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• Just, N. (2026). Beyond price and money: From early insights to contemporary theorizing of non-price competition and non-monetary exchange in Internet markets Telecommunications Policy, 50, 103167. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.telpol.2026.103167
• Groesch, S., Birrer, A., Just, N., & Saurwein, F. (2026). Big data, small answers: How the DSA Transparency Database falls short of its regulatory objectives Telecommunications Policy, 50, 103088. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.telpol.2025.103088
• Saurwein, F., Birrer, A., Groesch, S., & Just, N. (2025). Beyond Removal: Visibility Reduction in Content Moderation TechREG Chronicle, 35–41. https://www.pymnts.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/TechREG-Chronicle-Digital-Platform-Governance-APRIL-2025.pdf
• Just, N., Birrer, A., & He, D. (2024). Media power and ownership concentration In M. Puppis, R. Mansell, & H. Van den Bulck (Eds.), Handbook of Media and Communication Governance (pp. 458–471). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800887206.00046
• Birrer, A., & Just, N. (2024). What we know and don’t know about deepfakes: An investigation into the state of the research and regulatory landscape New Media & Society, 27, 6819–6838. https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448241253138
• Just, N., & Saurwein, F. (2024). Enhancing Social-Media Regulation through Transparency? Examining the New Transparency Regime in the EU TechREG Chronicle, 2024, online. https://www.pymnts.com/cpi_posts/enhancing-social-media-regulation-through-transparency-examining-the-new-transparency-regime-in-the-eu/
• Birrer, A., & Just, N. (2024). Navigating compliance: gatekeepers’ reporting under the Digital Markets Act Intermedia, 52, online. https://perma.cc/5W4Z-5P3T
• Just, N., Birrer, A., & He, D. (2023). Concentration and control in times of platformisation Intermedia, 51, 22–25. https://www.iicom.org/intermedia/vol-51-issue-2/
• Birrer, A., He, D., & Just, N. (2023). The state is watching you—A cross-national comparison of data retention in Europe Telecommunications Policy, 47, 102542. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.telpol.2023.102542
• Giordano, S., Menczer, F., Just, N., Saurwein, F., Bryden, J., & Luceri, L. (2023). Using Science To Guide Social Media Regulation https://techpolicy.press/using-science-to-guide-social-media-regulation/
• Ewoldsen, D. R., Just, N., Lee, C. C., & Tenenboim-Weinblatt, K. (2023). Navigating the seas of inclusivity: a collaborative voyage at the helm of a communication flagship journal Journal of Communication, 73, 533–588. https://doi.org/10.1093/joc/jqad038
• Just, N., & Latzer, M. (2022). Institutionalist Theoretical Approaches for Media Economics In J. Krone & T. Pellegrini (Eds.), Handbook of Media and Communication Economics (pp. 1–18). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-34048-3_4-2
• Just, N. (2022). Kommunikationsplattformen: Entwicklung, Funktionen und Märkte In C. Grabenwarter, M. Holoubek, & B. Leitl-Staudinger (Eds.), Regulierung von Kommunikationsplattformen : Aktuelle Fragen der Umsetzung (No. 22; pp. 1–12). MANZ Verlag.
• Just, N. (2022). The Taming of Internet Platforms – A Look at the European Digital Services Act online. https://www.competitionpolicyinternational.com/the-taming-of-internet-platforms-a-look-at-the-european-digital-services-act/
• Just, N. (2022). Media Concentration: Problem and Regulation In J. Krone & T. Pellegrini (Eds.), Handbook of Media and Communication Economics : A European Perspective (pp. 1–14). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-34048-3_70-2
• Just, N., Birrer, A., & He, D. (2022). Rechtsrahmen und Indikatoren medialer Konzentrations- und Meinungsmachtkontrolle. Executive Summary zum Endbericht. Gutachten im Rahmen des vom Bayerischen Forschungsinstitut für Digitale Transformation (bidt) geförderten Projekts «Messung von Meinungsmacht und Vielfalt im Internet: Pilotprojekt zur publizistischen Konzentrationskontrolle». IKMZ – Institut für Kommunikationswissenschaft und Medienforschung. https://www.ikmz.uzh.ch/dam/jcr:43451d35-fef9-4e4e-920f-5521b314ff3a/Just_Birrer_He_2022_Executive%20Summary_Endbericht_FINAL_02022022.pdf
• Just, N., Birrer, A., & He, D. (2022). Rechtsrahmen und Indikatoren medialer Konzentrations- und Meinungsmachtkontrolle. Endbericht. Gutachten im Rahmen des vom Bayerischen Forschungsinstitut für Digitale Transformation (bidt) geförderten Projekts «Messung von Meinungsmacht und Vielfalt im Internet: Pilotprojekt zur publizistischen Konzentrationskontrolle» Universität Zürich, Institut für Kommunikationswissenschaft und Medienforschung. https://www.ikmz.uzh.ch/dam/jcr:15b8ba38-b752-485d-8b09-ba6fd104e7e2/Just_Birrer_He_2022_Endbericht_FINAL_02022022.pdf
• Ewoldsen, D. R., Just, N., Lee, C. C., & Tenenboim-Weinblatt, K. (2022). From the Desk of the New Journal of Communication Editorial Team ICA Newsletter, 0–0. https://www.icahdq.org/blogpost/1523657/478048/From-the-Desk-of-the-New-Journal-of-Communication-Editorial-Team
