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. Theyโll be joining a panel discussion with the Rathenau Instituut and PublicSpaces titled: โ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ: ๐๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ง๐ฟ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ข๐ป๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐โ
๐ May 26โ28 | ๐ Berlin
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.