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Katy Coduto

@katycoduto.bsky.social
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Assistant professor of media science @ Boston U. Researching sexting, swiping, + other online behaviors. Usually watching horror movies. kdcoduto.com

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Communication Research Center @bucomresearch.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Content creators could be doing more harm than good, when sharing their ‘what I eat in a day’ videos. @katycoduto.bsky.social warns, “I think that’s a different kind of danger, where maybe you are seeing what they eat in a day, but that is also still very curated.”
19thnews.org
The internet has always fueled eating disorders. Influencers could be adding to the harm.
Algorithms and seemingly innocuous posts like "what I eat in a day" videos are where dangerous eating behaviors begin, experts warn.
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Communication Research Center @bucomresearch.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Despite skepticism around trust and AI, Americans aren’t ditching dating apps. Use is up, and nearly half believe you can find a soulmate online, according to a new CRC x IPSOS survey led by @katycoduto.bsky.social. 👉 Read full story here: tinyurl.com/y9nrrde8
bu.edu
Despite skepticism, people sticking with dating apps, survey says
Reports of the death of dating apps, as Mark Twain might say, are greatly exaggerated. That’s one finding of the…
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Communication Research Center @bucomresearch.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
This interview with @katycoduto.bsky.social explores the adverse psychological effects true crime and compulsive social media usage has on consumers. "You’re getting people who are saying, 'I literally can’t help but post and engage'", observes Prof. Coduto. Read here: tinyurl.com/ms7uc4ym
tinyurl.com
Is Following True Crime Bad for Your Well-Being?
Researcher Kathryn D. Coduto has studied why it’s hard to disconnect from cases like those of Karen Read or Gabby Petito.
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Communication Research Center @bucomresearch.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
In an expansive piece exploring @katycoduto.bsky.social's work tackling why we swipe, she explores human connection through a virtual reality. She explains, “I’m curious about how people use dating apps, and what their expectations are when they use them." Read more here: tinyurl.com/yc7hz6e8
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Why We Swipe
When dating apps like Tinder and Bumble were gaining popularity in the mid-2010s, Katy Coduto was not that impressed. “I…
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Katy Coduto @katycoduto.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Really excited to share this latest research, just published in Psychology of Popular Media, where I take a mixed-methods approach to dig into how and why people engage with crime news stories: psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
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Katy Coduto @katycoduto.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Online daters are increasingly skeptical of AI, especially generative AI. Some thoughts on why:
lovebytesbykdc.substack.com
Can AI Help You Find a Soulmate?
Online daters aren't ready for AI-everything in the search for romance
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WIRED @wired.com · 18/03/2025
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
freedom.press
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
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Bluesky @bsky.app · 07/03/2025
Finally, social media that's billionaire-proof. ⚡ Bluesky's first IRL ads spotted in @boston.gov @mbta.com.
Digital billboard in Boston's subway station that reads: "Finally, social media that's billionaire-proof."
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Katy Coduto @katycoduto.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
I've been thinking a lot about Severance, The Substance, and our own social media profiles, where we double (but also sever?) ourselves: lovebytesbykdc.substack.com/p/i-dont-wan...
lovebytesbykdc.substack.com
I Don't Want Her Memory, I Want My Own
Doubling and severing ourselves one platform at a time
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King Algamemnon @adamrothman.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Live footage of academia right now
Weary Ben Affleck standing, holding a cigarette
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Katy Coduto @katycoduto.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
I've spent a lot of time thinking about the increase in subscriptions to all facets of our lives, especially when it comes to online dating: open.substack.com/pub/lovebyte...
open.substack.com
Do You Really Need a Tinder Subscription?
The potential pitfalls of subscribing to everything, including dating applications
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Katy Coduto @katycoduto.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Not to mention the erosion of peer review for getting research published in anything remotely close to a timely manner:
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Katy Coduto @katycoduto.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Just in time for Valentine's Day, I've (finally!) started a Substack to share all of my online dating, sexting, and social media musings 💕 open.substack.com/pub/lovebyte...
open.substack.com
Incoming: Love Bytes
Introducing your weekly update on online dating, flirting, sexting, and more
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
In my years of covering internet culture I’ve always tried to impress upon people that social media algorithms + audiences actively incentivize and reward behavior and people that are almost comically evil and stupid. Anyways now that culture is running the country
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Emily Mullin @emilymullin.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Hi all, I'm a WIRED journalist on the science desk. If you're a government scientist or federally funded researcher with info to share about the Trump transition, please feel free to contact me securely on Signal: emullin.06
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Kevin Collier @kevincollier.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
What's so impressive to me about Wired's handling of the Doge developments is how they have absolutely everyone on staff involved. Feels like every single new development I see there is a different byline.
