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EDMO BELUX Lunch Lecture 9: Is the Internet compatible with democracy?

Date
29 June 2026 - 29 June 2026 12:00 - 13:00
Location
Online

Join us for our webinar, where Professor Stephan Lewandowsky will present his perspectives on the problematic relationship between the Internet, especially the engagement-based business model of social media platforms, and democracy. Several scholars have argued that the Internet, especially the engagement-based business model of social media platforms, is incompatible with democracy. The term “surveillance capitalism” has been used to describe this business model. However, to date there has been no systematic examination of the evidence for those claims. Professor Stephan Lewandowsky approach rests in part on the material recently published in a report for the European Commission, entitled Fractured Realities.

Attendance is free but registration is required: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/63521a2f-32ee-46ce-b12a-798a0e40c595@7ab090d4-fa2e-4ecf-bc7c-4127b4d582ec

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