese-owned TikTok is under pressure from President…
Digital markets and online platforms: new perspectives on regulation and competition law
As the European Commission is preparing the Digital Markets Act, CERRE (Centre on Regulation in Europe) will present its latest contribution to the debate with a book that brings together…
Influencers on social media
Influencers on social media Among all other impacts social media networks have profoundly changed the way in which marketing information is used and disseminated to promote products and services. In…
5G development and deployment: the latest news until November 2020
5G development and deployment: the latest news until November 2020 The Clean Network Strategy: Europe is split The Clean Network strategy, which was invented by Trump to fight China's technological…
Cybersecurity: cases and policies
Cybersecurity: cases and policies Cyberattacks are becoming more sophisticated, targeted, and often undetected. That is why cybersecurity measures are intensely discussed in connection to specific cases and policies in any…
In anticipation of the Facebook Oversight Board start
In anticipation of the Facebook Oversight Board start The long-awaited launch of Facebook’s new ‘Oversight Board’ is expected to happen this month. The company’s attempts to self-regulate are often criticised…
Virtual reality: pros and cons
Virtual reality: pros and cons Virtual Reality (VR) is a very wide-spread concept and with so many new devices and cameras that are showcasing this technology, society can feel its…
A new controversial Internet law in Turkey
A new controversial Internet law in Turkey The Law on Regulation of Broadcasts via Internet and Prevention of Crimes Committed through Such Broadcasts in Turkey has been recently amended and…
Competition rules and DSA
Competition rules and DSA The digital revolution demands new mechanisms to regulate competition in the digital sector and large online platforms in particular. Competition authorities in Europe – and worldwide…
Public consultation on the Guidelines on the targeting of social media users (Guidelines)
Public consultation on the Guidelines on the targeting of social media users (Guidelines) The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has recently launched public consultation on the Guidelines on the targeting…
EDiMA’s position on the EU Digital Services Act
EDiMA’s position on the EU Digital Services Act The main statement of EDiMA, a Brussels based trade association representing the world’s largest online platforms such as Google, Amazon, Facebook, and…
ERGA‘s position on the Digital Services Act (DSA): extending and strengthening the powers of the national regulatory authorities (NRA)
ERGA‘s position on the Digital Services Act (DSA): extending and strengthening the powers of the national regulatory authorities (NRA) In its paper ERGA, the European Regulators Group for Audiovisual…
Supporting Public Health Experts’ Vaccine Efforts – Facebook
Supporting Public Health Experts’ Vaccine Efforts – Facebook Facebook has announced that it will implement several protocols to support vaccination behaviour around the world. In particular, FB will launch a…
Facebook’s Algorithm: A Major Threat to Public Health – AVAAZ
Facebook’s Algorithm: A Major Threat to Public Health – AVAAZ Avaaz uncovers health misinformation spreading networks with an estimated 3.8 billion views in the last year – and shows how…
Can democracies stand up to Facebook? Ireland may have the answer – The Guardian
Can democracies stand up to Facebook? Ireland may have the answer – The Guardian Last month, the Irish data protection commissioner (DPC) sent Facebook a preliminary order ordering it to…
Twitter Will Turn Off Some Features to Fight Election Misinformation – NYT
Twitter Will Turn Off Some Features to Fight Election Misinformation – NYT The platform is trying to address growing concern that falsehoods could lead to instability. Most of the changes…
5G networks: business, security and geopolitics
5G networks: business, security, and geopolitics Before full implementation, 5G technology requires a thorough investigation of its various security and geopolitical aspects as those related to business and health.…
The House Antitrust Report on Big Tech – NYT
The House Antitrust Report on Big Tech – NYT “In a report led by Democrats, lawmakers said Apple, Amazon, Google and Facebook needed to be checked and recommended reforming antitrust…
Disinformation
Assessment of the Code of Practice on Disinformation. Achievements and areas for further improvement, Brussels, 11 September 2020 The Code of Practice on Disinformation provides a framework for a structured…
Recoverability and Standardization
Recovery plan powers EU’s strategic autonomy The topic on rebooting the EU economy after coronavirus brought together at the online annual Brussels Economic Forum (BEF), high-level policymakers, opinion leaders, academics,…
Digital Education: Public consultation: Digital education during the COVID-19 recovery period and beyond
