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Digital Democracy Centre @ddc-sdu.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

DDC @ DDC! Day one of the Democracy & Digital Citizenship conference with a strong showing by our researchers. Anne Clausen, @emilbakke.bsky.social, @jolukito.bsky.social, @curdknupfer.bsky.social presenting on online hate speech, election chat bots, & digitally circulated „Kampfbegriffe“.

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Emil Bakkensen Johansen @emilbakke.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Tak for at dele - det ser bestemt relevant ud!

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Digital Democracy Centre @ddc-sdu.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

𝗛𝗨𝗚𝗘 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦: 𝗔 𝗗𝗗𝗖 𝗠𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗠 𝗜𝗦 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗚 In September 2027, the DDC will start its own M.Sc. in Digital Communication and AI. We will offer a 1-year (75 ECTS) interdisciplinary English-language M.Sc. for students with a background in, for example, Social Sciences or Communication, here at SDU.

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Emil Bakkensen Johansen @emilbakke.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Så har vi den dansksprogede version af rapporten om folketingsvalget ude 👇

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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

It’s hard: journalists are not that good at detecting AI content. Luckily they are better at detecting real content. But still … @lyngemoller.bsky.social presenting our (with @emilbakke.bsky.social and 🙋) paper #ica26 #awardwinning 😀 @ddc-sdu.bsky.social

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Digital Democracy Centre @ddc-sdu.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

📣 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: 𝗗𝗗𝗖 𝘅 𝗧𝗿𝘆𝗴𝗙𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳 The Digital Democracy Centre (SDU) is currently accepting applications for its 2027 TrygFonden Fellowship cohort. www.sdu.dk/en/forskning...

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Digital Democracy Centre x TrygFonden Fellowship Program

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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Launch of @ddc-sdu.bsky.social report on Danish elections #fv26 #dkpol @jolukito.bsky.social kicking off 🚀 💡 Fragmentation is key. AI dislike is strong. @emilbakke.bsky.social @curdknupfer.bsky.social @lenafrescamente.bsky.social @hannahdecker.bsky.social @runello.bsky.social Theresa Waalen

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Digital Democracy Centre @ddc-sdu.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

DDC in Copenhagen today... For the official launch of the DDC 2016 Danish Election Report. Featuring a panel with journalists, researchers & party communication professionals. Moderated by @jolukito.bsky.social Huge tak to @manuelmenke.bsky.social & the University of Copenhagen for hosting us!

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Pantelis P. Analytis @pantelispa.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

My team, Minsu Park and I just launched 12points.science. It’s a citizen science platform and app where you can rate, rank, and comment on Eurovision entries with your friends. There is a deeper research goal behind the glitter 🎤🧪 #Eurovision #OpenData

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Digital Democracy Centre @ddc-sdu.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Join us & the Department of Communication at Copenhagen University next Tuesday (May 12) for an event on the digital aspects of the Danish elections! Huge thanks to @manuelmenke.bsky.social for the Organizations & collaboration on this! Event in English. See you there. comm.ku.dk/calendar/202...

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THE DIGITAL FOLKETINGSVALG 26: A Look into the Machine Room of Danish Digital Election Campaigning

A panel discussion about parties’ use of social media and AI in the Danish election, based on insights from campaign strategists (Liberal Alliance & Enhedslisten) and the new DDC 2026 Election Rep...

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Digital Democracy Centre @ddc-sdu.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

DDC RESEARCH RETREAT (Spring edition) We've returned to Nyborg to meet as a group of DDC scholars and fellows (plus invited guests) to spend 2 days with updates on our projects and deliberate on future pathways. Thread below⤵️

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Digital Democracy Centre @ddc-sdu.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

DDC VALG-OBSERVATORIUM: HVILKE PLATFORME DOMINERER HVOR? Dataene om, "hvor" kandidater er aktive, afslører også interessante mønstre med hensyn til, hvilke platforme der fylder mest i forskellige regioner af Danmark.

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Emil Bakkensen Johansen @emilbakke.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Tak for deltagelsen! Ja det kan jeg godt forestille mig er et scenarie hvor den kommer til kort. Den kompleksitet er formentlig svær for en AI model at navigere i - det der jeg frem til at dykke mere ned i efter valget :)

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Emil Bakkensen Johansen @emilbakke.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Det er en spændende ide og bestemt noget der kunne være interessant i en fremtidig udgave! Det var ikke på tegnebrættet i denne omgang :) Tak for forslaget!

