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Michael Scharkow

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Computational Communication, Professor at ifp.uni-mainz.de | mscharkow.de

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Felix Dietrich @felix-dietrich.de · 28/09/2026
🎶 New paper in Communication Research! Ever listened to a song and suddenly you’re back at that summer, that road trip, that concert with friends? We examined biographic resonance, when music connects with our memories. 📄 The paper: doi.org/10.1177/0093... 💛 Open Access: osf.io/preprints/ps...
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 24/09/2026
Look, we know for fucking sure that my dog is sapient and also unpredictable and it turns out of he mauls someone I’m liable and he can be put down.
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Tweetministerin a. D. @tweetministerin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Machen wir uns ehrlich: Damit wird die Union die Herzen der Menschen zurückerobern. www.fr.de/politik/sond...
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Schluss mit „Sonderregeln“: Gesundheitsminister Linnemann will Kinderkrankentage drastisch kürzen
Derzeit können Eltern bis zu 15 Kinderkrankentage nehmen, wenn der Nachwuchs erkrankt ist. Der neue Gesundheitsminister will das jedoch ändern.
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Deen Freelon @dfreelon.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
We got new research out today y'all--if you study TikTok, buckle up because we found something wilddddd... arxiv.org/abs/2608.09917 (accepted @ ICWSM 2027)
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WhichTok? Comparing Three TikTok Data Acquisition Tools
TikTok's global growth has made it a prime platform for both entertainment and political discourse, prompting increased social science research. However, this rapidly evolving research field faces a f...
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Enno Park @ennopark.de · 24/06/2026
Dieses Social-Media-Verbot für Jugendliche erinnert mich an eine Chemiefabrik, der nicht verboten wird, ihre Abwasser in den See zu leiten, sondern stattdessen den Jugendlichen verboten wird, im See zu schwimmen.
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Reuters Institute @reutersinstitute.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
🚨 Our Digital News Report 2026 is out! Authored by Jim Egan, Craig T. Robertson, Amy Ross Arguedas, Nic Newman, Rasmus Nielsen, Mitali Mukherjee and Richard Fletcher, it is based on 100K interviews in 48 markets Full report reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/digital-news... 7 findings in thread
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netzpolitik.org @netzpolitik.org · 11/06/2026
Der Deutsche Ethikrat mischt die Social-Media-Debatte auf. Dem vielfach geforderten Verbot für Minderjährige verpassen die Expert*innen eine Abfuhr – und warnen eindringlich vor den Gefahren von Alterskontrollen. Die Analyse. netzpolitik.org/2026/absiche...
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Deutscher Ethikrat sagt „Nein“ zu Social-Media-Verbot
Der Deutsche Ethikrat mischt die Social-Media-Debatte auf. Dem vielfach geforderten Verbot für Minderjährige verpassen die Expert*innen eine Abfuhr – und warnen eindringlich vor den Gefahren von Alter...
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David F. Sandberg @ponysmasher.social · 14/04/2026
I misread the headline as one movie and got very excited for a moment…
Headline on Hollywood Reporter that reads ”Paddington 4, Escape From New York' Reboot in the Works”
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Felix Dietrich @felix-dietrich.de · 18/03/2026
If you are working with multilevel data, try out my new package mlstats 📦 — an #rstats package for multilevel analyses. You can create publication-ready descriptive tables like the one below (including within- AND between-group correlations + ICCs). github.com/felixdidi/ml... Details in thread 🧵↓
Example screenshot of multilevel descriptive table created with mlstats R package
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Commissioner for Human Rights @commissionerhr.coe.int · 23/02/2026
Several European countries are considering social media bans for children. We must regulate platforms, not children. I urge caution: ✅ Focus on "safety by design" ✅ Demand algorithmic transparency ✅ Enforce the #DSA & #HumanRights standards Read my Shout Out👇 www.coe.int/en/web/commi...
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Regulate platforms, not children – Commissioner urges caution over social media bans - Commissioner for Human Rights - www.coe.int
Strasbourg 23 February 2026
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Michael Scharkow @mscharkow.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Short announcement before the data get too old: ccsmainz.github.io/platformnews/. With 571 news outlets on TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and Instagram across 46 countries, matching the @reutersinstitute.bsky.social DNR. Computational analyses on topics, platformization, diversity, etc. Feedback welcome.
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Simon Hammann @simonhammann.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
DFG erlaubt Einsatz von KI in der Begutachtung. Wenn wir jetzt noch die AI dazu kriegen, die komplette Forschung zu machen, haben wir den Menschen komplett von der Last des Forschungsprozzeses befreit und er kann sich komplett auf wichtige Dinge wie Reisekostenerstattungsanträge konzentrieren.
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Künstliche Intelligenz in der Begutachtung
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CSS Lab, LMU Munich @css-lmu.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
📍 Location: Munich 📅 Start: 1 Apr 2026 ⏳ Apply by: 31 Jan 2026 Details: German: job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/6... English: job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/7...
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PostDoc in CSS / CCS (m/w/d)
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Charles Louis Richter @richterscale.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going— SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti— SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
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Saloni @scientificdiscovery.dev · 09/12/2025
Big new blogpost! My guide to data visualization, which includes a very long table of contents, tons of charts, and more. --> Why data visualization matters and how to make charts more effective, clear, transparent, and sometimes, beautiful. www.scientificdiscovery.dev/p/salonis-gu...
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Neil Lewis, Jr. @neillewisjr.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Happy "let's circle back in the New Year" season to all who celebrate.
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SocArXiv @socarxiv.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
1. Pausing new submissions about AI topics for 90 days. That is, papers about AI models, testing AI models, proposing AI models, theories about the future of AI, etc. We will make exceptions for papers that are already accepted for publication (or published) in peer-reviewed scholarly journals /2
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M. Saïd H. Unger @mshu.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
What gets professors into the media? 📢 New open access publication in @europeansocreview.bsky.social together with Raphael Heiberger from @s7css.bsky.social and @bashofstra.bsky.social! 👉 doi.org/10.1093/esr/...
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Professors in the media: dynamics of cumulative advantage, reputation, and gender
Abstract. Translation of science to a general public is increasingly important in modern academia. Yet, there is little knowledge on whether and why scient
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Karin Boczek @kbczk.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
🚨New Publication Alert 🚨"Gender diversity in the field of communication in Germany, Austria, Switzerland". 3 Studies in 1 Paper! We analyzed the scientific job market, publications, citations, and grants! Available open access: doi.org/10.1007/s116... [English]. German summary in 🧵 #commSky
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Dr. Melanie Leidecker-Sandmann @leidecker-sandmann.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
🔥Hot off the press: Studie zur Repräsentation weiblicher Forschender in den Medien 👉 doi.org/10.1177/0963... 📰 Inhaltsanalyse: 4.860 Medienartikel 👩‍🔬 Nur 18% der zitierten Expert:innen sind Frauen 📊 Frauenanteil in der Forschung: ca. 31% ➡️ Deutliche Sichtbarkeitslücke für weibliche Forschende
Zwei männliche und eine weibliche Silhouette. Im Vordergrund Mikrophone wie bei einer Pressekonferenz
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Alicia Ernst @aliciaernst.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
This year, I am living in a simulation - literally. 🌀 @mscharkow.bsky.social, and I are currently conducting a #simulation study on how users interact with algorithms in short-video environments such as #TikTok. I’ve had two incredible opportunities to share our progress so far.
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Reuters Institute @reutersinstitute.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Our Digital News Report 2025 is out! 📊48 markets 🌏Almost 100K respondents 📰Key headline: Audiences lean into video news and influencers, raising misinformation concerns and new dilemmas for publishers 📱Explore now buff.ly/xLP67Tg 🧵Findings in thread #DNR25
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Petter Törnberg @pettertornberg.com · 07/04/2025
Large Language Model-based social simulation has emerged as an exciting new research method. But do LLMs actually resolve the problems that have historically limited use of Agent-Based Models? What do they bring? We review the literature to find out! with Maik Laaroij arxiv.org/abs/2504.03274
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Do Large Language Models Solve the Problems of Agent-Based Modeling? A Critical Review of Generative Social Simulations
Recent advancements in AI have reinvigorated Agent-Based Models (ABMs), as the integration of Large Language Models (LLMs) has led to the emergence of ``generative ABMs'' as a novel approach to simula...
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theresa gessler @gessler.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
I am a big fan of www.soscisurvey.de The basics are free anyway but university licenses of various types including for own servers exist as well, I think psychology at UZH even has one. Plus, I've had very good experiences with support as well.
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SoSci Survey ‣ Onlinebefragung vielseitig und DSGVO-konform
SoSci Survey - professionelle Onlinebefragung einfach, schnell, flexibel, sicher - für den nicht-kommerziellen Einsatz ein kostenloser Onlinefragebogen
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Joe For America @makeitunclear.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
finally finished downloading my limewire wrapped after 20 years
LimeWire Wrapped