Digital Education: Public consultation: Digital education during the COVID-19 recovery period and beyond The European Commission has launched an EU-wide public consultation to collect the views of citizens and stakeholders…
Open data and COVID crisis
Open data and COVID crisis Following the spread of COVID-19 in early 2020, countries across the world have adapted to a new sense of normal. To continue combating the proliferation…
Mozilla challenges the status quo and embraces openness: the position of the company on the Digital Services Act (DSA)
Mozilla challenges the status quo and embraces openness: the position of the company on the Digital Services Act (DSA) On September 7 th 2020 Mozilla CEO Mitchell Baker published an…
Internet Society: DSA Open Consultation Response
Internet Society: DSA Open Consultation Response The Internet Society welcomes the Commission’s efforts to develop new and revised rules to harmonise and deepen the Single Market for digital services .…
ARTICLE 19’s Recommendations for the EU Digital Services Act
ARTICLE 19’s Recommendations for the EU Digital Services Act Twenty years after the adoption of the E-Commerce Directive, a cornerstone of Internet freedom in Europe, the EU institutions are set…
Response to the European Commission’s “Inception Impact Assessment for Deepening the Internal Market and Clarifying Responsibilities for Digital Services”
Response to the European Commission’s “Inception Impact Assessment for Deepening the Internal Market and Clarifying Responsibilities for Digital Services” The options proposed would take important and needed steps towards addressing…
A Telecoms Industry View on the Digital Services Act
A Telecoms Industry View on the Digital Services Act For this reason, we believe that the European Commission’s efforts in shaping a “Digital Services Act” (DSA) has the potential to…
European Commission consultation on Digital Services Act (DSA): EBF response
European Commission consultation on Digital Services Act (DSA): EBF response KEY MESSAGES: The EBF supports an ex ante regulatory approach to large online platforms, securing fair competition in a digitally…
EBU RESPONSE TO THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON THE DIGITAL SERVICES ACT
EBU RESPONSE TO THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON THE DIGITAL SERVICES ACT Platforms mainly have tried to create transparency but have not taken enough action to avoid these problems…
FACEBOOK RESPONSE TO EC PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON THE DIGITAL SERVICES ACT (DSA)
FACEBOOK RESPONSE TO EC PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON THE DIGITAL SERVICES ACT (DSA) While Facebook supports regulation requiring digital platforms to have systems in place to address content that is unlawful,…
GOOGLE: Digital Services Act package: open public Consultation
GOOGLE: Digital Services Act package: open public Consultation Google’s response to the European Commission’s consultation on the Digital Services Act (DSA) and the New Competition Tool (NCT) : We recognise…
IBM: How to make Europe’s digital transformation responsible and accountable
How to make Europe’s digital transformation responsible and accountable In its position IBM underlines that governments, and citizens, in particular, are demanding that technology companies take more responsibility for the…
CDTEU Response to the European Commission Consultation on the Digital Services Act
CDTEU Response to the European Commission Consultation on the Digital Services Act The Centre for Democracy and Technology’s EU Office (CDTEU) stresses that the EC consultation involves also a review…
European Union Update: The Digital Services Act
European Union Update: The Digital Services Act ICANN points to the fact that within the domain name ecosystem, registrars could be affected by the new act. ICANN’s Registrar Accreditation Agreement…
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL SUBMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION’S CONSULTATION ON THE DIGITAL SERVICES ACT PACKAGE
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL SUBMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION’S CONSULTATION ON THE DIGITAL SERVICES ACT PACKAGE According to Amnesty International the new package will be a major opportunity to significantly curtail the…
Digital Services Act: what we learned about tackling the power of digital platforms
Digital Services Act: what we learned about tackling the power of digital platforms he European Digital Rights (EDRI) requests the European Commission to provide measures that break open the centralised…
DIGITAL SME: The Digital Services Act: SMEs need a more open and competitive internet ecosystem
The Digital Services Act: SMEs need a more open and competitive internet ecosystem The DIGITAL SME position paper calls for targeted measures to empower SMEs. The purpose is to deal…
European Immersive Technologies Symposium Registration is Open!
