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Dr Caitlin McGrane

@caitlinaithne.bsky.social
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she/her Researcher at RMIT. Board member of Digital Rights Watch. Interested in gender and technology in everyday life, and how we can build a better digital world. Ultra-marathoner in my spare time 🌿

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Josie Glausiusz @josiegz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“There’s a feeling today that Britain only found out about the Holocaust at the end of the war. But in 1942 [...] you couldn’t really escape this information in Britain. It was in every newspaper. It was on the BBC," said historian Martin Winstone www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
theguardian.com
Britain knew about the Holocaust as it happened. A new exhibition reckons with that truth
Research draws upon reporting and witness testimony, while a permanent memorial is planned for London
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Dr Caitlin McGrane @caitlinaithne.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A moratorium on conferences using their own niche citation style.
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Digital Rights Watch @drwaus.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Today Minderoo and BIT released their new report on gender-based abuse on dating apps. In a shocking result, almost every woman surveyed had experienced abuse in the last three months. We need to make sure the new Digital Duty of Care forces these companies to proactively address these harms.
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Andy Fleming @slackbastard.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
R U OK?: A conversation could change a life!
R U OK?

Homer Simpson: 'I told you last year, no!'
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tunes to make you run away @whippoorwont.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
"people are anthropomorphizing LLMs because they are so astonishingly good at processing human thought and language" people will anthropomorphize a chair if you put the stitches in the right place.
chair with a "face"
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Dr Caitlin McGrane @caitlinaithne.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09... Canavan doesn’t know what he’s talking about. Doubling down on this is a true dumbass manoeuvre
abc.net.au
Live: Canavan dismisses manosphere algorithm concerns as 'conspiracy'
Nationals leader Matt Canavan dismisses the idea that social media algorithms are responsible for young boys engaging in toxic masculinity, and doubles down on claim the school curriculum's 'anti-boy'...
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Amy Remeikis @amyremeikis.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Really easy to track who authoritarians are waging war against by the abuse you receive as a woman. For me it’s gone from orders to from trolls to get back in the kitchen and make them a sandwich, to I deserve to be raped, to I’m too fat and ugly to rape, to being called trans
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Dr Caitlin McGrane @caitlinaithne.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
First Dolly now Gloria 😭 Steinem is an icon because she showed how feminism can be used to both perpetuate and challenge hierarchies. She was sometimes wrong, and I love that she wrote about her errors of judgement. Rest in power www.theguardian.com/books/2026/s...
theguardian.com
Gloria Steinem, groundbreaking feminist campaigner, dies aged 92
Prolific author campaigned against domestic violence, female genital mutilation, pornography and the Vietnam and Gulf wars
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Dr Caitlin McGrane @caitlinaithne.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Matt Canavan blaming women for their own victimisation because teachers have “feminised” the curriculum demonstrates the disdain and hatred he holds for women.
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Sarah Höfler @aquageo.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
The collapsing glaciers in Nepal are a direct result of the climate catastrophe.
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Dr Caitlin McGrane @caitlinaithne.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
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Dr Caitlin McGrane @caitlinaithne.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
I laughed in such a loud and ugly way when I saw this that I scared the dog
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Dr David S Anderson @dsaarchaeology.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Original Tweet from @Mantia: What’s something that seems obvious within your profession, but the general public seems to misunderstand?

