Dear colleagues, The programme for the AoIR 2025 Flashpoint Symposium „From Platform Governance to Generative“ is now published, and the registration is open. 3-4 June 2024, Bremen, Germany From Platform Governance to Generative AI: Concepts, Methods, and Data for Studying Tech Governance Info and Programme: https://platform-governance.org/aoir-flashpoint-symposium-2025/ Direct Link to Registration (10-50$): https://members.aoir.org/event-6113333 Plenary speakers will be Tarleton Gillespie, Natali Helberger, Thomas Poell, and Sarah T. Roberts. In addition to the plenary talks, the program includes 9 panels on topics such as Tech Companies & Discoursive Work, Trust and Safety, Misinformation, Generative AI, Alternative Platforms - The Good, the Bad, the Ugly. There will also be more practical workshops on Qualitative LLM Methods and Data Access in the context of the EU Digital Services Act. The Lab Platform Governance, Media, and Technology (PGMT) is looking forward to welcoming you in Bremen! (BTW This is the vibe here in the city, as explained by our students: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDthOZEMI58&t=60s) See you soon, Christian — Prof. Dr. Christian Katzenbach Professor of Media and Communication ZeMKI, University of Bremen | Lab Platform Governance, Media and Technology (PGMT) https://platform-governance.org/team/christian-katzenbach/ Recent Publications: – Special Issue: Automating Communication in the Digital Society, New Media & Society <https://journals.sagepub.com/toc/nmsa/26/9> – Special Issue: Artificial Intelligence Controversies? Big Data & Society  <https://journals.sagepub.com/page/bds/collections/analysingartificialintelligencecontroversies> – Strong and Weak AI Narratives: an Analytical Framework. AI & Society <https://doi.org/10.1007/s00146-024-02087-8> – Imperfect Automation and the Human Fix, Human-Machine Communication <https://stars.library.ucf.edu/hmc/vol7/iss1/2/> – Imaginaries of AI, Critical AI Studies <https://www.elgaronline.com/edcollchap/book/9781803928562/book-part-9781803928562-24.xml>