Zeppelin Universität gemeinnützige GmbH

Whistle meets the algorithm: the impact of AI-integrated VAR on satisfaction, fairness, and trust in soccer officiating

Purpose The study examines whether exposure to AI-integrated Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology changes fans' perceptions of the VAR officiating system across the dimensions of procedural fairness, trust, and satisfaction. Moving beyond prior scholarship that largely explor...

The Echo-Chamber Trap: Symbolic Self-Completion and the Stagnation of Digital Activism

Social movements increasingly rely on digital platforms to mobilize support, raise awareness, and coordinate collective action. At the same time, however, the rise of online activism has intensified concerns regarding “slacktivism”, namely forms of symbolic and low-effort engagem...