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LK Seiling

Associate Researcher, Weizenbaum Institute

LK Seiling received their psychology bachelor from the University of Mannheim. They continued their studies through the masters programs Cognitive Systems at the University of Potsdam and Human Factors at the Technical University of Berlin. In 2020, LK started working at the Weizenbaum Institute, where from 2020 to 2022 they co-led the Privacy Icons Project of the research group “Frameworks for Data Markets”, and from September 2022 to May 2024 worked for the research group “Digital News Dynamics” on a framework for the collection of behavioural data on simulated newsfeeds. Since May 2024, LK Seiling is responsible for the coordination of the #DSA40 Data Access Collaboratory, a joint project by the European New School of Digital Studies (ENS) and the Weizenbaum Institute. LK’s research interests include research engineering and data access as well as technologically mediated risks for individuals, society, and science.

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Better Access: Data for the Common Good

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Better Access: Data for the Common Good

Online platforms shape what we know, how we connect, and who gets heard. As critical conversations unfold publicly on digital platforms, the ability to study them at scale has steadily diminished. KGI’s latest report authored by a distinguished group of leaders from research, civil society, and journalism offers a roadmap for expanding access to high-influence public platform data – the narrow slice of public platform data that has the greatest impact on civic life due to its reach, source, or role in shaping what people see online.

Alex Abdo, Angie Drobnic Holan, Brandon Silverman, Cameron Hickey, Daniel Arnaudo, Jeremy Merrill, Jo Lukito, Justin Hendrix, Kaitlyn Dowling, Laura Edelson, Leticia Bode, LK Seiling, Mark Scott, Nadine Farid Johnson, Naomi Shiffman, Nathaniel Persily, Peter Chapman, Rachelle Faust, Rebekah Tromble, Tiago Ventura

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