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Tobias Matzner

Tobias Matzner

Digital ist anders — Über eine Universität ohne Präsenzlehre

Digitale Medien erweisen sich in der Krise als große Hilfe. Sie lassen Menschen in Quarantäne und in physischer Distanz ihre mediale…

Mar 24, 2020

Mar 24, 2020

Tobias Matzner

The many meanings of “algorithm” — and why we should use them all

Algorithms are everywhere. And they live all kinds of cultural lives: from the dark, scary rulers of our future to abstract technical…

Jan 2, 2018

The many meanings of “algorithm” — and why we should use them all

Jan 2, 2018

Tobias Matzner

Notification services and our hidden dependence on proprietary network infrastructures

A few day ago, reports uncovered that Google collects the location of Android phones, even if location services are turned off. This…

Nov 24, 2017

Notification services and our hidden dependence on proprietary network infrastructures

Nov 24, 2017

Tobias Matzner

Facts: Handle with care

We live in a post-factual, post-truth world: the Brexit happens against all rational arguments, its advocates postulate that the nation has…

Nov 10, 2017

Nov 10, 2017

Tobias Matzner

Neither platform nor media company

Popping a filter bubble is not that easy

Nov 23, 2016

Nov 23, 2016

Tobias Matzner

Grasping the ethics and politics of algorithms

Algorithms are used to choose the ads we see online, but also to determine who gets insurance, who can board planes, who gets parole, or…

Oct 18, 2016

Oct 18, 2016

Tobias Matzner

Tobias Matzner

Tobias Matzner is a media theorist and philosopher working on the intersections of politics and technology. www.tobiasmatzner.de

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