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The Civic Toolkit: Digital Literacy in the Age of AI

The Civic Toolkit 2026 Wasserturm, EUREF-Campus 18, Berlin, Germany

Democracies around the world are grappling with declining trust in public institutions, increasing polarisation and the rapid spread of disinformation, often amplified by AI. How can we best build digital literacy and strengthen democratic culture to reconnect citizens with decision-making?‍ At this critical moment, civic engagement feels increasingly fragile. Yet it remains one of our most powerful tools […]

AI Can Make Conflict Worse or Better

Hybrid

Join the Tech Impact and Policy Center on April 21st from 12PM–1PM Pacific for a seminarwith Jonathan Stray. About the Seminar: There has been much discussion of how AI can help humans cooperate, but much less about what happens when you add AI to humans who disagree — potentially violently. Social media systems, which are increasingly […]

Doing Digital Platform Research with Australian Internet Observatory

Virtual

A free Australian Internet Observatory Webinar exploring the tool and process for using data donations as a method for collecting digital platform data. Presented by Prof Dan Angus (QUT), Prof Nic Carah (University of Queensland) and Dr Amanda Lawrence (RMIT University). Digital platforms shape how Australians access information, communicate, entertain, engage with government services, participate […]

Influencer Diplomacy Symposium

Virtual

The Influencer Ethnography Research Lab (IERLab) is hosting our next symposium on Influencer Diplomacy, to be held via Zoom on 24 April 2026, 10:00 – 16:00 (AWST). This one-day online event focuses on the generative concept of “influencer diplomacy,” understood as the ways in which influencer cultures, practices, and industries shape diplomatic processes. This includes influencers taking […]

Call for Contributions: Search Engines and Society Annual Conference (SEASON 2026)

On behalf of the Search Engines and Society Network (SEASON), we invite submissions for the 2026 edition of the Search Engines and Society Annual Conference (SEASON 2026), to be held at HAW Hamburg, Germany, from 15–17 September 2026. Following the success of SEASON 2025, which brought together an engaged and diverse international community of researchers, […]

“AI, Algorithmic Media, and Digital Governance: Power, Control, and Technological Transformation” | Call for Papers for Special Issue

We are pleased to announce a Call for Papers for a forthcoming special issue titled “AI, Algorithmic Media, and Digital Governance: Power, Control, and Technological Transformation,” to be published in the journal Global Media and China. The accelerating integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into digital infrastructures represents a profound transformation in contemporary media environments and governance […]

Synthetic Social Media: Studying Platform-Embedded AI | Call for Proposals

Social media platforms are increasingly shaped by the integration of generative AI alongside long-standing analytical and predictive models. Today’s algorithmic systems are moving from the background infrastructure to the forefront of digital social life – where autonomous AI agents operate in coexistence with (or independently of) human users.  They intervene in the content feeds as […]

Look What You Made Me Do: How FIMI Actors Weaponize Pop Culture

Virtual

What if viral cultural moments were not just entertainment, but strategic entry points for influence? High-visibility events, from major entertainment events to viral online controversies, are increasingly used within the information environment as opportunities for influence and narrative shaping. This webinar explores how Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) actors exploit these moments to inject […]

PAIRSx Africa 2026: Shaping African AI Through Participatory Governance and Design

Raddison Blu Hotel, Lusaka 19029 Great East Rd, Lusaka, Zambia

In 2025, the first PAIRSx Africa webinar was held alongside the Global AI Summit on Africa in Rwanda. The session brought together policy experts, practitioners, developers, and academics to advance the practice of participatory AI across Africa. It served as a critical point for defining Africa’s participatory needs and establishing a community capable of formulating […]

Rebuilding Belonging in a Digital Age: Teens, Tech, & Third Places

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Join the Tech Impact and Policy Center on May 12th from 12PM–1PM Pacific for a seminarwith Jennifer Heifferon & Alanna Powers-O’Brien. About the Seminar: As adolescence becomes increasingly digital, public discourse tends to focus on screen time, platform design, and online harms. Yet alongside these concerns, a parallel transformation has unfolded: the steady erosion of physical spaces meant […]