Civic Social Media project presented at re:publica 2025 panel discussion
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Esther Hammelburg and Martijn de Waal will be representing the Civic Social Media project at re:publica 2025, taking place from May 26-28 in Berlin. They’ll be joining a panel discussion with the Rathenau Instituut and PublicSpaces titled: “Directions for civic social media: designing and managing trusted online community spaces”
Recent developments at Facebook and X have shown the need for ‘civic social media’ platforms. These are thriving and trusted digital meeting spaces, that allow communities to safely meet-up, without economic exploitation or the fear of harassment. What does it take to design & manage such sites? In this panel, AUAS – Civic Interaction Design Research Group, Rathenau Instituut and PublicSpaces share their experiences, challenges, and visions on this topic.