Author: Liisa Niemi

Our research team is currently searching for examples of media organizations that have tried to break free from platforms such as Facebook and Twitter.

We have already found some cases, but now we need your help. Do you know an organization that has decided to abandon social media completely, pause their activities on platforms or maybe quit advertising on some social media channels?

If you have any cases in mind, please fill out this short questionnaire. Filling out the form will take less than five minutes. Continue reading “Help us find examples of deplatformisation”

The online kick-off of our research project was held on February 17th 2021. We have now published the recordings and a summary of the discussions concerning what it requires of news media and advertisers to reduce their dependency of Silicon Valley tech giants.

The speakers in the event were:

• Professor Lucy Küng
• Petra Wikström, Director of Public Policy at Schibsted
• Alexander Fanta, a Brussels-based journalist at Netzpolitik.org
• Kasper Lindskow, Head of Research and Innovation at Ekstra Bladet
• Riikka-Maria Lemminki, Managing Director at Marketing Finland and
• Miapetra Kumpula-Natri, Member of the European Parliament

Continue reading “Missed our online kick-off? Recordings now available”