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Between Filter Bubbles and Fascination: How Digital Media Shape Growing Up

On May 9, Josephine B. Schmitt will present current research findings on media usage, audiovisual habits, and immersive technologies in social networks at the 2025 BJF Annual Conference.

28. April 2025

Digital media are an integral part of the lives of young people today – they offer inspiration, exchange, and creative expression, but also raise new questions: How do algorithms, filter bubbles, and immersive content influence the development of adolescents? Where are the opportunities, and where are the risks?

In her talk, Josephine B. Schmitt provides insights into current research findings on media usage, audiovisual habits, and immersive technologies in social networks. She examines how digital media shape growing up and the societal challenges and potentials that arise from them.

When: May 9, 2025, 7:15 PM
Where: Annual Conference of the Federal Association of Youth and Film, Wiesbaden
To the BJF Annual Conference website