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Ashwin Nagappa

@ashwinnag.bsky.social
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S) Queensland University of Technology ashwinnag.com

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Axel Bruns @snurb.info · 16/09/2026
Fabulous, comprehensive #SEASON2026 keynote by the great Katrin Weller from @gesis.org on where we are with VLOPSE data access under the labyrinthine EU Digital Services Act. TL;DR: it’s complicated, but researchers must push hard to make it work for us. Liveblog here:
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Making Meaningful Use of the EU’s Digital Services Act in Search Engine Research | Snurblog — Axel Bruns
The second day at the SEASON 2026
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ADM+S Centre @admscentre.org.au · 03/09/2026
Should social media feeds be chronological by default? The better question isn't chronological or algorithmic, it's what kind of algorithms? optimised for what? controlled by whom? and, with how much agency for users? theconversation.com/australians-... #SocialMedia #Algorithms
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Kay Coghill, PhD. @drkalyncoghill.blacksky.team · 02/09/2026
Come work with me and bring the cutie designs too.
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Kateryna Kasianenko @kkasianenko.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Thank you to my @admscentre.org.au and @qutdmrc.bsky.social colleagues for this great collaboration: @cazuarina.bsky.social, @katemfitzgerald.bsky.social, @ashwinnag.bsky.social, @snurb.info, @shirweinbrand.bsky.social, @antmandan.bsky.social, @vilkins.bsky.social, @abdulkarimobeid.bsky.social
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Kateryna Kasianenko @kkasianenko.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Our companion piece in @theconversation.com further looks at the implications of this research for regulation of search engines and search literacy. Search engines may never represent information on problematic topics perfectly, but there is more they can do. theconversation.com/googles-ai-o...
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Google’s AI overviews reinforce some conspiracy theories – new research
A new study shows stronger guardrails on search engines are needed to prevent the spread and legitimisation of conspiratorial beliefs.
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Ashwin Nagappa @ashwinnag.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Chronological feed or opt-in algorithms are being floated as simple solutions to complex issues created by ad-driven social media platforms. In this @aunz.theconversation.com piece @antmandan.bsky.social and I present the nuances of social media feed tinyurl.com/3u5stk8s 1/2
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Australians could soon be able to choose what appears in their social media feed. How would this work?
People should have meaningful choices about the systems organising their attention.
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rish @rishkebab.blacksky.team · 29/07/2026
Excited to announce that I'm a speaker in MIT Media Lab's upcoming AHA Seminar Series! I'll be presenting on @blackskyweb.xyz's moderation and how we are navigating the nuances around automated content moderation that is community-governed
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AHA Seminar Series: Rishi Balakrishnan | Who Moderates? Community Control of Automated Content Moderation – MIT Media Lab
Join us for our online seminar series event hosted by MIT Media Lab's Advancing Humans with AI (AHA) research program! This event features Rishi…
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celine @cozylittle.house · 28/07/2026
I wrote this little explainer! It's geared toward those with NO context about the Atmosphere and who have never touched code. Great for 🌸 linking in the replies when people are like "wats atmoshere?" 🌸 sending to people you love 🌸 linking in blog posts when you mention the Atmosphere in passing
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Alondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
I have a new short essay out in LIMN's special issue This Is Not a Platform titled "Platform Obscurantism: The Hidden Substrates of Machine Learning." ChatGPT is a platform. That may be the least interesting thing about it. limn.press/article/plat... 🧵
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Platform Obscurantism - Limn
ChatGPT is a platform. The chatbot is infrastructure. Thousands of applications now build on OpenAI’s application programming interface, creating a dependent ecosystem of developers, startups, and ent...
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Ashwin Nagappa @ashwinnag.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Started an exciting 4-week conference/research trip on a turbulent note, due to some unplanned, unpleasant encounters. Just as I was getting angrier and crankier, I went back to reading Reparative Media (Escoffery, 2026) 1/2
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Ashwin Nagappa @ashwinnag.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Interim update on the Group concept-mapping study for the Decentered Social project. decenteredsocial.info/1dyd We are now sorting and rating statements from the brainstorming phase. If you have the capacity and are keen to participate, please use this link to join: forms.office.com/r/mMbjjvXgXB
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Microsoft Forms
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Kay Coghill, PhD. @drkalyncoghill.blacksky.team · 16/06/2026
Rudy is doing spoken word in this video. 😂
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Kateryna Kasianenko @kkasianenko.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
An analysis from great colleagues and me on the politics behind Trump's #UFCFreedom250 event. theconversation.com/the-white-ho...
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The White House UFC event is a perfect storm of fight culture and US politics
Joe Rogan calls it a ‘gimmick’ but Donald Trump says it will be ‘great for America’. Welcome to the White House UFC event.
