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Auschwitz museum slams TikTok Holocaust trend

Video creators on TikTok use make-up and costumes to make themselves look like holocaust victims.

History08/27/2020August 27, 2020

Testing photo editing apps: "AirBrush"

DW Digital tests the most popular apps. This week: "AirBrush".

Culture08/20/2020August 20, 2020

Testing photo editing apps: "Filterloop"

DW Digital tests the most popular apps. This week: "Filterloop".

Culture08/13/2020August 13, 2020

Testing photo editing apps: "Colorburn"

DW Digital tests the most popular apps. This week: "Colorburn".

Culture08/13/2020August 13, 2020

Fun facts about Book Lovers Day

Every year on August 9, bibliophiles celebrate Book Lovers Day. Who are these bookworms, and what do they collect?

Culture08/09/2020August 9, 2020

Testing photo editing apps: "Hypocam"

DW Digital tests the most popular apps. This week: "Hypocam".

Culture08/05/2020August 5, 2020

TikTok and museums: Can they jibe?

TikTok is growing in popularity worldwide, with famous museums getting on the channel bandwagon.

Arts08/04/2020August 4, 2020

Testing photo editing apps: "VSCO"

DW Digital tests the most popular apps. This week: "VSCO".

Culture07/30/2020July 30, 2020

Testing photo editing apps: "Photofox: Digital Art"

DW Digital tests the most popular apps. This week: "Photofox: Digital Art".

Culture07/30/2020July 30, 2020

British seniors reenact iconic album covers 

A photography project meant for fun has turned care home residents into internet stars. 

Culture07/24/2020July 24, 2020

Netflix cancels production in Turkey after gay row

Netflix has decided to cancel a new series in Turkey — over a gay character. There may be further trouble in store.

Culture07/24/2020July 24, 2020

Testing photo editing apps: "Instfit"

DW Digital tests the most popular apps. This week: "Instfit".

Culture07/23/2020July 23, 2020

COVID Travel Diaries

Follow our two-week camper tour from the north to the south of Germany during the coronavirus pandemic.

Travel07/21/2020July 21, 2020

150 years ago: The first German postcard

Practical, cheap, perfect for short messages — in 1870, the first postcard was dispatched in Germany.

Lifestyle07/16/2020July 16, 2020

Testing photo editing apps: “Clip2Comic”

DW Digital tests the most popular photo editing apps. This week: “Clip2Comic”.

Culture07/15/2020July 15, 2020

Defending freedom of expression with digital media

Johanna Reich, talks to DW about opportunities for pluralism to unfold online.

Arts06/26/2020June 26, 2020

Testing photo editing apps: "Photoshop Camera"

DW Digital tests the most popular apps. This week: "Photoshop Camera".

Culture06/26/2020June 26, 2020

Testing photo editing apps: "Pixel Art Camera"

DW Digital tests the most popular apps. This week: "Pixel art Camera"

Culture06/26/2020June 26, 2020

Testing photo editing apps: “Bazaart”

DW Digital tests the most popular photo editing apps. This week: “Bazaart”.

Culture06/24/2020June 24, 2020

'Meet the Germans' launches on Instagram

Can't get enough 'Meet the Germans?' Host Rachel Stewart brings you 365 days of German cultural quirks — on Instagram!

Culture06/24/2020June 24, 2020

Testing photo editing apps: "VSCO"

DW Digital tests the most popular apps. This week: "VSCO".

Culture06/17/2020June 17, 2020

Japan's social influencers find ways to get around COVID-19

Social media influencers have used the global shutdown devise new ways to better communicate with their followers.

Society06/16/2020June 16, 2020

#PassTheMic: Campaign shifts focus to racial divide

Social media campaign devoted to coronavirus misinformation refocuses on racial inequality.

Culture06/15/2020June 15, 2020

On decolonizing the internet and mindsets

The Festival Latitude discusses the impact of colonial structures. DW talked to panelist Malcolm Ohanwe.

Culture06/05/2020June 5, 2020

Testing photo editing apps: "PREQUEL"

DW Digital tests the most popular apps. This week: "PREQUEL".