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Emil Bakkensen Johansen @emilbakke.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Så blev det #valgdag. Det betyder også, at det er sidste chance for at prøve AI ValgChat FV26 og samtidig bidrage til forskning i, hvordan borgere bruger AI i en rigtig valgkamp. Husk derfor, at ValgChatten ikke bør være din eneste kilde til, hvor krydset skal sættes senere i dag. #valg #fv26

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Digital Democracy Centre @ddc-sdu.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

DANISH ELECTIONS IN A HIGH-CHOICE SOCIAL MEDIA ENVIRONMENT Are we seeing the first signs of social media fragmentation & the rise of echo-platforms? Not quite! Very large platforms still draw a crowd across the political spectrum. But our dataset analyses also reveal some outliers and divergences.

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Emil Bakkensen Johansen @emilbakke.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Tak for at dele! Ja det er bestemt ikke optimalt. Her stammer hallucinationen nok fra at modellen prøver at presse komplekse positioner ned i en simpel rangering, og det bliver misvisende (især ift. Alternativet). Det er præcis den slags fejl vi prøver at identificere i projektet.

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Emil Bakkensen Johansen @emilbakke.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

En udfordring ved AI i valg er manglende transparens. Derfor har vi nu gjort kodebasen bag vores AI ValgChat offentlig. Det giver både brugere og forskere mulighed for at se, hvordan hele systemet fungerer. Links i tråden 👇 #dkpol #dktech #fv26 #AI

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Emil Bakkensen Johansen @emilbakke.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Og for den tekniske interesserede, et look behind-the-scenes: emilbakke.github.io/project/ai-v... (Also intended for English speakers)

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AI ValgChat FV26 | Emil Bakkensen Johansen

Public technical overview of AI ValgChat FV26.

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Emil Bakkensen Johansen @emilbakke.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

I går rundede vi 1.000 prompts siden Al ValgChat FV26 gik live. Danskerne er mere end parate til at tage AI brug i en valgkontekst. Hos Digital Democracy Centre tilbyder vi en transparent, sikker og dialogbaseret Al-løsning til danskerne. Prøv den her: app-ddc-fv26.cloud.sdu.dk

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Emil Bakkensen Johansen @emilbakke.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Tillader mig at byde ind. Modellen er OpenEuroLLM-Danish, som grundlæggende er en gemma3-model (Google) der er trænet videre på dansk tekst. Søg evt. på Google om EU-projektet. I systemet instrueres den til at trække på partiprogrammer og Wikipedia-sider, men bruger også sin 'egen bagggrundsviden'.

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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Chatbots are increasingly popular as voting aids in elections. Most are not fit for this purpose. The generational difference in use is huge. Ahead of the Danish elections, 13% say they will use chatbots for advice. That is 1 in 5 in Gen Z. And 1 in 20 amongst Boomers. Source: @ddc-sdu.bsky.social

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Emil Bakkensen Johansen @emilbakke.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Vi kan måle, at flere og flere overvejer at bruge chatbots til at finde ud af, hvad de skal stemme. Hvis du er nysgerrig på selv at prøve et sikkert og forskningsbaseret alternativ til fx ChatGPT, og dermed bidrage til forskningen, kan du tilgå "AI ValgChat FV26" her: app-ddc-fv26.cloud.sdu.dk

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AI ValgChat FV26

Eksperimentel AI-chat om dansk politik og folketingsvalget 2026. Sammenlign partier og få en foreløbig matchliste.

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Digital Democracy Centre @ddc-sdu.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

DDC-SURVEY: DANSKE VÆLGERE SYNES IKKE OM AI-GENERERET POLITISK INDHOLD ☹️ 49% svarer ’Jeg kunne slet ikke lide det’ 🙁 21 % svarer ’Jeg kunne ikke så godt lide det’ 😐 27% svarer ’Jeg er ligeglad med det’ 😀 Kun 2% svarer ’Jeg kunne ret godt lide det’ og 0,2% svarer ’Jeg kunne rigtig godt lide det’.

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Emil Bakkensen Johansen @emilbakke.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Projektet er etisk godkendt på SDU og designet som et eksplorativt studie af, hvordan den her type AI faktisk bruges i en valgkontekst. Netop fordi brugen allerede sker uden for kontrollerede rammer (hvor data ender i hænderne på fx amerikanske AI-virksomheder), giver det mening at undersøge det.

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Emil Bakkensen Johansen @emilbakke.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Det kan du tro! Begge dele. Det er partiernes egne offentligt tilgængelige principprogrammer. Ved partier uden et sådan består kilderne af tekst fra partiernes hjemmesider om deres politik. Derudover de danske Wikipedia-sider for alle partierne.

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Emil Bakkensen Johansen @emilbakke.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Jeg forstår godt bekymringen: det er problematisk, hvis folk bruger AI ukritisk. Men netop derfor giver det mening at studere det. AI bruges allerede til politiske spørgsmål. Og uden indsigt i brug og fejl fra studier som dette har vi ikke et grundlag for at regulere/forbedre det til fremtiden.