European Immersive Technologies Symposium Registration is Open! 19-20th of October – FREE ADMISSION We are organising the European Immersive Technologies Symposium 2020 – 2 days 2 modes – Monday in…
Immersive Technologies Symposium – VR & ZOOM [19th-20th of October]
Immersive Technologies Symposium – VR & ZOOM The symposium will be hosted on the 19th and 20th of October from 16:30 IST – 18:30 IST. Additional session from 18:30 -19:30…
JOURNALISM AND FACT-CHECKING
JOURNALISM AND FACT-CHECKING: typification of sources used for checking and criteria for selecting fact-checked material – an analysis by Agência Lupa and Aos Fatos Facebook Comments
Fundamental Rights in National Social Media Jurisprudence: A Study of Higher and Appellate Courts
E. Psychogiopoulou and F. Casarosa, ‘Fundamental Rights in National Social Media Jurisprudence: A Study of Higher and Appellate Courts’, [2020] European Human Rights Law Review, issue 2, p. 164-175 Abstract…
UNIVERSITY OF PARIS I (SORBONNE) ACADEMIC DAYS NOV. 3-4, 2020
An Exploratory Study of Global and Legal Discourses on Social Media Regulation Andrej Skolkay – School of Communication and Media (Slovakia) Facebook Comments
Smart Cities and Regional Development Journal (v3. i1. 2019)
Smart Society – ‘Fake Analytica’ Style? Smart Cities and Regional Development Journal (v3. i1. 2019) Posted: 3 Jul 2019 Bissera Zankova Media 21 Foundation Date Written: March 10, 2019 Abstract…
Facebook’s EU-US data transfer mechanism ‘cannot be used’, Irish regulator says
Facebook’s EU-US data transfer mechanism ‘cannot be used’, Irish regulator says (Reuters) – The key mechanism used by Facebook to transfer data from the European Union to the United States…
Microsoft releases new technology to combat manipulated media
Microsoft releases new technology to combat manipulated media Microsoft on Tuesday rolled out two new technologies aimed at identifying and combatting the influence of manipulated media. One, the Microsoft Video…
Kyiv Symposium – Media literacy as a psychological “vaccine” against manipulation Ph.D., As. Professor Krylova-Grek Y.M.
Media literacy as a psychological “vaccine” against manipulation Facebook Comments
Kyiv Simposium – Global Approaches to Social Media Regulation (Taxonomy)
GLOBAL APPROACHES TO SOCIAL MEDIA REGULATION (TAXONOMY) Facebook Comments
Kyiv Simposium – “Revision of the Historic Propaganda” – Presentation
Kyiv Simposium – “Revision of the Historic Propaganda” – Presentation Facebook Comments
Kyiv Simposium – “Media Convergence and Social Media” – Presentation by Lukasz Porwol
Media Convergence and Social Media – Fake news and validation of information in social networks, Kyiv, Ukraine 12 March Presentation by Dr Lukasz Porwol, Data Science Institute, Insight Centre for…
Kyiv Simposium – “National court rulings on social media: The free speech dimension” – Evangelia Psychogiopoulou
Kyiv Simposium – “National court rulings on social media: The free speech dimension” Presentation by Evangelia Psychogiopoulou, Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy Facebook Comments
Kyiv Symposium – “Attack Index Methodology” – Elena Shnurko Tabakova
HYBRID THREAT DECOMPOSITION METHODOLOGY: BIG DATA ANALYSIS BY ATTACKINDEX.COM Presentation by Elena Shnurko Tabakova Facebook Comments
Kyiv Symposium – “Help SMI” – Presentation by Anastasiia Shyrina
E-platform for communication between Ukrainian journalists and experts Presentation by Anastasiia Shyrina Facebook Comments
EURODIG 2020 Forum
EuroDIG 2020 Forum forum | live transcript | live stream Day 1 / 11 June 2020 (all times CEST/UTC +2) 11.00 – 11.30 Studio open, arrival of participants 11.30 – 13.00 WS 4: Innovative uses…
Smart citizens for Smart cities: the role of social media for expanding local democracy
Smart citizens for Smart cities: the role of social media for expanding local democracy (The case of local referendums in Bulgaria) Author: Bissera Zankova, Media 21 The purpose of the…
Riga Symposium Report
Report on Riga Symposium The symposium was organized by the University of Latvia Faculty of Social Sciences (FSS) on the 10th of December. Latvian researchers and opinion leaders, together with…
Sofia Symposium – Presentation by Dr Bissera Zankova
Sofia Symposium – COMPACT Project (Bulgarian Translation) Presentation by Dr Bissera Zankova Facebook Comments
Reading Materials Warsaw
The 5th Congress of the Polish Communication Association, entitled “Media Power: People – Organisations – Technologies”, aims at discussing the notion of media power, from the internal (organizational) and external…
Riga COMPACT Symposium Materials
