iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Esteban Morales @estebanmorales.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Oh, fantastic to know you will be there! I’ll do my best to make it to your session

Esteban Morales @estebanmorales.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

In my (very subjective) view, OA discussions in the NL are not waning, quite the opposite. There are real efforts here, connected to both culture and societal connection. Just to say, there is still a chance!

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pixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Sad news everyone. Our beloved friend the computer has now become a hated enemy

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Esteban Morales @estebanmorales.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I was about to buy Sherry Turkle's Artificial Intimacy (looks so great), but then I noticed they added a Jonathan Haidt quote on the cover (!?) Uuuuuggh.

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Esteban Morales @estebanmorales.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

AI just went rogue and ate my homework.

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Esteban Morales @estebanmorales.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

"Many scientific fields are already drowning in plausible-seeming but unverified papers generated with significant help from a large language model. What’s slop and what’s not? Is there an actual gem amid the gazillion new hypotheses? It’s becoming increasingly impossible to tell."

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Mark Riedl @markriedl.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Shy away from em-dashes because of genAI? I've always used em-dashes in my writing. Fuck it. I'm doubling down and increasing the number of em-dashes I use in my writing.

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Esteban Morales @estebanmorales.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Yes!! We live (relatively) close by, and we only see each other at AoIR. Looking forward to seeing you :)

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Esteban Morales @estebanmorales.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Second time in a row presenting on the last day/hour at AoIR. Great panel tho, so it should be fun (but lonely).

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 10/08/2026

At least 111 people are dead after a destructive magnitude 7.4 earthquake hit western Colombia, causing dozens of buildings to collapse and trap residents under the debris.

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Esteban Morales @estebanmorales.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Thank you for everything, Mark! It was so great to collaborate and share with you, and I very much look forward to the next time we run into each other.

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Esteban Morales @estebanmorales.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

It was so great to see you! And, by the way, your presentation really made an impact on me, fantastic work!

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Esteban Morales @estebanmorales.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

I will also be a part of two panels on gender violence and online harassment against scholars. You can see the full programme here: socialmediaandsociety.org/smsociety-20... And, if you are around, let me know!

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#SMSociety 2026 Conference Programme – #SMSociety 2026 | July 13-15, 2026 | University of Glasgow

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Esteban Morales @estebanmorales.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Can't wait to be in Glasgow next week for the #SMSociety2026! Besides being in the organizing committee (with awesome people ⬇️), I will be presenting my work on discursive violence amid "good vibes" digital cultures.

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Esteban Morales @estebanmorales.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Ah, I want to cite this post in a paper.

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Daniel Ahmad @zhugeex.com · 30/06/2026

McDonald’s CEO says potential customers cooking burger at home are on a very dangerous path.

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Esteban Morales @estebanmorales.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Last Sunday, Colombia elected Abelardo de la Espriella, a figure with a documented history of political, gendered, and animal violence. So how does someone with that record win? His campaign didn't deny the violence. It convinced people it didn't matter. esteban-morales.com/blog/look-at...

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Look at what I say, not at what I do: De la Espriella, violence, and the politics of looking away – Esteban Morales

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Esteban Morales @estebanmorales.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Some great news! Very thankful to our colleagues at the Canadian Communication Association for this honour.

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Esteban Morales @estebanmorales.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Currently trying to write an introduction to a paper that justifies why this particular phenomenon is worth researching. Aaaand I am struggling to just say "I was online and thought that this was quite interesting and important. So I did research on it. And here we are."

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Esteban Morales @estebanmorales.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

It’s next on my list! Good to know that you enjoyed it

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Esteban Morales @estebanmorales.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Today, the biggest guy on the gym asked me to spot him and the oldest guy nodded at me. Is this community?!

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Esteban Morales @estebanmorales.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

So shocked and sad to hear about the passing of @raulpachecovega.bsky.social . He was one of the most generous scholars I have ever known. I didn't even meet him in person, but his advice truly shaped how I write (and think about writing). Que en paz descanse.

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Esteban Morales @estebanmorales.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Yo tengo muy clara mi alineación política. Pero también tengo muy claro que uno, como persona que no vive en el país, no está en ninguna posición para hacer pedagogía política.