1. sistem_of_a_dowm_Zelda_song.flac
2. Nirvana - Glycerine.flv
3. track_8_(1)_(1)c.mp3
4. weird_al_Bert_and_Big_Bird_smoking_weed_FUNNY(parody).wav
5. jay-z_the-blueprint_FULL ALBUM_REAL.mp3.exe
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Stadt Wien @wien.gv.at · 22/11/2024
Laut Studie ist Wien nicht mehr die unfreundlichste Stadt, sondern Berlin und München sind besser als wir. Es bringt nichts, irgendeinen Sündenbock zu suchen. Wir alle müssen jetzt reflektieren, wo wir im vergangenen Jahr Fehler gemacht haben könnten.
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Wiener weniger unfreundlich
Das Image der Wiener Bevölkerung, besonders unfreundlich zu sein, hat sich leicht verbessert. Im vergangenen Jahr noch auf dem letzten Platz von 53 internationalen Städten, liegt Wien in Sachen Freund...
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Georgia Turner @georgiaturner.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
🚨New preprint 🚨 **A computational model of reward learning and habits on social media** 🧵 We develop a computational reward learning model of real-world social media data, which infers the separate goal-directed and habitual cognitive processes driving posting...
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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 06/11/2024
Hamilton from the top rope. inthesetimes.com/article/trum...
People know who she was running against. They know exactly who he is. Most people, it turns out, just prefer him. That is what they like.
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Will Oremus @willoremus.com · 27/09/2024
this apparently heartfelt post from an openai cofounder takes some surprising turns
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Jesper Stromback @jesperstromback.bsky.social · 08/03/2024
New article, co-authored with Elena Broda, just out: "Misinformation, disinformation, and fake news: lessons from an interdisciplinary, systematic literature review". And it is open access, just waiting to be downloaded :). @polcomm.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Pablo Jost @pjost.bsky.social · 17/10/2023
Dringende Hörempfehlung: Wunderbar kurzweiliges Interview mit @tanjev.bsky.social (aka „Professor Larifari“ ♥️) über seinen Weg in die Wissenschaft.
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Journalistikprofessor Tanjev Schultz – Was kann der Journalismus von der Wissenschaft lernen?
Tanjev Schultz‘ Weg zur Professur ist eher ungewöhnlich: Er hat jahrelang erfolgreich für die "Süddeutsche Zeitung" als Journalist gearbeitet und unter anderem über den NSU-Prozess berichtet. Wa...
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