Since December 2025, young people under the age of 16 in Australia have been prohibited from using platforms such as Instagram, TikTok, or Snapchat. Similar calls for restrictions are growing louder in Germany. However, researchers from the Bavarian Research Institute for Digital Transformation (bidt), the Center for Advanced Internet Studies (CAIS), and the Weizenbaum Institute caution against hasty political measures without robust evidence.
An international study published in the journal Nature shows that different, methodologically justified analyses of the same dataset can lead to different results. The study highlights why transparency regarding methodological decisions is an important part of empirical research. The project involved 457 researchers, including members of the Center for Advanced Internet Studies (CAIS) and the University of Duisburg-Essen.
The Center for Advanced Internet Studies (CAIS) took part in today’s exchange between Federal Minister Dorothee Bär and the Network of Institutes for Digitalization Research (NIfD) at the Weizenbaum Institute.
The Center for Advanced Internet Studies (CAIS) participated in today’s exchange between Federal Minister Dr. Karsten Wildberger and the network of Institutes for Digitalization Research (NIfD) at the Weizenbaum Institute. As a network member, CAIS is committed to interdisciplinary research on the societal impacts of digitalization and bringing scientific perspectives into public dialogue.
An open atmosphere and lively exchange, an innovative (thinking) workshop for creative solutions: The Center for Advanced Internet Studies (CAIS) invites participants to its first international conference “Creating Spaces for Digital Futures” at the Makerspace of Ruhr University Bochum. North Rhine-Westphalia’s Minister of Culture and Science, Ina Brandes, will take part in a panel discussion on the freedom of science.
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