Quote tweet from @hwitteman: That $35 that scientific journals charge you to read a paper goes 100% to the publisher, 0% to the authors. If you just email us to ask for our papers, we are allowed to send them to you for free, and we will be genuinely delighted to do so.
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Jathan Sadowski @jathansadowski.com · 27/08/2026
You can just ban socially toxic technologies! They were socially banned like twelve years ago with Google Glasses, we can do it again in more formal ways with this latest attempt to push the Pervert's Delight™ onto society. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...
abc.net.au
Push for import ban on 'pervert' smart glasses amid privacy concerns
Support is growing for a ban on the import of so-called “smart glasses”, amid an influx of low-cost devices that are being used to film Australians without their consent.
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Dr Caitlin McGrane @caitlinaithne.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
“Ever the protagonist, the Microsoft founder is astonished that no one else is as panicked about it as he is.”
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Dr Caitlin McGrane @caitlinaithne.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Too little too fucking late. The fact this worm managed to get another job at a university after being fired from Cambridge is mind-blowing. If this is “merit” then count me out, thanks. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Academic who accused Jason Arday of plagiarism suspended by his university
Researcher Nathan Cofnas previously claimed Black people would hold few high-profile positions in a meritocracy
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Dr Caitlin McGrane @caitlinaithne.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Immaculate vibes only for Em’s AMA or I will go postal
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Paul Langley @paullangley.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
A company which began as a book seller became a company which destroys books. Capitalism really is eating itself
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Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
The department admitted there had been no live trial of the final algorithm and was unable to name any expert clinicians who validated it. The government plans to use the IAT algorithm for the NDIS soon as well
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Dr Caitlin McGrane @caitlinaithne.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Are the editors at The Guardian ok? Publishing a defence of Kemi Badenoch is quite a choice. But publishing anything complimentary about Thatcher seems like a massive betrayal of the paper's core values. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
theguardian.com
As a Tory, I say things are looking up. Farage is fading, and the looming threat to No 10 is called Kemi | Simon Hart
My party has seen difficult times – but with a few canny moves, the leader is finally cutting through, says former Conservative party chief whip Simon Hart
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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 02/08/2026
We found the Flock cameras cops used to spy on women
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Dr Caitlin McGrane @caitlinaithne.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Anyone who buys these glasses is a fucking lunatic. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
theguardian.com
Kmart sells out of low-cost rival to Meta camera glasses across Australia amid warnings of ‘privacy nightmare’
Expert says people face being filmed without their consent as $89 Anko smartglasses sell out in stores and online
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Leena 🌵 @leena.reuben.games · 27/07/2026
Did all the cookers get raptured or nah
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elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Viva España
Lamal waving a Palestine flag
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Brian Merchant @bcmerchant.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Just comical with that disallowed goal back there. What is VAR for if not to review such crucial, borderline decisions. More fuel for my argument that VAR is not built in service of accuracy at all, but for other ends altogether: www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/what-var-t...
bloodinthemachine.com
What VAR tells us about AI
FIFA's semi-automated refereeing system promises neutrality but brims with bias. It's widely despised yet embraced by elites. It is, in other words, a lot like AI.
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Shana V. White (she/her) @shanavwhite.blacksky.app · 19/07/2026
Cabo Verde are the true winners of this World Cup.
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mensrea @mensie.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
German broadcast. Nailed it
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Bellingham said "Non"
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 18/07/2026
So.......how the hell did the New York Times get Australia's AI data centre story so wildly wrong? Albanese's new AI rules **WORSEN** their position by allowing more room for gas Check out my new piece at @thepointau.bsky.social for all the lovely, gory details thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
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MEAA @withmeaa.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Read the letter sent by MEAA to Tasmanian Premier, Jeremy Rockliff, and Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Management, Felix Ellis, seeking an apology from Minister Ellis for a social media post where Ellis targeted a journalist for asking a question he didn’t like. meaa.io/4w7b553
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Cin (they/them) @skyalin.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Meanwhile, we still have zero mobile phone coverage in a suburb of the capital, and the vast majority of the country has dismal internet access and speeds, at exorbitant prices. But I guess consumer tech doesn't bribe the government sufficiently.
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CAMERON WILSON @cameronwilson.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
NEW: The first major review of AI's impact on the Australian job market by the federal government has found that there is no significant labour upheaval yet — but picked up some early warning signs that growth in jobs that are most exposed to AI is slowing www.abc.net.au/news/...
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Morgan Quinn Ross @mqrmobile.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
⚠️ It's the last month to submit extended abstracts for our (w Mora Matassi + @trinesy.bsky.social) special issue on mobile disconnection in @mobilemediacomm.bsky.social (due 31 July). CfP below: journals.sagepub.com/page/mmc/mob...
journals.sagepub.com
Sage Journals: Discover world-class research
Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
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A world map filled with the flag of Cape Verde, featuring blue, red, and white stripes, along with yellow stars. Argentina is distinctly illustrated with its own flag colors and symbol.
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Dr Caitlin McGrane @caitlinaithne.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Cabo Verde forever
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Nick Evershed!? @nickevershed.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
every data piece on big cars is like Revealed: How The Childcrusher 3000 Is Making Our Roads More Dangerous
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Dr Caitlin McGrane @caitlinaithne.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Cool, fine, normal
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✪ Beware the Gray Ghost ✪ @jongraywb.blacksky.app · 29/06/2026
Fundamentally useless idiots.
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Dr Caitlin McGrane @caitlinaithne.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
The Australia-USA match is going worse than I could have possibly imagined. An absolute shambles, the Socceroos need a massive half-time bollocking
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Dr Caitlin McGrane @caitlinaithne.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
I urge all communication scholars to sign this statement in support of Palestine that was written as a result of the ICA 2026 conference on inequality: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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CAPE TOWN DECLARATION AT ICA 2026
We, as ICA members and attendees of the main 76th Annual ICA Conference and its pre- and post-conferences in Cape Town, South Africa, make the following statement in support of journalists, healthcare...
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Nick Evershed!? @nickevershed.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
yeah this is weird, sick leave entitlements and super are literally part of your income/salary/whatever
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Today, the day of the Met Gala, the unionized workers of the Met posted this image to their Instagram. www.instagram.com/p/DX64ioYjecG/
text on image: 91% of hourly met staff in our unit earn less than a living wage
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Dr Hannah Murray @hlmurray.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
If you love teaching books, come work with us at La Trobe (0.6FTE until 2029). We are great and love teaching books too. careers.pageuppeople.com/mob/533/caw/...
careers.pageuppeople.com
Lecturer English and Creative Writing
Deliver curriculum, coordinate, and teach subjects through lectures, tutorials, and practical classes and contribute to admin and course design at La Trobe.
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CAMERON WILSON @cameronwilson.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Australia's government has signed $60m of Palantir contracts. It owns $160m of Palantir shares. But what does the pro-Trump company actually do for us? Internal documents shows how an agency uses it to analyse 42 million call records, messages and other data points
crikey.com.au
Calls, messages, police records: How Palantir helped an intelligence agency analyse 42 million data points on Australians
Internal and public government records reveals how the federal government has spent $60 million on contracts with the Trump-aligned company, bought a stake worth more than $160 million, but has never considered if it is a responsible investment.
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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
We are gonna have to circle back to this.
3 hours ago
Shawn McCreesh Reporting as part of the White House press pool

