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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Will the arrest of Telegram’s CEO in France have implications for platform regulation, in the EU and elsewhere?
The arrest of Pavel Durov, Telegram’s CEO and owner, has sent shockwaves through Telegram’s user base and concerns about the current state of platform regulation in France, the EU, and globally.
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Dr. Daria Dergacheva at ECREA’s 2024 pre-conference in September
Our member, Dr. Daria Dergacheva, will be presenting at ECREA’s 2024 pre-conference “The Informational Influence of Autocracies Abroad” in Ljublyana, Slovenia, on September 23rd 2024.
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New Article: „How Negative Media Coverage Impacts Platform Governance“ by Prof. Dr. Christian Katzenbach
An important publication from the Lab’s own Dr. Prof. Christian Katzenbach in collaboration with colleagues from the University of Zurich as well as the Humboldt University of Berlin; Emma Hoes, K. Jonathan Klüser, Felix Hamborg, Meysam Alizadeh, Mael Kubli and Led by Nahema Marchal: “How Negative Media Coverage Impacts Platform Governance”.
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PGMT member gives public lecture on platform regulation
On 13 July 2024, Dr. Dennis Redeker, ZeMKI and PGMT lab member spoke about social media platforms and their regulation as part of the “Wissen um 11 (Knowledge at 11)” lecture series at the Haus der Wissenschaft in Bremen. The public lecture in the Olbers Hall, entitled “Against hate, censorship and disinformation – challenges and solutions…
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Lab member Dr. Viejo Otero presenting at the SMSociety conference in London, July 17th.
Our member, Dr. Paloma Viejo Otero, will be presenting at the Social Media and Society Conference (#SMSociety) in London on July 17th. Dr. Viejo Otero will present her paper titled “‘We do not marshal your feed’: How AltTech platforms conceptualize safety,” co-authored with Rebecca Scharlach with the colaboration of our student assistants Alessa Eggeling and…
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PGMT Lab Member at EuroDIG 2024
PGMT Lab member Dr. Dennis Redeker presented early results from the REMIT Horizon Europe research project at the European Dialogue on Internet Governance (EuroDIG) 2024. The European regional version of the United Nations Internet Governance Forum brings together various European stakeholders – national policymakers, representatives of international organizations, companies, technical experts and civil society in…
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Invitation to the Workshop ‘The Playground’
The Platform Governance Media and Technology Lab (PGMT), Radical Data and the cooperative kintsugi-lab cordinally invite to participate at a two day workshop: The Playground: A Program on Taking Play Seriously in Digital Culture ZeMKI, Bremen, June 24-25, 2024 The Playground is a series of experiments on integrating play in the co-creation of digital art…
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PGA starts tracking Threads, Bluesky and Truth Social
The Platform Governance Archive (PGA) is expanding its scope to track the policy changes of three new social media platforms: Threads, Bluesky, and Truth Social. The initiative aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the dynamics and governance of these emerging platforms. Threads is an online social media and networking service launched on July 5,…
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PGMT Lab’s presence at ICA 2024
6. June 2024 The International Communications Association (ICA) will take place on its 74th year in Gold Cost, Australia, from June 20 to 24. The ZeMKI will be represented with numerous contributions to the event and the Platform Governance Media and Technology Lab (PGMT) members are set to contribute with their research. To kick off the Institute’s presence at…
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‘Plat-formation: The Formation of Platforms and Their Governance’ – lecture by Prof. Dr. Christian Katzenbach at the University of Sheffield on Thursday
ZeMKI member Prof. Dr. Christian Katzenbach will give a lecture on ‘Plat-formation: The Formation of Platforms and Their Governance’ at the University of Sheffield on Thursday, the 30th of May. Abstract How do social media platforms become what they are, how do they change and what is the role of governance in this process? Platforms…