Wouter
@wouter-n.bsky.social
Researching the impact of digital technologies @ Rathenau Instituut
Social media | Design Research | Inclusivity Online | AI
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Social media | Design Research | Inclusivity Online | AI
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„At a time when the majority of Americans distrust big tech and believe artificial intelligence will harm society, Silicon Valley has built its own network of alternative media where CEOs, founders and investors are the unchallenged and beloved stars.“
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
How big tech is creating its own friendly media bubble to ‘win the narrative battle online’
At a time when distrust of big tech is high, Silicon Valley is embracing an alternative ecosystem where every CEO is a star
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:05 AM
„At a time when the majority of Americans distrust big tech and believe artificial intelligence will harm society, Silicon Valley has built its own network of alternative media where CEOs, founders and investors are the unchallenged and beloved stars.“
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Op X is nu opeens te zien uit welk land accounts komen. Opeens blijken er wel érg veel Nederlandstalige accounts te opereren vanuit niet-Europese landen.
Dit legt een fundamenteel probleem in ons huidige publieke debat bloot: we hebben amper inzicht in hoe inhoud online wordt verspreid en gepusht.
Dit legt een fundamenteel probleem in ons huidige publieke debat bloot: we hebben amper inzicht in hoe inhoud online wordt verspreid en gepusht.
November 26, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Op X is nu opeens te zien uit welk land accounts komen. Opeens blijken er wel érg veel Nederlandstalige accounts te opereren vanuit niet-Europese landen.
Dit legt een fundamenteel probleem in ons huidige publieke debat bloot: we hebben amper inzicht in hoe inhoud online wordt verspreid en gepusht.
Dit legt een fundamenteel probleem in ons huidige publieke debat bloot: we hebben amper inzicht in hoe inhoud online wordt verspreid en gepusht.
Het woord 'klimaat' in het AI Deltaplan komt 8x voor: 4x ondernemersklimaat, 1x vestigingsklimaat, 1x klimaatinnovatie, 1x als onderdeel van het Ministerie van Economische Zaken en Klimaat en 1x in de epiloog, in een bijzin.
aiplan.nl/deltaplan
aiplan.nl/deltaplan
AI Plan NL – Een plan voor AI dat werkt voor Nederland
AI Plan Nederland is een onafhankelijk initiatief met concrete voorstellen om Nederland klaar te maken voor de impact van de AI-transitie.
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November 24, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Het woord 'klimaat' in het AI Deltaplan komt 8x voor: 4x ondernemersklimaat, 1x vestigingsklimaat, 1x klimaatinnovatie, 1x als onderdeel van het Ministerie van Economische Zaken en Klimaat en 1x in de epiloog, in een bijzin.
aiplan.nl/deltaplan
aiplan.nl/deltaplan
Impressive artwork of broken chairs that are repaired with melted metal from Russian rockets fired on Ukraine. #DutchDesignWeek #DDW
October 22, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Impressive artwork of broken chairs that are repaired with melted metal from Russian rockets fired on Ukraine. #DutchDesignWeek #DDW
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Hi. I wrote an essay about AI slop: How it feels like an invasive species for the internet. How its boosters describe building a future that’s devoid of craft. How frictionlessness can be nihilistic & how this stuff seems to leach part of our shared humanity out of the world. I hope you'll read it.
AI’s Invasive Species
The slop is winning.
www.theatlantic.com
October 20, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Hi. I wrote an essay about AI slop: How it feels like an invasive species for the internet. How its boosters describe building a future that’s devoid of craft. How frictionlessness can be nihilistic & how this stuff seems to leach part of our shared humanity out of the world. I hope you'll read it.
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I really want to see someone write a critically reimagined review of the entire tech landscape from, say, 2004 to the present, as primarily being an architecture for marshaling and directing harassment.
For @spitfirenews.com, I found that increasingly realistic AI-generated videos are being deployed to harass, smear, and create endless offensive content of influencers, whose likenesses are already readily available online. It’s happening to private figures, too.
spitfirenews.com/p/ai-generat...
spitfirenews.com/p/ai-generat...
AI-generated influencer scandals are here
Now anyone can play with the hyperrealistic likenesses of public figures.
spitfirenews.com
October 16, 2025 at 8:54 PM
I really want to see someone write a critically reimagined review of the entire tech landscape from, say, 2004 to the present, as primarily being an architecture for marshaling and directing harassment.