• Just, N. (2022). Which Is to Be Master? Competition Law or Regulation in Platform Markets International Journal of Communication, 504–524. https://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/13095/3657
• Büchi, M., Festic, N., Just, N., & Latzer, M. (2021). Digital inequalities in online privacy protection: effects of Age, education, and gender In E. Hargittai (Ed.), Handbook of Digital Inequality (pp. 293–307). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788116572.00029

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• Groesch, S., Birrer, A., Just, N., & Saurwein, F. (2026). Big data, small answers: How the DSA Transparency Database falls short of its regulatory objectives Telecommunications Policy, 50, 103088. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.telpol.2025.103088
• Saurwein, F., Birrer, A., Groesch, S., & Just, N. (2025). Beyond Removal: Visibility Reduction in Content Moderation TechREG Chronicle, 35–41. https://www.pymnts.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/TechREG-Chronicle-Digital-Platform-Governance-APRIL-2025.pdf
• Saurwein, F., Brantner, C., & Möck, L. (2025). Responsibility networks in media discourses on automation: A comparative analysis of social media algorithms and social companions New Media & Society, 27, 1752–1773. https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448231203310
• Saurwein, F., Birrer, A., & He, D. (2024). Industry-level self- and co-regulation in media and communications In M. Puppis, R. Mansell, & H. Van den Bulck (Eds.), Handbook of Media and Communication Governance (pp. 245–259). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800887206.00029
• Just, N., & Saurwein, F. (2024). Enhancing Social-Media Regulation through Transparency? Examining the New Transparency Regime in the EU TechREG Chronicle, 2024, online. https://www.pymnts.com/cpi_posts/enhancing-social-media-regulation-through-transparency-examining-the-new-transparency-regime-in-the-eu/
• Litschka, M., Saurwein, F., & Pellegrini, T. (2024). Digitale Plattformen und offene Daten: Theoretische Ideale vs. praktische Kontextbedingungen In M. Litschka, C. Paganini, & L. Rademacher (Eds.), Digitalisierte Massenkommunikation und Verantwortung : Politik, Ökonomik und Ethik von Plattformen (No. 22; pp. 101–120). Nomos.
• Saurwein, F., Eberwein, T., & Karmasin, M. (2024). Ethik in Echtzeit: Herausforderungen für die Terrorberichterstattung unter digitalen Vorzeichen am Beispiel von #wienterror In M. A. Prinzing, J. Seethaler, M. Eisenegger, & P. Ettinger (Eds.), Regulierung, Governance und Medienethik in der digitalen Gesellschaft (pp. 289–307). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-42478-7_15
• Saurwein, F. (2024). Automatisierung, Algorithmen, Accountability: Von der Macht der Algorithmen zur Attribution von Verantwortung im Mediendiskurs In S. Diehl, T. Eberwein, L. Krainer, & F. Weder (Eds.), Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaft der Zukunft (pp. 275–295). Springer VS. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-45040-3_14
• Litschka, M., Saurwein, F., & Pellegrini, T. (2024). Open Data Governance und digitale Plattformen Springer VS. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-45495-1
• Giordano, S., Menczer, F., Just, N., Saurwein, F., Bryden, J., & Luceri, L. (2023). Using Science To Guide Social Media Regulation https://techpolicy.press/using-science-to-guide-social-media-regulation/
• Saurwein, F. (2022). Regulierung von Internet-Inhalten: Ombudsstellen als Governance-Option an der Schnittstelle von Recht und Ethik In G. Marci-Boehncke, M. Rath, & M. Delere (Eds.), Medien – Demokratie – Bildung : Normative Vermittlungsprozesse und Diversität in mediatisierten Gesellschaften (pp. 47–63). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-36446-5_5
• Saurwein, F. (2022). Algorithms on the Internet: Factor of Media Change and Challenge for Change Management In M. Karmasin, S. Diehl, & I. Koinig (Eds.), Media and Change Management. Creating a Path for New Content Formats, Business Models, Consumer Roles, and Business Responsibility (pp. 419–442). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-86680-8_23
• Saurwein, F., Spencer-Smith, C., & Krieger-Lamina, J. (2022). Social-Media-Algorithmen als Gefahr für Öffentlichkeit und Demokratie: Anwendungen, Risikoassemblagen und Verantwortungszuschreibungen In A. Bogner, M. Decker, M. Nentwich, & C. Scherz (Eds.), Digitalisierung und die Zukunft der Demokratie. Beiträge aus der Technikfolgenabschätzung (No. 24; pp. 243–256). Nomos. https://doi.org/10.5771/9783748928928-243
• Brantner, C., & Saurwein, F. (2021). Covering Technology Risks and Responsibility: Automation, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, and Algorithms in the Media International Journal of Communication, 15, 5074–5098. https://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/17054
• Saurwein, F., & Spencer-Smith, C. (2021). Automated Trouble: The Role of Algorithmic Selection in Harms on Social Media Platforms Media and Communication, 9, 222–233. https://doi.org/10.17645/mac.v9i4.4062
• Saurwein, F., Just, N., & Latzer, M. (2021). Un cas d’école: réguler les algorithmes In J.-P. Chamoux (Ed.), L’ère du numérique. Vol. 3. Des moeurs et des usages (pp. 45–66). ISTE Editions.
