Category: Project news
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How to redesign conversations on social media platforms
This is an automatic English translation of the Dutch original. In the search for alternatives to Elon Musk’s platform X, too little attention is paid to the basic functions of online conversations. Max Kortlander did just that and presents his first design requirements here. All that is still needed is an existing community with whom…
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Democratie Monitor: Dutch democracy fails its MOT
This is an automatic English translation of the Dutch original. Dutch democracy does not pass its MOT. This is the conclusion of the Democratie Monitor on the basis of an extensive data analysis. In a report published today, democracy is inspected against 45 indicators; 18 of them are in the red. Democratie Monitor is an…
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Manipulation is as old as time, but in livestreams? You’ll want to know more
This is an automatic English translation of the Dutch original. Livestreams are very popular. Video footage of things happening right now, as if you’re there. You see them more and more. But a lot of problematic information also circulates in these streams: rumours that cause unrest, or deliberate disinformation. Video footage you see can be…
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Under the Influence: how virtualisation steers how we think and act
This is an automatic English translation of the Dutch original. We are constantly under the influence of digital systems. Even when we do not use them consciously. This is what the new report “Onder Invloed” is about: how the virtualisation of our physical environment increasingly steers our thinking and doing. Produced on behalf of the…
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Discussing polarisation in the classroom with two lessons and a game
This is an automatic English translation of the Dutch original. Polarisation is everywhere, including in the classroom. But how exactly does it arise and, more importantly: how do you get rid of it? Pupils, students and their citizenship teachers can now learn this in two lessons, and the game Potje Polariseren. The lessons and the…
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Post-Polarized Society Project kicks off
This is an automatic English translation of the Dutch original. Today the project team met to get the project started. Watch the first demo. The project team of Post-X Society, Albeda College and the Netherlands Institute for Sound & Vision came together in Rotterdam for the kick-off of the polarisation project. Among other things, we…
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SIDN Fonds approves application for Post-Polarization Project
This is an automatic English translation of the Dutch original. Are we really as polarised as we make ourselves out to be online? How are we framed or influenced online? SIDN Fonds has approved our application to get a better grip on polarisation. Post-X Society, Albeda College and the Netherlands Institute for Sound & Vision…