"Some claim EU digital law holds back innovation. But there’s nothing innovative about exploiting children to maximize profit. What’s truly groundbreaking is designing apps and games that take children’s rights and well-being seriously."
What is the role of law in regulating social media’s impact on children?
Read my blog post on Media@LSE where I discuss some improvements necessary in EU digital law to better protect children's rights and well-being:
blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/202...
Read my blog post on Media@LSE where I discuss some improvements necessary in EU digital law to better protect children's rights and well-being:
blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/202...
The role of the law in regulating social media’s impact on children - Media@LSE
Professor Simone van der Hof of Leiden University details her arguments to the European Parliament’s CULT Committee on the effects of social media on children.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
October 13, 2025 at 9:24 AM
"Some claim EU digital law holds back innovation. But there’s nothing innovative about exploiting children to maximize profit. What’s truly groundbreaking is designing apps and games that take children’s rights and well-being seriously."
Het is zaak dat toezichthouders, media en wetenschap samen optrekken om de rol van sociale media in verkiezingen scherp te monitoren. Alleen zo voorkomen we dat de geldigheid van verkiezingen ooit in twijfel komt.
www.volkskrant.nl/columns-opin...
www.volkskrant.nl/columns-opin...
Opinie: Bescherm onze verkiezingen tegen schimmige spelletjes op sociale media
Het is zaak dat toezichthouders, media en wetenschap samen optrekken om de rol van sociale media in verkiezingen scherp te monitoren. Alleen zo voorkomen we dat de geldigheid van verkiezingen ooit in ...
www.volkskrant.nl
October 13, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Het is zaak dat toezichthouders, media en wetenschap samen optrekken om de rol van sociale media in verkiezingen scherp te monitoren. Alleen zo voorkomen we dat de geldigheid van verkiezingen ooit in twijfel komt.
www.volkskrant.nl/columns-opin...
www.volkskrant.nl/columns-opin...
Vandaag onze opinie in de Volkskrant: Bescherm onze verkiezingen tegen schimmige spelletjes op sociale media.
Stel dat een kandidaat die het beroerd doet in de peilingen, opeens viraal gaat op sociale media: hoe gaan we die plotselinge groei dan duiden?
www.volkskrant.nl/columns-opin...
Stel dat een kandidaat die het beroerd doet in de peilingen, opeens viraal gaat op sociale media: hoe gaan we die plotselinge groei dan duiden?
www.volkskrant.nl/columns-opin...
Opinie: Bescherm onze verkiezingen tegen schimmige spelletjes op sociale media
Het is zaak dat toezichthouders, media en wetenschap samen optrekken om de rol van sociale media in verkiezingen scherp te monitoren. Alleen zo voorkomen we dat de geldigheid van verkiezingen ooit in ...
www.volkskrant.nl
October 10, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Vandaag onze opinie in de Volkskrant: Bescherm onze verkiezingen tegen schimmige spelletjes op sociale media.
Stel dat een kandidaat die het beroerd doet in de peilingen, opeens viraal gaat op sociale media: hoe gaan we die plotselinge groei dan duiden?
www.volkskrant.nl/columns-opin...
Stel dat een kandidaat die het beroerd doet in de peilingen, opeens viraal gaat op sociale media: hoe gaan we die plotselinge groei dan duiden?
www.volkskrant.nl/columns-opin...
@marieke.bsky.social Hi Marieke! Misschien iets voor computeren (na de zomerstop) om te bespreken? Kom het ook altijd graag toelichten natuurlijk :) www.rathenau.nl/nl/digitalis...
Ontwerp van apps en online omgevingen schiet tekort | Rathenau Instituut
Wie ontwerpt, bepaalt. Dat is in drie woorden de conclusie van het rapport 'Inclusief online' dat het Rathenau Instituut vandaag publiceert. In het rapport geeft het instituut handelingsopties die moe...
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August 28, 2025 at 1:54 PM
@marieke.bsky.social Hi Marieke! Misschien iets voor computeren (na de zomerstop) om te bespreken? Kom het ook altijd graag toelichten natuurlijk :) www.rathenau.nl/nl/digitalis...
