Eleonora Benecchi @fandomistheanswer.bsky.social · 22/04/20254chan is dead. Long live 4chan.wired.com4chan Is Dead. Its Toxic Legacy Is EverywhereIt’s likely that there will never be a site like 4chan again. But everything now—from X and YouTube to global politics—seems to carry its toxic legacy. 010
Eleonora Benecchi @fandomistheanswer.bsky.social · 22/04/2025Releasing Conclave the day after the Pope’s death is something else. @amazonprime.bsky.social timed that drop like it had a seat at the Vatican. 000
Eleonora Benecchi @fandomistheanswer.bsky.social · 22/04/2025My fan-heart is full to the brim with this stunning new Anne of Green Gables adaptation. It’s a cottagecore vision brought to life, true to the soft, windswept beauty of Prince Edward Island’s highlands, with colors that breathe like old film and fresh air. #anneofgreengables 000
Eleonora Benecchi @fandomistheanswer.bsky.social · 15/04/2025We talked about separating the author from the text but should we talk about separating the fandom from a narrative they once loved? Will the new Harry Potter reboot collapse under the weight of its own legacy? Comments are off in every official social media, but the fandom is loud #harrypotter 020
Eleonora Benecchi @fandomistheanswer.bsky.social · 09/04/2025It is official. My project on Swiss Fan worlds and social exclusion got funded. Looking forward to the next 4 years of research. 130
Eleonora Benecchi @fandomistheanswer.bsky.social · 03/04/2025Italian reality TV takes a step back. The Couple, a new 24/7 format, will reintroduce paid SMS-only voting to curb the influence of online fandoms seen in the last editions of Big Brother ITA. A sign that when fandom becomes gameplay, producers must rethink the rules. #fandom #realitytv 011
Eleonora Benecchi @fandomistheanswer.bsky.social · 22/03/2025Radical-right #populism is the strongest determinant for the propensity to spread #misinformation. Populism, left-wing populism, and right-wing politics are not linked to the spread of misinformation. Based on 32M tweets from parliamentarians in 26 countries, spanning 6 years and several elections.journals.sagepub.comSage Journals: Discover world-class researchSubscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher. 000
Eleonora Benecchi @fandomistheanswer.bsky.social · 20/03/2025Naming matters, and so does narrative. Our new open-access article explores how CERN actively worked to combat the "brand confusion" between the World Wide Web and the Internet. A story about infrastructure, discourse, and institutional power. #web #historyjournals.sagepub.comSage Journals: Discover world-class researchSubscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher. 000
Eleonora Benecchi @fandomistheanswer.bsky.social · 20/03/2025Steal now, worry later. That’s the unspoken motto behind how Meta has trained its AI systems. Yes, they used my writings. And, most likely, yours too. #meta #AI #AItrainingtheatlantic.comSearch LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AIMillions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration. 010
Eleonora Benecchi @fandomistheanswer.bsky.social · 19/03/2025Adolescence. That’s it. That’s the message. #adolescence 000
Eleonora Benecchi @fandomistheanswer.bsky.social · 19/03/2025Finally a celebrity who understands the gift economy of fandom. #faneconomy #fandom 100
Eleonora Benecchi @fandomistheanswer.bsky.social · 17/03/2025Quality, quality, quality. #gamingoii.ox.ac.ukOII | It’s quality not quantity that predicts gamers’ wellbeing, new study findsNew analysis finds that the number of hours spent playing Nintendo games did not significantly affect adults’ mental well-being, life satisfaction, emotional state, or depressive symptoms. 000
Eleonora Benecchi @fandomistheanswer.bsky.social · 07/03/2025The community you see online isn’t the same as the one I see. Algorithms shape our realities. But what does that mean for virtual ethnography? How do we study cultures when the digital lens is so personalized? Killer insights from @nicolleness.bsky.social in this read #Algorithms #VirtualEthnographynicollelamerichs.comVirtual Ethnography in the Age of Algorithms and AIAs a researcher, I’m always excited to talk about my favorite theories and methods. In fact, one of my passions is sharing information about virtual ethnography! It’s a method that I have often use… 020
Eleonora Benecchi @fandomistheanswer.bsky.social · 22/02/2025Social media seems the fixable problemtheguardian.comSocial media bans for teens: Australia has passed one, should other countries follow suit?A block for under-16s would soothe many parents’ concerns, but experts are divided over the evidence in support of it, and how it might work in practice 000
Eleonora Benecchi @fandomistheanswer.bsky.social · 19/02/2025raulpacheco.orgOn framing, the value of narrative and storytelling in scholarly research, and the importance of asking the "what is this a story of" questionMuch of what I do here on my blog, when I teach courses and workshops 000
Eleonora Benecchi @fandomistheanswer.bsky.social · 10/02/2025Spotify, you’re just as obsessed with Sanremo as we are and I respect it. Adding those iconic flowers to the listening bar? Chef’s kiss. 🌸🎶 #Sanremo #spotify #flowers Pic by @trashitaliano.it 000
Eleonora Benecchi @fandomistheanswer.bsky.social · 09/02/2025Oh my cinephile heart! In season 2 Helly is working on a file named Santa Mira. The fictional town from Invasion of the Body Snatchers. One of the questions on the movie posters read: 'Was this his woman?' S P O I L E R Like the aliens replacing humans in the film, Helena replaces Helly #severance 000
Eleonora Benecchi @fandomistheanswer.bsky.social · 09/02/2025This is the best piece of content about that story I’ve seen so far #blackdevil 000
