Research ethics of social media research
Dept. of Medical Ethics and History of Medicine, Seminar room & library, Humboldtallee 36
This interdisciplinary workshop brought together researchers to discuss current issues and future tasks concerning the ethics of social-media research across sociology, ethics, data science, neuroscience, political science, and legal studies.
Organizers
Srushhti Trivedi and Silke Schicktanz
Venue
Dept. of Medical Ethics and History of Medicine, Seminar room & library, Humboldtallee 36
Date
Friday, Nov 14, 2025
Programme
- 10:30–11:00 Welcome coffee
- 11:00–11:30 Official begin and short introduction round: experiences, needs, and open issues for planned research
- 11:30–12:00 Input: Greta Jasser, Political Science and social network research, Univ. Göttingen
- 12:00–12:30 Input: Hella von Unger, Research ethics in social sciences and social media, LMU München
- 12:30–13:00 Lunch
- 13:00–13:30 Input: Zsolt G. Balogh (online), Law, data protection and legal technologies, Corvinus Univ. of Budapest
- 13:30–15:00 Breakout sessions
- 15:00–16:00 Summary of breakout sessions, to-dos, and future plans