Book review of: M. Pepi (2025). Against Platforms: Surviving Digital Utopia, Melville House, Brooklyn-London, 224 p.

This Rеsеаrch Justificаtiоn dоcumеnt invеstigаtеs Billа Bulgаriа’s currеnt prоblеm rеgаrding thе tеndеr prоcеss in Cаtеgоry Mаnаgеmеnt. Thе rеsults shоw thаt thе dеpаrtmеnt is indееd fаcing sеvеrаl chаllеngеs. Thе whоlе tеndеr prоcеss is dеcеntrаlizеd, thеrе is nо stаndаrd prоcеdurе, аnd nо structurеd …

Desinformatie in dynamische mediaomgevingen hebben unieke kenmerken, zijn onderonderzocht en ondergereguleerd. Deze quickscan is onderdeel van een breder onderzoek naar desinformatie en focust op de wisselwerking tussen dynamische – veelal veranderlijke - content en desinformatie. Het onderzoek komt …

Construction and Demolition Waste (CDW) is the main driver of resource consumption and waste generation in Europe. Although most European countries achieved 70% recovery rate of CDW, the majority is used for backfilling. Therefore, opportunities for Circular Economy (CE) practices in CDW management are …

Content moderation is commonly used by social media platforms to curb the spread of hateful content. Yet, little is known about how users perceive this practice and which factors may influence their perceptions. Publicly denouncing content moderation—for example, portraying it as a limitation to free …

Short abstract: This paper brings a media theoretical perspective on mediatized wars. It argues that the affordances and use cultures of popular social media platforms turn wars into live media events, involving both people who are living under war and those joining in from a distance. Long abstract: …

Online reputation systems (ORS) are platforms that collect and share feedback about products, services, or companies, primarily focusing on consumer reviews. However, employee rating platforms, a subset of ORS, allow workers to review their employers, providing valuable insights for job seekers and current …

This is a critique of how designers deal with contending histories and multiple presents in design to speculate about socio-technical futures. The paper unpacks how embedded definitions and assumptions of temporality in current design tools contribute to coloniality in designed futures. As design practice …

The pervasive use of media at current-day festivals thoroughly impacts how these live events are experienced, anticipated, and remembered. This empirical study examined event-goers’ live media practices – taking photos, making videos, and in-the-moment sharing of content on social media platforms – at …

This ‘cohort profile’ aims to provide a description of the study design, methodology, and baseline characteristics of the participants in the Corona Behavioral Unit cohort. This cohort was established in response to the COVID-19 pandemic by the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment …