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Dr Beatriz Lopes Buarque

@beatrizlbuarque.bsky.social
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LSE Fellow interested in the intersection between AI/Technology and security, especially in the relationship between algorithmic bias, the global far right and information warfare. www.beatrizbuarque.com

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ProfAFinlayson @profafinlayson.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Here, for channel 4, my colleague @robtoes.bsky.social gives the clearest most direct explication I’ve seen on ‘mainstream’ media: the link between social media, elite political projects (forged over time), money making and white nationalism. m.youtube.com/watch?v=nq-Y...
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What’s REALLY fuelling Britain’s riots?
YouTube video by Channel 4 News
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Dr Beatriz Lopes Buarque @beatrizlbuarque.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
I finally synthesised my experiments with AI while designing the asynchronous learning material for the module International Conflict and Peace. We already know that AI tools can lead to cognitive loss. So I'm committed to finding ways of addressing this: www.beatrizbuarque.com/post/experim...
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Experimenting with the Future of Higher Education: harnessing AI to pave the way towards a new model of learning
Those close to me know that my career is underpinned by three themes: education, peace, and technology. I'm passionate about a transformative type of education, I understand diversity and inclusion as...
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LSE Blogs @lseblogs.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Anthropic deemed its Claude Mythos tool "too dangerous to release" because of the threat it poses to cyber security. As @beatrizlbuarque.bsky.social & Abdullah Abu-Hassan @lsemedia.bsky.social argue, advanced technology rarely stays contained for long. Read more 👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/202...
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Alex Kaplan @alkapdc.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Right-wing & far-right figures on podcasts & social media are spreading "plandemic" conspiracy theories about the hantavirus — & they sound very similar to those from during the COVID pandemic. My latest:
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Right-wing figures are spreading “plandemic” conspiracy theories about the hantavirus
As concerns about the spread of hantavirus emerge, right-wing and far-right figures are spreading conspiracy theories on podcasts and social media that the virus came from a lab and may be a new “plan...
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David Gilbert @davidgilbert.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
NEW: 2021: Conspiracists said QR codes were somehow used to rig the 2020 election 2024: Georgia bans QR codes in elections 2026: No new system has been agreed on, and conspiracists are using the ensuing chaos to push to remove voting machines completely www.wired.com/story/conspi...
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A Conspiracy Theory About QR Codes Has Led to Chaos Ahead of Georgia’s Midterms
The state of Georgia banned the use of QR codes for elections, based in part on the assertions of a man who’s boosted false claims about Israel and 9/11. Now no one knows how ballots will be counted.
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Dr Beatriz Lopes Buarque @beatrizlbuarque.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
If you’re interested in AI and cybersecurity, take a look at my latest contribution to @lsemedia.bsky.social with the great Abdullah Abu-Hassan!
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Dr Beatriz Lopes Buarque @beatrizlbuarque.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
What a great week immersed in the discussions on the European Far-Right Politics of Truth in Digital Spaces at the @ecpr.bsky.social joint workshop!! I’m coming home full of ideas!!
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Far Right Analysis Network @franetwork.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
New episode with Dr. Jasmeet Bahia on her work delving into the Parler social media platform as well as grad students' experiences of racism and sexism in the academy. rightrising.fireside.fm/69
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Whiteness and Patriarchy on Alt-Tech Platforms, ft/ Jasmeet Bahia
We chat about Dr. Bahia's dissertation work on Parler, and how to conceptualize the ways people react to and build communities around changes in social norms.
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Dr Beatriz Lopes Buarque @beatrizlbuarque.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
I’ve been following closely what is happening in the US, not only because it is directly linked to my research, but because it’s impossible to witness the testimonies of immigrants, including children, without feeling deep pain and sadness.
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Aurelien Mondon @aurelmondon.com · 19/01/2026
This would not happen in a democracy, which is why, if we are serious about our commitment to it, we must accept we do not currently live in democracies and that moving towards such a system would require radical change rather than faith in the status quo www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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‘Brazen’ political influence of rich laid bare as wealth of billionaires reaches $18.3tn, says Oxfam
Governments opting for oligarchy while brutally repressing protests over austerity and lack of jobs, charity report says
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Dr Beatriz Lopes Buarque @beatrizlbuarque.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
What if digital capitalism has facilitated the emergence of an amorphous, decentralised social being, one that is pushing us further away from democracy? And what if, far from being dead, the alt-right is very much alive and lies at the core of far-right information warfare? Check my article!!
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Dr Beatriz Lopes Buarque @beatrizlbuarque.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Interested in the nexus between algorithmic bias and right-wing extremism? Take a look this paper based on my most recent research project: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Bjørn Ihler @bjornih.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
On 23 December, the US State Department sanctioned five European leaders, barring their entry to the United States. These leaders are working to ensure the digital world is safe for everyone. With colleagues from across the industry we signed on to this response: alliance4europe.eu/supporting-d...
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Supporting Democracy Defenders - Alliance4Europe
Alliance4Europe connects communities for action and works to achieve its mission of a more democratic and powerful Europe through a selection of projects across the continent.
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Andrea Pirro @andreapirro.it · 17/12/2025
📣 @pietrocastellig.bsky.social and I are absolutely thrilled to announce that the call for the 5th @ecpr.bsky.social Summer School on ‘Concepts and Methods for Research on Far-Right Politics’ is now open! 🇮🇹 The event will be hosted by @unibo.it, from 6 to 10 July 2026. 🔗 ecpr.eu/Events/353
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Summer School of the Standing Group on Extremism and Democracy, University of Bologna, 6 – 10 July 2026
European Consortium for Political Research
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Dr Beatriz Lopes Buarque @beatrizlbuarque.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
It’s only left 2 days to submit your proposal to join us in Austria in April. We’re accepting proposals based on research in its early stages and we welcome both early career and senior scholars. 🤗 @ecpr.bsky.social @ecpr-ead.bsky.social
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Andy Fleming @slackbastard.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
This week on 'Yeah Nah Pasaran!' on @3crmelbourne.bsky.social, @sexenheimer.bsky.social & I talk to @joanbraune.bsky.social about the NEW! book 'On Christian Nationalism'. 4.30pm, Thurs, DEC 4 /// 855AM, digital, streaming, Community Radio+ app, podcats 🐈 slackbastard.anarchobase.com?p=53794
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Yeah Nah Pasaran #273 w Joan Braune on Christian nationalisms : December 4, 2025
This week on Yeah Nah Pasaran! on 3CR, we talk to Dr Joan Braune [Bluesky]. Joan is a Lecturer in Philosophy at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington, and a previous guest of ours, having spoke…
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European Consortium for Political Research @ecpr.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
📣 Call for #ecprgc26 Papers ⚖️ The Politics and Practice of Truth: Critical and Interpretive Perspectives on the Relationship Between Evidence and Policy in Post-Truth Times 🪑 Lars Dorren & @justynabandola.bsky.social ⌛ Deadline: 5 Jan buff.ly/Kr4XaUA
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The Politics and Practice of Truth: Critical and Interpretive Perspectives on the Relationship Between Evidence and Policy in Post-Truth Times
General Conference 2026, 8 – 11 September, Jagiellonian University
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Dr Beatriz Lopes Buarque @beatrizlbuarque.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
🚨 𝐓𝐰𝐨 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐄𝐂𝐏𝐑 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐫-𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 🚨 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: 10 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 2025 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧? 7 - 10 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚 We warmly welcome early-stage research! Click here to submit your abstract: lnkd.in/eVEr4ecv
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BJPIR @bjpir.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
📣 New #BJPIR article out now! 'Algorithms at your service: Understanding how X’s systems of recommendation likely fuelled the far-right riots in the United Kingdom by amplifying visual representations of racist conspiracy theories' by @beatrizlbuarque.bsky.social & Nick Lewis 🔗 buff.ly/1tw9h7S
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Aurelien Mondon @aurelmondon.com · 24/11/2025
This is how the far right should be covered and analysed Not focusing only on the words or actions of one man but by looking at wider societal trends, the role of the mainstream and of course accounting for power This is not (just) opinion, it's necessary analysis
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Dr Beatriz Lopes Buarque @beatrizlbuarque.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
🚨New paper alert! 🚨 My co-authored paper presenting some key insights from the research project on AI and the far-right riots in the UK has just been published in the @bjpir.bsky.social and is open access! journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.... #AI #democracy #racism #GenAI #conspiracytheories
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Anna-Sophie Heinze @asheinze.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
🎉 New publication 🎉 Why do #youngpeople vote for the #AfD? This question has kept our research project busy for quite some time, so I'm beyond excited that our first article - co-authored with @timonscheuer.bsky.social - is now out in #GermanPolitics! 🤩 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Aurelien Mondon @aurelmondon.com · 22/11/2025
Today seems an appropriate day to repost this "Much of what Labour has done with its huge majority and yet low popularity has served to normalise reactionary politics and discourse" It's only got worse since... reacpol.net/starmer-far-...
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Article: Is Starmer's Labour far right? (Aurelien Mondon) - Reactionary Politics Research Network
This article by Aurelien Mondon explores whether the Labour government under Starmer can be considered far right
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European Consortium for Political Research @ecpr.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
⚙️ #ecprjs26 Workshop directors 🎬 @beatrizlbuarque.bsky.social & @scopelliti.bsky.social 💡 Seeks Papers exploring the European far-right politics of truth in digital spaces buff.ly/7Zm46uu ✔️ @ecpr-ead.bsky.social endorsed ⌛ Submit by 10 Dec #CallforPapers #AI #PoliticalParties #Policymaking
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The European Far-Right Politics of Truth in Digital Spaces
Joint Sessions of Workshops, 7 – 10 April 2026, University of Innsbruck
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Dr Beatriz Lopes Buarque @beatrizlbuarque.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Join us in Austria!! The new deadline is 10 Dec.
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Dr Beatriz Lopes Buarque @beatrizlbuarque.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
The workshop proposal I submitted to ECPR was accepted! If you're exploring any of the topics below, please consider submitting a paper to join our discussion on the 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐫-𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞. Click here for more information about the workshop: lnkd.in/epcdvftJ!
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Dr Beatriz Lopes Buarque @beatrizlbuarque.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
This week, we successfully tried a new format of student event at the LSE100 inspired by a Brazilian TV show. In this blog post, I describe the whole experience, so anyone wanting to try something similar can learn from what we did. www.beatrizbuarque.com/post/from-br... #universities #creative
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From Brazilian TV to Higher Education: reinventing student events through co-creation
Figure 1: AI Industry Dialogue organised by the LSE100 Course on 15 October 2025, featuring Microsoft AI Solutions Engineer Abdullah Abu-Hassan.When I started teaching the LSE100 Course, I was fascina...
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QueerAF @wearequeeraf.com · 12/10/2025
What we can do to advocate for a better media industry by playing a role at work and advocate for better responsibility from businesses www.wearequeeraf.com/the-media-and-…
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The media and advertising industry's role in rising transphobia
What we can do to advocate for a better media industry by playing a role at work and advocate for better responsibility from businesses
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Zack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
In this morning's newsletter, I wrote about an under-appreciated problem for liberalism — its total failure to cultivate young talent www.vox.com/on-the-right...
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How conservatives help their young thinkers — and why liberals don’t
Liberalism has a serious pipeline problem.
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Dr Beatriz Lopes Buarque @beatrizlbuarque.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Next week, I'm chairing the panel on 𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 and presenting one of my most insightful papers - the one where I elaborate on the concept of the 𝗮𝗹𝘁-𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲. If you’re interested in the link between AI, racism, and conspiracy theories, join my panel! @ecpr.bsky.social
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Dr Beatriz Lopes Buarque @beatrizlbuarque.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
I love when the peer-review process effectively makes a positive impact on our work, enhancing clarity and strengthening our argument. Feeling grateful for the comments made by reviewers to two articles that are currently under review. Hopefully, they will be out soon.
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Dr Beatriz Lopes Buarque @beatrizlbuarque.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
It’s official! My book is coming!!!! Here is the abstract approved by Liverpool University Press 👇🏾 #racism #capitalism #truth #conspiracytheories #fantasies #misinformation
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Dr Beatriz Lopes Buarque @beatrizlbuarque.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
Who is coming to the @ecpr.bsky.social general conference this year? I’m chairing a panel on AI governance and presenting a paper on the alt-right multitude. Send me a DM if you are working on a topic related to the far right, conspiracy theories, and AI.
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GNET @gnetresearch.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
What role did AI and visual storytelling play in the #SouthportRiots last summer? @beatrizlbuarque.bsky.social examines how algorithmic systems of recommendation and GenAI tools were weaponised to inflame and mobilise.
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The Weaponisation of AI: Visual storytelling of the Great Replacement Conspiracy Theory Amid the Southport Riots - GNET
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Dr Beatriz Lopes Buarque @beatrizlbuarque.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Why racist CTs have widely circulated as scientific truth? In this video I explain this phenomenon and the factor mentioned at the beginning is the commodification of our affects promoted by contemporary capitalism.
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Dr Beatriz Lopes Buarque @beatrizlbuarque.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Had an amazing time today discussing some of the key findings from my research project on AI and the far-right riots in the UK at #STR2025. Thanks for having me @royalholloway.bsky.social @lizzypearson.bsky.social @ashkingdon.bsky.social @socterres.bsky.social
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Politics & Gender @politicsgenderj.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
📣 Out on #FirstView 📣 In " 'The Anti-Woke Academy' " Iris B. Segers presents a content analysis FvD's online presence to highlight the anti-gender nature of the Dutch far right party's rhetoric. 🌟Available #OpenAccess🌟 gendersky polisky buff.ly/lFVsP5X
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Alex Kaplan @alkapdc.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Amazon is selling a new children's book called "It's Really Fun to Be White" from Stew Peters, a white nationalist who's praised Hitler. The book is currently listed on Amazon as the "#1 New Release" in "Children's General Social Science Books," & Peters has hyped its ranking on the platform.
Stew Peters: "Your boy is officially a PUBLISHED Children’s Book Author! Go get 'it’s Really Fun to Be White' on Amazon!"Stew Peters: "My new children’s book 'It’s Really Fun To Be White' is #1 on Amazon in the children’s book social science category…beating out WEF jewish goon Yuval Noah Harari. LFG!!!"Amazon page for Stew Peters' new book "It's Really Fun to Be White." 

From the description of the book on the Amazon page: "Racial and cultural discrimination can have a lasting impact on a child’s development and well-being. It is important for parents to help their children know the various differences that make up our world and to understand that no group is more significant than another. The Meany Meaningtons want kids to believe that one race or another is superior. But that’s not god’s best plan for society. It’s Really Fun to Be White helps white children understand that even if they are not the majority globally, it is fun to connect with others who have their same skin color."
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Dr Beatriz Lopes Buarque @beatrizlbuarque.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
GenAI influenced the far-right riots in the UK in summer 2024 by: ✅ Increasing the viral spread of racist conspiracy theories ✅ Enabling cross-platform amplification of xenophobic messages ✅ Contributing to the mainstreaming of far-right discourse
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Kathleen Belew @kathleenbelew.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Anybody need a Juneteenth book? May I recommend We Refuse by @kcarterjackson.bsky.social --it's a stunner.
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Dr Beatriz Lopes Buarque @beatrizlbuarque.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
After manually collecting data from X, we found that its algorithmic systems of recommendation increased the visibility of visual representations of racist conspiracy theories by around 30% in the weeks leading up to the riots in the UK. This is one of the key findings we’ll share in our webinar:
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AI and the Far-Right Riots in the UK
Join us online for an interdisciplinary perspective on the role played by AI in the recent far-right riots in the UK.
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Amarnath Amarasingam @amaramarasingam.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Who knew the next country the United States would invade based on a lie would be the United States.
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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 11/06/2025
“A man became homeless and isolated as ChatGPT fed him paranoid conspiracies about spy groups and human trafficking, telling him he was "The Flamekeeper" as he cut out anyone who tried to help.” futurism.com/chatgpt-ment...
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People Are Becoming Obsessed with ChatGPT and Spiraling Into Severe Delusions
A startling number of ChatGPT uses are developing intense, reality-bending AI delusions. The impacts on their real lives are often disastrous.
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Dr Beatriz Lopes Buarque @beatrizlbuarque.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
The LSE Media Blog has just published a piece summarising key insights from my research project on AI and the far-right riots in the UK. Check it out: blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/202... @lsemedia.bsky.social #AI #violence #racism #GenAI #riots #UK #xenophobia #Islamophobia
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AI and the far-right riots in the UK - Media@LSE
LSE Fellow Beatriz Lopes Buarque explains the role played by AI in fuelling last year's farright riots in the UK.
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Ashton Kingdon @ashkingdon.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
If You are Interested in the Role that #AI Played in the #Southport Riots Check Out This Online Event Which Will Present Results of our Joint Project Led by @beatrizlbuarque.bsky.social I Will be Talking Specifically about #AltTech #Decentralisation and #GenAI 👇 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ai-and-the...
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AI and the Far-Right Riots in the UK
Join us online for an interdisciplinary perspective on the role played by AI in the recent far-right riots in the UK.
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Dr Beatriz Lopes Buarque @beatrizlbuarque.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
On 26/06 I’ll finally share some key insights from my research project on AI and the far-right riots in the UK with the amazing @ashkingdon.bsky.social, @aaronwinter.bsky.social and others in a webinar and answer some questions. Click here to register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ai-and-the... #UK #AI
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Teddy Wilson @reportbywilson.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
The White House has embraced conspiracy theories, as Donald Trump has 'made thousands of false claims about his political opponents across his two terms in office while threatening his critics.'
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Extremists Links: Donald Trump's White House Has Embraced Conspiracy Theories
The White House has embraced conspiracy theories, as Donald Trump has 'made thousands of false claims about his political opponents across his two terms in office while threatening his critics.'
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Teddy Wilson @reportbywilson.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
Radical Reports is tracking the far right anti-LGBTIQ activists, Christian Nationalists, White Supremacists, and violent extremist groups targeting LGBTIQ events during Pride Month.
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Mapping the Far Right Groups Targeting LGBTIQ Events During Pride Month
Radical Reports is tracking the far right anti-LGBTIQ activists, Christian Nationalists, White Supremacists, and violent extremist groups targeting LGBTIQ events during Pride Month.
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Jan-Werner Mueller @jwmueller-pu.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
'Noem made it clear in her letter that her weaponization of the state will not be confined to campus; she wrote that the “evils of anti-Americanism” have to be rooted out in “society” at large.'
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Trump’s revenge spree on Harvard echoes well beyond education | Jan-Werner Müller
Attacks on the university make clear that the administration will wield its power against anyone who incurs its displeasure
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