2 August 2021
Job opening: Senior Policy & Advocacy Advisor
Job opening: Senior Policy & Advocacy Advisor
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Blog
DataSkop: Investigating YouTube’s algorithm during Germany’s election campaign
Which videos does YouTube's recommender system suggest to users during the german election campaign? The new data donation platform “Dataskop” developed by AlgorithmWatch is helping researchers and journalists investigate how users' watch histories influence the platform’s recommendations and search results. From 15 July until 25 August, users can donate their data and explore the algorithm in data visualization experiments.
6 July 2021
Parental leave: We’re looking for a reporter and editor [11 months]
Parental leave: We’re looking for a reporter and editor [11 months]
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30 June 2021
More Algorithms, more Watchers: New Faces at AlgorithmWatch
More Algorithms, more Watchers: New Faces at AlgorithmWatch
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Julia Bornkessel, CC BY 4.0
25 May 2021
“We’re looking for cases of discrimination through algorithms in Germany.”
“We’re looking for cases of discrimination through algorithms in Germany.”
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Julia Bornkessel | CC BY 4.0
Team , 11 March 2021
The AlgorihmWatch team continues to grow: new faces 2021
The AlgorihmWatch team continues to grow: new faces 2021
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10 March 2021
Job opening: We’re looking for a Senior Policy & Advocacy Advisor
Job opening: We’re looking for a Senior Policy & Advocacy Advisor
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9 February 2021
New project launched: Tracing the tracers. Monitoring and analyzing ADM systems used to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
New project launched: Tracing the tracers. Monitoring and analyzing ADM systems used to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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3 February 2021
Presentation of the French and Spanish country issues of the Automating Society Report
Presentation of the French and Spanish country issues of the Automating Society Report
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25 January 2021
Now available: The German edition of the Automating Society Report 2020
Now available: The German edition of the Automating Society Report 2020
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Event, 19 January 2021
Register now: Launch event of the German edition of the Automating Society Report on 25 January 2021
Register now: Launch event of the German edition of the Automating Society Report on 25 January 2021
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28 December 2020
The year algorithms escaped quarantine: 2020 in review
The year algorithms escaped quarantine: 2020 in review
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Podcast, 9 December 2020
Podcast: The EU Digital Services Act – Why data access matters
Podcast: The EU Digital Services Act – Why data access matters
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Team, 2 December 2020
Shout-out to our guest researchers: Luis, Avalon & Leonard
Shout-out to our guest researchers: Luis, Avalon & Leonard
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20 November 2020
Launch of AlgorithmWatch Switzerland
Launch of AlgorithmWatch Switzerland
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13 November 2020
Italian country issue of the Automating Society Report 2020 released
Italian country issue of the Automating Society Report 2020 released
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Launch event, 21 October 2020
Beyond the buzzwords: Putting meaningful transparency at the heart of the Digital Services Act
Beyond the buzzwords: Putting meaningful transparency at the heart of the Digital Services Act
Read moreEvent, 19 October 2020
Coming soon: Automating Society Report 2020 – Join our launch event on 28 October!
Coming soon: Automating Society Report 2020 – Join our launch event on 28 October!
Read moreTeam, 28 September 2020
Welcome to our DataSkop team: Sana, Rachel and Johannes
Welcome to our DataSkop team: Sana, Rachel and Johannes
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1 September 2020
Europe wants to be a role model for technological responses to COVID-19. But it’s complicated.
Europe wants to be a role model for technological responses to COVID-19. But it’s complicated.
Read moreTeam, 23 July 2020
Guest researchers join AlgorithmWatch for the summer
Guest researchers join AlgorithmWatch for the summer
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Team, 10 July 2020
Meet our colleagues: Melanie, Jessica and Friederike
Meet our colleagues: Melanie, Jessica and Friederike
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9 July 2020
AlgorithmWatch appointed to ‘Global Partnership on AI’
AlgorithmWatch appointed to ‘Global Partnership on AI’
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Campaign, 9 July 2020
Hey researchers! Have you been ‘left on read’ by platforms? Share your stories!
