Lab Platform Governance, Media, and Technology (PGMT)
@pgmt.bsky.social
Lab directed by @ckatzenbach at @ZeMKI, Uni Bremen. Research and outreach on platform governance, AI, discourses, and regulation. Home of https://platformgovernancearchive.org
URL: https://platform-governance.org
URL: https://platform-governance.org
📘 New Publication: “Negotiating AI(s) futures: competing imaginaries of AI by stakeholders in the US, China, and Germany” by Vanessa Richter, @ckatzenbach.bsky.social, and Jing Zeng, published in the @jscicom.bsky.social.
👉 Read the full article here: jcom.sissa.it/article/pubi...
👉 Read the full article here: jcom.sissa.it/article/pubi...
July 10, 2025 at 9:54 AM
📘 New Publication: “Negotiating AI(s) futures: competing imaginaries of AI by stakeholders in the US, China, and Germany” by Vanessa Richter, @ckatzenbach.bsky.social, and Jing Zeng, published in the @jscicom.bsky.social.
👉 Read the full article here: jcom.sissa.it/article/pubi...
👉 Read the full article here: jcom.sissa.it/article/pubi...
Our incredible #AoIR2025Symposium is almost over…
We are grateful for the opportunity to host so many brilliant scholars who share our passion for researching platform governance, content moderation, and generative AI.
Already looking forward to what comes next. Let’s keep the momentum going!
We are grateful for the opportunity to host so many brilliant scholars who share our passion for researching platform governance, content moderation, and generative AI.
Already looking forward to what comes next. Let’s keep the momentum going!
June 4, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Our incredible #AoIR2025Symposium is almost over…
We are grateful for the opportunity to host so many brilliant scholars who share our passion for researching platform governance, content moderation, and generative AI.
Already looking forward to what comes next. Let’s keep the momentum going!
We are grateful for the opportunity to host so many brilliant scholars who share our passion for researching platform governance, content moderation, and generative AI.
Already looking forward to what comes next. Let’s keep the momentum going!
🥳 We're kicking off the #AoIR2025Symposium tonight in Bremen!
Thank you to everyone joining us for the next two days to critically explore the evolving landscape of platform and AI governance.
We look forward to lively discussions!
👉 platform-governance.org/aoir-flashpo...
Thank you to everyone joining us for the next two days to critically explore the evolving landscape of platform and AI governance.
We look forward to lively discussions!
👉 platform-governance.org/aoir-flashpo...
June 2, 2025 at 6:49 PM
🥳 We're kicking off the #AoIR2025Symposium tonight in Bremen!
Thank you to everyone joining us for the next two days to critically explore the evolving landscape of platform and AI governance.
We look forward to lively discussions!
👉 platform-governance.org/aoir-flashpo...
Thank you to everyone joining us for the next two days to critically explore the evolving landscape of platform and AI governance.
We look forward to lively discussions!
👉 platform-governance.org/aoir-flashpo...
We are getting ready for you! #AoIR2025Symposium platform-governance.org/aoir-flashpo...
June 2, 2025 at 11:44 AM
We are getting ready for you! #AoIR2025Symposium platform-governance.org/aoir-flashpo...
🎉Next week, we will kick off our #AoIR2025Symposium in Bremen with a fantastic program and lineup, and we have almost reached capacity!
This is your last chance to secure one of the remaining seats: members.aoir.org/event-6113333
See you next week!
👉 platform-governance.org/aoir-flashpo...
This is your last chance to secure one of the remaining seats: members.aoir.org/event-6113333
See you next week!
👉 platform-governance.org/aoir-flashpo...
May 30, 2025 at 8:18 AM
🎉Next week, we will kick off our #AoIR2025Symposium in Bremen with a fantastic program and lineup, and we have almost reached capacity!
This is your last chance to secure one of the remaining seats: members.aoir.org/event-6113333
See you next week!
👉 platform-governance.org/aoir-flashpo...
This is your last chance to secure one of the remaining seats: members.aoir.org/event-6113333
See you next week!
👉 platform-governance.org/aoir-flashpo...
🔎 Finally, we are delighted to introduce Tarleton Gillespie as the final keynote speaker of our #AoIR2025Symposium Welcome Conversation, "Where Do We Stand, and How Did We Get Here?"
Welcome!
👉 Full conference program and registration (few seats remaining): platform-governance.org/aoir-flashpo...
Welcome!
👉 Full conference program and registration (few seats remaining): platform-governance.org/aoir-flashpo...
