DataSkop (2022). Simulator “Plattformdynamiken”. The simulator “Plattformdynamiken” is an interactive online tool that aims to demonstrate to users how recommendation algorithms (or “recommender systems”) work. These are used to sort and recommend content on many online platforms such as YouTube, TikTok, Spotify or sales portals. The simulator allows users to Read more
Interactive Media Foundation (2021): Your Data Mirror, Berlin. The website “Your Data Mirror” aims to sensitize young adults to the topic of data collection and draws attention to the connection between personal data and possible effects on democracy and society. An interactive and personalized web application based on users’ Instagram Read more
DataSkop, ein von AlgorithmWatch koordiniertes Verbundprojekt, Berlin 2020. The aim of the project is to strengthen digital sovereignty, and thus the skills of the individual. This includes, in particular, dealing with data in an informed manner, acting safely in digital environments, recognizing algorithmic structures and understanding them in basic terms. Read more
druck – (Über-)Leben in der Digitalen Gesellschaft, hrsg. vom Theater Sonni Maier / Träger: Künstler für Gerechtigkeit e.V., Witten. Druck is a play about media competence, BigData and self-optimisation mania for children and young people aged 12 and over or in grades 7-13. The theme is (over)life in the digital Read more
Ein Praxisprojekt aus dem Kurs CAS Medienpädagogik 2017/2018 der FHSG von Lisa Leonardy, Patrik Blaser, Steven Marx The learning resource delves into the data collection and expropriation practices of Google and Facebook, describes the companies’ Big Data mining, points out the traces we all leave behind on the web, and, Read more