1st Annual Digital Publics Conference
29. October 2026
We want to thank all participants, presenters, and chairs for making this first edition a success, and we look forward to welcoming you back to Zurich next year!
The 1st Digital Publics Conference took place from October 21–23 at the Digital Society Initiative (DSI) in Zurich.
The three-day program brought together researchers from around the world to discuss pressing themes at the intersection of technology and society, featuring panels on:
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Platform Governance & Content Moderation
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AI Systems, Political Bias, & Literacy
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Online Political Behavior & Influence
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Digital Authoritarianism & Information Integrity
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Conversational AI & Democratic Participation
A highlight of the event was the keynote address by Chris Bail (Duke University) on “Bridging Divides with Generative AI: A Field Experiment with NextDoor.”
We want to thank all participants, presenters, and chairs for making this first edition a success, and we look forward to welcoming you back to Zurich next year!