May 29, 2025 at 8:47 AM
🔎 Finally, we are delighted to introduce Tarleton Gillespie as the final keynote speaker of our #AoIR2025Symposium Welcome Conversation, "Where Do We Stand, and How Did We Get Here?"
Welcome!
👉 Full conference program and registration (few seats remaining): platform-governance.org/aoir-flashpo...
Welcome!
👉 Full conference program and registration (few seats remaining): platform-governance.org/aoir-flashpo...
🔎 Re-meet @natalihelberger.bsky.social, one of the keynote speakers in the "Where Do We Stand, and How Did We Get Here?" Welcome Conversation of our #AoIR2025Symposium.
Welcome Natali Helberger!
👉 Full conference program & registration (few seats remaining): platform-governance.org/aoir-flashpo...
Welcome Natali Helberger!
👉 Full conference program & registration (few seats remaining): platform-governance.org/aoir-flashpo...
May 28, 2025 at 7:29 AM
🔎 Re-meet @natalihelberger.bsky.social, one of the keynote speakers in the "Where Do We Stand, and How Did We Get Here?" Welcome Conversation of our #AoIR2025Symposium.
Welcome Natali Helberger!
👉 Full conference program & registration (few seats remaining): platform-governance.org/aoir-flashpo...
Welcome Natali Helberger!
👉 Full conference program & registration (few seats remaining): platform-governance.org/aoir-flashpo...
🔎 Amazing @ubiquity75.xyz will complete our #AoIR2025Symposium Concluding Plenary Panel, "Where Do We Go From Here?,” on Wednesday.
Welcome to Bremen Sarah T. Roberts!
👉 Full conference program and registration (few seats remaining): platform-governance.org/aoir-flashpo...
Welcome to Bremen Sarah T. Roberts!
👉 Full conference program and registration (few seats remaining): platform-governance.org/aoir-flashpo...
May 27, 2025 at 7:38 AM
🔎 Amazing @ubiquity75.xyz will complete our #AoIR2025Symposium Concluding Plenary Panel, "Where Do We Go From Here?,” on Wednesday.
Welcome to Bremen Sarah T. Roberts!
👉 Full conference program and registration (few seats remaining): platform-governance.org/aoir-flashpo...
Welcome to Bremen Sarah T. Roberts!
👉 Full conference program and registration (few seats remaining): platform-governance.org/aoir-flashpo...
🔎 We proudly present @tpoell.bsky.social as a plenary speaker at our public Evening Panel on Tuesday, "Power and Politics in Tech Governance,” at #AoIR2025Symposium!
Welcome Thomas Poell!
👉 Full conference program & registration (few seats remaining): platform-governance.org/aoir-flashpo...
Welcome Thomas Poell!
👉 Full conference program & registration (few seats remaining): platform-governance.org/aoir-flashpo...
May 26, 2025 at 8:10 AM
🔎 We proudly present @tpoell.bsky.social as a plenary speaker at our public Evening Panel on Tuesday, "Power and Politics in Tech Governance,” at #AoIR2025Symposium!
Welcome Thomas Poell!
👉 Full conference program & registration (few seats remaining): platform-governance.org/aoir-flashpo...
Welcome Thomas Poell!
👉 Full conference program & registration (few seats remaining): platform-governance.org/aoir-flashpo...
🔎 Meet fantastic @jillian.bsky.social as the next speaker in our Wednesday Concluding Plenary Panel, "Where Do We Go From Here?," at #AoIR2025Symposium in Bremen.
Welcome to Bremen Jillian York!
👉 Full conference program & registration (few seats remaining): platform-governance.org/aoir-flashpo...
Welcome to Bremen Jillian York!
👉 Full conference program & registration (few seats remaining): platform-governance.org/aoir-flashpo...
May 23, 2025 at 8:17 AM
🔎 Meet fantastic @jillian.bsky.social as the next speaker in our Wednesday Concluding Plenary Panel, "Where Do We Go From Here?," at #AoIR2025Symposium in Bremen.
Welcome to Bremen Jillian York!
👉 Full conference program & registration (few seats remaining): platform-governance.org/aoir-flashpo...
Welcome to Bremen Jillian York!
👉 Full conference program & registration (few seats remaining): platform-governance.org/aoir-flashpo...
🔎We are excited to announce that @arnikazinke.bsky.social will also be a part of our #AoIR2025Symposium Concluding Plenary Panel, "Where Do We Go From Here?,”on Wednesday.
Welcome Arnika Zinke!