Hey researchers! Have you been ‘left on read’ by platforms? Share your stories!
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Op-ed, 31 March 2020
“We must save privacy from privacy itself”
“We must save privacy from privacy itself”
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Data donation, 3 March 2020
Help us unveil the secrets of Instagram’s algorithm
Help us unveil the secrets of Instagram’s algorithm
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5 February 2020
AlgorithmWatch receives core funding from the Schöpflin Foundation
AlgorithmWatch receives core funding from the Schöpflin Foundation
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Job opening, 21 January 2020
Job offer: Head of AlgorithmWatch Switzerland
Job offer: Head of AlgorithmWatch Switzerland
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30 December 2019
Automating societies: Nine predictions for 2020
Automating societies: Nine predictions for 2020
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23 December 2019
The year the wrong Amazon burnt: 2019 in review
The year the wrong Amazon burnt: 2019 in review
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Job opening, 18 December 2019
Join the AlgortihmWatch team: We’re looking for a Policy & Advocacy Manager
Join the AlgortihmWatch team: We’re looking for a Policy & Advocacy Manager
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2 October 2019
First convening of the AlgorithmWatch Supervisory Board
First convening of the AlgorithmWatch Supervisory Board
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Team, 26 September 2019
Meet our Mozilla Fellow: Anouk Ruhaak
Meet our Mozilla Fellow: Anouk Ruhaak
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Team, 9 September 2019
Meet the newest members of the AlgorithmWatch team
Meet the newest members of the AlgorithmWatch team
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Call for submissions, 15 August 2019
CRAFT: Critiquing and Rethinking Accountability, Fairness and Transparency (ACM FAT* 2020)
CRAFT: Critiquing and Rethinking Accountability, Fairness and Transparency (ACM FAT* 2020)
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Essay, 7 August 2019
Personal Scoring in the EU: Not quite Black Mirror yet, at least if you’re rich
Personal Scoring in the EU: Not quite Black Mirror yet, at least if you’re rich
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Con Karampelas | Unsplash
20 June 2019
AlgorithmWatch accepts invitation by Facebook to discuss company’s plans for creating oversight board
AlgorithmWatch accepts invitation by Facebook to discuss company’s plans for creating oversight board
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Video, 10 May 2019
#rp19 talk: Citizen Scoring in the EU – it happens at home, not only in China!
#rp19 talk: Citizen Scoring in the EU – it happens at home, not only in China!
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2 May 2019
OpenSCHUFA is nominated for the Grimme Online Award
OpenSCHUFA is nominated for the Grimme Online Award
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1 May 2019
Volkswagen Foundation funds new AlgorithmWatch project with planning grant
Volkswagen Foundation funds new AlgorithmWatch project with planning grant
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02.05.2018, Berlin:
Akkreditierungen auf der re:publica.
