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Activism Communication and Social Justice @acsj-ica.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Congratulations to all the 2026 Award winners for the Activism, Communication and Social Justice Division #ica26! Please join us in celebrating this great work 🎉 ⬇️⬇️

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Yannic Meier @ymeier.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Join our workshop for students/early-career scholars going to #ICA26 organized by @facusuenzo.bsky.social, @ambervdwal.bsky.social, @wendi-li-phd.bsky.social, @mqrmobile.bsky.social, @floprim.bsky.social. 📅 Friday, May 8th ⏰ 8:00 AM EDT | 12:00 PM UCT 🔗 Register here: forms.gle/AryewUXumCsC...

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Florian Primig @floprim.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

#Instagram ad breaks have fixed addictive endless scrolling like no governance regime could/would ever.

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 13/02/2026

Eliminating gender studies courses helps to ensure that universities and other institutions will continue to protect men who benefit from the abuse of women and girls, either directly or through their connections to those who exploit girls and women for profit. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Gender studies courses are shutting down across the US. The Epstein files reveal why | Joan Wallach Scott

Texas A&M University is the latest school to end women’s and gender studies programs and teaching race. We know why

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Florian Primig @floprim.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Hey #commsky, we’re hosting a workshop soon for early career and student researchers: 25 February 2026 | 10:00–11:30 CET | Zoom Register now to join the discussion. cts.ku.dk/projects/to-...

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Florian Primig @floprim.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

#Framing theory could never have wished for a better allay than ChatGPT. Every single student project now somehow, somewhere has framing in it. #commsky is that a global phenomenon? Does #chatgpt just converge to framing with comm/media related problem prompts?

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Florian Primig @floprim.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Review Friday rant: Why is everyone selling the use of GPT-x as a methodological innovation? It’s not like you programmed chatGPT. Using LLMs to classify text data is as „innovative“ as hiring someone to do. No one would think that hiring coders is a methodological contribution lol

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a stuffed white cat is sitting on top of a box and asking why ?

ALT: a stuffed white cat is sitting on top of a box and asking why ?

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Florian Primig @floprim.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Today will historically be known as „the #Cloudflare em-dash valley“. A brief moment of internet orthography normalisation.

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Activism Communication and Social Justice @acsj-ica.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Got questions about your #ICA26 reviews? We got you! We are partnering with the Global Communication and Social Change (GCSC) Division to offer an online Reviewer Workshop, where you can hear from experienced reviewers. 🗓️ Nov 20th at 2pm GMT Sign up at: docs.google.com/forms/d/1GFR...

Reviewer workshop, ICA GCSC and ICA ACSJ

All ICA submitters are expected to participate in peer review. If you are a first time reviewer or experienced but want to know more about the process and strategies in a friendly environment, we are here to help! Join this online workshop designed to address review-related questions before the ICA deadline!
November 20, 2025 2 PM GMT
Register here by November 19
International communication association
Global communication and social change division
Activism communication and social justice division

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Florian Primig @floprim.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Hey #commsky people: I am looking for papers employing thematic analysis to study alternative media for my syllabus this term. Let me know about your must-reads please! 🙌 Self promotion welcome!

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Florian Primig @floprim.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Eine rechte US Regierung kündigt eine „Blitz Operation“ gegen die eigene Bevölkerung an - irre übrigens, das unkritisch als News abzudrucken btw. Und hierzulande überlegt der Feuilleton, ob nicht doch irgendwie der „linke Zeitgeist“ an allem Schuld sein könnte. www.zdfheute.de/politik/ausl...

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Trump-Regierung startet Einsatz gegen Migranten in Chicago

Die US-Regierung kündigt einen "Blitz-Einsatz" gegen illegale Einwanderer in Chicago an - und eskaliert damit den Streit mit den Demokraten.

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Florian Primig @floprim.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Dreamt that I taught an elementary school class tonight and now I don’t know what to do with that in my teaching philosophy 🤷🏻‍♂️ At some point, all classes gathered in a big auditorium for lunch and each class sang in a choir.

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Florian Primig @floprim.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Guess heavily AI „assisted“ reviewer comments are our brave new age of peer review now lol… we’ll only get overly generic recommendations in lists of three applicable to a wide range of input texts and odd typesetter-level punctuation from now on. Only consolation: The former we also got without AI.

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Florian Primig @floprim.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

Defrosted my freezer today and oh my the effort was ridiculous, but oh my the sense of accomplishment is insane. Wish I’d get that kick out of finishing my dissertation lol

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Florian Primig @floprim.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

You know what’s really relaxing after #ica25? Being able to sit in a café/restaurant as long as you wish, not being rushed out the second you put your fork down 🙌 (I know that’s because US staff can’t make a living without max. fluctuation - makes it all the more annoying/wrong on multiple levels)

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Florian Primig @floprim.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

I repeat: Do not come to the Amsterdam reception at 14Tabs Bar #ica25

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Florian Primig @floprim.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

#ica25 warning protests are escalating; police use tear gas. Stay away

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Florian Primig @floprim.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Bored or awakened after the afternoon low? Come to our #ica25 presentation on algorithmic censorship, power and resistance based on a case study on pro-Palestinian digital content! 4:30pm in Capitol 2 (Regency 4). Hosted by the @acsj-ica.bsky.social division (yes, we’re a division now 🙌).

FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 2025

Activism, Framing and Media Representations of Global Protests
Chairs(s): Tamer Farag (Freie U Berlin)
Participant(s): Osman Osman (New York U), Tasnia Alam (University of Miami), Benoit Cordelier Ithurbide (UQAM) and Prashanth Bhat (University of Houston)
4:30 PM - 5:45 PM; Capitol 2 (Regency 4)

4:30 PM - 5:45 PM
Algorithmic Censorship, Power, and Resistance in the Arab Region: A Case Study of the Pro-Palestine Content
Tamer Farag; Hanan Badr; Florian Primig

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Florian Primig @floprim.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Now the big protest crowd in #Denver is coming. Chanting: „We want ICE off our streets - no justice, no peace“.

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Florian Primig @floprim.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Came for #ica2025 or #ica25 encountered #denver #protests happening right now - protesting against #ice

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Matt Salomone @matthematics.com · 07/06/2025

“How do I stop my students from cheating with AI?” Universal basic income, for starters

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Florian Primig @floprim.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Dass das nicht die Titelseiten der Tagespresse füllt wundert mich leider nicht mehr. Eine Schande ist es trotzdem. Wenn sich nicht bald (lol) entschiedener Widerstand gegen die extreme Rechte aus der breiten Mitte der Öffentlichkeit formiert, sehe ich tiefbraun. www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/asyl...

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Richter nach Entscheidung zu Asyl-Zurückweisungen bedroht

Drei Berliner Verwaltungsrichter werden laut Richterbund diffamiert und bedroht, seit sie die von Bundesinnenminister Dobrindt angeordneten Zurückweisungen Asylsuchender als rechtswidrig eingestuft ha...

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Florian Primig @floprim.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Ich sag’s euch wie‘s ist: Wenn der ÖR #cosmo einstellt, gibt es für Menschen unter 60 einfach einen Grund weniger, ÖR Radio zu hören. Mit ein/zwei Männer-Fußballspielen weniger wäre Cosmo doch ausfinanziert, oder nicht? www.radioszene.de/203320/cosmo...

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COSMO vor dem Aus? ARD-Sparkurs sorgt für Protest

Der interkulturelle Radiosender COSMO steht offenbar vor einschneidenden Veränderungen. Im Zuge geplanter Sparmaßnahmen innerhalb der ARD könnte das

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Hoywoj @aushoywoj.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Die AFD hasst diese Trick! Eine Stadtratsmehrheit unter Führung der AFD möchte die städtischen Gelder für das soziokulturelle Zentrum "Telux" in Weißwasser streichen. Nun werden Spenden gesammelt, nicht für das Telux, sondern für die Stadt Weißwasser - und zwar zweckgebunden 😎 Warum das clever ist🧵

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Florian Primig @floprim.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Beileid an alle Wohnungssuchende in #münchen, die gerade auf #immoscout mit günstigen Wohnungspushnotifications zugespammt werden, um dann feststellen zu müssen, dass die nur für Angestellte der Stadt sind 🤦🏻‍♂️

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Curd Knüpfer @curdknupfer.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

✨NEW BOOK CHAPTER OUT✨ The Phantom Counter-Public: Liberal Responsiveness to Far-right Information Networks as the Next Crisis of Public Communication. doi.org/10.1007/978-... In: Coleman et al.: Public Communication in Freefall: Revisiting the Work of Jay Blumler. 🧵⤵️

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Lion Wedel @lionw.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

New paper out! What impact had the first wave of COVID-19 lockdowns on radicalization processes in the incel community? Find out now, the answer may suprise you! -> doi.org/10.1177/1461...

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Konrad Litschko @litschko.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Die Zahl rechter Straftaten steigt um 40 Prozent, auf ein Rekordhoch. Die liegen weit vor den anderen Bereichen. Auch rechte Gewalttaten wuchsen um 17 Prozent. Es hatte sich abgezeichnet: Attacken in den Wahlkämpfen, neue Jungnazi-Gruppen. Wir berichteten schon im Feb: taz.de/Rekord-recht... #PMK

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Florian Primig @floprim.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Einer muss es tun: Habemus Kanzler!

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Zita Seichter @zitaseichter.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Die Rechte ist düster und rückwärtsgewandt? Nicht unbedingt. Sie entwirft auch eine erstrebenswerte Zukunft und verpackt rassistische Ideologie im Gewand von unscheinbarem Aufbruch. So argumentiere ich in der neuen sub\urban. Danke @ankeschwarz.bsky.social & @ohabra.bsky.social für die Einladung.

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Unscheinbarer Aufbruch? Wie rechte Zukünfte durch TikTok präfiguriert werden | sub\urban. zeitschrift für kritische stadtforschung

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Alexander Chee @alexanderchee.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

This will sound weird but love yourself enough to write your own term papers.