👉Full conference program and registration (few seats remaining): platform-governance.org/aoir-flashpo...
Welcome Arnika Zinke!
👉Full conference program and registration (few seats remaining): platform-governance.org/aoir-flashpo...
May 22, 2025 at 7:28 AM
🔎We are excited to announce that @arnikazinke.bsky.social will also be a part of our #AoIR2025Symposium Concluding Plenary Panel, "Where Do We Go From Here?,”on Wednesday.
Welcome Arnika Zinke!
👉Full conference program and registration (few seats remaining): platform-governance.org/aoir-flashpo...
Welcome Arnika Zinke!
👉Full conference program and registration (few seats remaining): platform-governance.org/aoir-flashpo...
🔎Next in line of our plenary speakers at #AoIR2025Symposium is @elinorcarmi.bsky.social! She will participate in our Concluding Plenary Panel, "Where Do We Go From Here?"
Welcome Elinor Carmi!
👉Full conference program and registration (few seats remaining): platform-governance.org/aoir-flashpo...
Welcome Elinor Carmi!
👉Full conference program and registration (few seats remaining): platform-governance.org/aoir-flashpo...
May 21, 2025 at 7:47 AM
🔎Next in line of our plenary speakers at #AoIR2025Symposium is @elinorcarmi.bsky.social! She will participate in our Concluding Plenary Panel, "Where Do We Go From Here?"
Welcome Elinor Carmi!
👉Full conference program and registration (few seats remaining): platform-governance.org/aoir-flashpo...
Welcome Elinor Carmi!
👉Full conference program and registration (few seats remaining): platform-governance.org/aoir-flashpo...
🔎 Today, we proudly introduce @nicsuzor.bsky.social as the next speaker in our public Tuesday evening Panel, "Power and Politics in Tech Governance," at #AoIR2025Symposium in Bremen!
👉 Full conference program and registration (few seats remaining): platform-governance.org/aoir-flashpo...
👉 Full conference program and registration (few seats remaining): platform-governance.org/aoir-flashpo...
May 20, 2025 at 8:25 AM
🔎 Today, we proudly introduce @nicsuzor.bsky.social as the next speaker in our public Tuesday evening Panel, "Power and Politics in Tech Governance," at #AoIR2025Symposium in Bremen!
👉 Full conference program and registration (few seats remaining): platform-governance.org/aoir-flashpo...
👉 Full conference program and registration (few seats remaining): platform-governance.org/aoir-flashpo...
📢 @ckatzenbach.bsky.social will give a lecture on “Responsibility and irresponsibility of digital platforms” at “Wissen um 11”, the science matinee in Bremen.
📅 June 14, 2025 🕚 11 a.m. 📍Haus der Wissenschaft
👉 More Info: www.hausderwissenschaft.de/Verantwortun...
📅 June 14, 2025 🕚 11 a.m. 📍Haus der Wissenschaft
👉 More Info: www.hausderwissenschaft.de/Verantwortun...
May 19, 2025 at 2:03 PM
📢 @ckatzenbach.bsky.social will give a lecture on “Responsibility and irresponsibility of digital platforms” at “Wissen um 11”, the science matinee in Bremen.
📅 June 14, 2025 🕚 11 a.m. 📍Haus der Wissenschaft
👉 More Info: www.hausderwissenschaft.de/Verantwortun...
📅 June 14, 2025 🕚 11 a.m. 📍Haus der Wissenschaft
👉 More Info: www.hausderwissenschaft.de/Verantwortun...
🔎 Get to know the plenary speakers of #AoIR2025Symposium in Bremen!
We are delighted to introduce @ameliehldt.bsky.social as one of the newly confirmed plenary speakers.
Welcome Amélie Heldt!
👉 Full conference program and registration (few seats remaining): platform-governance.org/aoir-flashpo...
We are delighted to introduce @ameliehldt.bsky.social as one of the newly confirmed plenary speakers.
Welcome Amélie Heldt!
👉 Full conference program and registration (few seats remaining): platform-governance.org/aoir-flashpo...
May 19, 2025 at 9:40 AM
🔎 Get to know the plenary speakers of #AoIR2025Symposium in Bremen!
We are delighted to introduce @ameliehldt.bsky.social as one of the newly confirmed plenary speakers.
Welcome Amélie Heldt!
👉 Full conference program and registration (few seats remaining): platform-governance.org/aoir-flashpo...
We are delighted to introduce @ameliehldt.bsky.social as one of the newly confirmed plenary speakers.
Welcome Amélie Heldt!
