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Blake Hallinan @blakeplease.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Interested in doing a #phd about #vtubers? Then boy do I have the PhD fellowship for you. Join my @erc.europa.eu funded project on the creator economy, based in lovely Aarhus, Denmark. Link to the job description below, deadline 1 November.

collage image with Uncle Sam in front of a collection of vtubers with the text “I want you for a PhD fellowship on vtubers”

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Friederike Quint @friederikeq.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Does the Community Understand the Community Guidelines? In our paper with @yannistheocharis.bsky.social , @mianahrgang.bsky.social , @nilsweidmann.bsky.social & Molly Roberts, out in Policy & Internet, we ask: Do Community Guidelines help users understand and consistently apply platform policies?

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Friederike Quint @friederikeq.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Off to new adventures! 🥳 I couldn't be more excited to join the @oxsocmedobs.bsky.social!

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Oxford Social Media Observatory @oxsocmedobs.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

🏡 The Observatory has a new home! 🔭 In early Sep 2026, we moved to @politicsoxford.bsky.social + @oii.ox.ac.uk 🛤️ With this in mind, we've changed our name to the Oxford Social Media Observatory (OSMO)

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Friederike Quint @friederikeq.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

New study out now in Scientific Reports!🚀 #openaccess

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Davis Vaughan @davisvaughan.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

dplyr 1.2.0 is out now and we are SO excited! - `filter_out()` for dropping rows - `recode_values()`, `replace_values()`, and `replace_when()` that join `case_when()` as a complete family of recoding/replacing tools These are huge quality of life wins for #rstats! tidyverse.org/blog/2026/02...

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dplyr 1.2.0

dplyr 1.2.0 fills in some important gaps in dplyr's API: we've added a new complement to `filter()` focused on dropping rows, and we've expanded the `case_when()` family with three new recoding and re...

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Melanie Sauter @melinscribe.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

🚨 Join us for the next edition Summer School for Women* in Political Methodology in Mannheim 🚨 7 days of hands-on advanced methods + networking for PhDs, postdocs & early-career researchers. Free of charge (limited travel support). Deadline 1 March 2026: summerschoolwpm.org #methodsky #polisky

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netzpolitik.org @netzpolitik.org · 28/01/2026

Mit einem Phishing-Angriff versucht ein bislang unbekannter Akteur offenbar gezielt Zugriff auf die #Signal-Konten von Journalist:innen und Aktivist:innen zu bekommen. Wir erklären, wie der Angriff funktioniert und wie man sich vor ihm schützen kann. netzpolitik.org/2026/phishin...

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Phishing-Angriff: Zahlreiche Journalist:innen im Visier bei Attacke über Signal-Messenger

Mit einem Phishing-Angriff versucht ein bislang unbekannter Akteur offenbar gezielt Zugriff auf die Signal-Konten von Journalist:innen und Aktivist:innen zu bekommen. Wir erklären, wie der Angriff fun...

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Lukas Warode @lwarode.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

partycoloR is now on CRAN! Started as a simple idea 6 years ago, now it's a full-featured package. Extract party colors and logos from Wikipedia with one line of code. It's already powering ParlGov Dashboard. install.packages("partycoloR")

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Alexandra Geese @alexandrageese.eurosky.social · 26/01/2026

Last week 54 members of the European Parliament wrote a letter to the European Commission President to support open social networks made in Europe. The Grok desaster shows that regulation is not enough. We need to build and we need to do it fast. alexandrageese.eu/wp-content/u...

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Molly White @molly.wiki · 25/01/2026

Even when there’s no accountability, the record matters. Credit to the Wikipedia editors maintaining this page.

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Deaths, detentions and deportations of American citizens in the second Trump administration - Wikipedia

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Luis Sattelmayer @luissattelmayer.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Publication Alert 🚨 Our paper on the effect of Symbolic Policies on Climate Policy Support has been published in the APSR! @apsrjournal.bsky.social Below is a summary of the results Extremely grateful to have written this with the wonderful @malojan.bsky.social and @theodoretallent.bsky.social 🥳

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Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Within the next decade the radical right is going to be the main force on the right in Europe (national and EU level). This includes far-right parties and formerly centre-right parties shifting their position. Moderate conservatism and Christian democracy will largely disappear on the right. 1/

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Friederike Quint @friederikeq.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

📉 Amid depressing news, getting back into office life after a break, and slowly inching toward the end of my PhD, I wanted a simple way to track how my days actually felt — ideally colour-coded in a calendar so I could look back and reflect. So I built one (well, two) and made them open-source. 🧵⬇️

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Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Schlicht erschütternd, wie Regierungen versuchen, Tatsachen zu vernebeln, sie nicht beim Namen zu nennen, Bürger:innen im Dunkeln zu lassen über die politische Realität. Das erodiert die Grundvoraussetzungen der Demokratie. Wer soll sich so motiviert fühlen, Demokratie aktiv zu gestalten?

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John Holbein @johnholbein1.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Experimental evidence that students are more likely to contest grades when they are delivered by an evaluator with a female-sounding name. "These findings suggest that women in evaluative positions face disproportionate resistance when delivering negative assessments."

