Hypestudies visits Tech Policy Press! Article: Expanding Hype Literacy to Protect Democracy.

Andreu Belsunces and Jascha Bareis from the Hype Studie Group published an article with Tech Policy Press about the perils of hype for democracy.

https://www.techpolicy.press/expanding-hype-literacy-to-protect-democracy/

They argue that to resist hype and the ways in which it rewards the powerful and abets authoritarianism, we must recognize hype not just as an economic or a technological phenomenon - but a political one.

We cannot wait till the conference in Barcelona 10-12th September to discuss with us how to create hype literacy! Stay tuned for the final program!

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