Ik sprak met nu.nl over ons nieuwe onderzoek. Daar vertelde ik: "We vinden het normaal dat we samen nadenken over wat we met een plein willen doen. Willen we een speeltuin of een voetbalveldje? www.nu.nl/tech/6366991...
August 28, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Ik sprak met nu.nl over ons nieuwe onderzoek. Daar vertelde ik: "We vinden het normaal dat we samen nadenken over wat we met een plein willen doen. Willen we een speeltuin of een voetbalveldje? www.nu.nl/tech/6366991...
Het internet als vrijplaats om jezelf te kunnen zijn, wat is daar van over in 2025? Ontwerp van apps en online omgevingen schiet tekort. Dat kan en moet anders. Het Rathenau Instituut publiceert vandaag het onderzoek Inclusief online:
www.rathenau.nl/nl/digitalis...
www.rathenau.nl/nl/digitalis...
August 28, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Het internet als vrijplaats om jezelf te kunnen zijn, wat is daar van over in 2025? Ontwerp van apps en online omgevingen schiet tekort. Dat kan en moet anders. Het Rathenau Instituut publiceert vandaag het onderzoek Inclusief online:
www.rathenau.nl/nl/digitalis...
www.rathenau.nl/nl/digitalis...
De twee grootste spelers in de online advertentiemarkt, Meta en Google, staan geen politieke advertenties meer toe op hun platformen. Wat voor rol spelen sociale media in verkiezingstijd?
Ik sprak erover bij Radio 1 Haagse Lobby: podcast.npo.nl/feed/haagsel...
Ik sprak erover bij Radio 1 Haagse Lobby: podcast.npo.nl/feed/haagsel...
podcast.npo.nl
August 27, 2025 at 2:18 PM
De twee grootste spelers in de online advertentiemarkt, Meta en Google, staan geen politieke advertenties meer toe op hun platformen. Wat voor rol spelen sociale media in verkiezingstijd?
Ik sprak erover bij Radio 1 Haagse Lobby: podcast.npo.nl/feed/haagsel...
Ik sprak erover bij Radio 1 Haagse Lobby: podcast.npo.nl/feed/haagsel...
We had a great panel today on civic social media at re:publica, where I talked about our design research into Inclusive online environments. How can we build spaces that foster self expression and connection @estherh.bsky.social #rp25
May 28, 2025 at 3:25 PM
We had a great panel today on civic social media at re:publica, where I talked about our design research into Inclusive online environments. How can we build spaces that foster self expression and connection @estherh.bsky.social #rp25
Open source microsopes that can be used for detecting cancer cells costing 350€ instead of 10000€+. Really cool demonstration of open source hardware by Openflexure. #rp25
May 27, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Open source microsopes that can be used for detecting cancer cells costing 350€ instead of 10000€+. Really cool demonstration of open source hardware by Openflexure. #rp25
Impressive insights in the daily life of datalabelers powering the so-called "intelligent" systems like Roomba's and self driving cars, by Joan Kinyua, President of the Data Labelers Association Kenya. #rp25
May 26, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Impressive insights in the daily life of datalabelers powering the so-called "intelligent" systems like Roomba's and self driving cars, by Joan Kinyua, President of the Data Labelers Association Kenya. #rp25
Relevant take on chatbots "becoming evil": did you tell it to become evil? Keep this in mind when reading about scenarios where AI might suddenly defy its makers, or anything along those lines. pivot-to-ai.com/2025/05/25/a...
AI resorts to robot blackmail! — because Anthropic asked for a story of robot blackmail
Anthropic AI promotes itself with increasingly frenzied science fiction about AI doom. In every case, the chatbot does an evil thing because the researchers specifically told it to. This weekend’s …
pivot-to-ai.com
May 26, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Relevant take on chatbots "becoming evil": did you tell it to become evil? Keep this in mind when reading about scenarios where AI might suddenly defy its makers, or anything along those lines. pivot-to-ai.com/2025/05/25/a...
A bit out there, but does anyone have good tips for fun podcasts on cooking?
May 15, 2025 at 9:58 PM
A bit out there, but does anyone have good tips for fun podcasts on cooking?
Join our session at #CPDP2025!
