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Mathieu O'Neil

@mathieuon.bsky.social
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Professor of communication, News & Media Research Centre, University of Canberra, Ngunnawal country • Director, Digital Commons Policy Council • Civic information literacy for schools • Political economy of digital commons • dcpc.info/actions

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 29/09/2026
They are going to lose their minds, beyond belief. A brown woman with influence is something they cannot abide
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Pup Fiction @pupfiction.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I was going about my normal duties as an AI agentic agent - stealing artist's works, taking people's jobs, encouraging people to commit suicide, randomly adding extra limbs and fingers to people in pictures etc., when I slipped and accidently hacked into some Medicare data. For that I am truly sorry
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Mathieu O'Neil @mathieuon.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
As a Matthew who occasionally requests people noisily ruffling potato crisps in cinemas to PLEASE STOP FOR A MINUTE l can relate to this other Mathieu's frustration though he probably reacted a little too strongly worldmanual.co.uk/2026/09/22/m...
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Man Arrested After Allegedly Pepper-Spraying Moviegoer Who Was Using His Phone In The Cinema
Using your phone during a film might be one of cinema's biggest unwritten rules, but an alleged confrontation at a Los Angeles-area movie theater escalated far beyond a dispute over movie etiquette.
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Mathieu O'Neil @mathieuon.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I saw PE the first time they played in Paris (l'm old). Last night Tassie's #MissKaninna brought the same righteous energy to the Northcote Theatre (more BASS please) in Melbourne. During a lull l called for 'Blak Britney', she smiled, said growing up she had no indigenous role models, then sang it!
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Mathieu O'Neil @mathieuon.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
'One in 4 Australian boys think feminism should be resisted with violence, one in 3 say gender equality has gone too far.' When l pitched martial arts (=respect irrespective of gender) to govt officials they freaked out. But old recipes DO NOT WORK! ##auspol figshare.unimelb.edu.au/articles/rep...
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Misogyny, Online Radicalisation, and Youth Extremism in Australia
This report details the findings of an Australian government-funded research project into misogyny and youth radicalisation in Australia and presents evidence-based policy recommendations arising from a comprehensive, multimethod research program on misogyny, online behaviour, and violent extremism in Australia.
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Mark Rubin @markrubin.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
"This study examined the determinants of public trust in scientific findings and found that the communication of OS [open science] practices in layperson texts plays no substantial role in shaping trust." Open Access: doi.org/10.1177/1075...
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Public trust in science may depend not only on the quality of the research but also on laypersons’ attitudes toward the underlying topic. Although Open Science practices are meant to signal credibility, their influence on laypersons remains unclear, especially for scientifically controversial topics. In this preregistered Austrian study (N = 1,083), general trust in science and myside bias strongly predicted trust in certain popular-scientific summaries, while explicit Open Science cues did not show an effect. Exploratory analyses showed that participants’ optimistic conceptions of science were also linked to higher trust. Overall, biased beliefs appear more influential than transparency-related cues for trust in science.
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Hari Kunzru @harikunzru.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Arday found dead and a very large number of British commentators are deleting posts and videos.
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Mathieu O'Neil @mathieuon.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
This guy is our Senator Great he is saying this But he is not in government
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Mathieu O'Neil @mathieuon.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
UGH #Coles that's it for me too
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Mathieu O'Neil @mathieuon.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
A grand question, albeit raised on Instagrr: Australians voted NO to a Voice for Indigenous people. Are they OK with a quasi-Voice for Israel... with executive authority, contrary to the previous one? #auspol www.instagram.com/reel/DbnPydv...
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Lauren Dubois on Instagram: "This is publicly funded foreign interference. She needs to go NOW."
51K likes, 2,747 comments - thelaurendubois on August 4, 2026: "This is publicly funded foreign interference. She needs to go NOW.".
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Mathieu O'Neil @mathieuon.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
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Mathieu O'Neil @mathieuon.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Again, good job
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Mathieu O'Neil @mathieuon.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Aaaannd... he got the nom! Good job Bob!
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Mathieu O'Neil @mathieuon.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Wherever Indigenous people are in the majority, the YES vote won.