I'm one of the small number of journalists traveling with the White House press pool tonight. We were in a hall just outside the ballroom when the commotion first rang out.
Several things happened in quick succession.
Tuxedoed agents pulled out guns and began running toward the ballroom. White-jacketed caterers screamed and bolted for stairwells.
Pandemonium reigned as top cabinet officials were evacuated.
Robert Kennedy Jr. and his wife, Cheryl Hines, came out and were ushered intr an
elevator. Then Jeanine Piro emerged. The F.B.I. director, Kash Patel, came tearing across the hallway with two men in tow; his girlfriend was hiding in a room with another man who was holding her hand, Reporters are about to be taken back into the ballroom.
The show will go on, apparently.
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Digital Rights Watch @drwaus.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Amid a housing crisis and power imbalance, renters feel compelled to hand over extensive personal information. The Privacy Commissioner’s decision shows that this situation must change.
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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Palantir's CEO published a manifesto arguing Western tech firms have a "moral debt" to US military dominance, that AI weapons are inevitable, and that "some cultures are dysfunctional." This isn't just a regularly evil tech or defence contractor, it’s a fascist political project.
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Rob Kitchin @robkitchin.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Negotiating Openness under Authoritarian Risk: Feminist Open Data Sharing in Hong Kong by Lucas Wong & Tak-Yin Yumi Wong in The Journal of Electronic Publishing 29(1). Charts the tension between visibility and vulnerability in open data. doi: doi.org/10.3998/jep....
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Negotiating Openness under Authoritarian Risk: Feminist Open Data Sharing in Hong Kong
Open data has become increasingly common in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine (STEMM) in recent years, but its promise falters when the “data” are people’s stories, such as i...
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Morgan Quinn Ross @mqrmobile.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Pregame #ica26 with these @icamobile.bsky.social sponsored events! On 5 + 6 May, we'll chat about ICA et al ☕ Here's the link: tinyurl.com/icamobileevent (pw: ICAMOBILE) On 8 May, there's an event to help students + early-career scholars prepare for ICA. Register here: forms.gle/AryewUXumCsC...
#MobileComm #Events
PRE-ICA HANGOUTS
5 May UTC 2pm
6 May UTC 3am
Chat with folks in our division—whether or not you’re going to ICA!
ALL ARE WELCOME!
LINK:
https://tinyurl.com/icamobileevent
(password: ICAMOBILE)
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