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Philipp Darius @philippdarius.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Are you working on AI and its societal implications? 🤖 The AI Hype, Hope & Humanity (AIHHH) Conference is coming to Rotterdam this autumn (Sep 30–Oct 2, 2026) — and abstract submissions are still open!

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ASCoR @ascor.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

We are pleased to #welcome 🎉 our new postdoctoral researcher, @philippdarius.bsky.social! He is working at the Artificial Intelligence, Media & Democracy (AIMD) Lab at ASCoR and studies how AI, digital platforms, and political communication shape democratic governance.

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GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften @gesis.org · 10/03/2026

Introducing the German General Social Survey Personas (GGSSP) – a #persona collection derived from the German General Social Survey (#GGSS #ALLBUS). This data release provides plug-and-play persona descriptions to steer the generations of LLMs towards individual members of the German population.

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AI, Media & Democracy Lab @aimediademlab.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

👋 Welcome Philipp Darius to our lab! We are pleased to introduce @philippdarius.bsky.social, our newest postdoc! His research examines the intersection of political communication, digital technologies, and democratic governance. 👉 Read more about Philipp here: www.aim4dem.nl/about-philip...

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Philipp Darius @philippdarius.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Very happy to see this out now! 📃 Coincidentally well timed with the ongoing DSA Observatory Conference in Amsterdam, a new publication titled “Election research in the age of regulated data access under the EU Digital Services Act” has been published in Internet Policy Review today! ✨

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Fabio Votta📊🐧 @favstats.eu · 07/01/2026

🚨 New CampAIgn Tracker + Hiring 3 Research Assistants! 🚨 Together w/ @meinungsfuehrer.bsky.social & colleagues at UvA (@claesdevreese.bsky.social @teresaelena.bsky.social, @nickmattis.bsky.social, @philippdarius.bsky.social), we’re launching a project on GenAI in the 2026 Dutch local elections 🇳🇱

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Moritz Schramm @schrammmo.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Quick intro to my forthcoming book (CUP, 2026): Through two socio-legal case studies—DSA and the Oversight Board—I trace how public-law ideas are reproduced in both private and regulatory governance for Big Tech, highlighting the promise & pitfalls of this approach. Join at 8:15am EST / 2:15pm CET!

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Philipp Darius @philippdarius.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

🚨 🚨 🚨 New pre-print is out together with Wiebke Drews, Andreas Neumeier, and Jasmin Riedl on OSF. ( ➡️ link at the end of the 🧵) #EU2024 #DigitalGovernance #Facebook #Instagram #TikTok #Twitter #X #YouTube

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Philipp Darius @philippdarius.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Danke für die Einladung zum #EU to go #Podcast an das Team des Jacques Delors Centre der Hertie School 🙏 Hört und schaut mal rein bei YouTube oder Spotify. Thu Nguyen, Luise Quaritsch und ich sprechen zum Thema: "Musk und Meinungsfreiheit: Wer schützt Europas digitalen Diskurs?"

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Thu Nguyen @onethuthree.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Neue Podcastaufnahme im Kasten 🎬! Diese Folge mit @luisequaritsch.bsky.social und @philippdarius.bsky.social zum Digital Services Act und wie die EU soziale Medien reguliert und den politischen Diskurs online schützt. Stay tuned! @delorsberlin.bsky.social

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Jacques Delors Centre @delorsberlin.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Wie wird auf digitale Plattformen wie #Twitter / X Einfluss genommen? Welche Probleme und Gefahren stellt die Einflussnahme dar? Und wie kann die #EU Mithilfe des #DSA dagegen vorgehen? Dazu referieren @luisequaritsch.bsky.social und @philippdarius.bsky.social vor vollem Haus im Q-Club.

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Philipp Darius @philippdarius.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Hey! Join @luisequaritsch.bsky.social and me tomorrow for a morning conversation (and empirical indicators) of Musk's political instrumentalization of X and how to protect Europe's democratic discourse 🛡️ 💬

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German Longitudinal Election Study (GLES) @gles.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

🚨 New data release! 🚨 GLES Candidate Study European Election 2024 (ZA7960)!🎉 Questions include background & nomination, election campaign, attitudes, democracy & representation. Special focus on use of social media in election campaigns. ➡️ dx.doi.org/10.4232/1.14...

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Philipp Darius @philippdarius.bsky.social · 25/09/2024

Dear colleagues, I have posted about this briefly before but now explained the TikTok API issues that Andreas Neumeier, Wiebke Drews, Jasmin Riedl and I found in more detail in this op-ed on TechPolicyPress 📰 🌐 www.techpolicy.press/-researcher-...

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Researcher Data Access Under the DSA: Lessons from TikTok's API Issues During the 2024 European Elections | TechPolicy.Press

Philipp Darius examines issues with TikTok’s researcher API and makes recommendations for how DSA enforcers can improve infrastructure for researcher data.

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Hertie School @hertieschool.bsky.social · 16/01/2024

In 2024, more than half the world's population will be going to the polls. AI is poised to alter the relationship between parties and voters. New research by @andrearoemmele.bsky.social and @philippdarius.bsky.social looks at its potentials, dangers and how to move forward. bit.ly/3vwWPbs

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Trolls versus democracy? How AI impacts political campaigns

In a new research publication, Dean of Executive Education Andrea Römmele and postdoctoral researcher Dr Philipp Darius advocate more involvement of state, voters and civil society.

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Philipp Darius @philippdarius.bsky.social · 16/11/2023

New article alert: Andrea Römmele and I wrote an article (in German) on the role of #AI in election campaigns 🗳️🧮 We argue that recent advances in AI exacerbate existing risks of inauthentic behavior in digital information environments, but that GenAI, for now, doesn't change the game 🎯

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