BERLIN — Martin Selmayr was on a mission. The European Parliament election was still nine months off, but across the Continent populist forces were already roiling the political debate. Selmayr, who ...

According to 84% of people in Germany, misinformation that is deliberately spread online is a big or even a very big threat to German society. Moreover, 81% believe that disinformation jeopardizes ...

Democracy is on the defensive. This is shown by the Bertelsmann Stiftung’s Transformation Index 2026 (BTI). The BTI was first surveyed twenty years ago, when democracies were still in the majority.

Gütersloh (ots) - Democracy is on the defensive. This is shown by the Bertelsmann Stiftung's Transformation Index 2026 (BTI). The BTI was first surveyed twenty years ago, when democracies were still ...

Most people these days look online for answers to questions on health. However, many have doubts on the integrity and quality of the information provided by social media platforms and AI chatbots. The ...

The Bertelsmann Stiftung’s Transformation Index (BTI) is the result of the collaboration of nearly 300 country and regional experts from leading universities and think tanks worldwide. It analyzes and ...

The Bertelsmann Stiftung's new transformation index says that the world is becoming increasingly autocratic and existing autocracies are becoming more entrenched. One of the few counter-examples: ...

Sales from the world's biggest chocolate-maker Barry Callebaut rose slightly in the three months to the end of November, as the company managed to pass on some of the impact of a surge in cocoa prices ...

The Bertelsmann Stiftung’s Transformation Index (BTI) analyses and evaluates whether and how developing countries and countries in transition are steering social change toward democracy and a market ...

Today’s communications platforms and the algorithms that power them have led to a radical change in how public discourse is conducted and public opinion formed.