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Bree McEwan

@mcewan.bsky.social
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Communicologist @uoft.bsky.social @uoftmississauga.bsky.social ICCIT/Sociology. Data Sciences Institue. McMC Lab. Studies Social Media, Virtual Reality. Author of Interpersonal Encounters us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/interperso…

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Bree McEwan @mcewan.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Excited to chair this one:
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Bree McEwan @mcewan.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Took an #ICA26 break to go up to UCT's gorgeous campus with Tammy Lin to meet with a potential collaborator. I can't imagine getting any work done with these views.
Two women standing in front of stairs and a university building A landscape with a mountain
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Bree McEwan @mcewan.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Starting off #ICA26 with my last round of co-organizing the @icacat.bsky.social and @icamobile.bsky.social doctoral consortium. Another great year of students and mentors!
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The Communication & Technology Division of ICA @icacat.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Please join us for the #ICA26 #ICA_CAT business meeting. Sun 7 June, 4:30pm in Nerina (CTICC2, Lev 1). Learn about what the Division is up to, see awards being given, and meet our community!
Please join us for the #ICA26 #ICA_CAT business meeting. Sun 7 June, 4:30pm in Nerina (CTICC2, Lev 1). Learn about what the Division is up to, see awards being given, and meet our community! 🐱 
Image is an AI generated picture of cats at a conference in Cape Town.
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International Communication Association @icahdq.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
🚨 Attending an onsite #ICA26 preconference at the CTICC on Thursday? Pick up your badge in advance on Wednesday, June 3 from 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM at the Westin Cape Town, Old Harbour Level Lobby. Please note: this desk will only have preconference badges — not main conference badges.
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Bree McEwan @mcewan.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
After today's drive between Toronto and East Lansing... I wish there was option to toggle weather radar on and off over Google Maps. Would it lessen the amount of snow? No, but it would be nice to know how how many lake effect bands one must conquer.
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Bree McEwan @mcewan.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
#Commsky Doctoral students! Consider applying for the Doctoral Consortium. Ideal timing is students at the proposal stage (does not need to be defended).
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The Communication & Technology Division of ICA @icacat.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Attention graduate students! The 15th annual Communication & Technology / Mobile Doctoral Consortium is now accepting student proposals to participate at #ICA26 in Cape Town. Proposals are due 2 Feb. Please read the requirements closely. sites.google.com/view/2026ica...
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Jessica Vitak @vitak.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Gina Neff @ginasue.bsky.social : What the CSCW community is well positioned to do: *recognize work of negotiating innovation *prepare people for increased capacity *map institutional constraints *co-create social structures that bring people together #cscw2025
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Kristine Now @kristineno.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Present here in this meaningful place in Dresden with @mcewan.bsky.social
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Josh Pasek @joshpasek.com · 01/08/2025
It's difficult to understate the extent to which various aspects of society require the provision of accurate, trustworthy social data. Even private data collections rely heavily on government statistical agencies for calibration. The dangers of politicization here are far-reaching.
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Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Inside the digital publishing industry, which I try to monitor closely, this is the big news. By Julia Alexander at Puck.
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Andrea Howard @drandreahoward.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
Ontario parents, pay attention to this: underfunding our universities means there may not be a spot for your kid when it’s time for them to go. We have the *lowest* per capita support of any province!! archive.ph/4qD1H
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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 25/06/2025
New paper hot off the press www.nature.com/articles/s41... We analysed over 40,000 computer vision papers from CVPR (the longest standing CV conf) & associated patents tracing pathways from research to application. We found that 90% of papers & 86% of downstream patents power surveillance 1/
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Computer-vision research powers surveillance technology - Nature
An analysis of research papers and citing patents indicates the extensive ties between computer-vision research and surveillance.
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dan sinker @dansinker.com · 17/06/2025
Confirmed. Out this fall. Preorder now. nupress.northwestern.edu/978081014906...
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We Are Civic Media - Northwestern University Press
A discipline-crossing introduction to civic media via accounts from grassroots practitioners   “Civic media” is the use of contemporary technologies to...
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Bree McEwan @mcewan.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
Thanks #ica25 for a very thoughtful panel thinking about how GenAI influences the research process.
Scholars at a conference panel presentation
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The Communication & Technology Division of ICA @icacat.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Please join us for the Communication & Technology Reception Fri Jun 13 at 6pm in Centennial F (Regency 3). #ICA25
Please join us for the Communication & Technology Reception Fri Jun 13 at 6pm in Centennial F (Regency 3). #ICA25
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Bree McEwan @mcewan.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Kicking off #ICA25 with the 14th @icacat.bsky.social/Mobile Doctoral Consortium! Hoping to see some #commsky connections via the #ICA25 ( #ICA2025? Although I think the short version is preferred).
