Philipp Lorenz-Spreen

he/him

Research Group Leader

Philipp standing infront of a meeting room.

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Kajetan Byszio

Philipp leads the junior research group “Computational Social Science” within SynoSys and ScaDS.AI at TU Dresden. He and his team are researching the societal impact of digitalization, in particular how the increasingly complex online discourse affects democracies worldwide. His aim is to better understand the interplay between human behaviour and the connectivity and functioning of online platforms, in particular how this affects our public discourse and thus our democracy. But also to question the current status quo and explore how this technology offers untapped opportunities for an improved information landscape and participatory democracy lived online.

Sessions

Protecting Democracy Online: What Next?

Brandi Geurkink, Anna-Katharina (kathy) Meßmer, Philipp Lorenz-Spreen, Oliver Marsh

We are seeing ever greater challenges to democracy online. We need new ideas to address them. This session is a space to discuss emerging opportunities & ideas for protecting democracy online, bringing together expertise from research, politics, regulation, and more.

Data

Democracy

Platforms

Civil Society

Politics & Society

Speak up!

English

Conference

Gesellschaftliche Kipppunkte: Die Spirale aus Aufmerksamkeit und Plattformmacht und wie wir da noch rauskommen

Philipp Lorenz-Spreen

Benachrichtigungen und Newsfeeds fordern ständig unsere Aufmerksamkeit und verändern nicht nur unseren Alltag, sondern auch Demokratien weltweit. Plattformen sind damit zu politischen Machtinstrumenten geworden. Um daraus auszubrechen, müssen wir zurück zum Kern ihrer Macht: unserer Aufmerksamkeit.

Democracy

Brain

Platforms

Future & Utopia

Media & Public Spheres

Talk

German

Conference