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18 mai 2026
Social, Linguistic and Political Dynamics in Social Media Platforms
À propos de cet événement
Le 18 mai 2026 de 14:00 à 17:30
Salle Goguel
27 rue Saint-Guillaume, 75007, ParisL’événement n’est pas accessible aux personnes à mobilité réduite.
The Open Institute for Digital Transformations and the European Polarisation Observatory present: Social, Linguistic and Political Dynamics in Social Media Platforms, a scientific seminar presenting recent empirical work on polarisation, misinformation, and socioeconomic patterns in online environments.
Registration is free but mandatory - deadline 11 May.
The full program is available below.
- 14:00-14:30 : Introducing the European Polarisation Observatory - Nicolò Cavalli and Pedro Ramaciotti
- 14:30-14:55 - Data Donation for Polarization Research: Challenges & Opportunities - Elisa Omodei (Central European University, Austria)
- 14:55-15:20 - Sequential Belief Updating: applications to misinformation and political agency - Korhan Koçak (IE University, Spain)
- 15:20-15:45 - Socioeconomic patterns in online text and how to use them - Marton Karsai (Central European University, Austria)
- 15:45-16:10 - Social Science without Generalization - Drew Dimmery (Hertie School, Germany)
- 16:10-17:15 - Round table: Bridging social science and platform regulation - Marton Karsai, Elisa Omodei, Korhan Koçac, Drew Dimmery
This event is part of a larger series on “The AI-Mediated Public Sphere.” It includes:
- 18 May 18:00-20:30: “Interrogating Platform Power” - A public event featuring students, researchers, policymakers and civil society members to examine the political power of digital platforms, the governance challenges they pose, and the possibilities and risks of AI for democratic life, with a keynote from Ethan Zuckerman. Learn more.
- 19 May 9:00-18:00: “AI in the Public Sphere” - a research seminar bringing together scholars from across Europe and the United States to discuss how AI shapes political behavior, platform regulation, and research and teaching practices. Learn more.
The Open Institute for Digital Transformations is created as a part of TIERED (State aid is managed by the Agence nationale de la recherche, under France 2030, under reference ANR-22-EXES-0014). The European Polarisation Observatory is financed by CIVICA - The European University for Social Sciences, co-funded by the European Union.