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ADM+S Centre @admscentre.org.au · 04/06/2026
Leading researchers in digital governance & AI ethics from ADM+S & the Centre of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Ethics have released a new policy brief in response to the Australian Government's Issues Paper on a proposed Digital Duty of Care for online services admscentre.org/3ShnlAV
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Digital duty of care
This policy brief responds to an issues paper on a Digital Duty of Care. It argues for legislating a systems‑based framework to improve online safety, protect rights and deliver long‑term public value...
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Kay Coghill, PhD. @drkalyncoghill.blacksky.team · 03/06/2026
Amplifying this @blackskyweb.xyz : We’re publishing a zine and want to use it to highlight the vibrancy of our community. If you’re a visual artist in the Blacksky community we’d love to ft. your art! Send an email to hello@blacksky.app with your name, your handle, and your artwork attached
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Dang Nguyen @digitaldang.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
I made this little A–Z glossary for fun as a playful resource for introducing children to technology, computing, and the digital world. www.dangnguyen.digital/post/a-z-of-...
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A-Z of tech for kids (p.1)
I made this little A–Z glossary for fun as a playful resource for introducing children to technology, computing, and the digital world.It is not meant to be technically exhaustive, but to give kids si...
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Ashwin Nagappa @ashwinnag.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Is digital sovereignty the silver bullet that can solve world problems and make online communication safe, equitable, and truly beneficial? In this Conversation article, Dan Angus and I unpack what “digital sovereignty” really means for everyday users of digital technology. tinyurl.com/5eya2d8p 1/5
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Nearly everything we use online is owned by big tech. There’s a better way forward
Having digital autonomy is more important than ever, and the European Union is showing how it can be done.
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Ashwin Nagappa @ashwinnag.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
We often hear about shiny new technologies like Google's AI Overviews before we even begin using them. @shirweinbrand.bsky.social, @antmandan.bsky.social and I, examine the evolving public discourse around AI Overviews. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... @admscentre.org.au @qutdmrc.bsky.social
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Ashwin Nagappa @ashwinnag.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Hello friends, it's me again. This research study is still open, and we are happy to onboard more participants. ~ Join our asynchronous brainstorming to share your thoughts on decentralised social platforms Signup form here forms.office.com/r/mMbjjvXgXB Project details here tinyurl.com/44adp9cx
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Australian Internet Observatory (AIO) @internetobservatory.org.au · 21/04/2026
Applications are open for #SICSS-Melbourne 2026! Join a cohort of Australian PhDs & ECRs for 2 weeks of hands-on training in doing social science with digital platform data tools. 🗓️ June 22–July 3 ⏳ Apply by 30 April! 🔗 sicss.io/2026/melbour... @ardc.edu.au @admscentre.org.au
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Summer Institute in Computational Social Science
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Ashwin Nagappa @ashwinnag.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Whether you use, develop, or moderate decentralised social media, your ideas for making these spaces safer and more welcoming matter. Join our ongoing asynchronous brainstorm and share your thoughts. Signup form here forms.office.com/r/mMbjjvXgXB Project details here tinyurl.com/44adp9cx
This is a flyer inviting participants to join a study to share their ideas on making new social media platforms safe and welcoming.
Signup form here forms.office.com/r/mMbjjvXgXB Project details here tinyurl.com/44adp9cx
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Ashwin Nagappa @ashwinnag.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Re-posting this again in case it has not come to your attention. Also looking forward to hearing about the cool stuff happening at #ATmosphereConf See project details and sign up here tinyurl.com/44adp9cx
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Rude1 Haunted Badness. ⁂ @rude1.blacksky.team · 24/03/2026
excited to announce our new platform for content moderation and community management at scale. this replaces ozone for us. built by @rishkebab.blacksky.team hand in hand with our T&S team.
Session start screen for mods with a check in and time limit settingsDashboard view with filters, mod history, and community policy reminders
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Ashwin Nagappa @ashwinnag.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Re-posting this one again in case you missed it earlier. Please consider signing up for the study. Sign up here forms.office.com/r/mMbjjvXgXB Project details here tinyurl.com/44adp9cx
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Microsoft Forms
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Ashwin Nagappa @ashwinnag.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Are you active on platforms like Mastodon, Bluesky, Pixelfed, or Eurosky? Please consider participating in an asynchronous brainstorming activity to share your suggestions to make them safer. See project details and sign up here tinyurl.com/44adp9cx @qutdmrc.bsky.social @admscentre.org.au
This is a flyer inviting participants to join a study to share their thoughts on making new social media platforms safe and welcoming
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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
When it comes to Internet governance, the age of innocence is over. The question isn't whether states govern the net—they do. It's whether power can be made predictable, reciprocal & bound. That's the only narrow path forward, says Konstantinos Komaitis.
