Konrad Bleyer-Simon is a research associate at the Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom. He pursued doctoral studies at the Human Rights Under Pressure joint programme of the Freie Universität Berlin and the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
Articles
31.01.2024
Cory Doctorow: How to Take Back the Internet
What can citizens and regulators do to restore a healthy digital ecosystem? A conversation with tech-activist, writer, and blogger Cory Doctorow.
Read more04.12.2023
Afterlives of the European Public Sphere
Konrad Bleyer-Simon explains what still stands between the EU and post-national democracy.
Read more26.07.2023
Why the EU Needs a Strong Media Freedom Act
The proposed EU Media Freedom Act represents a positive change of course, but it fails to provide badly needed subsidies to quality news outlets.
Read more26.12.2022
Another Internet Is Possible
The current digital model is broken – and both workers and users are suffering as a result. But is it too late to fix it?
Read more09.11.2022
Why the Transport Visions of Tech Billionaires are a Dead End
Elon Musk and other super-rich “visionaries” are seeking to revolutionise transport – but ordinary people are getting left behind.
Read more29.03.2022
A New Dawn for Hungary?
With much at stake, an unprecedented coalition is seeking to finally oust Hungary’s strongman at the upcoming national elections.
Read more13.01.2022
Why the EU Needs to Rethink its Approach to Technology
The EU is often playing catchup with the rapidly evolving world of tech, ignoring its grave geopolitical implications.
Read more28.12.2021
The Denial Business: Exposing the Far Right’s Love Affair with Fossil Fuels
A ground-breaking new book demonstrates how far-right forces have constructed a worldview that refutes proven facts and logic.
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