Labelling and rating are not new phenomena and have been used throughout different disciplines. Relating to the protection of minors, this has resulted in different classification systems for audiovisual products…
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During the ‘For Your Eyes Only’ conference on the 29th and the 30th of November in Brussels, many possible strategies to cope with privacy and security needs in online social…
On the 29th and 30th of November 2012, the Flemish IWT research projects SPION and EMSOC organized the “For Your Eyes Only”-conference. Since the rise of online social networks, privacy…
Based on an analysis of risk factors for social and digital exclusion, on a state- ‐of- ‐the- ‐art overview of existing IT- ‐based inclusion initiatives and on expert interviews, a…
In this research report, a model of determinants for inclusion strategies for vulnerable groups based …
This paper presents the valorisation approach used within the EMSOC research project to disseminate and build upon the research findings amongst respectively together with relevant societal stakeholders. The EMSOC project aims at investigating the extent to which users are empowered or disempowered within a social media culture.
The purpose of this legal report of IBBT-ICRI KU Leuven is to provide an overview of the current regulatory framework with regards to media pluralism and minors. The first section focusses…
This article summarises the results of the EMSOC deliverable: ‘Mapping and in-depth analysis of corporate profiling techniques’ from IBBT-SMIT of Vrije Universiteit Brussel. It describes how Facebook, LinkedIn, Netlog, StumbleUpon and…
Social media evoke mixed feelings: some people praise the potential of new media, while others fear the current or pending crisis. The research group Culture & Education from the Ghent…
Social media have become increasingly popular because of the combination of both technological developments and social change. However, there are manifest differences in the ways people use social media as…