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Pew Research Center @pewresearch.org · 16/12/2025

Ultimately, our graphics should tell a story about our research, whether it’s about changing media habits or shifting social norms. Here's a few of our favorite visuals from 2025, how we made them, and what makes them successful.

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Our favorite data visualizations of 2025

In this post, we’ll highlight a few of our favorite visuals from 2025 and walk through how we made them and what makes them successful.

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Sabine Carey @sabinecarey.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

📣 out now, with @argohdes.bsky.social and Mark Gibney - and in honour of the wonderful Steve Poe, who motivated the 1st edition with @universitypress.cambridge.org tinyurl.com/2s4kh6z3. If you enjoy reading this even a fraction as much as I enjoyed creating it, you’re in for a ride 🤩

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The Politics of Human Rights | Cambridge Aspire website

Discover The Politics of Human Rights, 2nd Edition, Sabine C. Carey, HB ISBN: 9781009537919 on Cambridge Aspire website

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Sean Westwood @seanjwestwood.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

AI presents a fundamental threat to our ability to use polls to assess public opinion. Bad actors who are able to infiltrate panels can flip close election polls for less than the cost of a Starbucks coffee. Models will also infer and confirm hypotheses in experiments. Current quality checks fail

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Simon Hix @simonhix.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

I cannot think of a democracy anywhere in the world where this sort of thing could happen. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/b...

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ABC Pulls Jimmy Kimmel Off Air for Charlie Kirk Comments After F.C.C. Pressure

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Friederike Quint @friederikeq.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Back from a successful #APSA25 in Vancouver 🇨🇦 – full of inspiring projects, great discussions, and reconnecting with colleagues. I presented two of my co-authored dissertation papers: one at the Political Communication Preconference and another at APSA (American Political Science Association).

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Oxford Social Media Observatory @oxsocmedobs.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

📣 We’re launching the London Social Media Observatory! 🎉 ➡️ We are a new multidisciplinary research centre, directed by @andreucasas.bsky.social & funded by the @ukri.org Future Leaders Fellowship 🧵 [1/4]

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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Again: they found absolute monsters to run gov social media accounts. People who at some point lost or never had the idea that the things you say online might have real world connections. Literal psychopaths.

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Vicente Valentim @valentimvicente.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

In many countries, mainstream politicians are adopting rhetoric and policies that typical of the far-right. Our new paper (w/ @dziblatt.bsky.social and E Dinas), out now in the @bjpols.bsky.social, finds that doing so erodes norms more than when far-right politicians make similar statements. 1/3

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British Journal of Political Science @bjpols.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

NEW - Media Platforming and the Normalisation of Extreme Right Views - cup.org/4mmVIAL "exposure to uncritical interviews increases agreement with extreme statements and perceptions of broader support in the population" - @dianebolet.bsky.social & @florianfoos.bsky.social #OpenAccess

BJPolS abstract discussing the effects of extensive media exposure on public perceptions and normalization. It references specific research surveys conducted on Sky News UK and Australia, analyzing changes in public attitudes and policy effects due to media strategies.

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Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Mit freundlichen Grüßen an die Redaktionen von ARD und ZDF und all diejenigen, die weiterhin denken, man könnte die radikale Reche in Interviews entzaubern...

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Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

You can already submit your paper and panel proposal for EPSS next year. Looking forward to seeing many people in Belfast. I will be there.

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The Coalition for Independent Technology Research @thecoalition.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

“Most users do not want unregulated spaces. They view moderation as essential to sustaining democratic discourse.” Read a compelling analysis by Coalition members and allies challenging the narratives of large tech companies and shining light on the public desire for free and fair digital spaces.⬇️

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What People Want from Platforms Isn’t What Musk and Zuckerberg Are Selling | TechPolicy.Press

Researchers fielded surveys in 10 countries to understand how citizens perceive platforms and potential trade-offs related to free expression.

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Friederike Quint @friederikeq.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

🛫 Off to Madrid for this year’s EPSA conference, where I’ll be presenting co-authored work with @yannistheocharis.bsky.social , @spyroskosmidis.bsky.social , and Molly Roberts. 💡You’ll find me in the panel “Insights into Countering Misinformation” on Friday, June 27, at 09:30 in Room 1A.13.

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Mia Nahrgang @mianahrgang.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

🚨🚀 Looking for a comparative dataset on social media platforms? We’re excited to launch COMPARE! This is a collaborative effort by @nilsweidmann.bsky.social , @friederikeq.bsky.social , @sebnagel.bsky.social , @yannistheocharis.bsky.social & Molly Roberts. 🧵⤵️ (1/5)

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Friederike Quint @friederikeq.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

New interview out! I spoke with Lars Lubienetzki for ver.di—one of Germany’s largest trade unions—about our much-anticipated report "Content Warning: Public Attitudes on Content Moderation and Freedom of Expression." 📢 🔗 Only available in German: mmm.verdi.de/aktuelle-mel...

