Andreas Sandre @andreas212nyc.bsky.social · 08/05/2025I interviewed Joseph Nye just a year ago to talk about “tech power” vs soft power. He encouraged me to continued my research around public and digital diplomacy. RIP professor! 000
Andreas Sandre @andreas212nyc.bsky.social · 30/03/2025Dr Wendy Osefo @wendyosefo.bsky.social was fantastic at the Italian Embassy earlier this month, talking about social media, authenticity, and the creator economy. 010
Andreas Sandre @andreas212nyc.bsky.social · 26/01/2025DeepSeek is top 2 and trending, Bluesky is 4th… but what is RealShort? 010
Andreas Sandre @andreas212nyc.bsky.social · 19/01/2025Just got a new alert in the TikTok app: Welcome back! Thanks for your patience and support. As a result of President Trump's efforts, TikTok is back in the U.S.! You can continue to create, share, and discover all the things you love on TikTok. 011
Andreas Sandre @andreas212nyc.bsky.social · 19/01/2025The TikTok popup has changed again, now not referencing Trump anymore. 3 popup versions so far since last night, signaling perhaps crisis communications mode 000
Andreas Sandre @andreas212nyc.bsky.social · 19/01/2025It’s not just TikTok, the ban also includes CapCut, Lemon8, and all Bytedance products. 000
Andreas Sandre @andreas212nyc.bsky.social · 16/01/2025Biden or Trump? open.substack.com/pub/wearedig...open.substack.comWho Is Going To Save TikTok?Just a few days before the TikTok ban in the United States. Trump is considering an executive order. A bill in the Senate could halt the ban. But the app could disappear in the US on January 19. 000
Andreas Sandre @andreas212nyc.bsky.social · 16/01/2025Who is going to save TikTok?open.substack.comWho Is Going To Save TikTok?Just a few days before the TikTok ban in the United States. Trump is considering an executive order. A bill in the Senate could halt the ban. But the app could disappear in the US on January 19. 000
Reposted by Andreas SandreErika Marzano @erikamarzano.bsky.social · 15/01/202539% of young adults in the US rely on TikTok for news. A ban would silence Gen Z and erase a vital space for diverse voices. Greater support for media from TikTok could instead unlock its full potential. Read my latest column for @journalismnews.bsky.social www.journalism.co.uk/news/how-the...journalism.co.ukHow the TikTok ban in the US could silence Gen Z’s newsroomsTraditional media will have to re-evaluate their strategies to engage with younger audiences if the short-form video platform does not comply with demands from the US government 002
Reposted by Andreas SandreTaylor Lorenz @taylorlorenz.bsky.social · 14/01/2025While the Biden administration is trying to ban TikTok over concerns about “foreign influence operations,” the White House is working behind the scenes to use TikTok for its own foreign influence activities, and allowing some government employees to still use the appkenklippenstein.comBiden Administration Quietly Carves TikTok Ban Loophole for Itself, Leaked Document ShowsTikTok ban for thee but not for me 2232964
Andreas Sandre @andreas212nyc.bsky.social · 14/01/2025Steve Bannon v Elon Musk…youtu.beSteve Bannon on Elon Musk: he has influence but not powerYouTube video by Digital Diplomacy 000
Andreas Sandre @andreas212nyc.bsky.social · 12/01/2025What are you going to do on Inauguration Day? Anybody? 000
Andreas Sandre @andreas212nyc.bsky.social · 12/01/2025Instagram’s Adam Mosseri trying to explain political content on Meta after Mark Zuckerberg’s announcement last week… 100
Reposted by Andreas SandreAaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · 10/01/2025Bluesky is so much better than Twitter. That's the post. 1018438013266
Andreas Sandre @andreas212nyc.bsky.social · 11/01/2025What do you think about the future of TikTok in the US? So far 1400 people have answered this Instagram poll here 👇 000
Andreas Sandre @andreas212nyc.bsky.social · 08/01/2025More reactions here: @sreenet.bsky.social @andrewyang2024.bsky.social @byjacobward.bsky.social @ronfournier.bsky.social @jappleby.bsky.social @rbreich.bsky.social @sykescharlie.bsky.social and more…wearedigitaldiplomacy.substack.comHow Mark Zuckerberg's Move Will Impact Meta and CreatorsMeta's announcement includes: removing fact-checkers; changes to political content; replacing Nick Clegg with Joel Kaplan, and adding Dana White to the Board. 010
Andreas Sandre @andreas212nyc.bsky.social · 08/01/2025A lot to unpack about Mark Zuckerberg’s announcement. All you need is here, including reactions from @aaronparnas.bsky.social @chrismessina.me @parkermolloy.com @taylorlorenz.bsky.social @katieharbath.bsky.social @jasmineaenberg.bsky.social @jeffjarvis.bsky.social @wongmjane.macaw.social.ap.brid.gywearedigitaldiplomacy.substack.comHow Mark Zuckerberg's Move Will Impact Meta and CreatorsMeta's announcement includes: removing fact-checkers; changes to political content; replacing Nick Clegg with Joel Kaplan, and adding Dana White to the Board. 120
Andreas Sandre @andreas212nyc.bsky.social · 05/01/2025Reactions to this @civicscience.bsky.social study? 👉 civicscience.com/infographic-... 000
Reposted by Andreas SandreMatt Navarra @mattnavarra.com · 05/01/2025Bluesky and Threads showed us very different visions for a post-X future The two text-based platforms share some of the same goals, but almost none of the same tactics for getting there.engadget.comBluesky and Threads showed us very different visions for a post-X futureThreads and Blueksy may share some of the same goals, but they’ve shown very different visions for how text-based social networks should operate. 56617
Reposted by Andreas SandreDonie O’Sullivan @donie.bsky.social · 05/01/2025In a few months when people wonder how Elon Musk developed such an outsize influence over British politics, it’ll be worth noting the contribution of push notifications like this from the national broadcaster. 441300295
