Wie viel Internet verträgt unsere Demokratie? Sind es “die Sozialen Medien” oder “die Digitalisierung”, die unsere Demokratie in Gefahr bringt? Einfache Antworten gibt es nicht – Prozesse der Meinungsbildung sind zu komplex. An Lösungsvorschlägen mangelt es dabei nicht. Doch können wir damit die Temperatur in heißen Diskussionsräumen wieder senken, Debatten versachlichen? In der Januar-Ausgabe des Digitalen Salons diskutieren wir über den Wandel unseres Gesprächsklimas, was Soziale Medien damit zu tun haben könnten, und wie wir uns vor dem Kipppunkt demokratischer Meinungsbildung bewahren können.
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