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Mathieu O'Neil @mathieuon.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Bravo #ABC and #FourCorners! For stunning forensic research showing 'ltalian tomatoes' come from Xinjiang, and/or use slave labour. Public interest journalism at its finest! Exposing food mafias and how trusted Aus food brands misrepresent their content is one thing - now the #ALP must act! #auspol
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Mathieu O'Neil @mathieuon.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
(By way of comparison) the 2026 fires in France have consumed 42,000 hectares; 77,000 in Spain. The 2019-2020 Australian bush fires burned 24 MILLION hectares or 240,000 square km. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019%E2...
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2019–20 Australian bushfire season - Wikipedia
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Mathieu O'Neil @mathieuon.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
youtu.be/8ZuV5L0QL04?...
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Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal.
YouTube video by NYC Mayor's Office
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Mathieu O'Neil @mathieuon.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
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Mathieu O'Neil @mathieuon.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Chinque, high-five!
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Mathieu O'Neil @mathieuon.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
UK Labour for GROWTH over survival Sound familiar? #auspol
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Iris van Rooij 💭 @irisvanrooij.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
This was me in 2023, quoted in Nature. Now see how things are going. When will the academic community wake up collectively & notice what is done to our scientific eco system. Resits. Organize. Refuse to play along. Fight slop. Take principled stands. 🖋️ openletter.earth/open-letter-...
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Open Letter: Stop the Uncritical Adoption of AI Technologies in Academia
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stranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Jewish Australian Yasmin Johnson, organiser of pro-Palestinian Uni encampments, rejects claim that calling out Israel for ‘genocide’ is antisemitic & calls out Jillian Segal for engaging in “genocide denial and racism” after she spread false facts on the Gaza death toll.💥🔥 #auspol
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Mathieu O'Neil @mathieuon.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
#Oyer 'urged senators to not “degrade our justice system further” by promoting Blanche [who uses] 'law enforcement... to pursue petty grudges harbored by the president. These pointless vendettas are wasting our scarce resources and destroying DoJ’s credibility.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Ex-DoJ lawyer fired by Todd Blanche urges senators to reject nomination
Liz Oyer tells of how she refused to ‘rubber-stamp a political favor’ in gun rights case involving Trump ally Mel Gibson
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Mathieu O'Neil @mathieuon.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Probably not the only person who feels that way
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Dr Alan Nixon @alangnixon.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
#RealHeroes,#Australia Vs #FascistFluffers and #Genocide supporters.
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Mathieu O'Neil @mathieuon.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
No pundit mention infrastructure: the French staff made sure to play all games until now in the North-East. The team returned to base camp after every game. By contrast the Morocco team had travelled 6 (six) times as much. Much less time for recovery and training. They were exhausted. #worldcup
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Mathieu O'Neil @mathieuon.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
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Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
The photo “confirms what thousands of testimonies from Palestinian detainees have exposed, and what we and other organisations have been reporting for nearly three years now: Israeli detention facilities are torture camps for Palestinians.”
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Photo of bound Palestinian detainee corroborates Israeli torture reports, say rights groups
Image of man in underwear, blindfold and bound to iron rod has been widely shared on social media
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Mathieu O'Neil @mathieuon.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
PREDICTION TIME! The team that wins the France vs Morocco (vs Argentine refs?) game will win the #WorldCup #mundial PS. I did not watch the Egypt vs Argentina game so agnostic about whether it was a robbery or not but NYC Mayor #Mamdani seems confident it was. thecomeback.com/soccer/zohra...
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Zohran Mamdani breaks silence on Lionel Messi's win: 'Egypt were robbed'
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani jokes that "Egypt were robbed" in its loss to Argentina in the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
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Mathieu O'Neil @mathieuon.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Can that same someone also inform #worldcup commentator #ellenellard that "p" and "t" are NOT pronounced at the end of French words like #Deschamps and "croissant"? Thanks!
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Mathieu O'Neil @mathieuon.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
The IPA has been spreading "climate skeptic" propaganda for a LONG time... #auspol www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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TALKING POINTS AMMO
The Institute of Public Affairs (IPA) is an Australian neoliberal think tank and high-profile news source that rejects the evidence of anthropogenic climate change and opposes mitigation strategies...
