July 2024

Radio interview with “Das Ding” (SWR) about

Taylor Swift & the TikTok algorithm

We talked about algorithmic systems on TikTok and Instagram and how people can avoid certain topics such as Taylor Swift content (if they are big fans and didn’t get a concert ticket and want to avoid the content)

(In German)

June 2024

Radio interview with “Das Ding” (SWR) about

the role of Instagram on female body issues

We talked about the role of Instagram and gender, especially focused on female body issues, and how the platform potentially increases mental disorders and dissatisfaction with their own body and looks — and what Instagram users can do about it when they are confronted with potentially triggering or harmful content.

(In German)

June 2024:

Radio interview with “Das Ding” (SWR) about

accessibility on social media.

We talked about accessibility on Facebook, TikTok and co., and what platform companies have done in the past years to improve the accessibility options on their platforms, and what still needs to be done.

This interview was part of the Diversity Day 2024. (In German)

May 2024:

I wrote an essay for the PGMT lab on the developments leading to the TikTok ban in the United States:

Unpacking the US TikTok ban

Scharlach, R. (2024): Unpacking the US TikTok ban. Lab Platform Governance, Media, and Technology (PGMT). Centre for Media, Communication and Information Research (ZeMKI), University of Bremen. https://platform-governance.org/2024/tiktokban/

December 2023:

Interested in the Digital Service Act? Check out our report on:

One Day in Content Moderation: Analyzing 24 h of Social Media Platforms’ Content Decisions through the DSA Transparency Database 

Dergacheva, D., Kuznetsova, V., Scharlach, R., & Katzenbach, C. (2023): One Day in Content Moderation: Analyzing 24h of Social Media Platforms’ Content Decisions through the DSA Transparency Database. Lab Platform Governance, Media, and Technology (PGMT). Centre for Media, Communication and Information Research (ZeMKI), University of Bremen. https://doi.org/10.26092/elib/2707.