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Social Media

Post-Scale Era Media

Few industries have felt the consequences of digital change as dramatically as the news media. Local newspapers are disappearing, readers are switching to social media, advertising keeps vanishing in the…

From WhatsApp to HalloApp: A Journey

Neeraj Arora was one of the first WhatsApp employees but felt the company was heading in the wrong direction after its sale to Facebook. In conversation with tech reporter Jannis…

The Role of Media In Volatile Times

The digital age has given everyone a voice, with social media often amplifying extreme positions and fueling outrage. New York Times deputy editor Rebecca Blumenstein and DLD Chairman Yossi Vardi…

The Virtual Is Real: Ending Online Violence

Hate speech and violence against women on the Internet are a global problem that needs urgent attention, as this panel discussion with Natalia Kanem (United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA), Nicole…

The View From Mosul Eye: How To Teach Citizen Journalism

The Internet and social media have led to a new type of journalism called “citizen journalism”. This DLD Munich session brings together two outstanding citizen journalists – Agatha Gorski (Shadows…

Is Democracy An Endangered Species?

The past ten years have seen the rise of autocrats in many countries around the world. Renowned author Moisés Naím, a Distinguished Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, analyzes…

The Metaverse And the Next Pattern of Computing

Is the metaverse “where it’s all going?” Designer Mark Rolston, a pioneer of the digital transformation, hears this question a lot. Many of his customers want to know, and in…

Maria Ressa’s Fight for Democracy in the Digital Age

“A lie told a million times becomes fact”, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Maria Ressa told the DLD audience in 2020. Her fight against disinformation is more important than ever…

Surveillance Capitalism: Do We Need A New Social Contract?

How can we reap the benefits of social media, and being connected, without surrendering all control to the digital giants who own the platforms? This is one of the key…

The Lost Art of Connecting

While we all have large networks on social media and business platforms, real connection and long-lasting, meaningful relationships remain rare and exclusive – especially in a business context. In this…

Key Insights: What We Learned at DLD All Stars

A world in crisis is also a world of opportunities. This was on full display at DLD All Stars, our three-day online conference that featured top speakers from politics, business,…

The Incongruity Between Technology and the Social Fabric

Former Google ethicist Tristan Harris co-founded the Center for Humane Technology after realizing how manipulative many social media platforms have become – doing everything to keep users engaged, even if…