The Lab “Platform Governance, Media, and Technology” (PGMT) does research, teaching and knowledge transfer at the intersection of governance, digital communication and new technologies. We are particularly interested in platforms and their governance, as well the discursive, political and technological construction of “artificial intelligence” (AI). This website is to showcase a repertoire of our activities. Please also visit our official page at our home institution, the Centre for Media, Communication and Information Research (ZeMKI), University of Bremen.
Research
The PGMT Lab does research, teaching and knowledge transfer at the intersection of governance, digital communication and new technologies.
Online Talk Series
We are hosting a monthly online conversation on empirical research on platform governance. Each session consists of a short input talk by a scholar, followed by ample time for discussions and exchange.
Platform Governance Archive
We are hosting the Platform Governance Archive (PGA) – a longitudinal data repository and interface on social media platforms’ policies and content moderations guidelines.
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New Publication Explores Global AI Imaginaries
How is the future of Artificial Intelligence (AI) envisioned – and who shapes these visions? A new article published in the Journal of Science Communication investigates this question. The article was led by our Lab member Vanessa Richter and co-authored by Prof. Christian Katzenbach as part of the project “Imaginaries of AI” (funded by the DFG and SNF,…
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Lab member Dennis Redeker at UN Internet Governance Forum 2025
PGMT Lab member Dr. Dennis Redeker attended the United Nation’s Internet Governance Forum 2025 in Lillestrøm, Norway and presented research results and other outputs from research conducted at ZeMKI at the University of Bremen. Among other activities, Dennis gave two talks and (co-)organized three sessions on the program of the annual UN conference. One presentation…
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ZeMKI media and communication students part of Erasmus+ BIP held in Salerno
From May 26 to 30, 2025, the third edition of the Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Program (BIP) organized by the Digital Constitutionalism Network took place in Salerno, Italy. Entitled “Digital Constitutionalism and Digital Sovereignty: Navigating Power and Rights in the Digital Age”, this international teaching program followed on successful BIP editions in Padua (2023) and at…
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PGMT Lab member taught at SWING 2025, Salerno
Dr. Dennis Redeker has been invited to teach at the Salerno Winter School on Internet Governance (SWING) in March 2025. Joining Internet and platform governance experts from around Europe, Dennis delivered a lecture and participated in a discussion on how the UN system deals with global challenges of governing digital technologies. In his contribution, he…
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New publication by Paloma Viejo Otero and Rebecca Scharlach
“We do not marshal your feed’: How Alt Tech platforms (re)conceptualise safety” Paloma Viejo Otero and Rebecca ScharlachMarch 20, 2025 We are happy to announce that our lab members Dr. Paloma Viejo Otero and Dr. Rebecca Scharlach published their new paper “‘We do not marshal your feed’: How Alt Tech platforms (re) conceptualise safety” in…
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ZeMKI hosts AoIR Flashpoint Symposium 2025
The Lab Platform Governance, Media, and Technology (PGMT), at the Centre for Media, Communication and Information Research (ZeMKI), University of Bremen, is hosting the next AoIR Flashpoint Symposium on 3-4 june 2025.
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PGMT Lab hosts YUFE partners to develop teaching program
On 2 and 3 December 2024, the “Perspectives on Platform Governance” workshop took place between researchers from four YUFE (Young Universities for the Future of Europe) partner universities at the Haus der Wissenschaft in Bremen, Germany. Hosted by the Platform Governance, Media, and Technology Lab at ZeMKI, University of Bremen, and funded by the State…
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Dr. Rebecca Scharlach in an interview with SWR Aktuell
PGMT Lab member Dr. Rebecca Scharlach can be heard in an interview with SWR moderator Ulrike Alex on the subject of “bad news”.
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PGMT Lab at AoIR2024 conference in Sheffield, UK
The PGMT Lab is going to AoIR in Sheffield, UK, from October 30 to November 2, 2024. The conference brings together hundreds of academics, researchers and other participants for an interdisciplinary, multi-methodological look at the Internet.
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New PGMT Lab Member: Dr. Rebecca Scharlach
We are excited to welcome Dr. Rebecca Scharlach as the newest member and postdoctoral researcher of our Lab!