summary: This evening, **Angeliki Diakrousi** will present the *Hunting Mosquitos*, a research in progress on 'The Mosquito', a technology used in hangouts in Rotterdam, that emits high-frequencies to deter the youth from loitering in the public space.
summary: This evening, Angeliki Diakrousi will present the *Hunting Mosquitos*, a research in progress on 'The Mosquito', a technology used in hangouts in Rotterdam, that emits high-frequencies to deter the youth from loitering in the public space.
In *Hunting Mosquitos*, **Angeliki Diakrousi** examines perceptions of noise around the 'Mosquito alarm' and the social and political implications of its use. 'The Mosquito', a technology used in public places in Rotterdam, emits high-frequencies, audible only to young people and experienced as unpleasant, to deter them from loitering in hangouts, after residents' complaints about noise. The use of the devices by the municipality of Rotterdam and private owners in cooperation with companies has triggered discussions about the extent to which this technology, which is directed against a specific population group, constitutes discrimination and a violation of human rights. The device can be activated by inhabitants or fascilitating technologies such as motion sensors. Even if the discussion about the 'Mosquito' seems to be open and decisions about its use are made democratically, there is unequal representation in the public dialogue.
