Marten Risius is Professor for Digital Society and Online Engagement at the University of Applied Sciences Neu-Ulm, Germany.

His work focuses on online Trust & Safety issues such as online extremism, disinformation and hate speech. His position receives generous funding support from the Bavarian State Ministry of Science and the Arts through the Distinguished Professorship Program as part of the Bavarian High-Tech Agenda.

Program points:

• Clarification of terms
• The evolution of fake news (with a look at current developments)
• Recognizing fake news
• Special features/difficulties in dealing with fake news

The lecture will be in English, with translations into Romanian, Bulgarian, and German.

Access via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88591526817?pwd=USDPgvYSjeeszKYqMCIFf3XoaHU4Zh.1