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Katy Coduto @katycoduto.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
No one is reporting like @wired.com in this moment, so I purchased a subscription so they can keep doing work like this:
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Katy Coduto @katycoduto.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
✨New research: An exploratory analysis of how text network analysis can be used to analyze conversations between online-first chat partners. TLDR: Lots of positively valenced words in very little time! www.tandfonline.com/eprint/IS7YD...
tandfonline.com
Getting to Know You: Using Text Network Analysis to Identify Key Topics and Word Choice in Initial Online Interactions
Many online spaces allow individuals to connect and get to know each other without ever meeting face-to-face. This research explored the contents of the conversations between individuals who met on...
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Seems like U.S. government’s genius plan to stop Chinese influence over its populace has resulted in the populace downloading Chinese apps en masse out of loyalty to China
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Katy Coduto @katycoduto.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
very curious to see how Golden Globes conversations are on here tonight 👀
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Katy Coduto @katycoduto.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
Twin Peaks or Buffy ✨
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Katy Coduto @katycoduto.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
...and getting inspiration for some spring 2025 projects, too :)
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Katy Coduto @katycoduto.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
My treat for finishing grading 😌 @kait.bsky.social
A photo of the cover of the book “Everything I Need I Get From You: How Fangirls Created the Internet as We Know It” by Kaitlyn Tiffany.
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Katy Coduto @katycoduto.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Another great weekend in New Orleans for the National Communication Association’s annual convention—and yes, I did indeed find a vampire speakeasy 🦇
A picture of me, in orange shirt and with dark hair, at a booth representing Boston University College of Communication
Katy and a friend on a balcony on Bourbon Street at night
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Katy Coduto @katycoduto.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
For those who will still be at NCA #commsky tomorrow morning (11/24), I'll be presenting one of my very favorite projects I've done yet--an exploration of compulsive social media behaviors and parasocial relationships in true crime contexts. Bright & early at 8 am Sunday!
The cover slide for my presentation, including the title "Compulsive Use of Social Media in Crime News Contexts." A photo uses a fingerprint in the shape of a person's head under a magnifying glass against a light red background.
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Morgan Quinn Ross @mqrmobile.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Hyped for @katycoduto.bsky.social to present our work on how interrelationships between affordances are shaped by channel competence 🤹‍♂️ and explain sexting outcomes 😉 at #nca24 (on a STACKED panel on Thursday at 4 in Nottoway). It was born at #nca23, so it's coming full circle!
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Katy Coduto @katycoduto.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Perhaps I’m at the airport too early in the morning, but here’s what my brain has accomplished so far:
A picture of a Boston Beer Works sign with a quote from Dune overlaid. My food, my beer, my beer works is the original sign; new text edited on top reads My desert, my arrakis, my dune.
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Katy Coduto @katycoduto.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Hi #commsky friends -- if you're a member of HCTD at NCA, a reminder that we're seeking nominations for leadership and committees:
telegra.ph
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: Seeking Nominations for Human Communication & Technology Division Leadership & Committees
With the annual NCA convention this week, the Human Communication & Technology Division is seeking nominations, including self-nominations, for the following positions: Vice-Chair Elect (4-year commit...
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Katy Coduto @katycoduto.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
do we really have to call them skeets
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Katy Coduto @katycoduto.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
I recently did a Reddit AMA on all things online dating, social media, and sexting. The summary is now available--and of course, I'm always happy to answer more questions 🥰
buexperts.medium.com
Navigating Love and Privacy Online: An Expert’s Take on Dating Apps and Modern Connection
A Boston University media science expert discusses how dating apps and social media impact our relationships, privacy, and mental…
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Bluesky @bsky.app · 15/11/2024
Bluesky uses AI internally to assist in content moderation, which helps us triage posts and shield human moderators from harmful content. We also use AI in the Discover algorithmic feed to serve you posts that we think you’d like. None of these are Gen AI systems trained on user content.
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Katy Coduto @katycoduto.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
oh we're really doing it!
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Katy Coduto @katycoduto.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Very appreciative of starter packs--it's so nice to find so many new and familiar friends!
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Katy Coduto @katycoduto.bsky.social · 10/11/2024
I suppose I need to re-engage here, so 👋
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Katy Coduto @katycoduto.bsky.social · 31/08/2023
Hi! If you or someone you know has a decent-sized social media following (min. of 1,000 followers on a given channel), could you take and/or share this survey? bostonu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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