• Saurwein, F., & Spencer-Smith, C. (2020). Combating Disinformation on Social Media: Multilevel Governance and Distributed Accountability in Europe Digital Journalism, 8, 820–841. https://doi.org/10.1080/21670811.2020.1765401
• Saurwein, F., & Spencer-Smith, C. (2020). Regulierung von Internet-Inhalten: Verantwortlichkeit jenseits der Providerhaftung Medien Journal, 43, 40–62. https://doi.org/10.24989/medienjournal.v43i4.1845
• Saurwein, F., Just, N., Latzer, M., & Metreveli, S. (2019). A sceptical citizen’s view of digital democratization: Switzerland in the international context In T. Eberwein & C. Wenzel (Eds.), Changing Media – Changing Democracy? (No. 5; pp. 183–204). Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. https://epub.oeaw.ac.at/8455-3
• Latzer, M., Saurwein, F., & Just, N. (2019). Assessing Policy II: Governance-Choice Method In H. Van den Bulck, M. Puppis, K. Donders, & L. Van Audenhove (Eds.), The Palgrave handbook of methods for media policy research (pp. 557–574). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-16065-4_32

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• Groesch, S., Birrer, A., Just, N., & Saurwein, F. (2026). Big data, small answers: How the DSA Transparency Database falls short of its regulatory objectives Telecommunications Policy, 50, 103088. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.telpol.2025.103088
• Latzer, M., Festic, N., Odermatt, C., & Birrer, A. (2025). Internet diffusion and digital divides in Switzerland 2025: Thematic report 1 of the World Internet Project – Switzerland 2025 Universität Zürich. https://mediachange.ch/media//pdf/publications/B1_Internet_Diffusion_and_Digital_Divides_EN.pdf
• Latzer, M., Festic, N., Odermatt, C., & Birrer, A. (2025). Trust and concerns when using the internet in Switzerland 2025: Thematic report 3 of the World Internet Project – Switzerland 2025 Universität Zürich. https://mediachange.ch/media//pdf/publications/B3_Trust_and_Concerns_When_Using_the_Internet_en.pdf
• Wack, M., Walker, C., Birrer, A., Schiff, K. J., Schiff, D., & Messina, J. (2025, November 17). Scrutinizing the many faces of political deepfakes Tech Policy Press, online. https://www.techpolicy.press/scrutinizing-the-many-faces-of-political-deepfakes/
• Walker, C., Birrer, A., Wack, M., Schiff, K. J., Schiff, D., & Messina, J. (2025). Beyond deception: a functional typology of political deepfakes (No. 5717943). https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5717943
• Latzer, M., Festic, N., Odermatt, C., & Birrer, A. (2025). Nutzung von Internet und generativer KI in der Schweiz 2025: Themenbericht 2 aus dem World Internet Project – Switzerland 2025 (Universität Zürich & IKMZ - Abteilung Medienwandel und Innovation, Eds.). Universität Zürich. https://www.mediachange.ch/media//pdf/publications/Anwendungen_Nutzung_2025.pdf
• Latzer, M., Festic, N., Odermatt, C., & Birrer, A. (2025). Mensch-Technik-Beziehung im Wandel: Konvergierende Technologien und digitale Alltagsreligion in der Schweiz 2025 : Themenbericht 4 aus dem World Internet Project – Switzerland 2025 (Universität Zürich & IKMZ - Abteilung Medienwandel und Innovation, Eds.). Universität Zürich. https://www.mediachange.ch/media//pdf/publications/Mensch_Technik_2025.pdf
• Latzer, M., Festic, N., Odermatt, C., & Birrer, A. (2025). Internetverbreitung und digitale Bruchlinien in der Schweiz 2025 : Themenbericht 1 aus dem World Internet Project – Switzerland 2025 (Universität Zürich & IKMZ - Abteilung Medienwandel und Innovation, Eds.). Universität Zürich. https://www.mediachange.ch/media//pdf/publications/Verbreitung_und_Bruchlinien_2025.pdf
