For this Leibniz Media Lunch Talk we welcome Dr. Lennart Laude, LL.M. (LSE). In his presentation, he will assess the use of automated accounts, often referred to as "social bots" or "political bots", in online social networks with a focus on Art. 5 para. 1 of the German Basic Law.
Amélie Pia Heldt will provide the introduction.
When?
From 12:00 to 1:00 p.m.
Registration
If you would like to participate, please register using this form. We will then send you the registration data for Zoom shortly before the event.
About the Presentation
The use of automated accounts in online social networks, often referred to as "social bots" or "political bots", attracted international attention in the run-up to various major political events and marks a high point in the advancing digitalisation of the political. The possibility for the practically unlimited dissemination of individual opinions that comes into being through automation creates the risk of manipulating the opinion formation of recipients and consequently of distorting the communication process. The presentation will present essential results of the work of the same name and evaluate the use of the new means of communication with a focus on Art. 5 para. 1 GG.
About the Speaker
Dr Lennart Laude, LL.M. (LSE) has been a legal trainee at the Schleswig-Holstein Higher Regional Court and a freelancer at the Lorenz von Stein Institute for Administrative Sciences at Kiel University since June 2021. He studied law in Kiel, took the First Legal Examination in 2016, was a research assistant at the Chair of Public Law (Prof. Dr. Florian Becker) at Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, finished his Master of Laws (LL.M.) at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) in 2019/2020, and completed his doctorate in 2020.
Leibniz Media Lunch Talks
At the Leibniz Media Lunch Talks, researchers present current topics, interim results from their research projects or doctoral projects in a relaxed atmosphere. You are welcome to enjoy your lunch during the talk.