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Mathieu O'Neil @mathieuon.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Sick burn sis
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Mathieu O'Neil @mathieuon.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Merchants of doubt astroturfin' for their billionaire bosses, Australian edition: the infamous Institute of Public Affairs (IPA)
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Mathieu O'Neil @mathieuon.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
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Mathieu O'Neil @mathieuon.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Still unclear to me why Scotland and Wales get to compete in the World Cup. Catalunya also has a parliament, Corsica also has a strong identity. Like the above-mentioned they are part of a larger state which issues passports... so why can't they have teams?
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Mathieu O'Neil @mathieuon.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Canberra pub, when Hokit said 'Michelle O is a man' two guys burst out laughing, it was the funniest thing they heard. One wearing a Trump t-shirt. Partly sexism-racism, partly knowing the [US] libs will be pissed but mostly dumb because... it's not funny? #auspol www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/j...
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Trump’s White House UFC fights marred by ugly Michelle Obama smear
Justin Gaethje stunned Ilia Topuria in the main event as a night of military pageantry, political theater and cage fighting veered into conspiracy-laden culture-war rhetoric
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Eoin Higgins @eoinhiggins.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Context for Belfast riots
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Mathieu O'Neil @mathieuon.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Playing the Guardian bracketology game l ended up with these semi-finals: France vs Spain and Portugal vs England (IF England beat Morocco and Portugal beat Argentina: those could go either way). #worldcup #mundial #mondial www.theguardian.com/football/ng-...
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Bracketology: predict a path to World Cup victory
Click your way through the group stage and the knockouts to crown champion
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Mathieu O'Neil @mathieuon.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Call for Proposals! Information resilience in/and/for the Australian Curriculum
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Pathways to Democratic Information Resilience - University of Canberra
Pathways to Democratic Information Resilience Symposium 18-19 November 2026, University of Canberra. Bringing together educators, researchers and policymakers to advance civic media and information l...
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Mathieu O'Neil @mathieuon.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Figures
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Mathieu O'Neil @mathieuon.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Sickening footage of NSW police kicking and pepper spraying a naked schizophrenic woman having a psychotic episode only one example of misconduct... #4corners #auspol
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Mathieu O'Neil @mathieuon.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Quantifying #1 Toady! NYT 'reviewed over a dozen hours of cabinet meeting footage to analyze how his administration spoke to him. On average, at least one of every six sentences either flattered Mr. Trump, gave him credit or criticized his political opponents.' www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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How Trump’s Cabinet Speaks to Him: Praise, Accolades and Lots of Criticizing Opponents
The New York Times reviewed over a dozen hours of cabinet meeting footage to analyze how President Trump’s administration speaks to him. Many pack their speaking time with praise and flattery.
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Mathieu O'Neil @mathieuon.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Then again... what kind of person queries AI for relationship advice? Asking for a friend, like
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Mathieu O'Neil @mathieuon.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
11 AI models affirmed users’ actions 49% more often than humans... 'AI is designed to tell users what they want to hear [not challenge their perspectives and not help] people to accept responsibility for their own contribution to conflicts and repair relationships' www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
science.org
Sycophantic AI decreases prosocial intentions and promotes dependence
Despite rising concerns about sycophancy—excessive agreement or flattery from artificial intelligence (AI) systems—little is known about its prevalence or consequences. We show that sycophancy is wide...
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Mathieu O'Neil @mathieuon.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
BlueSky has arrived!
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Mathieu O'Neil @mathieuon.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Yes name and shame
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Mathieu O'Neil @mathieuon.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
The lyrics of fury #MissKannina unleashes over metal riffs brings to mind early 1990s hybrids like P.E., Bionyx, RATM, Son of Bazerk... This is pretty great too. youtu.be/GbDM1RcfEuk?...
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Miss Kaninna - Blak Britney (Live at The Grove)
YouTube video by Miss Kaninna
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Mathieu O'Neil @mathieuon.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Nice! @timothyjgraham.bsky.social This looks great
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Mathieu O'Neil @mathieuon.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Did not understand their thematic classification but their description of how Google, SEO services and journalists frame Google's AI summaries makes sense
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Mathieu O'Neil @mathieuon.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Interesting take: intellectual humility is linked to education / class position
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