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Social Media: Mehr Moderation gewünscht - M - Menschen Machen Medien (ver.di)

Wer trägt die Verantwortung, um etwas gegen zunehmenden Hass in den sozialen Medien zu unternehmen? Die Plattformen? Die Politik? Die Nutzer*innen? Alle drei Gruppen jeweils zu einem Drittel. Zu diese...

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

US least supportive of content moderation vs. hate speech and misinformation versus nine other countries tumthinktank.de/wp-content/u...

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Jan Zilinsky @janzilinsky.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

According to our survey (@yannistheocharis.bsky.social @friederikeq.bsky.social & team) 1 in 5 Americans experience sexual harassment online. (This includes many people who are not even using dating apps) The way companies deprioritize user safety is alarming as @themarkup.org's investigation shows

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Jan Zilinsky @janzilinsky.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Also, terrible behaviors have become normalized online, many people get attacked, yet we... seem to be keen to use social media anyway? In a new report w/ @yannistheocharis.bsky.social, @friederikeq.bsky.social @spyroskosmidis.bsky.social, @franziskapradel.bsky.social we document these experiences:

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Yannis Theocharis @yannistheocharis.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Thrilled that our report "CONTENT WARNING: Public Attitudes on Content Moderation and Freedom of Expression", launched today, has received a very warm reception by the media! 📖 Read the coverage: www.zeit.de/news/2025-02... More info below on some of the questions we tackle 🧵👇

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Gewalt im Internet: Umfrage: Mehrheit wünscht sich Kontrolle in sozialen Medien

Hier finden Sie Informationen zu dem Thema „Gewalt im Internet“. Lesen Sie jetzt „Umfrage: Mehrheit wünscht sich Kontrolle in sozialen Medien“.

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Yannis Theocharis @yannistheocharis.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

🚨 New Preview of Our Upcoming Report 🚨 Leaked Meta guidelines suggest harmful speech like "Immigrants are filthy pieces of shit" or "Gays are freaks" may soon be allowed. Does this policy shift reflect public opinion? Our survey across 10 countries finds no evidence of support for such content.

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Sander van der Linden @profsanderlinden.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Leaked documents show the highly political & inconsistent nature of Meta's new hate speech policy. "Christian men are totally useless" is NOT allowed but "Mexican immigrants are trash" is acceptable!? "Gays are freaks", "trans people are immoral" - all allowed. 👉 theintercept.com/2025/01/09/f...

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Leaked Meta Rules: Users Are Free to Post “Mexican Immigrants Are Trash!” or “Trans People Are Immoral”

Facebook now allows attacks on immigrants and trans people, and posts like “Mexican immigrants are trash!” and “I’m a proud racist.”

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Lab Platform Governance, Media, and Technology (PGMT) @pgmt.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

📄An interesting contribution by Matti Schneider from Open Terms Archive on the new #Meta community guidelines. Using our Platform Governance Archive, Matti analyzes how Meta removes many protections against #HateSpeech: opentermsarchive.org/en/memos/met...

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Meta removes many hate speech protections

Meta replaced its “hate speech” policy for Facebook, Instagram and Threads by a “hateful conduct” policy, explicitly allowing many forms of insults and gender-exclusive language.

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Friederike Quint @friederikeq.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Following Meta’s latest announcement and adding to the debate, we want to share first insights from our a new study. Check it out and stay tuned for more! ⬇️ #Meta #ContentModeration #SocialMedia #FreeSpeech

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Kate Klonick @klonick.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

1) Maybe it seems small potatoes, but blaming politicized fact-checkers and ops people for content moderation systems not working and over censoring is a total lie. Don't blame poor trust & safety workers for implementing the convoluted politics and messy policicies that come from the C-suite! 2/

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Jan Zilinsky @janzilinsky.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Laws, norms, and users' preferences are indeed important constraints! @friederikeq.bsky.social, @yannistheocharis.bsky.social, @nilsweidmann.bsky.social et al. are doing amazing work, literally observing people as they perform content moderation tasks in the lab *after* reading community guidelines

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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

Albania 🇦🇱 shuts down TikTok for at least a year starting early 2025. This follows the canceled elections in Romania 🇷🇴 due to potential interference (via TikTok) and the EU🇪🇺’s formal investigation www.euractiv.com/section/tech...

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Albania shuts down TikTok at least for a year

“We are going to chase this thug out of our neighbourhood for one year", Rama said.

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APSA & ICA Political Communication Divisions @polcomm.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

✨EXCITING NEWS✨ We've successfully migrated the content of the poli_com Twitter account to Bluesky! You now have access to historical posts on conferences, publications, etc. No need to go to that other place anymore (unless you really want to)! 🥳

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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 09/11/2024

Scholars are under attack. Also those who study #disinformation, #elections, #democracy and #socialmedia. The changing political climate in many places makes it important to know what you can do. As funders. As institutions. As colleagues. Share and support this resource: researchersupport.org

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Researcher Support Consortium

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Friederike Quint @friederikeq.bsky.social · 05/09/2024

Happy to be presenting two important projects at APSA24. ⬇️

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