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Publications, presentations and more… (Q3 2025)

DigiMoD — Mon, 06 Oct 2025 13:32:00 +0000

Dear blog readers, please note that future blog posts will be uploaded on a quarterly basis. 13.07. – New Publication In the middle of July, Dr. Kilian Bühling (Universität Tübingen & Weizenbaum-Institut), together with colleagues Dr. Olga Pasitselska (University of Groningen, The Netherlands) and Dr. Emilija Gagrčin (Universität Mannheim & University of Bergen, Norway), published […]

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Workshop Conditions of Success for the Far-Right: A One-Day Exploration of Communication Strategies, Critique and Scholarly Insights

DigiMoD — Wed, 19 Feb 2025 15:39:39 +0000

In November 2024, Baoning Gong and Florian Primig (FU Berlin) organized the workshop Conditions of Success for the Far-Right: A One-Day Exploration of Communication Strategies, Critique, and Scholarly Insights. This event, part of the workshop series of the Far-Right Researchers (FFR) network, brought together scholars from the “Contemporary Research on Far-Right Politics” group at the […]

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Die Transnationalität rechtsextremer Verschwörungstheorien online und ihre länderspezifische Adaption

Xixuan Zhang — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 13:40:00 +0000

Conspiracy theories have never been limited by geopolitical borders. In today’s digital age, advancements in technology have amplified interactions between individuals and groups worldwide, accelerating the spread of such ideas across nations. This work by Xixuan Zhang, Joana Becker, Dr. Annett Heft, and Dr. Kilian Buehling explores into methods for measuring the transnational dissemination of […]

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Attention Is All They Need: An Analysis of the Use of Generative AI in Right-Wing Alternative Networks

DigiMoD — Fri, 25 Oct 2024 12:47:00 +0000

Rita Gsenger (Freie Universität and Weizenbaum Institute) and Dr. Annett Heft (Universität Tübingen, Freie Universität and Weizenbaum Institute) have contributed to the latest issue of Machine Against the Rage, published in Autumn 2024. The article, “Attention Is All They Need: Eine Analyse der Nutzung generative KI in rechtsalternativen Netzwerken,” is a part of the current issue, […]

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Right-Wing Election Campaigning on Telegram: “It Works Like a Media Outlet”

DigiMoD — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 15:33:00 +0000

In an interview with Leonie Dorn from the Weizenbaum Institute, Dr. Kilian Buehling and Baoning Gong (both Freie Universität/Weizenbaum Institute) explore how right-wing politicians used Telegram during state elections in East Germany to mobilize supporters. Their ongoing study combines quantitative and qualitative methods to understand how Telegram’s platform architecture enables extremist actors to manipulate their […]

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European Violent Right-Wing Extremism Monitoring Project (EVREM)

DigiMoD — Fri, 13 Sep 2024 12:40:00 +0000

At the EU Internet Forum Technical Meeting on Terrorist and Violent Extremist Financing Activities Online II on September 10, 2024, Dr. Annett Heft (Freie Universität and Weizenbaum Institute) presented the European Violent Right-Wing Extremism Monitoring Project (EVREM) and shared key findings on funding trends in the far-right sector. The EU Internet Forum gathered EUIF members, […]

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Podcast: Understanding Conspiracy Theories on Alternative Platforms

DigiMoD — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 09:31:31 +0000

In the latest episode of the NEOVEX podcast, Maik Fielitz from the Institute for Democracy and Civil Society in Jena, responsible for the area of right-wing extremism and democracy research at the IDZ, sits down with Dr. Kilian Bühling, a researcher at the Weizenbaum Institute for the Networked Society, working on the researching diffusion dynamics […]

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New Edition of The Research Monitor (fyi 15): Right-Wing Movements and Their Threat to Democracy

DigiMoD — Thu, 06 Jun 2024 12:05:11 +0000

The Research Monitor (fyi 15) published on the 4th of June a new edition which compiles seven studies and an interview with Dr. Annett Heft. The publication entails the current state of research on right-wing movements, highlighting why they pose a serious threat to democracy and suggesting which efforts can be made to counteract them. […]

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Unveiling the Stylistic Dynamics of Conspiracy Theory Communication in Digital Spaces

DigiMoD — Thu, 28 Mar 2024 14:29:00 +0000

Today, the proliferation of conspiracy theories has become a prevalent issue, often fueled by the expansive reach of digital forums and social media platforms. A collaborative project led by Annett Heft, Kilian Buehling, Xixuan Zhang (all Freie University of Berlin/Weizenbaum Institute), research on the complex nuances of online communication surrounding conspiracy narratives. In their investigation, […]

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The Querdenken Telegram Dataset 2020 – 2022

DigiMoD — Thu, 28 Mar 2024 11:38:27 +0000

From March 13th to 15th the University of Erfurt hosted the 69. Annual Conference of the German Society for Journalism and Communication Studies (DGPuK). This year’s theme, “Visions for a Better Life,” aimed to stimulate a debate on the social relevance and future of communication science research. By exploring the roles that communication and media […]

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