Digital media and social inequality : a primer in the context of Swiss digital society

Abstract

Digital media innovations are used differently by people from different social groups and have varying consequences. Research has not found that these divides are narrowing. On the contrary, individuals who are socially better positioned appear to benefit more from digital media transformation. At the societal level, there is a need for a transparent negotiation of the values underlying the digital media infrastructure – values that can guide democratic governance. Digitale Medieninnovationen werden von Menschen entlang sozialer Bruchlinien unterschiedlich genutzt und haben unterschiedliche Folgen. Die Forschung deutet nicht darauf hin, dass sich diese Klüfte verringern. Vielmehr scheinen sozial besser positionierte Menschen mehr von digitalen Medientransformation zu profitieren. Auf gesellschaftlicher Ebene braucht es eine transparente Aushandlung der Werte, die der digitalen Medieninfrastruktur zugrunde liegen, und die die demokratische Steuerung anleiten können

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