Culture06/03/2020June 3, 2020

Testing photo editing apps: "Hyperspektiv"

DW Digital tests the most popular apps. This week: "Hyperspektiv".

Culture06/03/2020June 3, 2020

The Moers Festival: digital this time

The Moers Festival is dealing with its first audience-free edition imaginatively.

Culture05/29/2020May 29, 2020

Testing photo editing apps: "A Color Story"

DW Digital tests the most popular apps. This week: "A Color Story".

Culture05/27/2020May 27, 2020

A new beginning for Berlin tourism?

Observations around the Kurfürstendamm, Berlin's popular promenade and shopping area.

Travel05/27/2020May 27, 2020

Testing photo editing apps: "WILD SHOT"

DW Digital tests the most popular apps. This week: "WILD SHOT".

Culture05/20/2020May 20, 2020

Testing photo editing apps: "MOLDIV"

DW Digital tests the most popular apps. This week: "MOLDIV".

Culture05/13/2020May 13, 2020

Testing photo editing apps: "Tadaa"

DW Digital tests the most popular apps. This week: "Tadaa".

Culture05/07/2020May 7, 2020

Testing photo editing apps: "Huji Cam"

DW Digital tests the most popular apps. This week: "Huji Cam".

Culture04/29/2020April 29, 2020

Teodor Currentzis goes digital

The musicAeterna orchestra and its star conductor seek new ways to stay in touch with each other and their audiences.

Music04/24/2020April 24, 2020

How music festivals master the coronavirus crisis

Many classical music festivals have been canceled, but new ideas are also springing up to celebrate Bach and Beethoven.

Music04/21/2020April 21, 2020

Testing photo editing apps: "Infltr"

DW Digital tests the most popular apps. This week: "Infltr".

Culture04/14/2020April 14, 2020

Testing photo editing apps: "Varnist"

DW Digital tests the most popular apps. This week: "Varnist".

Culture04/14/2020April 14, 2020

Tiger King, the world's new obsession

Netflix's "Tiger King" tells the story of big-cat collector Joe Exotic, while there's a race for the most original memes

Culture04/02/2020April 2, 2020

Testing photo editing apps: "Filto"

DW Digital tests the most popular apps. This week: "Filto".

Culture04/01/2020April 1, 2020

Testing photo editing apps: "KUNI Cam"

DW Digital tests the most popular apps. This week: "KUNI Cam".

Culture03/20/2020March 20, 2020

Coronavirus crisis: Culture goes digital

Staying in instead of going out: Artists, concert halls and museums are as creative as ever amid the current crisis.

Culture03/19/2020March 19, 2020

Testing photo editing apps: "Focos"

DW Digital tests the most popular apps. This week: "Focos".

Culture03/17/2020March 17, 2020

Hollywood stars on the coronavirus

Celebrities such as Lady Gaga and Ben Affleck are using their online reach to draw attention to the coronavirus risk.

Film03/17/2020March 17, 2020

Coronavirus: Visualizations on social distancing

It might be difficult for some people, especially children, to understand why we all of a sudden have to isolate.

Culture03/16/2020March 16, 2020

Testing photo editing apps: "Fade It"

DW Digital tests the most popular apps. This week: "Fade It".

Culture03/12/2020March 12, 2020

Testing photo editing apps: "BLACK - B&W Film Emulator"

DW Digital tests the most popular apps. This week: "BLACK - B&W Film Emulator".

Culture02/26/2020February 26, 2020

Why so slow? Germany's reluctant move into the digital age

Digitalization has been a buzzword in German politics for years. So what's the hold up in making Deutschland go digital?

Culture02/19/2020February 19, 202004:29 min

Testing photo editing apps: "Glitch Art Studio”

DW Digital tests the most popular apps. This week: "Glitch Art Studio".

Culture02/19/2020February 19, 2020

Testing photo editing apps: "Instasize”

DW Digital tests the most popular apps. This week: "Instasize".

Culture02/10/2020February 10, 2020

Franz Marc and his wilder-than-Instagram paintings

His take on nature was radical, but beautiful. Marc was born 140 years ago, on February 8, 1880.

Culture02/07/2020February 7, 2020