Reposted by Andreas SandreAaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · 04/01/2025Legacy media is dying. 4323758345
Andreas Sandre @andreas212nyc.bsky.social · 04/01/2025Dropping new Substack Monday morning about Trump’s incoming White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt and her strategy to include podcasters, influencers, and TikTokers in the press briefing… Subscribe now: wearedigitaldiplomacy.substack.com 010
Andreas Sandre @andreas212nyc.bsky.social · 04/01/2025Is she really who I think she is? In Threads? 000
Andreas Sandre @andreas212nyc.bsky.social · 03/01/2025Snowing at the office. First snow in Washington DC! 000
Andreas Sandre @andreas212nyc.bsky.social · 02/01/2025TikTok + 𝕏 ? Well, @kyurieff.bsky.social at @theinformation.bsky.social predicts Elon Musk will emerge as a suitor and try to buy the company, potentially merging it with his social network X. www.theinformation.com/articles/pre...theinformation.comPredictions 2025: Elon Musk Will Try to Buy TikTokAt the moment, TikTok is fighting for survival. The Chinese-owned app has been locked in a monthslong legal battle over a law that will ban it in the U.S. on Jan. 19 if it hasn’t cut ties with its par... 100
Reposted by Andreas SandreAlex Heath @alexeheath.com · 27/12/2024new season of the apprentice just dropped www.theverge.com/2024/12/27/2...theverge.comTrump asks the Supreme Court to let him rescue TikTokThe President-elect wants to save the app from a US ban through “political means” once he is sworn in. 4596
Reposted by Andreas SandreMike Masnick @masnick.com · 27/12/2024US government claiming there's no First Amendment issue at all in banning TikTok is, well, a choice. www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24... 38852113
Reposted by Andreas Sandrerat king 🐀 👑 @mikeisaac.bsky.social · 28/12/2024well at least all the lawyers got three years of billable hours www.nytimes.com/2024/12/27/u... 422213
Andreas Sandre @andreas212nyc.bsky.social · 19/12/2024Instagram is NOT a TikTok substitute Youtube Shorts is NOT a TikTok substitute X is NOT a TikTok substitute Threads is NOT a TikTok substitute LinkedIn is NOT a TikTok substitute Reddit is NOT a TikTok substitute Facebook is NOT a TikTok substitute Bluesky is NOT a TikTok substitute 010
Andreas Sandre @andreas212nyc.bsky.social · 18/12/2024Just started a starter pack with world leaders on Bluesky… Any suggestions to add more leaders to this list? 000
Andreas Sandre @andreas212nyc.bsky.social · 18/12/2024Best way to cheers to a Christmas holiday and a happy new year… with the Bidens at the White House! Thank you POTUS and FLOTUS! And to the entire White House Digital Strategy Team! 000
Andreas Sandre @andreas212nyc.bsky.social · 06/12/2024Prediction time… Will TikTok be banned in the US? 000
Andreas Sandre @andreas212nyc.bsky.social · 06/12/2024TikTok ban in the US? "TikTok has already announced it plans to appeal to the Supreme Court, conveniently during an administration change that’s seen as more favorable for the platform," writes Reed Albergotti in @semafor.com 000
Andreas Sandre @andreas212nyc.bsky.social · 06/12/2024✅ Ollie Forsyth: “In this brave new world of TV, creators have the potential to serve as the new TV channels.” ✅ Chris Licht: “There isn't a media executive that doesn't know that there's a problem.” 000
Andreas Sandre @andreas212nyc.bsky.social · 06/12/2024✅ @pewresearch.org: About 1-in-5 Americans say they regularly get news from influencers on social media. ✅ X’s Linda Yaccarino: “The people are the media now.” ✅ Rachel Karten: “It’s time for legacy media to build a new social media playbook.”open.substack.comWho do you trust more after the election: journalists, creators, or Substack?The US election is over but its effect on the media and social media industries continues. 110
Andreas Sandre @andreas212nyc.bsky.social · 05/12/2024"The average person doesn't actually need to know that it's very different from Twitter because it comes in familiar packaging." Great convo between @katieharbath.bsky.social and @aaron.bsky.team, Vice President of Trust and Safety at Bluesky. 010
Andreas Sandre @andreas212nyc.bsky.social · 05/12/2024Most things that make Bluesky different from Twitter/X "are underneath the hood."anchorchange.substack.comBluesky's Approach to Trust and SafetyAaron Rodericks talks through the tradeoffs the decentralized platform is facing with rapid growth 100
Reposted by Andreas SandreKara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 05/12/2024I do not agree with some of this, but it is worth a read. Forgot that Reagan quote: www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...wsj.comOpinion | The Great DOGE ReversalThe project led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy puts citizens back on top. 2710812
Reposted by Andreas SandreNieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 05/12/2024Every year, Nieman Lab asks some of the smartest people in journalism to tell us what they think the next year in news will bring. Find the first batch of 2025 predictions here:buff.lyNieman Lab's Predictions for Journalism 2025Each year, we ask some of the smartest people in journalism and digital media what they think is coming in the next 12 months. Here’s what they had to say. 12911
Andreas Sandre @andreas212nyc.bsky.social · 30/11/2024✅ Black Friday ✅ Small Business Saturday ❌ __???__ Sunday __???__ ✅ Cyber Monday ✅ Giving Tuesday But what about Sunday? What if we make it into a “Social Media Sunday” with social-media-only deals or free subscriptions? Or there’s already something on Sunday? 000