👉 Full conference program and registration (few seats remaining): platform-governance.org/aoir-flashpo...
📣 The final program for our #AoIR2025Symposium in Bremen is out now and it looks amazing!
ℹ️ Find the full program here: platform-governance.org/aoir-flashpo...
✍️ Registration for a few remaining seats is still available (10-50$): members.aoir.org/event-6113333
ℹ️ Find the full program here: platform-governance.org/aoir-flashpo...
✍️ Registration for a few remaining seats is still available (10-50$): members.aoir.org/event-6113333
May 16, 2025 at 11:28 AM
📣 The final program for our #AoIR2025Symposium in Bremen is out now and it looks amazing!
ℹ️ Find the full program here: platform-governance.org/aoir-flashpo...
✍️ Registration for a few remaining seats is still available (10-50$): members.aoir.org/event-6113333
ℹ️ Find the full program here: platform-governance.org/aoir-flashpo...
✍️ Registration for a few remaining seats is still available (10-50$): members.aoir.org/event-6113333
📣 Online Talk Series (19): Papaevangelou & Siapera - "State, platform capitalism and infrastructural power: Microsoft’s data centres in Greece 2.0”
🗓️Mai 13, 2025 🕛3-4 pm (CET) 📍Online Event
👉 To the Event and Registration: platform-governance.org/online-talk-...
🗓️Mai 13, 2025 🕛3-4 pm (CET) 📍Online Event
👉 To the Event and Registration: platform-governance.org/online-talk-...
May 6, 2025 at 8:29 AM
📣 Online Talk Series (19): Papaevangelou & Siapera - "State, platform capitalism and infrastructural power: Microsoft’s data centres in Greece 2.0”
🗓️Mai 13, 2025 🕛3-4 pm (CET) 📍Online Event
👉 To the Event and Registration: platform-governance.org/online-talk-...
🗓️Mai 13, 2025 🕛3-4 pm (CET) 📍Online Event
👉 To the Event and Registration: platform-governance.org/online-talk-...
📣 Lab member @Vasilisa Kuznetsova presenting at Spring School "Media Climate Justice: Research, Skillsharing, Hacking", taking place in Bochum from 11 to 13 April.
Full program and more information: mediaclimatejustice.org
Full program and more information: mediaclimatejustice.org
April 11, 2025 at 9:44 AM
📣 Lab member @Vasilisa Kuznetsova presenting at Spring School "Media Climate Justice: Research, Skillsharing, Hacking", taking place in Bochum from 11 to 13 April.
Full program and more information: mediaclimatejustice.org
Full program and more information: mediaclimatejustice.org
Check out the detailed (preliminary) programme of the #AoIR2025Symposium in Bremen and register now to join us on June 3-4, 2025!
ℹ️ Info and Programme: platform-governance.org/aoir-flashpo...
✍️ Direct Link to Registration (10-50$): members.aoir.org/event-6113333
ℹ️ Info and Programme: platform-governance.org/aoir-flashpo...
✍️ Direct Link to Registration (10-50$): members.aoir.org/event-6113333
April 11, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Check out the detailed (preliminary) programme of the #AoIR2025Symposium in Bremen and register now to join us on June 3-4, 2025!
ℹ️ Info and Programme: platform-governance.org/aoir-flashpo...
✍️ Direct Link to Registration (10-50$): members.aoir.org/event-6113333
ℹ️ Info and Programme: platform-governance.org/aoir-flashpo...
✍️ Direct Link to Registration (10-50$): members.aoir.org/event-6113333
📣 Online Talk Series (18): Simran Agarwal - "Examining the State-Platform Nexus in the Governance of Online News in India”
🗓️April 15, 2025 🕛3-4 pm (CET) 📍Online Event
👉 To the Event and Registration: platform-governance.org/online-talk-...
🗓️April 15, 2025 🕛3-4 pm (CET) 📍Online Event
👉 To the Event and Registration: platform-governance.org/online-talk-...
April 7, 2025 at 10:19 AM
📣 Online Talk Series (18): Simran Agarwal - "Examining the State-Platform Nexus in the Governance of Online News in India”
🗓️April 15, 2025 🕛3-4 pm (CET) 📍Online Event
👉 To the Event and Registration: platform-governance.org/online-talk-...
🗓️April 15, 2025 🕛3-4 pm (CET) 📍Online Event
👉 To the Event and Registration: platform-governance.org/online-talk-...
The detailed (preliminary) programme of #AoIR2025Symposium in Bremen is now live and registration is open for non-speakers!