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Thomas Hanitzsch @thanitzsch.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

BREAKING: "Given these circumstances, we have decided not to hold another ICA conference in the United States during this administration and have delayed our contract with Chicago until May 2029." #ICA25

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Mike Cowburn @mikecowburn.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

🚨 New Publication 🚨 w/Antonia Peißker & @ulrikeklinger.bsky.social We extend a framework examining disinformation resilience in consolidated democracies to countries experiencing democratic backsliding, demonstrating the need to add civil society & institutional capture doi.org/10.34669/wi....

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Disinformation Resilience in Backsliding Democracies: Media Trust, Civil Society, and Institutional Capture | Weizenbaum Journal of the Digital Society

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Platforms & Society @platformsnsociety.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

If you want to find our about our latest paper, ‘Eyo, mixed girl check’: The commodification of embodied performance in the #mixedgirlcheck trend on TikTok, check out this thread by @ananzinga.bsky.social - amazing work!

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Florian Primig @floprim.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

🚨 #commsky Publication alert Open Access in Platforms & Society One core takeaway: In platform studies, we need to pay close attention to the impositions and tensions of racial capitalism on racialized creators and how these issues are inscribed into the power and logic of platform corporations.

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Florian Primig @floprim.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Yes and, that said, the hill I'm willing to die on: No "contemporary" societal issue—including the so-called "(mis)information crisis"—can be meaningfully solved by reducing it to a simple true/false info problem binary.

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Florian Primig @floprim.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Wird den ein oder anderen schon im Straßenbild aufgefallen sein, aber Neonazis trauen sich wieder mehr öffentlichen Raum einzunehmen. Ganz im Stil von Gen-Z natürlich im 90er und Nullerjahre Look. Im Windschatten der AfD hält sich die Aufmerksamkeit bislang in Grenzen: taz.de/Rechtsextrem...

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Rechtsextreme Jugendszene: Brutal jung

Vor den Augen der Sicherheitsbehörden hat sich eine Szene von jungen, gewaltbereiten Neonazis etabliert. Sind die Baseballschlägerjahre zurück?

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Florian Primig @floprim.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Klar! Hier ist ein Aprilscherz:

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Florian Primig @floprim.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Thinking of it, „EditGenie“ is the perfect name for the Sage proofing tool, because it almost never does what you want 🤷🏻‍♂️ #AcademicChatter

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Florian Primig @floprim.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Which won’t matter, unfortunately, because in conspiracy ideological spaces the reference matters more than the referent. „Look at the JFK files“. Same for recently recovered evidence for the Covid-19 lab origin theory. Doesn’t *actually* confirm conspiracy theorists, but as a reference it does.

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Florian Primig @floprim.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Damn, why does it feel like this spammer is going to break up with me?

Image is a screenshot of an outlook junk mail inbox with a bunch of spam e-mails. The top e-mail by a „Mr. Mattias Sjoborg“ reads „Hello, can we talk???“.

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Florian Primig @floprim.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Not gonna lament grading duties this term, because my first term undergrad (!) students did cool stuff. Just two essay examples: „escapism is a form of knowledge resistance that’s structurally exploited as a tool for institutional control“ and „deepfakes are art forgery“ #commsky #academicchatter

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Florian Primig @floprim.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

German #digitalisierung in a nutshell: #Deutschlandsemesterticket laden jedes Semester anders in nur 2,3 mio. Schritten.

als schriftliche Anleitung (auch zu finden auf unserer Webseite):
Schritt 1:
1. Anmeldung über Zedat-Portal https://abo-antrag.de/studium
2. Link zum Deutschlandsemesterticket auswählen
3. Automatische Weiterleitung zum Abo-Portal der S-Bahn
4. Abo-Portal: Hochschule auswählen (→ FU-Berlin)
5. Mit Hochschulzugangsdaten (zedat) anmelden
6. Datenschutzerklärung zustimmen
7. Es erscheint eine Übersicht mit Produktinformationen. Dort ist bereits alles automatisch ausgefüllt. Ihr müsst nur auf „Weiter“ klicken
8. Bestellung abschließen
9. „Sie erhalten in Kürze eine Bestellbestätigung“

S-Bahn-App
1. „S-Bahn-App“ herunterladen
2. Datenschutzbestimmung zustimmen
3. Menü → Mein Abo
4. Registrieren und Daten hinterlegen + Passwort festlegen
5. Registrierung abschließen
6. In der „Registrierungsmail“ auf den Bestätigungslink klicken.
7. Passwort eingeben
8. Kundenkonto aktiviert
Ticket laden
1. in S-Bahn-App einloggen
2. Ticket wird nach spätestens 5 Werktagen angezeigt

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Jochen Spangenberg @jospang.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

Encouraging signs. NOT every American is like #Trump, #Musk or #Vance. Some are guided by morals and values instead!

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Florian Primig @floprim.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

A few years from now, we will look at the #Trump kleptocracy no different than in Russia or Belarus. Stuff like the #crypto reserve won’t even make the main news anymore.

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Florian Primig @floprim.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

WTH #commsky people is that normal? I just received the review results of a paper I reviewed a couple of times. I and the other reviewer were okay with the paper now, but the editor literally tells the authors to „remove all low level (not Q1) references“ and „add target journal references“…

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