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Emil Bakkensen Johansen @emilbakke.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Tak for din interesse! Ja er enig i at det er et uheldigt svar. Men en del af forskningsprojektet er at forstå hvordan folk bruger AI (uanset teknologiforståelse) og de problemer som opstår. Af samme årsag beskrives det mange gange at den ikke skal være eneste kilde til information om valget!

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Emil Bakkensen Johansen @emilbakke.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Jeg har de seneste uger arbejdet intensivt på at udvikle AI ValgChat FV26: en chatbot, der giver overblik over dansk politik under valget og matcher brugeren til partier. Prøv den meget gerne selv her: app-ddc-fv26.cloud.sdu.dk Så bidrager du til vigtig forskning om AI i valgperioder :)

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AI ValgChat FV26

Eksperimentel AI-chat om dansk politik og folketingsvalget 2026. Sammenlign partier og få en foreløbig matchliste.

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Digital Democracy Centre @ddc-sdu.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

4 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 (𝐏𝐡𝐝, 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐝𝐨𝐜, 𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫) 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐃𝐂!!! 😯🤩 The DDC is expanding its team with *4* new opportunities for researchers passionate about the intersection of AI, media, democracy, & society. Deadline: 📅 Feb 15 for 3 of these roles! The Professorship deadline follows in March.🧵👇

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Postdoc position(s) at The Digital Democracy Centre

Application deadline: February 15th, 2026, 23:59 CET/CEST.

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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

New year, new (job) opportunities: Full professorship in Digital Society and Democracy. What: excellent conditions, start-up and transition packages, interdisciplinary and supportive environment, wonderful colleagues. [1/2] fa-eosd-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

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DIAS Professorship in Digital Society and Democracy

Application deadline: March 15, 2026, 11.59 PM/23.59 CET/CEST.

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Digital Democracy Centre @ddc-sdu.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

FULL PROFESSOR OF DIGITAL SOCIETY AND DEMOCRACY ...at the DDC and DIAS, here at the University of Southern Denmark 🇩🇰 ...open to various disciplines, including law, economics, political science, communication, journalism, or AI. More info: fa-eosd-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

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DIAS Professorship in Digital Society and Democracy

Application deadline: March 15, 2026, 11.59 PM/23.59 CET/CEST.

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Digital Democracy Centre @ddc-sdu.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

How can platform researchers make use of the #DSA40 (EU Digital Services Act)? The @ddc-sdu.bsky.social is on the road today, visiting the with the University of Copenhagen to learn more from @dscheykopp.bsky.social, here from Berlin's @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social.

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Digital Democracy Centre @ddc-sdu.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Excited to share a wave of new projects either launching or joined by the Digital Democracy Centre here at SDU! They span AI, platforms, public service media, & civic participation. Visit our website & see thread below for more info: www.sdu.dk/en/forskning...

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Emil Bakkensen Johansen @emilbakke.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

9/ The non-typeset version of the article is available here (no paywall): emilbakke.github.io/files/moment...

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Emil Bakkensen Johansen @emilbakke.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

8/ We hope our quali-quant based framework, using computational methods combined with actor-network theory, can inspire future research on how momentary symbol construction processes occur in digital collectives.

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Emil Bakkensen Johansen @emilbakke.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

7/ There is a remarkable visual orientation in momentary symbols to grab attention in the digital realm 🎇 For example, the mask ban imposed in Hong Kong turned masks into a visual symbol that protesters and audiences shared with the international audience on Twitter to gain sympathy.

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Emil Bakkensen Johansen @emilbakke.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

6/ Momentary symbols are volatile and can both spur and vanish in a matter of days as new events unfold💥 For example, lasers were practical tools to counter surveillance from authorities, until they became categorized as "weapons" after which they were used to visualize collective presence.

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Emil Bakkensen Johansen @emilbakke.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

5/ Symbol construction is temporally contingent on concurrent evens (e.g., bans and arrests) ⏳ The figure shows spikes in mentions of the three selected objects over the span of the protest period - which often coincide with on-the-ground events in Hong Kong.

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Emil Bakkensen Johansen @emilbakke.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

4/ We find that the Anti-ELAB 2019 protests highlight the empirical relevance of momentary symbols: objects with practical relevance experienced sudden spikes in symbolic-visual translations, but quickly returned to become practical tools once new symbols surfaced. Thus, we find that:

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Emil Bakkensen Johansen @emilbakke.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

3/ Using a quali-quant inspired design, we construct actor-network inspired “translation snapshots” based on 1.6M tweets and object detection in ~670k images from the 2019 Anti-ELAB protests in Hong Kong to trace how umbrellas, lasers, and masks oscillate between symbolic and practical roles.

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Emil Bakkensen Johansen @emilbakke.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

2/ We introduce the notion of "momentary symbols" to capture how objects briefly become dominant symbols for a collective, but just as quickly fade again. This stands in contrast to how the literature usually perceives symbols in collectives: as enduring visual elements over time.

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