• Latzer, M., Festic, N., Odermatt, C., & Birrer, A. (2025). Vertrauen und Sorgen bei der Internetnutzung in der Schweiz 2025 - Themenbericht 3 aus dem World Internet Project – Switzerland 2025 (Universität Zürich & IKMZ - Abteilung Medienwandel und Innovation, Eds.). Universität Zürich. https://www.mediachange.ch/media//pdf/publications/Vertrauen_Sorgen_2025.pdf
• Saurwein, F., Birrer, A., Groesch, S., & Just, N. (2025). Beyond Removal: Visibility Reduction in Content Moderation TechREG Chronicle, 35–41. https://www.pymnts.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/TechREG-Chronicle-Digital-Platform-Governance-APRIL-2025.pdf
• Latzer, M., Festic, N., Odermatt, C., & Birrer, A. (2025). Use of the Internet and Generative AI in Switzerland 2025: Thematic Report 2 of the World Internet Project – Switzerland 2025 (University of Zurich, Ed.). Universität Zürich. https://mediachange.ch/media//pdf/publications/B2_Use_of_the_Internet_and_Generative_AI_en.pdf
• Latzer, M., Festic, N., Odermatt, C., & Birrer, A. (2025). The Transforming Relationship Between Humans and Technology: Convergent Technologies and Digital Everyday Religion in Switzerland in 2025: Thematic Report 4 of theWorld Internet Project – Switzerland 2025 (University of Zurich, Ed.). Universität Zürich. https://mediachange.ch/media//pdf/publications/B4_The_Transforming_Relationship_Between_Humans_and_Technology_en_1.pdf
• Hofer, M., Birrer, A., Eden, A., & Seifert, A. (2024). Daily TV Use and Meaning in Life Among Older Adults: The Moderating Role of Selective and Compensatory TV Use Mass Communication and Society, 27, 1006–1027. https://doi.org/10.1080/15205436.2022.2135447
• Saurwein, F., Birrer, A., & He, D. (2024). Industry-level self- and co-regulation in media and communications In M. Puppis, R. Mansell, & H. Van den Bulck (Eds.), Handbook of Media and Communication Governance (pp. 245–259). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800887206.00029
• Just, N., Birrer, A., & He, D. (2024). Media power and ownership concentration In M. Puppis, R. Mansell, & H. Van den Bulck (Eds.), Handbook of Media and Communication Governance (pp. 458–471). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800887206.00046
• Birrer, A., & Just, N. (2024). What we know and don’t know about deepfakes: An investigation into the state of the research and regulatory landscape New Media & Society, 27, 6819–6838. https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448241253138
• Birrer, A., & Just, N. (2024). Navigating compliance: gatekeepers’ reporting under the Digital Markets Act Intermedia, 52, online. https://perma.cc/5W4Z-5P3T
• Just, N., Birrer, A., & He, D. (2023). Concentration and control in times of platformisation Intermedia, 51, 22–25. https://www.iicom.org/intermedia/vol-51-issue-2/
• Birrer, A., He, D., & Just, N. (2023). The state is watching you—A cross-national comparison of data retention in Europe Telecommunications Policy, 47, 102542. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.telpol.2023.102542
• Heitz, L., Lischka, J. A., Birrer, A., Paudel, B., Tolmeijer, S., Laugwitz, L., & Bernstein, A. (2022). Benefits of Diverse News Recommendations for Democracy: A User Study Digital Journalism, 10, 1710–1730. https://doi.org/10.1080/21670811.2021.2021804

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• Groesch, S., Birrer, A., Just, N., & Saurwein, F. (2026). Big data, small answers: How the DSA Transparency Database falls short of its regulatory objectives Telecommunications Policy, 50, 103088. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.telpol.2025.103088
• Saurwein, F., Birrer, A., Groesch, S., & Just, N. (2025). Beyond Removal: Visibility Reduction in Content Moderation TechREG Chronicle, 35–41. https://www.pymnts.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/TechREG-Chronicle-Digital-Platform-Governance-APRIL-2025.pdf