Eleonora Benecchi @fandomistheanswer.bsky.social · 09/02/2025How do you explain Sanremo to a non-Italian? You don’t. The most iconic headline of the festival says it all: 'Sanremo is Sanremo.' It defies explanation. It just is. #sanremo #sanremoweek #thisisgoingtobecomeastanaccount 010
Eleonora Benecchi @fandomistheanswer.bsky.social · 09/02/2025Lady Gaga’s 'Abracadabra' is blowing up with 86.4K TikTok posts—16K in the last 24 hours. Somewhere, a Gen Alpha kid is about to have their life changed, just like we did. Full circle. And back to the future. #abracadabra #ladygaga #backtothefuture 010
Eleonora Benecchi @fandomistheanswer.bsky.social · 09/02/2025Lost walked so Severance could run. “Everything is connected” just hit differently. Severance 2 episode 4 they will never make me hate you. #Severance #Lost 040
Eleonora Benecchi @fandomistheanswer.bsky.social · 09/02/2025Comedy at its peak. #severance #adamscott #talkingaboutboybands 070
Eleonora Benecchi @fandomistheanswer.bsky.social · 06/02/2025On the merits of fanfiction and apparently (judging from the cover) of #drarry #fanfiction #ao3tsl.newsOPINION: Embracing Y/N: The merits of fanfiction and fan culture - The Student LifeSites such as Wattpad, Archive of Our Own, and Fanfiction.net house the beauty of fanfiction, and Grace Kim SC `27 doesn't understand the shame. 011
Eleonora Benecchi @fandomistheanswer.bsky.social · 05/02/2025Harry Styles didn’t make it to Italy’s prime-time quiz L’eredità because of his music career—but because he was seen shopping at Porta Portese. Global pop icon turned local market trivia. You can’t make this stuff up. #harrystyle #quiz #eredità #onedirection #parasocial #fandom 000
Eleonora Benecchi @fandomistheanswer.bsky.social · 04/02/2025A ‘BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER’ revival series is in the works at Hulu. Sarah Michelle Gellar returning as Buffy but as recurring” (not lead). Chloé Zhao to direct the pilot. Now. What about the number 1 Buffy fan (read: Spike)? At least we will see a revival in fan edits… #buffy #BTVS #revival 110
Eleonora Benecchi @fandomistheanswer.bsky.social · 03/02/2025The #Boyzone doc #nomatterwhat but also every other content about boybands/girlbands make me wonder: Are we ready to seriously talk about what this type of fandom have been built on? The exploitation, the emotional investments, the manufactured intimacy, the broken trust #musicfandom #boyband #fan 020
Eleonora Benecchi @fandomistheanswer.bsky.social · 31/01/20252 week’s until Sanremo and this is what I see…it’s gonna be ruthless out there. Explanation for the mainstream audience in the 🧵 111
Eleonora Benecchi @fandomistheanswer.bsky.social · 31/01/2025Watching #Severance today feels like watching #Lost in 2004—rewriting what TV can be. Season 2 Ep 1 & 2 open with the same scene from two perspectives, and their opening sequences? Perfectly synchronized. And Ep 3 introduces a sequence that any other TV series would have used as season finale. 🧵 110
Reposted by Eleonora BenecchiDavid Bering-Porter @atg-dbp.bsky.social · 29/01/2025This headline is just *chef's kiss* www.404media.co/openai-furio...404media.coOpenAI Furious DeepSeek Might Have Stolen All the Data OpenAI Stole From UsOpenAI shocked that an AI company would train on someone else's data without permission or compensation. 0103
Eleonora Benecchi @fandomistheanswer.bsky.social · 26/01/2025improving algorithmic literacy can empower young people to navigate the digital world safely and positively #algorithms #media and #youth #digital #literacyblogs.lse.ac.ukImproving algorithmic literacy in the UK to support young people’s wellbeingFrom scrolling through TikTok to asking Google for homework help, algorithms are shaping young people’s everyday lives in powerful and often invisible ways. But how well do they understand th… 000
Eleonora Benecchi @fandomistheanswer.bsky.social · 24/01/2025It’s fascinating to see how broadcast TV’s biggest shows and stars are being reimagined as content for platforms like #Netflix and #Prime #missitalia #missitalianondevemorire 000
Reposted by Eleonora BenecchiLeah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 23/01/2025People on TikTok are reporting ICE raids happening in small cities in various states. To get past algorithmic censorship, they’re writing down the information on paper and holding up and shuffling through the handwritten signs as they talk about pretend subjects like shopping, food, and animals. 404207745564
Reposted by Eleonora BenecchiHannah Strong @hannahstrong.co.uk · 23/01/2025stanley tucci failing to get any votes for a performance of a cardinal who also can't get any votes 1492
Eleonora Benecchi @fandomistheanswer.bsky.social · 23/01/2025First Oscar nomination. I repeat. First Oscar nomination. #oscar #isabellarossellini 010
Eleonora Benecchi @fandomistheanswer.bsky.social · 23/01/2025There are so many things that I would like to say about this picture. SO MANY things. #highlighters #hourglasses #flags #mobilephones #badges #socialmediamanagement #italianpolitics 010
Reposted by Eleonora BenecchiTVLine @tvline.bsky.social · 22/01/2025#Oscars to Eliminate Best Original Song Performances From 2025 Ceremonytvline.comOscars to Eliminate Best Original Song Performances From 2025 CeremonyThe Oscar nominees for Best Original Song have yet to be announced, but we know one thing: The contenders won't be performed at the 2025 ceremony. 677
Eleonora Benecchi @fandomistheanswer.bsky.social · 22/01/2025Just presented at the SSECR annual meeting the preliminary results of our spin-off on children (0-5) and #fandom. Part of the SWIPE Study (SWIss study on Preschool screen Exposure). So yes. The #childfan does actually exist. 010