📆 3-4 June 2025, Bremen, Germany
ℹ️ Info and Programme: platform-governance.org/aoir-flashpo...
✍️ Direct Link to Registration (10-50$): members.aoir.org/event-6113333
📆 3-4 June 2025, Bremen, Germany
ℹ️ Info and Programme: platform-governance.org/aoir-flashpo...
✍️ Direct Link to Registration (10-50$): members.aoir.org/event-6113333
April 4, 2025 at 7:05 AM
The detailed (preliminary) programme of #AoIR2025Symposium in Bremen is now live and registration is open for non-speakers!
📆 3-4 June 2025, Bremen, Germany
ℹ️ Info and Programme: platform-governance.org/aoir-flashpo...
✍️ Direct Link to Registration (10-50$): members.aoir.org/event-6113333
📆 3-4 June 2025, Bremen, Germany
ℹ️ Info and Programme: platform-governance.org/aoir-flashpo...
✍️ Direct Link to Registration (10-50$): members.aoir.org/event-6113333
📹 We are delighted to finally be able to present you the recordings of our monthly talk series "Behind the Scenes - Conversations on Empirical Platform Governance Research"!
▶️ YouTube playlist: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIdF...
✉️ Join our mailing list: platform-governance.org/online-talk-...
▶️ YouTube playlist: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIdF...
✉️ Join our mailing list: platform-governance.org/online-talk-...
March 25, 2025 at 9:21 AM
📹 We are delighted to finally be able to present you the recordings of our monthly talk series "Behind the Scenes - Conversations on Empirical Platform Governance Research"!
▶️ YouTube playlist: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIdF...
✉️ Join our mailing list: platform-governance.org/online-talk-...
▶️ YouTube playlist: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIdF...
✉️ Join our mailing list: platform-governance.org/online-talk-...
📘 “We do not marshal your feed’: How Alt Tech platforms (re)conceptualise safety”
New paper by our lab members @palomaviot.bsky.social and @rscarlets.bsky.social published today in the Platforms & Society Journal!
👉 Read full article here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
#values #safety
New paper by our lab members @palomaviot.bsky.social and @rscarlets.bsky.social published today in the Platforms & Society Journal!
👉 Read full article here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
#values #safety
March 21, 2025 at 10:30 AM
📘 “We do not marshal your feed’: How Alt Tech platforms (re)conceptualise safety”
New paper by our lab members @palomaviot.bsky.social and @rscarlets.bsky.social published today in the Platforms & Society Journal!
👉 Read full article here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
#values #safety
New paper by our lab members @palomaviot.bsky.social and @rscarlets.bsky.social published today in the Platforms & Society Journal!
👉 Read full article here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
#values #safety
Last chance to apply for our M.A. Digital Media and Society at @unibremen.bsky.social !
‼️ Deadline ends TOMORROW ‼️
More Info: zemki.uni-bremen.de/en/studies/m...
Digital Flyer: nc.uni-bremen.de/index.php/s/...
Introductory video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDth...
‼️ Deadline ends TOMORROW ‼️
More Info: zemki.uni-bremen.de/en/studies/m...
Digital Flyer: nc.uni-bremen.de/index.php/s/...
Introductory video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDth...
March 14, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Last chance to apply for our M.A. Digital Media and Society at @unibremen.bsky.social !
‼️ Deadline ends TOMORROW ‼️
More Info: zemki.uni-bremen.de/en/studies/m...
Digital Flyer: nc.uni-bremen.de/index.php/s/...
Introductory video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDth...
‼️ Deadline ends TOMORROW ‼️
More Info: zemki.uni-bremen.de/en/studies/m...
Digital Flyer: nc.uni-bremen.de/index.php/s/...
Introductory video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDth...
💻 “AI and Social Media bring us millions of opportunities but make it harder to understand our reality. Who controls the flow of information and should it be limited?”
M.A. Digital Media & Society: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDth...
👉 More Info: zemki.uni-bremen.de/en/studies/m...
M.A. Digital Media & Society: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDth...
👉 More Info: zemki.uni-bremen.de/en/studies/m...
March 3, 2025 at 10:20 AM
💻 “AI and Social Media bring us millions of opportunities but make it harder to understand our reality. Who controls the flow of information and should it be limited?”
M.A. Digital Media & Society: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDth...
👉 More Info: zemki.uni-bremen.de/en/studies/m...
M.A. Digital Media & Society: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDth...
👉 More Info: zemki.uni-bremen.de/en/studies/m...