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Internet Protocols, Power and the Rebirth of the Border
Connectivity is political, and governance must accept that fact, writes Konstantinos Komaitis. The age of innocence is over, and the age of empires is emerging.
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Ashwin Nagappa @ashwinnag.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Hello World I wanted to share an update on my project, supported by the AXA Research Fund axa-research.org postdoctoral fellowship. The project aims to identify the optimal characteristics of decentralised social media platforms that foster prosocial digital spaces (promote safe communication) 1/8
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AXA Research Fund
<div>Supporting Scientific Research to Protect What Matters</div>
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Ashwin Nagappa @ashwinnag.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
It feels like we have been living in 2020 again, surrounded by grief, anger, and despair. However, I want to share what gives me hope that one day we will move beyond the pandemic and the infodemic. 1/3
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Ashwin Nagappa @ashwinnag.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Scientists have developed a life-saving antivenom from the deadliest venom. Don't think PR agencies, ad firms or tech giants could do the same. But they are apparently in charge of social media safety. Social scientists have better answers to make social media a safer space, if only we are heard
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Daniel Angus @antmandan.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
I’ve published a new piece in IPS Journal (in English and German) on Australia's social media age-ban, a policy that disconnects millions of young people from key online spaces while giving us no real way to measure what it achieves. www.ips-journal.eu/work-and-dig...
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A poor answer to a complex problem
Australia’s social media ban won’t protect teens, but it shows who holds power. Europe should make sure to choose a different path
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Axel Bruns @snurb.info · 26/11/2025
In case you hadn’t seen it yet, this is just brilliant, brilliant news – very excited for our wonderful early-career researchers at the @qutdmrc.bsky.social. #AANZCA25 folks, you might be interested in hearing about these projects too…
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ARC DECRA Success - QUT Digital Media Research Centre
Three QUT researchers affiliated with the Digital Media Research Centre have been successful in the Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) scheme.The...
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QUT Digital Media Research Centre @qutdmrc.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
PhD researcher Kate FitzGerald has a new article out in The Conversation today looking at generative AI chatbots and conspiracy theories.
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AI chatbots are encouraging conspiracy theories – new research
If you interact with chatbots about conspiracy theories, research shows you can can easily fall down the rabbit hole.
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Axel Bruns @snurb.info · 24/11/2025
My @qutdmrc.bsky.social colleague @katemfitzgerald.bsky.social has a great new piece in @aunz.theconversation.com about what happened when we asked AI chatbots about conspiracy theories. The results were … mixed. ☹️
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ADM+S Centre @admscentre.org.au · 23/10/2025
Congratulations to ADM+S researchers awarded grants under the 2025 Queensland–Bavaria Collaborative Research Program, supporting projects that advance research in the responsible use of AI in news personalisation and online search. Read more bit.ly/4ngSRcc
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ADM+S researchers awarded 2025 Queensland-Bavaria Collaborative Research Grants - ADM+S Centre
ADM+S researchers have been awarded more than $100,000 under the 2025 Queensland-Bavaria Collaborative Research Program, supporting research in the use of AI in news personalisation and online search.
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Ashwin Nagappa @ashwinnag.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
What happens when the only road to your town is privately owned—and they change the rules overnight? In this concluding post of our Search Experience blog series, we (@kkasianenko.bsky.social, @olegzendel.bsky.social and I) explore the impact of AI on the information ecosystem.
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Kateryna Kasianenko @kkasianenko.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
@guangnanrio.bsky.social, Uttama Barua, George Gyamfi, Shima Saniei and I have published an article piloted at SICSS-Sydney (organised by @olgarithmic.bsky.social @sssharc.bsky.social). In it, we show the breakdown of trust in global philanthropy. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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“My first thought was Africa”: Gates as a floating signifier in global COVID-19 philanthropy discussions on X
Philanthropists play an important role in tackling global crises. As observed in scholarly studies and acknowledged by philanthropists themselves, the…
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QUT Digital Media Research Centre @qutdmrc.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Delegate registration will open the week of the 13th October 2026, so please keep an eye out on our socials and webpage for the release. To sign up to our Summer School mailing list and for further information, visit our website:
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2026 DMRC Summer School – QUT Digital Media Research Centre
2026 DMRC Summer School | 2 - 6 February 2026The DMRC 2026 Summer School is back again for another year, featuring interactive sessions showcasing digital...
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QUT Digital Media Research Centre @qutdmrc.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
! SAVE THE DATE ! The DMRC 2026 Summer School is back again on our Kelvin Grove Campus in Brisbane, Australia from 2 February to 6 February 2026, featuring interactive sessions showcasing digital humanities and social science research across key programs and projects within the DMRC.
