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Eleonora Benecchi

@fandomistheanswer.bsky.social
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Researching media,youth and fandom with digital platforms as a setting. Teaching digital cultures and audiovisual production. Looking through the fandom lens.

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Eleonora Benecchi @fandomistheanswer.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
4chan is dead. Long live 4chan.
wired.com
4chan Is Dead. Its Toxic Legacy Is Everywhere
It’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.
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Eleonora Benecchi @fandomistheanswer.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Releasing 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.
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Eleonora Benecchi @fandomistheanswer.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
My 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
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Eleonora Benecchi @fandomistheanswer.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
We 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
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Eleonora Benecchi @fandomistheanswer.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
It is official. My project on Swiss Fan worlds and social exclusion got funded. Looking forward to the next 4 years of research.
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Eleonora Benecchi @fandomistheanswer.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Italian 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
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Eleonora Benecchi @fandomistheanswer.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
Radical-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.com
Sage Journals: Discover world-class research
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Eleonora Benecchi @fandomistheanswer.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Naming 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 #history
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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Eleonora Benecchi @fandomistheanswer.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Steal 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 #AItraining
theatlantic.com
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
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Eleonora Benecchi @fandomistheanswer.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Adolescence. That’s it. That’s the message. #adolescence
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Eleonora Benecchi @fandomistheanswer.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Finally a celebrity who understands the gift economy of fandom. #faneconomy #fandom
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Eleonora Benecchi @fandomistheanswer.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Quality, quality, quality. #gaming
oii.ox.ac.uk
OII | It’s quality not quantity that predicts gamers’ wellbeing, new study finds
New 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.
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Eleonora Benecchi @fandomistheanswer.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
The 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 #VirtualEthnography
nicollelamerichs.com
Virtual Ethnography in the Age of Algorithms and AI
As 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…
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Eleonora Benecchi @fandomistheanswer.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
Social media seems the fixable problem
theguardian.com
Social 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
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Eleonora Benecchi @fandomistheanswer.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
raulpacheco.org
On framing, the value of narrative and storytelling in scholarly research, and the importance of asking the "what is this a story of" question
Much of what I do here on my blog, when I teach courses and workshops
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Eleonora Benecchi @fandomistheanswer.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Spotify, 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
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Eleonora Benecchi @fandomistheanswer.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Not an horror movie
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Eleonora Benecchi @fandomistheanswer.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Oh 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
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Eleonora Benecchi @fandomistheanswer.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
This is the best piece of content about that story I’ve seen so far #blackdevil
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Eleonora Benecchi @fandomistheanswer.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
How 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
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Eleonora Benecchi @fandomistheanswer.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Lady 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
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Eleonora Benecchi @fandomistheanswer.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Lost walked so Severance could run. “Everything is connected” just hit differently. Severance 2 episode 4 they will never make me hate you. #Severance #Lost
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Eleonora Benecchi @fandomistheanswer.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Comedy at its peak. #severance #adamscott #talkingaboutboybands
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Eleonora Benecchi @fandomistheanswer.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Ok. Now I’m scared. #buffy #revival
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Eleonora Benecchi @fandomistheanswer.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
On the merits of fanfiction and apparently (judging from the cover) of #drarry #fanfiction #ao3
tsl.news
OPINION: Embracing Y/N: The merits of fanfiction and fan culture - The Student Life
Sites 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.
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Eleonora Benecchi @fandomistheanswer.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Harry 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
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Eleonora Benecchi @fandomistheanswer.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
A ‘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
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Eleonora Benecchi @fandomistheanswer.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
The #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
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Eleonora Benecchi @fandomistheanswer.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
2 week’s until Sanremo and this is what I see…it’s gonna be ruthless out there. Explanation for the mainstream audience in the 🧵
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Eleonora Benecchi @fandomistheanswer.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Watching #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. 🧵
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David Bering-Porter @atg-dbp.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
This headline is just *chef's kiss* www.404media.co/openai-furio...
404media.co
OpenAI Furious DeepSeek Might Have Stolen All the Data OpenAI Stole From Us
OpenAI shocked that an AI company would train on someone else's data without permission or compensation.
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Eleonora Benecchi @fandomistheanswer.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
improving algorithmic literacy can empower young people to navigate the digital world safely and positively #algorithms #media and #youth #digital #literacy
blogs.lse.ac.uk
Improving algorithmic literacy in the UK to support young people’s wellbeing
From 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…
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Eleonora Benecchi @fandomistheanswer.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
It’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
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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
People 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.
Screenshot of a young person holding up a sign that says “BREAKING: ICE IN KENTUCKY”

The algorithm-facing comment says, “Had to share these cute winter boots I just got!”
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Hannah Strong @hannahstrong.co.uk · 23/01/2025
stanley tucci failing to get any votes for a performance of a cardinal who also can't get any votes
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Eleonora Benecchi @fandomistheanswer.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
First Oscar nomination. I repeat. First Oscar nomination. #oscar #isabellarossellini
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Eleonora Benecchi @fandomistheanswer.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
There are so many things that I would like to say about this picture. SO MANY things. #highlighters #hourglasses #flags #mobilephones #badges #socialmediamanagement #italianpolitics
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TVLine @tvline.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
#Oscars to Eliminate Best Original Song Performances From 2025 Ceremony
tvline.com
Oscars to Eliminate Best Original Song Performances From 2025 Ceremony
The 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.
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Eleonora Benecchi @fandomistheanswer.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Just 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.
Slide detailing the aim of the swipe spin-off on fandom: how parents mediate fandom, is there a reverse socialization effect, and what is the future of fandom
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