Materials from Regional COMPACT Symposium “Propaganda/disinformation, multi-lingual media, and social media regulation” The University of Latvia, Faculty of Social Sciences, Isaiah Berlin auditorium (Lauvas street 4, Riga, Latvia), on 10 December 2019.…
Smart Society – “Fake Analytica“ Style? Smart society and information
Smart society and information disorder Smart citizens for smart cities: the role of social media for expanding local democracy (the case of local referendums in Bulgaria) Presentation by Bissera Zankova,…
SOCIAL MEDIA REGULATION FROM THE PERSPECTIVES OF NATIONAL MEDIA REGULATORY AUTHORITIES IN V4
The availability of studies which assess the implementation and performance of social media (SM) regulation within European Union countries is currently sub-optimal. Facebook Comments
Global Media Journal German Edition
This study provides a global overview of some traditional but mostly innovative approaches that have been suggested for social media (SM) regulation as presented in global and local media discourses.…
UNESCO’S INTERNET UNIVERSALITY INDICATORS
Have you ever wanted to gain a deeper understanding of the complexities of the digital environment? To have a map of the Internet measuring its compliance with human rights, evaluating…
UNESCO’S INTERNET UNIVERSALITY INDICATORS
A Framework for Assessing Internet Development The Internet has developed rapidly into a communications medium which continues to transform access to information, opportunities for expression, and many aspects of government…
Potential impacts of blockchain technology, Internet of Things, 5G and Artificial Intelligence
The Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), and blockchain represent an unprecedented opportunity for the enterprise and the public sector. Every institution capable of exploiting these technologies will have…
Disinformation and democracy: The home front in the information war
Disinformation and democracy: The home front in the Information War DISCUSSION PAPER Paul Butcher EUROPEAN POLITICS AND INSTITUTIONS PROGRAMME 30 JANUARY 2019 Table of contents Executive summary 3 Introduction 3 …
Disinfodemic responses: how to assess their challenges and risks
Bissera Zankova, Media 21 UNESCO is one of the international organisations in the COVID-19 crisis that carry out continuous and in-depth research on disinformation issues. In addition to analysing the…
RESEARCH FINDINGS AND POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ORGANISATIONS AND INITIATIVES TACKLING FAKE NEWS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This research and policy paper summarises the key findings and recommendations from up-to-date performance analyses of European organisations and initiatives fighting fake news. These findings and recommendations represent…
Comparatively, Germans, women and elederly value privacy more on platforms
Germans place the highest value on privacy compared to the U.S. and Latin American countries. Across countries, people place the highest value on keeping financial and biometric information private —balance…
National courts, social media and convergence
Research done within the framework of the COMPACT project examined national court cases on social media and convergence in a selected set of COMPACT countries. The following report discusses the…
Facebook´ Regulatory Offensive Is Clouded
Mark Zuckerberg published an op-ed in Financial Times titled Big Tech needs more regulation, on February 17, 2017. He outlined there some ideas about the development of regulatory solutions according…
Gender Equality and Sexist Hate Speech
Council of Europe and hate speech Baku 2019 – Bissera Zankova “Hate speech for the purpose of the Recommendation entails the use of one or more particular forms of expression…
VR and Social Media for Online Training: Medical Realities – Basic Life Support during Covid-19
Educational video for Medical Realities on Basic Life Support During Covid – 19 for training medical staff. The project was created during lockdown in UK using entirely online network methodology…
Practice based research projects – Social Media and Injustice – “Identity Theft”
Mediaframe Studios presents: Episode 1: “Identity Theft” by Brigita Auskalnyte Content creators usually have a following – followers. It is portrayed as a crowd that follow the creator. Within the…
Practice based research projects on Social Media and Injustice – “Wild Wild Web”
Mediaframe Studios presents: Episode 2: “Wild Wild Web” by Isaac Linkens Information disorder is a term that is increasingly being used as an umbrella for the concepts of disinformation, misinformation…
Practice based research projects on Social Media and Injustice – “Gender and Hate speech”
