• ESMH Press Review – April 3, 2019

    Media review

    Climate change, open access and the fight against misinformation: check the ESMH selection of 33 science & tech news published in the last 3 weeks on the web. Pick your favourite from the most popular topics in the mainstream media !

    on April 03, 2019

  • Virality and influencers in digital communication

    Past Events

    How technologies can carry and amplify messages, becoming viral? Who are the so-called Influencers and how they use the social media to increase the number of their Followers. Join the event of the European Science-Media Hub on 3 April in the European Parliament in Brussels.

    on March 27, 2019

  • STOA study : Regulating disinformation with AI

    STOA studies
    This study examines the consequences of the increasingly prevalent use of artificial intelligence (AI) disinformation initiatives upon freedom of expression, pluralism and the functioning of a democratic polity.   The study examines the trade-offs in using automated technology to limit the spread of...
    on March 20, 2019

  • STOA study : Automated tackling of disinformation

    STOA studies
    This study maps and analyses current and future threats from online misinformation, alongside currently adopted socio-technical and legal approaches. The challenges of evaluating their effectiveness and practical adoption are also discussed. Drawing on and complementing existing literature, the study...
    on March 20, 2019

  • The promise and limitations of technological solutions to disinformation

    Articles, Disinformation, Artificial Intelligence

    How useful can machine-learning be in dealing with vectors of disinformation such as deep fakes or bots, and what are the implications of AI-powered fact-checking and deprioritising systems for media pluralism and freedom of expression?

    on March 20, 2019

  • ESMH Press Review – March 13, 2019

    Media review

    Junk, food, digital assistants in the workplace, technology & social polarization : check ESMH selection of 23 science & tech news published in the last 2 weeks on the web. Pick your favourite from the most popular topics in the mainstream media !

    on March 13, 2019

  • EU Project : COMPROP

    EU projects
    COMPROP objectives are to advance a) rigorous social and computer science on bot use, b) critical theory on digital manipulation and political outcomes, c) our understanding of how social media propaganda impacts social movement organization and vitality. This project is aimed to innovate through i)...
    on March 06, 2019

  • Towards a democratically upgraded Artificial Intelligence

    Articles, Artificial Intelligence

    Artificial Intelligence challenges democracies but democratic institutions, especially in the EU, are not mere bystanders and are in the process of supporting AI and providing a legal framing, through education and regulation.

    on March 06, 2019

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