Disruption Network Lab

About Disruption Network Lab

Examining the intersection of politics, technology, and society, Disruption Network Lab exposes the misconduct and wrongdoing of the powerful. Disruption Network Lab is an ongoing platform of events and research focused on the intersection of politics, technology and society. We are a Berlin-based nonprofit organisation in Germany (Disruption Network Lab e. V.) that has since 2014 organised participatory, interdisciplinary, international events at the intersection of human rights and technology with the objective of strengthening freedom of speech, and exposing the misconduct and wrongdoing of the powerful. We develop work that advocates for the globally marginalised. Disruption Network Lab (http://www.disruptionlab.org/#teaser) organises inter-disciplinary conferences at the interface of scholarship and politics and local meetups throughout the year in Berlin. Produced by Voice Republic For more podcasts visit http://voicerepublic.com

Publisher

Disruption Network Lab

Category

news · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

12 Sept 2015

Latest episode

19 Dec 2025

Latest episodes

51 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   19 Dec 2025

   Techno-Policing & Civic Control - with Sonja Peteranderl and Matthias Monroy

   Upcoming Conference: 'Exposing Crimes is not a Crime: The Real-World Consequences of WikiLeaks', March 19–22 2025, Berlin - follow us for tickets and news! This episode: Techno-Policing & Civic Control With: Sonja Peteranderl (Investigative Journalist, Founder of BuzzingCities Lab, DE) and Matthias Monroy (Journalist, Activist, Expert on Civil Rights, Policing, and Security Technologies, DE). This podcast was recorded at nGbK, October 16 2025. You can download Matthias's slides, and find links to research by Sonja on the event page. Support the Disruption Network Lab by donating or becoming a member! (https://www.disruptionlab.org/donate) Sonja Peteranderl is an investigative journalist and the founder of BuzzingCities Lab – a think tank focusing on violence, crime and the impact of technology – and The School of Conflict & Peace. She covers organized crime, violence, relationship & digital violence, security/policing and tech trends, from predictive policing to criminal innovation for SWR Vollbild, SPIEGEL, Zeit or AlgorithmWatch. She teaches at the Hamburg Media School and is a mediator (International Peace Mediation). Matthias Monroy is a journalist, activist, and expert on civil rights, policing, and security technologies in Europe. He works as editor for the civil rights journal Bürgerrechte & Polizei/CILIP and for nd.DerTag. His data-driven research and critical reporting published also in left-wing media relates to police practices, digital surveillance and European security policy.

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   23 Apr 2025

   Illiberal Realities: Understanding Propaganda and the Orbanisation of Europe

   Upcoming Conference: Shadows of Illiberalism, June 13–15 2025, Berlin This episode: Illiberal Realities: Understanding Propaganda and the Orbanisation of Europe With: Péter Adamik and Sára Szedlár (Freie Ungarische Botschaft, HU/DE). Two activists from the Berlin-based Hungarian expat organisation Freie Ungarische Botschaft (Free Hungarian Embassy) will give an overview of how Viktor Orbán's government has built its machinery of power. Read more about the talk (https://www.disruptionlab.org/event/illiberal-realities) Support the Disruption Network Lab (https://www.disruptionlab.org/donate) by donating or becoming a member!

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   19 Nov 2024

   Marwa Fatafta on AI & Warfare in Gaza

   How can we ensure the dystopian tech-enabled violence we are witnessing in Gaza is neither normalized nor harnessed in future armed conflicts? Marwa Fatafta discusses the technologies used by Israel in Gaza and the role of tech companies. Marwa leads Access Now’s policy and advocacy work on digital rights in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Read more at https://dnlb.org/perfectstorm Organised in collaboration with Untold Stories / Untold Mag: https://www.untoldstories.media Don't miss our conference Investigating the Kill Cloud: Information Warfare, Autonomous Weapons & AI, Nov 29–Dec 1 in Berlin: https://www.disruptionlab.org/investigating-the-kill-cloud See you there!

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