Mediaframe studios presents: “Bittersweet” by Shazell Vassal Hall We start from the basic premise that gender equality comprises an important aspect of the general issue of equality in society perceived…
Budapest Symposium Participants
Where are the limitations of freedom of expression in the online media sphere? Where should the states, private companies or communities regulate their and each other’s conduct? What is the…
AGENDA Sofia Symposium 2019
11th-12th November 2019 Representation of the European Commission in Bulgaria The European House 124, „Georgi S. Rakovski“ Str. Sofia, Bulgaria Facebook Comments
Report on Riga COMPACT Symposium
Regional Symposium on Social Media Regulation – Riga, 10 December 2019 Report on “Disinformation, Media Literacy, and Social Media Regulation” Latvian researchers and opinion leaders, together with European partners, presented…
5G and security: security of networks and equipment and security of mind
by Bissera Zankova, Media 21 Foundation The Fifth Generation (5G) technology is expected to potentially affect almost every aspect of citizens’ lives. Compounding this, the less centralised architecture of 5G…
Can 5G technology cause COVID-19 disease: what is real, what is false
Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is the first epidemic in human history where information technology and social media are being used on a massive scale to help cope with the disease. In…
NOVI SAD 10th International Conference THE BRIDGES OF MEDIA EDUCATION 2018
Publication from NOVI SAD 10th International Conference THE BRIDGES OF MEDIA EDUCATION 2018 “Fighting fake news and hoaxes in the age of convergence: evaluation of fact-checking and debunking organizations’ performance”…
6th Smart Cities Conference, 2018 Bucharest, Romania
Smart society – “Fake Analytica“ style? Facebook Comments
The good, the bad and the urgent
Tackling information disorder – The Good, the Bad and the Urgent A contribution by Tanja Pavleska from Jozef Stefan Institute, Slovenia to Better Internet for Kids Newsletter on our findings…
Addressing Hate Speech
Challenges and dilemmas for the national regulatory authorities in the age of convergence with respect to hate speech Since the time of their inception media regulatory bodies have always faced…
Fighting fake news and hoaxes in the age of convergence: performance evaluation and policies against information disorder
Fighting fake news and hoaxes in the age of convergence: performance evaluation and policies against information disorder Bissera Zankova, Media 21 Foundation, Bulgaria Abstract With the proliferation of new…
RESEARCH FINDINGS AND POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ORGANISATIONS AND INITIATIVES TACKLING FAKE NEWS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This research and policy paper summarises the key findings and recommendations from up-to-date performance analyses of European organisations and initiatives fighting fake news. These findings and recommendations represent…
5G How 5G can help emerging markets to attract new investors?
Our speakers addressed some important questions such as “What is 5G, where we can see it, and how it operates? What are differences between the 5G and current 4G networks…
5G – Presentation by Ina O’Murchu
Ms. Ina O’ Murchu, Technologist, Technopreneur, Ireland and Consultant at Onlim, Austria Facebook Comments
5G will help economic growth and will create jobs – Ms. Andreana Atanasova, Deputy minister responsible for information technology and communication of Bulgaria
Ms. Andreana Atanasova, Deputy minister responsible for information technology and communication of Bulgaria: 5G will help economic growth and will create jobs. Facebook Comments
5G – What are the differences between the 5G and current 4G networks? – Discussion Panel I with Mr. Harri Paloheimo, CEO CoReorient
Mr. Harri Paloheimo, CEO CoReorient, former Nokia Green Research Team Leader and Principal Researcher, worked on simulations of NextG radio relay systems, NewsBeez executive team member What are the differences…
5G – Discussion with Ms. Malika Keswani, Senior Production Manager, BBC World Services
Ms. Malika Keswani, Senior Production Manager, BBC World Services. BBC ensures that within the editorial brief none of the propaganda or conspiracy theories are infiltrated in any way or form…
5G – Mr. Andreas Geiss, Head of Unit for Spectrum Policy in DG CONNECT, European Commission
Mr. Andreas Geiss, Head of Unit for Spectrum Policy in DG CONNECT, European Commission Facebook Comments
5G Technologies Opportunities and Challenges – Discussion Panel
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5G – Symposium schedule presented by the host Dr. Lukasz Porwol, NUIG
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