‘The network is everlasting’ wrote Robert Filliou and George Brecht in 1967, a statement that, at first glance, still seems to be true of today’s world. Yet there are also signs that the omnipresence of networks is evolving into another reality. In recent times, the limits of networks rather than their …

The research examines junk news, followers of problematic sources as well as artificial amplification on Instagram during the 2019 Dutch provincial and European parliamentary elections. First, this study looks at the circulation of junk content in high-engagement political spaces on Instagram. Second, …

Wanneer je er voor kiest om journalist te worden, doe je dit grotendeels omdat je men op de hoogte wilt brengen van nieuws. Misschien zou je zelfs kunnen stellen dat veel journalisten idealistische wereldverbeteraars zijn. Kortom: je wilt de waarheid opschrijven, zodat de lezer weet hoe het er aan toe …

Writer and researcher Florian Cramer shares some of his research into little known factors influencing the rise of the alt-right - a segment of right-wing ideologies presented as an alternative to mainstream conservatism in the US. His presentation maps the emergence of this large white supremacist subculture, …