What influence do foreign investments have on the reelection campaigns of governments? A new study from the School of Politics and Public Policy has analyzed data on violence preceding elections in 15 African countries, revealing that leaders backed by markets strengthened through foreign…
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Should dating apps warn users if their latest match is actively browsing multiple platforms or has been noticed for ghosting? A new survey from the Berkman Klein Center at Harvard University and the Chair of Public Policy, Governance, and Innovative Technology asks what users consider fair.…
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Need for speed! Quantum technology breaks new grounds. However, alongside numerous opportunities, it also poses risks. Prof. Dr. Urs Gasser heads the new Quantum Social Lab at the TUM Think Tank at HfP. In TUM Campus, he discusses how the initiative aims to explore and shape the impact of quantum…
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How does social media shape political discourse? Prof. Dr. Orestis Papaksriakopoulos and Prof. Dr. Simon Hegelich, together with Dr. Juan Carlos Medina Serrano, have analyzed how hyperactive users control opinions and thus influence political discourse. For this contribution, OSNEM (Online Social…
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Making digitization accessible to all Munich residents – For this purpose, the Digital Council, established on the initiative of the Munich City Council, brings together various expertise and perspectives from the Munich community. Prof. Dr. Jürgen Pfeffer, together with Prof. Dr. Gudrun Socher…
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How to design sustainable and digital cities? With the "Urban Digitainability Lab," Prof. Dr. Stefan Wurster, in cooperation with the TUM Think Tank, focuses on network expansion, education, and collaboration between science and practice. The main topics to be addressed by the project are mobility,…
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Instagram is actually a safe photo platform. But the algorithm delivers a toxic mix and apparently plays sexualized content from children – who shouldn’t even be on the platform.
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Instagram is actually a harmless photo platform. However, the algorithm delivers a toxic video mix and apparently displays sexualised content from children - who are illegally on the platform.
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The research project " Using AI to Increase Resilience against Toxicity in Online Entertainment (ToxicAInment)", by Prof. Dr. Yannis Theocharis (Chair of Digital Governance), funded by the Bavarian Research Institute for Digital Transformation (BIDT), explores the spread of extremist, conspiratorial…
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At this year's TUM Dies Academicus, the TUM Sustainability Award was presented to Prof. Dr. Miranda Schreurs.
We congratulate her on this award.
You can find a recording of the event on the TUM website.
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