May 9, 2019 | New publications
“Politics must force openness on large digital platforms about how news and reporting are influenced. That is one of the recommendations of the Council for Public Administration in its advice “Digitization and Truth” More info in Dutch Report...
Oct 18, 2018 | New publications, News
In the run-up to the Dutch municipal elections of 2018, a team of researchers from Delft University of Technology investigated the influence of digitization on Dutch parliamentary democracy. Aspects investigated included the role of political micro-targeting, ‘bots’...
Aug 2, 2018 | New publications, News
“Filter bubbles” that help create narrow-mindedness, applications that are “designed for addiction”: Evil Online gives a comprehensive analysis of how the shape of our digital environments undermines key societal values in various ways. The book offers invaluable...
Mar 9, 2018 | New publications, News
The recently published statement of the European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies (EGE) calls for a wide-ranging process of public deliberation and lays out a set of fundamental ethical principles to pave the way. It also forms the cornerstone of the...