{"title": "Strategische Desinformation", "start": "2026-10-28T19:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Universität Zürich", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": "35.00", "price_to": "35.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/media/disinformation"], "description": "A talk titled \"Strategische Desinformation\" takes place at the University of Zurich. It looks at how states try to influence us and what role the media play. Using examples, it shows how influence operations work and why they rely on more than deepfakes or false information. The role of the media is also examined, as they sometimes become a tool of foreign actors themselves.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/strategische-desinformation-59570/", "official_url": "https://vhszh.ch/kursangebot/detail/strategische-desinformation/26W-0340-02/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/fed15ef61252321998e591320d38d16b36a1610209faa9205657c9602c735fff-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-10-28T19:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Universität Zürich", "address": "", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Die Macht der Algorithmen", "start": "2026-11-04T19:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Universität Zürich", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/media/social-media", "science/computer-science"], "description": "A talk at the University of Zurich entitled «Die Macht der Algorithmen» looks at how recommendation algorithms influence us. It is organised through the Volkshochschule Zürich, as indicated by the course link given. Using an SRF experiment, it shows how the algorithms of platforms such as TikTok, Instagram and YouTube operate as inscrutable black boxes that shape opinions, amplify emotions and can pull people into radical online worlds within minutes. The talk also explains how platforms monetise attention and what can be done about it.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/die-macht-der-algorithmen-73755/", "official_url": "https://vhszh.ch/kursangebot/detail/die-macht-der-algorithmen/26W-0340-03/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/61e449cfd0b231524e1a64943d88ee29bc587a91036d24bec79b9c12f6794f4c-600.webp"}, {"title": "CHESS lecture \"Digitale Souveränität im Hochschulumfeld: Vom Schlagwort zur Schweizer Handlungsfähigkeit\"", "start": "2026-11-05T17:15:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-05T19:00:00+01:00", "place": "Restaurant UniTurm", "address": "Rämistrasse 71", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/politics/digital-policy", "science/science-policy"], "description": "A public talk in the CHESS lecture series on digital sovereignty in the university environment. The series is run by CHESS, the Center for Higher Education and Science Studies at the University of Zurich. Prof. Dr. Matthias Stürmer examines the concept of digital sovereignty, which ranks high on the economic, societal and political agenda after decades of dependence on US technology corporations, looking at its impact on universities and scientific practice. Legal and political effects of current national and international events as well as possible approaches and solutions are also discussed.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/chess-lecture-digitale-souveranitat-im-hochschulumfeld-vom-s-33339/", "official_url": "https://www.chess.uzh.ch/de/veranstalten.html", "image": "https://noky.io/images/e0550a450be368a3c51c62735fc43754eea9a78393bb77e3fed06b67ff4484a0-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Worte als Waffen – Hassrede im Zeitalter des Populismus", "start": "2026-11-05T18:15:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Universität Zürich Zentrum, Hörsaal F 180, Karl-Schmid-Strasse 4, 8006 Zürich", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/linguistics", "society/politics"], "description": "A talk on hate speech in the age of populism. It is part of the lecture series «Die Sprache der Macht. Die Macht der Sprache» by the UZH Interdisciplinary Commission and is given by Prof. Dr. Karsten Donnay of the Department of Political Science at UZH. The series examines the relationship between language and power from several scholarly perspectives and aims to foster a critical approach to language as a societal force.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/worte-als-waffen-hassrede-im-zeitalter-des-populismus-78489/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b934b4b5b034428de5d8804e616e483ce1b693157fef82b37d8e1b291c3af761-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Religion, Macht und Social Media: Wie christliche Nationalisten und die Tech-Elite die Demokratie gefährden", "start": "2026-11-11T19:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-11T21:00:00+01:00", "place": "Rämistrasse 59, RAA G-01, Kleine Aula", "address": "", "price": "Eintritt frei", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/democracy", "religion"], "description": "A public talk followed by a discussion at the University of Zurich, organised by the UFSP Digital Religion(s). Journalist Annika Brockschmidt examines the alliance between tech elites from Silicon Valley and radical Christian nationalists of the MAGA coalition, who together threaten pluralist democracy. She also shows how social media serve the religious right as recruiting tools to persuade young women to work against their own rights. Afterwards, Roland Meyer and Kathrin Trattner join a discussion moderated by Elia Blülle (Die Republik); entry is free and no registration is needed.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/religion-macht-und-social-media-wie-christliche-nationaliste-33361/", "official_url": "https://www.digitalreligions.uzh.ch/de/news/news/261111_event-brockschmidt.html", "image": "https://noky.io/images/41371b0ecce4b37d102d75a0e121cbe66885a1a65a35f423e6eba7d55b09e455-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Towards an All-in-One Media Forensics Tool", "start": "2026-11-12T16:30:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-12T19:00:00+01:00", "place": "Rämistr. 69, 8001 Zürich", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/ai"], "description": "\"Towards an All-in-One Media Forensics Tool\" is a keynote on the future of media forensics. It is hosted by the DSI Community Cybersecurity of the University of Zurich and delivered by Matthew Wright, Professor of Cybersecurity at the Rochester Institute of Technology. It explores how intelligence analysts, journalists and forensics experts are challenged by Generative AI and what tools they need – studies with 30 US analysts and 24 US and 11 Bangladeshi journalists point to the need for an all-in-one media forensics tool with explainable deepfake detection. An aperitif and a chance to network follow the talk.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/towards-an-all-in-one-media-forensics-tool-78494/", "official_url": "https://cybersecurity.dsi.uzh.ch/news/dsi-fellow-matthew-wright/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/1c74d0c1ca5507eee11949cd6b6561211be8ae82e725fabb8cc71015bdc6180c-600.webp"}]}