Kiran Kappeler

Glad to be among this line-up of fantastic abstracts by the @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social from their Weizenbaum Conference earlier this year! Together with @mvreiss.bsky.social and @judith-moeller.bsky.social I am looking into how one can measure GenAI skills in quantitative surveys 👇

Check out our freshest publication on how everyday moments become triggers of a sense of dataveillance written by @ce-matt.bsky.social, Noemi Festic, @danijaradent.bsky.social, Michael Latzer and me. It is available open access here 👇https://doi.org/10.1177/27523543251370597

I feel very honored to have received this year's SACM Dissertation Award by the @sgkm.bsky.social!

Congratulations!
This year’s #SACM Dissertation Award goes to Kiran Kappeler (Universität Zürich | University of Zurich). A well-deserved recognition – bravo! 👏 #SGKM2025

Thank you, Thomas! :)

Happy to share that I just started a postdoc position at the University of Copenhagen! 🇩🇰 After such a great time in Zurich, I want to thank all my former colleagues at the @ikmz.bsky.social and the @ikmzmediachange.bsky.social! Now, I am looking forward to embarking on new research adventures!

In meiner Mastervorlesung am @ikmz.bsky.social zum Thema "Privacy in a Digital Society" haben ich mit meinen Studierenden auch über "peer" und "intimate surveillance" gesprochen. Diese kürzlich in der @republik.ch erschienene Artikelserie zeigt auf, dass dies auch in der Schweiz ein Thema ist 👇

YouTube video by Cogitatio Press Measuring digital skills for everyday life

You can view the podcast on YouTube youtu.be/ID6gNikCexA?... or listen to it on Spotify!

Check out the full open access thematic issue on practices of digital in- and exclusion in everday life!

... that 2) digital skills are associated with socioeconomic background, cyber-optimistic attitudes, usage time, use of social media, health trackers, voice assistants, ChatGPT, and feeling included in the information society.

The findings show that 1) measuring digital skills through self-reports compares to measuring them through evaluation-based measures and ...

A Longitudinal Perspective on Digital Skills for Everyday Life: Measurement and Empirical Evidence | Article | Media and Communication Kiran Kappeler

This is the paper I recently talked about in the podcast by @cogitatiomac.bsky.social: it empirically looks at longitudinal data on digital skills in Switzerland
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Hello everyone! 👋🏼 Let’s find out how things work out here!

Our division has just published a report on how Swiss internet users use AI tools - check it out below 👇

I got the chance to talk to MaC cogitatio about my article "A Longitudinal Perspective on Digital Skills for Everyday Life: Measurement and Empirical Evidence“ Link to video and open access article below 👇
www.cogitatiopress.com/wp/lta/measu...

Die Forschung boomt, doch immer weniger schauen hin Ein Plädoyer für den Wissenschafts­journalismus.

Lesenswert 👇 in der @republik.ch schreiben @eis.bsky.social und Theres Lüthi über die Krise des Wissenschaftjournalismus und zeigen, warum dieser für die Vermittlung von Forschungsergebnissen an die Öffentlichkeit essenziell ist www.republik.ch/2024/06/04/d...

Der neue # DIGITAL BAROMETER ist da! 📱🧑‍💻🌡️

Mit vielen spannenden Einblicken und zudem tollen Auswertungen zu künstlicher Intelligenz im Arbeitsmarkt und Bewusstsein für Digital Balance!

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We found that people were critical of data being collected and stored 💾, analyzed 📊, and sold💰. These were important reasons for resistance. People who engaged in digital resistance felt empowered 💪

In this article, we looked at manifestations, motives and consequences of digital resistance, i.e., the intentional non-use of digital technologies and services. 🔍 We analyzed qualitative interview data with Swiss internet users.

Why do people resist digital media? ❌📱 We explored this question in our latest article, which I am happy to share here👇 open access medialnistudia.fsv.cuni.cz/en/

Jemand lädt Sie ein, die Republik mit einem Abo zu unterstützen. Bis zum 31. März 2024 ab CHF 120 für ein Jahr.

Auf der Suche nach gut fundierter, unabhängiger Berichterstattung zu relevanten Gesellschaftsthemen? Die @republik.ch ordnet laufende Diskussionen ein 🔍und bietet im Dialog Raum für einen konstruktiven Austausch 🗨️. Jetzt Verleger:in werden: republik.ch/jetzt/157M-V...

Der Bund überwacht uns alle Ob Chats, Mails oder Suchanfragen – die Behörden lesen immer mit. Die Serie zum Schweizer Überwachungsstaat, Teil 1.

Der Nachrichtendienst überwacht per Kabelaufklärung Chats, E-Mails und Suchanfragen jeder einzelnen Person in der Schweiz. Das ist das Fazit einer Recherche von Tech-Reporterin @adfichter.bsky.social.

Die Serie zum Schweizer Überwachungsstaat, Folge 1: www.republik.ch/2024/01/09/d...

definitely!

We didn't specify this for this question. However, in a different question we saw that people are more concerned that private corporations violate their privacy than other individuals or governmental actors.

graph showing numbers on internet use

We found increasing #chillingeffects among Swiss #internet users: A majority limits what they say and do online because they feel watched or listened to. #dataveillance #WIP2023 #uzh #ikmz

graph depicting figures on use of AI services

Our #WIP2023 survey findings show that 8 out of 10 Swiss internet users know #ChatGPT or similar services. Half of these people have already used them themselves. AI is quickly becoming a part of everyday life in Switzerland. #uzh #ikmz

graph with internet use numbers

Our recent #survey results on #internet use show: the covid-19 pandemic has made a lasting change on everyday life in Switzerland. On average, we spend 5.6h per day online - every third person has the feeling that they're using the internet too much #uzh #ikmz

graph with figures on internetoptimism

In November, we published our #WIP2023 reports on #internet use in Switzerland that show: the Swiss are optimistic about the internet #uzh #ikmz