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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 30/05/2025
"59% of people no longer fully trusting political news online" www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... You can find out more about this stat in our new public report on "The State of Generative AI Use in Canada 2025: Exploring Public Attitudes and Adoption Trends" socialmedialab.ca/2025/04/08/n...
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Can you spot fake news videos? Google's new AI tool makes it harder to know what's real | CBC News
Google's new AI video tool, Veo 3, is designed to be astonishingly realistic, generating its own dialogue, sound effects and soundtracks. Some AI experts say that level of technology is unsettling and...
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Bree McEwan @mcewan.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
My @iccit-utm.bsky.social colleague Brett Caraway will be on TVO tonight discussing data, surveillance and the U.S. border.
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Bree McEwan @mcewan.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Includes fireside chat with @sunjooahn.bsky.social and VR demos following the talk!
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Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society @torontosri.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Calling all @uoft.bsky.social students! SRI is hiring a #WorkStudy Digital Content Coordinator. Learn more about the role and apply through the CLNx portal: www.registrar.utoronto.ca/finances-and... #UofT #studentjob #studentwork
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Work Study Program - University Registrar's Office
Work Study Program The Work Study program offers part-time, paid on-campus employment to eligible undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Toronto. The program provides students with a...
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Bree McEwan @mcewan.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
This is the big town near my hometown. Love to see it. ♥️
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Annenberg School at Penn @asc.upenn.edu · 03/04/2025
Researchers at Annenberg and @umdscience.bsky.social show that proposed NIH funding cuts lead to an estimated $16 billion in economic loss and 68,000 jobs lost nationwide. Learn about their project and view the interactive map here:
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Data-Driven, Interactive Map Shows Local Economic Impact of Cuts to Federal Funding for Health Research
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Bree McEwan @mcewan.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Also Meta's policies make interpersonal fact checking impossible. At least if you want to link to credible sources.
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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 23/03/2025
“How do you push back against a tidal wave?” wrote political communication expert Dannagal Young. Overloading people with news is a propaganda tactic used by authoritarians like Putin to distort reality. A communication professor explains: buff.ly/Ork4y6p Jennifer Mercieca @tamu.bsky.social #media
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Donald Trump’s nonstop news-making can be exhausting, making it harder for people to scrutinize his presidential actions
Overwhelming people with a deluge of announcements makes it difficult to easily track and understand what is happening in the White House.
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Ron Deibert @rondeibert.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Ontario's Privacy Commissioner issues statement following @citizenlab.ca report detailing links between Ontario Police and Paragon Solutions -- vendor of mercenary spyware. Their office wasn't consulted by the OPP www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Bree McEwan @mcewan.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Post a photo you took with no context to bring some zen to the timeline.
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Kent Bye (Voices of VR) @kentbye.com · 06/03/2025
UploadVR's @heaney555.bsky.social has tested and confirmed that Meta's OpenXR middleware is indeed blocking non-Quest HMDs on PC and "currently only work for Quest Link and Rift headsets, not any other PC VR headset."
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hackingcommsci @hackingcommsci.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
🚀 #hackica25 registration is open! 🚀 Spots are limited—secure yours now: forms.gle/ssZFtZmfWYaC... 📅 June 11-12, 2025 📍 UC Boulder (shuttle from Denver available) No coding skills required! Join us to explore methodological & substantive challenges in communication science. See you there! 🍻
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Bree McEwan @mcewan.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Well....we can't post news links on FB but I guess we still get fact checking in Canada?
Bottle of Ivermectin with a fact check "partially false"
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Bree McEwan @mcewan.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
But if you sing it like Olivia Newton John? Let's Get Phygital, Phygital! No?
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a woman wearing a headband and a blue shirt looks surprised
Alt: Gif of Olivia Newton John's "Let's Get Physical" video
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Daniel Angus @antmandan.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
The second installment in the @qutdmrc.bsky.social 360info election series is now out, @snurb.info and @vilkins.bsky.social explain how the rapid decrease in platform data availability is curtailing independent scrutiny of online political communication 360info.org/how-digital-...
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How digital giants let poll scrutiny fall - 360
The changing social media world, already hostile to oversight, is making monitoring election activity even more difficult. Yet policymakers still have options. A seismic change in the social media lan...
