Tag: public sphere

• Der Philosoph Byung-Chul Han über den Fluch der Transparenz

  June 19, 2025

  Ständig ist die Rede davon: Alles und jeder soll transparent sein, Gedanken, Steuersysteme, Politiker. Der Philosoph Byung-Chul Han hält diese Entwicklung für hochgefährlich: Denn wenn wir nur noch auf Durchschaubarkeit… more ›

• What social networks can learn from public spaces

  January 16, 2021

  The research began with the observation that in the offline world, healthy communities have traditionally been served by thriving public spaces: town squares, libraries, parks, and so on. Like digital… more ›

• Introducing the AI Powered State

  May 31, 2020

  Our collection of essays aim to give policymakers a deeper understanding of how China is innovating with artificial intelligence (AI) in public services, challenging current misconceptions and illuminating nuances in… more ›

• The Schedule and the Stream

  December 13, 2019

  Right now, we’re at a tipping point between two concepts that shape how we experience the world—the schedule and the stream. The first has lasted over a century, and the… more ›

• The Man Who Built The Retweet: “We Handed A Loaded Weapon To 4-Year-Olds”

  July 24, 2019

  The button that ruined the internet — and how to fix it. Developer Chris Wetherell built Twitter’s retweet button. And he regrets what he did to this day. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/alexkantrowitz/how-the-retweet-ruined-the-internet more ›

• Facebook’s former security boss Alex Stamos and Twitter co-founder Ev Williams (Live)

  May 30, 2019

  We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. By using our website and our… more ›

• Mark Zuckerberg

  April 1, 2019

  This year I’m hosting a series of discussions about the future of technology and society. This time I sat down with Mathias Döpfner in Berlin. He started… https://www.facebook.com/zuck/posts/10107028379388161 more ›

• It's the (Democracy-Poisoning) Golden Age of Free…

  January 16, 2018

  It's the (Democracy-Poisoning) Golden Age of Free Speech » For most of modern history, the easiest way to block the spread of an idea was to keep it from being… more ›

• Mr. Amazon Steps Out – The New York Times

  January 14, 2018

  Mr. Amazon Steps Out – The New York Times more ›

• A Serf on Google’s Farm

  September 3, 2017

  A Serf on Google’s Farm » An unintended effect of Google’s heavy-handed attempt to silence Barry Lynn and his Open Markets program at New America has been to shine a… more ›