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Colleen Hoelscher @choelsch.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

The irony of this article being accompanied by Elsevier's "reading assistant."

Screenshot of the article "ChatGPT as a Cognitive Crutch" from the journal Social Sciences & Humanities Open, with a pop up window for Elsevier's "Reading Assistant" AI tool.

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Esteban Morales @estebanmorales.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Me quedo con esta frase de ella sobre los retos de estudiar las violencias: "El desafío es pensar en y desde las zonas de turbulencias, navegar el lenguaje, retar al aparato crítico, oponerle conceptos, crear categorías, abrazar la incertidumbre y mirar sin titubear, aunque el aire se agote."

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Esteban Morales @estebanmorales.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Qué tristeza escuchar que se murió Rossana Reguillo. Una de las pensadoras latinoamericanas que más informaron mi forma de pensar las violencias y sus mediaciones.

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Julián Posada @posada.website · 20/04/2026

#PlatformExtractivism is available for 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 (out Oct 20)! Thrilled to share what @geoplace.bsky.social has to say about the book: "A grounded and uncompromising account of the infrastructures and workers that sustain AI." 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤: www.ucpress.edu/books/platfo... #BookRecommendation #Books

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Esteban Morales @estebanmorales.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Thrilled to share that our special issue on NMS (co-edited with @tomdivon.bsky.social & Martin Lundqvist) is officially out! 🎉🎉🎉 10 empirical pieces + an introductory article exploring the contextual nature of violence on digital platforms. journals.sagepub.com/toc/nmsa/28/4

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New Media & Society - Volume 28, Number 4

Table of contents for New Media & Society, 28, 4

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Esteban Morales @estebanmorales.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

When was the last time you opened the news or your social media and DIDN'T feel fear and anger? I cannot remember, really. But seeing the news today... *sigh*

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Esteban Morales @estebanmorales.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

The website is looking great, and I am sad to miss your talk in Vancouver. I have your book on my to-read list and am looking forward to it!

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Esteban Morales @estebanmorales.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Such an important study. "White men reported feeling the least close to their best friends in comparison to all other ethnoracial-gender groups, and white men who were higher class and/or whose best friend was another man reported even lower levels of closeness."

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Esteban Morales @estebanmorales.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

A fantastic read on Grammarly's so-called expert review: "Most of my published work appears already to be inside these models, shaping their outputs in ways I never agreed to and will never fully understand. Grammarly just had the bad manners to put my name on it."

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Esteban Morales @estebanmorales.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

AH, you are too kind Marcus! Hope to see you soon, somewhere in a random spot of the world.

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Esteban Morales @estebanmorales.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Ha, but you should definitely restart your blog! (just a random thought: I feel like "writing in a blog" is the equivalent for academics of "let's start a band.")

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Esteban Morales @estebanmorales.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Thank you so much for sharing! (And yes, blogging is fun! It felt like recovering the love for writing.)

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Esteban Morales @estebanmorales.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

"Now what? We can immerse ourselves in endless streams of horrendous videos or try to increase our resistance in order to being better equipped to withstand, recover, and continue functioning somewhat clearly despite the cognitive assaults."

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Esteban Morales @estebanmorales.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

War is now a content format. We scroll past bombings between selfies and sponsored posts. The platforms framing it for us are not neutral: they shape whose suffering registers and whose deaths we're taught to ignore. New (first?) blog post! esteban-morales.com/blog/the-spe...

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The spectacle of war on social media – Esteban Morales

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Esteban Morales @estebanmorales.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

In Latin America is still ongoing. Sadly.

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Esteban Morales @estebanmorales.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

FANTASTIC! Thank you so much. (Hope you are doing alright! Has been a while since we ran into each other at a conference).

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Esteban Morales @estebanmorales.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

THANK YOU! I will share this with them :) but you definitely set a high standard.

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Esteban Morales @estebanmorales.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

I am teaching a digital culture research seminar this term and I shared @jessmaddox.bsky.social newsletter with the students—they absolutely loved it. Students are now asking me if I know of any other similar newsletters. Any recommendations? I am trying to compile a public list.

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