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Bree McEwan @mcewan.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Felt the same way when I got this email this morning. ICA's doing the best they can, but the fact that they have to? Awful.
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Bree McEwan @mcewan.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
I think I've now heard all three major Ontario parties running ads against working with Trump (or being soft on Trump).
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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 20/02/2025
Americans who rely on social media as their main news source are more likely to encounter conspiracy theories, according to a technology professor. Here are some tips for information literacy on #TikTok (and here): @anneo.bsky.social @uconn.bsky.social #misinformation
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‘For You’: What to know about news on TikTok
A social media researcher explains how to analyze your news feed in terms of content, circulation and consumption.
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Dannagal Goldthwaite Young @dannagal.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Over 650 political scientists who have dedicated our lives to the study of democracy & government, have signed this letter enumerating our deep concerns about this administration’s actions that undermine the Constitution and the rule of law. Please share. urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=htt...
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Political science statement.pdf
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Bree McEwan @mcewan.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Deadline tomorrow! We just need a summary and keywords to evaluation your submission so consider submitting and joining the amazing @icacat.bsky.social and #ICAmobile DC network!
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Anne Oeldorf-Hirsch @anneo.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
My first article for The Conversation is live! The target audience is teens and young adults who get their news on TikTok.
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‘For You’: What to know about news on TikTok
A social media researcher explains how to analyze your news feed in terms of content, circulation and consumption.
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University of Toronto @utoronto.ca · 07/02/2025
Polar bear population decline due to climate change-induced food shortages, according to a new #UofT study @utsc.bsky.social 🐻‍❄️ uoft.me/bgg
Polar Bears (photo by Erinn Hermsen/ Polar Bears International)
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The Communication & Technology Division of ICA @icacat.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
PhD students whose work connects with Communication and Technology and/or Mobile Communication theories, methods, and topics are encouraged to apply to the Doctoral Consortium, an #ICA25 pre-conference to be held on Thurs June 12. Thanks! buff.ly/3USZB4A
cat graphic with information about doctoral consortium
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Jennifer Ouellette @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Internet Archive played crucial role in tracking shady CDC data removals arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
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Internet Archive played crucial role in tracking shady CDC data removals
Internet Archive makes it easier to track changes in CDC data online.
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The Rundown @therundowntvo.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
What will the end of Meta’s fact-checking program mean for Canadians? @spaikin.bsky.social asks, @mcewan.bsky.social (@iccit-utm.bsky.social), @erinkelly.bsky.social (Advanced Symbolics), @taylorowen.bsky.social (@mediatechdemocracy.bsky.social), and @carmilevy.bsky.social tonight at 8/11pm
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Mike Dickison @adzebill.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
The Internet Archive has to date downloaded 500 terabytes of US government websites, which it crawls at the end of every presidential term. The whole archive is fully searchable. This effort's housed by a donation-funded nonprofit, not a branch of the US government. blog.archive.org/2024/05/08/e...
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End of Term Web Archive – Preserving the Transition of a Nation | Internet Archive Blogs
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Bree McEwan @mcewan.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
I mean....Canada has generous science funding, excellent labs and unis offer a paid path to citizenship. It's a privilege to work here but I don't know if Canada wants to snap up US scientists.
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Bree McEwan @mcewan.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Love that the guy who is supposedly so concerned about free speech is scrubbing public datasets.
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Mike Masnick @masnick.com · 30/01/2025
Also, realizing that literally as Zuck was going on Rogan whining that Biden staffers had cursed and threatened Meta, he was in the middle of negotiating to pay Trump $25 million to be let "into the tent" two months after Trump promised to put him in prison for life. www.techdirt.com/2025/01/16/r...
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Rogan Misses The Mark: How Zuck’s Misdirection On Gov’t Pressure Goes Unchallenged
If you only remember two things about the government pressure campaign to influence Mark Zuckerberg’s content moderation decisions, make it these: Donald Trump directly threatened to throw Zuck in …
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🇨🇦 Bernice Hillier 🇨🇦 @bernicecb.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
Ads featuring fake CBC articles have inundated the social media platform X in recent weeks. The ads are designed to lure Canadians into a sophisticated scam that uses Russian internet infrastructure, CBC News has found. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Fake CBC ads have flooded X with sketchy headlines. We looked for the source | CBC News
X users have been subjected to a flood of ads that feature fake CBC headlines, leading to fake CBC-style articles. In the end, it’s part of an international investment scheme.
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