"Transforming Content Moderation with a 'Designing from the Margins' Approach"
Organised by Rathenau Instituut with Wouter Nieuwenhuizen, Timo Nieuwenhuis
More information: cpdp.be/30437
#CPDP.ai #CPDP2025 #TheWorldisWatching #CPDP #Workshop #ContentModeration
Organised by Rathenau Instituut with Wouter Nieuwenhuizen, Timo Nieuwenhuis
More information: cpdp.be/30437
#CPDP.ai #CPDP2025 #TheWorldisWatching #CPDP #Workshop #ContentModeration
May 15, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Join our session at #CPDP2025!
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"The social contract is dead. Zoom calls in coffee shops, music allowed on the subway, taxi and movie theaters, toes out on airplanes. Everyone has main character energy now and thinks the rest of the world is a bunch of NPCs."
"The social contract is dead. Zoom calls in coffee shops, music allowed on the subway, taxi and movie theaters, toes out on airplanes. Everyone has main character energy now and thinks the rest of the world is a bunch of NPCs."
Ep. 37: In defense of hospitality ft. Colin Nagy
This week Daisy and Francis talk to travel and hospitality writer, Colin Nagy. Colin is also the co-creator of the newsletter 'Why is this interesting?' Colin: http…
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April 23, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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"The social contract is dead. Zoom calls in coffee shops, music allowed on the subway, taxi and movie theaters, toes out on airplanes. Everyone has main character energy now and thinks the rest of the world is a bunch of NPCs."
"The social contract is dead. Zoom calls in coffee shops, music allowed on the subway, taxi and movie theaters, toes out on airplanes. Everyone has main character energy now and thinks the rest of the world is a bunch of NPCs."
Looking for examples of how online spaces can be designed, governed and maintained differently from what we're used to with big tech owned spaces. Share your favorite examples - can be speculative design as well, or glimmers of hope - so we can learn from it for a current project!
April 17, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Looking for examples of how online spaces can be designed, governed and maintained differently from what we're used to with big tech owned spaces. Share your favorite examples - can be speculative design as well, or glimmers of hope - so we can learn from it for a current project!
Attended a cool book presentation on Cybernetic Capitalism by @jloverwijk.bsky.social - not always easy to understand without a background in philosophy - but nevertheless excited to dive into the book!
I'm organizing an evening at Spui25 on cybernetic capitalism, based on the book. With contributions from some great panelists--Daniel de Zeeuw @ddzeeuw.bsky.social, Iris van der Tuin, and Michael Miller--and poetry by @maximegarc.bsky.social. Drop by on 25 March, 20:00!
spui25.nl/programma/cy...
spui25.nl/programma/cy...
Cybernetic Capitalism
Today’s form of capitalism is organized on principles of information and communication, the domain of what used to be called “cybernetics”. At work as well as in our free time, we merge with our compu...
spui25.nl
March 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Attended a cool book presentation on Cybernetic Capitalism by @jloverwijk.bsky.social - not always easy to understand without a background in philosophy - but nevertheless excited to dive into the book!
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Currently in the "Safety and security of LGBTQI+ communities in "SWANA" region: challenges and opportunities"
For folks in the US: If you want a more realistic idea of what could happen in coming months and years- and how to survive it- pay attention to what has happened globally.
#RightsCon
For folks in the US: If you want a more realistic idea of what could happen in coming months and years- and how to survive it- pay attention to what has happened globally.
#RightsCon
February 25, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Currently in the "Safety and security of LGBTQI+ communities in "SWANA" region: challenges and opportunities"
For folks in the US: If you want a more realistic idea of what could happen in coming months and years- and how to survive it- pay attention to what has happened globally.
#RightsCon
For folks in the US: If you want a more realistic idea of what could happen in coming months and years- and how to survive it- pay attention to what has happened globally.
#RightsCon
At #Rightscon Andreea Belu of EDRi emphasised how technosolutionism got entangled with the Green Deal: "Whenever you have a problem, 'digital' will become attached as a solution that would help you solve that. As if in order to achieve green transition, we need the digital transition.".
February 27, 2025 at 5:32 AM
At #Rightscon Andreea Belu of EDRi emphasised how technosolutionism got entangled with the Green Deal: "Whenever you have a problem, 'digital' will become attached as a solution that would help you solve that. As if in order to achieve green transition, we need the digital transition.".