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rasmuskleis.bsky.social @rasmuskleis.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
"The generative AI wave isn’t coming — it’s already here, and it’s reshaping how the public finds information." @felixsimon.bsky.social has written about our recent report, including rapid growth in how many (and how) people use generative AI to get information www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/peop...
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People are using ChatGPT twice as much as they were last year. They’re still just as skeptical of AI in news.
"For news organizations, our findings are in some ways bitter medicine."
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The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · 07/10/2025
The telegraph was hailed for its revolutionary ability to span distance. Now AI is hailed as a great leap forward. Both came with environmental costs. 👉 theconversation.com/from-th...
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Amanda Lotz @drtvlotz.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Enjoyed talking with Gareth King for his podcast series digging into the internet's role in how we live now. Love the podcast form for being able to talk through things that don't have easy answers. Has the internet ruined Broadcast Television? www.ruinedbytheinternet.com/has-the-inte...
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Has the internet ruined Broadcast Television? - Amanda Lotz
Has the internet ruined Broadcast Television? By replacing linear, scheduled programming with huge libraries of on-demand content, have the business models and powe…
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ADM+S Centre @admscentre.org.au · 09/09/2025
A new research-backed digital platform, led by Prof Kath Albury, has been developed to help health professionals & communities navigate the overwhelming & often unreliable online information about sexual & reproductive health by building digital & data capabilities @katha.bsky.social bit.ly/3Vu0cKh
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From ‘Doctor Google’ to Data-Driven Care: The Future of Digital Health Literacy - ADM+S Centre
A new research-backed digital platform, led by Prof Kath Albury, has been developed to help health professionals and communities navigate the overwhelming and often unreliable online information about...
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ADM+S Centre @admscentre.org.au · 08/09/2025
Join us online Thurs 11 Sept for the launch of the Digital Capabilities for Sexual & Reproductive Health Final Report & Website. Featuring leading voices across sexual health, policy, advocacy & community. 👉 admscentre.org/DDCSRH-Launch #DigitalHealth #SexualHealth
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Axel Bruns @snurb.info · 28/08/2025
🆕 Very excited to announce the launch of M/C Journal issue 28.3: '#fan', edited by @svegaard.bsky.social and @vilkins.bsky.social. #mcjournal journal.media-cultur...
Cover image of the 'fan' issue of M/C Journal.
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nicholas carah @nnniccc.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
From Darkness to Hypervisibility! A one day symposium on the promotional and creator cultures of social media at UQ in November. CFP and details here: hass.uq.edu.au/event/sessio... @bradyjay.bsky.social @antmandan.bsky.social
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Darkness to hyper-visibility: exploring promotional and creator cultures of social media
This one-day symposium explores the visibility games at the heart of social media’s promotional and creator cultures. From influencers and everyday users to advertisers and automated algorithms, every...
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Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Hello. I wrote a nice long essay about AI and this very strange moment where we're constantly told we're living in the dawn of a strange new future but the only thing that's actually clear is that everyone feels pretty unmoored and uncertain. I hope you'll read it
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AI Is a Mass-Delusion Event
Three years in, one of AI’s enduring impacts is to make people feel like they’re losing it.
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Nathalie Fridzema @nathaliefridz.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
📣 Call for contributions! @anya-shchetvina.bsky.social and I are editing a collaborative glossary on internet imaginaries. We’re looking for short entries (500–1000 words) that unpack research concepts used to study how the internet has been imagined over time. matterofimagination.neocities.org/cfp
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QUT Digital Media Research Centre @qutdmrc.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
New release from one of the Chief Investigators at the DMRC, Dr Ehsan Dehghan! A highly relevant piece of work that offers a critical framework for understanding the entangled relationships between discourse, digital media, and the hidden dynamics behind antagonism and polarisation. 🎉
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Amanda Lotz @drtvlotz.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
The 1st section of Media 2025 highlights 4 developments that most adjusted media’s cultural role and industrial operation. They introduced exceptionally more choice and control that eradicated SCARCITY - the unacknowledged foundation of predigital media strategy. www.amandalotz.com/media-2025-2/
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Media 2025 Explainer
Announcing Media 2025 – an experiment in digital-era publishing that is a cross-between a limited newsletter and a short book. It's 11 posts (10 paywalled – nearly 20,000 words) that provide state-of-...
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Seamus Byrne @seamusbyrne.me · 12/08/2025
TOMORROW! Come join us at UNSW for a conversation with @arielbogle.bsky.social and @cameronwilson.bsky.social about their new book, Conspiracy Nation. It's free, it'll be fun, and you might accidentally learn something! events.humanitix.com/conspiracy-n...
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Conspiracy Nation: Ariel Bogle and Cam Wilson
Ariel Bogle and Cam Wilson deep dive into the strange beliefs and hidden worlds of their new book Conspiracy Nation
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