Media and the infosphere

Learn more about our research into media trends and how the infosphere factors into complexity.

The 'infosphere' is a conceptualisation of the realm of information we exist within, encompassing data, knowledge, and communication. We study the infosphere and media to understand the interdependencies and emergent behaviours that drive societal decision making.

The evolving nature of computational propaganda

In this strand of research, we look at computational propaganda, which is the use of algorithms and automation to spread biased or misleading information. Computational propaganda needs to be looked at as a complex phenomenon in a global environment of co-evolving issues and events, emerging technologies, policy and legal frameworks, and social dynamics.

Our conceptual contribution forms the basis for a new kind of empirical research on computational propaganda that is aware of the complex interdependencies, feedback cycles, and boundary conditions that are elusive when focusing on individual campaigns and short time frames.