Die re:publica ist eine der weltweit wichtigsten Konferenzen zu den Themen der digitalen Gesellschaft und findet in diesem Jahr vom 02. bis 04. Mai in der STATION-Berlin statt. Foto: Jan Michalko/re:publica
Event, 30 April 2019
re:publica 2019 – Our sessions, our picks
re:publica 2019 – Our sessions, our picks
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17 April 2019
AlgorithmWatch will host a Mozilla Fellow
AlgorithmWatch will host a Mozilla Fellow
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9 April 2019
Launch of our ‘AI Ethics Guidelines Global Inventory’
Launch of our ‘AI Ethics Guidelines Global Inventory’
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No red lines: Industry defuses ethics guidelines for artificial intelligence
No red lines: Industry defuses ethics guidelines for artificial intelligence
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3 April 2019
Atlas of Automation – Automated decision-making and participation in Germany
Atlas of Automation – Automated decision-making and participation in Germany
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25 March 2019
IEEE launches Ethically Aligned Design, First Edition
IEEE launches Ethically Aligned Design, First Edition
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Video & press review, 6 February 2019
Report ‘Automating Society’: video of the launch event & press review
Report ‘Automating Society’: video of the launch event & press review
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29 January 2019
Automating Society 2019 – our report on ADM in the EU
Automating Society 2019 – our report on ADM in the EU
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Launch event, 29 January 2019
Launch event for the report “Automating Society” in the European Parliament
Launch event for the report “Automating Society” in the European Parliament
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27 January 2019
New guest researcher joins the AlgorithmWatch team
New guest researcher joins the AlgorithmWatch team
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Event, 25 January 2019
CPDP breakfast meeting: Presentation of the report ‘Automating Society’ on 30 January
CPDP breakfast meeting: Presentation of the report ‘Automating Society’ on 30 January
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New guest researcher joins the AlgorithmWatch team
New guest researcher joins the AlgorithmWatch team
Read moreEvent, 16 January 2019
Launch event for the report “Automating Society” in the European Parliament
Launch event for the report “Automating Society” in the European Parliament
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29 November 2018
SCHUFA, a black box: OpenSCHUFA results published
SCHUFA, a black box: OpenSCHUFA results published
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Video, 13 November 2018
How YouTube’s algorithm amplified the right during Chemnitz
How YouTube’s algorithm amplified the right during Chemnitz
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12 November 2018
Two new researchers join the AlgorithmWatch team
Two new researchers join the AlgorithmWatch team
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18 October 2018
Algorithmic Accountability Reporting mailing list launched
Algorithmic Accountability Reporting mailing list launched
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Event, 12 October 2018
1st Meeting on Algorithmic Accountability Reporting with Ray Serrato
1st Meeting on Algorithmic Accountability Reporting with Ray Serrato
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Essay, 6 August 2018
Self-Determination in a Networked Society
Self-Determination in a Networked Society
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27 June 2018
AlgorithmWatch in the EU High-Level Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence
AlgorithmWatch in the EU High-Level Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence
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21 June 2018
AlgorithmWatch recieves Theodor Heuss Medal 2018
AlgorithmWatch recieves Theodor Heuss Medal 2018
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22 May 2018
OpenSCHUFA – shedding light on Germany’s opaque credit scoring
OpenSCHUFA – shedding light on Germany’s opaque credit scoring
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29 April 2018
re:publica 2018 – Our picks of this year’s program
re:publica 2018 – Our picks of this year’s program
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Essay, 12 April 2018
Why we should not fear Artificial Intelligence
Why we should not fear Artificial Intelligence
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8 March 2018
AlgorithmWatch receives Theodor-Heuss-Medal 2018
AlgorithmWatch receives Theodor-Heuss-Medal 2018
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Call, 7 March 2018
Call for participation: Algorithmic accountability reporting track at EIJC18 & DataHarvest Conference
Call for participation: Algorithmic accountability reporting track at EIJC18 & DataHarvest Conference
Read more21 February 2018
OpenSCHUFA – shedding light on Germany’s opaque credit scoring
OpenSCHUFA – shedding light on Germany’s opaque credit scoring
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7 December 2017
AlgorithmWatch has been awarded funding by Bertelsmann Stiftung and Hans Böckler Foundation
AlgorithmWatch has been awarded funding by Bertelsmann Stiftung and Hans Böckler Foundation
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Video, 23 May 2017
Video: Frank Pasquale at Luxemburg Lectures
Video: Frank Pasquale at Luxemburg Lectures
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8 May 2017
Luxemburg Lecture with Frank Pasquale and AlgorithmWatch, May 11, 7 pm in Berlin
Luxemburg Lecture with Frank Pasquale and AlgorithmWatch, May 11, 7 pm in Berlin
Read moreEssay, 19 June 2016
The ethical abyss of big data research
The ethical abyss of big data research
Read more13 May 2016
Algorithms make no value judgements – except the ones designed by humans
Algorithms make no value judgements – except the ones designed by humans
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