German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) (14 February 2026). 'The New Public Square Is a Screen: Rethinking Democracy in the Digital Sphere'
https://www.youtube.com/embed/_cQBS_2e6Dc
Transcript: "From Ukraine to Iran, from Africa to America, the screen has become the public square. Campaigns run on TikTok. Narratives travel instantly across countries. Politicians and human rights activists are competing against algorithms. But the same space also produces deep-fakes, coordinated disinformation, algorithmic suppression, and something even more subtle. The quiet reshaping of what people believe to be true. So today, we are not asking whether technology is good or bad for democracy. That question is too simple. We are asking something harder. What are the limits of a democracy that lives on privately owned platforms? Who controls the infrastructure of political ways? And how can we counteract the misuse of the public platforms?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cQBS_2e6Dc&t=1114s Bibliography: 'The New Public Square is a screen: Rethinking democracy in the digital sphere'. (2026n). Amerikahaus.De. https://www.amerikahaus.de/ausstellungen-und-veranstaltungen/2026-02-14-msc-the-new-public-square-is-a-screen-rethinking-democracy-in-the-digital-sphere
