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Piotr Marczyński

@piotrmarczynski.bsky.social
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PhDing at @sciencepoulb.bsky.social Looking into what far-right activists do online and why it works or doesn't.

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Piotr Marczyński @piotrmarczynski.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Together with @nathaliebrack.bsky.social, we’ve published a new article in @icsjournal.bsky.social. We examine how political elites in Poland, Belgium, and Finland use conspiratorial discourse on X and Facebook. Thread below 🧵
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The few, the loud: platform-mediated articulation of conspiratorial discourse by political elites on X and Facebook
Despite growing concerns about the role of political elites in producing and amplifying conspiracy theories, little is known about which politicians engage in this behavior, how prevalent it is acr...
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Piotr Marczyński @piotrmarczynski.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Revisiting this amazing newsletter from @doctorow.pluralistic.net. 'AI can't do your job, but an AI salesman (Elon Musk) can convince your boss (the USA) to fire you and replace you (a federal worker) with a chatbot that can't do your job.'
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Pluralistic: AI can’t do your job (18 Mar 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
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Social Media Lab@ULB @socialmedialab-ulb.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
🚨 New publication 🚨 For the Palgrave book on Conspiracism and Political Conflict, @piotrmarczynski.bsky.social & @nathaliebrack.bsky.social examine how Belgian politicians used conspiratorial discourse on Facebook and X in the seven months preceding the 2024 federal elections.
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Piotr Marczyński @piotrmarczynski.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Highly recommend contextualizing the ongoing Meta glasses discourse, amid the broader Big Tech push to commercialize what and how we see.
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Blindsighted | Leo Kim
Silicon Valley wants to “enhance” human vision—whether we like it or not.
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Political Studies @polstudies.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
How do we stereotype our political opponents? @eelcoharteveld.bsky.social, @jnareal.bsky.social, @markuswagner.bsky.social & @piotrmarczynski.bsky.social argue political stereotypes are a blend of issues, traits & social groups rather than distinct categories. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/qlea7Vo
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Political stereotypes—beliefs about the attributes of politically defined groups—can deepen polarization by obscuring commonalities among citizens. Yet little is known about their nature outside the United States. Using open-ended survey responses from Brazil, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Poland (N = 5381), we analyze how citizens describe political adversaries in their own words—focusing on issues, social groups, and traits. Combining deductive and inductive coding, we uncover both cross-national patterns and context-specific dynamics. Our content analysis shows that issue- and trait-based stereotypes dominate, but boundaries between categories are blurred. Respondents often conflate politicians and voters, use group labels to suggest traits or views (and vice versa), and deploy trait language to express moral condemnation. These tendencies vary by country, reflecting salient debates and historical cleavages. Our findings suggest treating political stereotypes as webs of associations that go beyond discrete categories, with implications for the comparative study of stereotypes and polarization.
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Piotr Marczyński @piotrmarczynski.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Our study on how citizens imagine their political opponents is out in Political Studies! It was great to engage with open responses in the Polish case. Below you can find the link to the article and the summary thread by @eelcoharteveld.bsky.social. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Blurred boundaries: Exploring political stereotyping in Brazil, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Poland - Eelco Harteveld, João Areal, Markus Wagner, Piotr Marczynski, 2026
Political stereotypes—beliefs about the attributes of politically defined groups—can deepen polarization by obscuring commonalities among citizens. Yet little i...
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Léonie de Jonge @leoniedejonge.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
And to the journalists attending: make no mistake. You are not observing this performance from the outside. Your presence forms part of it. Your presence is living proof that far-right ideologies have become normalised and accepted.
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Piotr Marczyński @piotrmarczynski.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Reading this back to back, I feel like 'post-social' and 'parasocial' descriptors complement each other well, tapping into the both the ascent of AI-mediation and totalization of influencer culture (both lurking-based). Great to see concepts capturing the strangness of scrolling in 2026.
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Social Media Is Now Parasocial Media - danah boyd, 2026
When practitioners used the term “social media” to describe the internet tools that emerged in the mid-aughts, they were giving a name to the kinds of platforms...
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Jan Jęcz @jeczjan.eurosky.social · 12/04/2026
Bugs „i wish all” meme saying:

i wish all
POLISH FUGITIVES IN HUNGARY
a very
HAPPY EXTRADITION
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Gabriela Greilinger @gabrielagreilinger.com · 12/04/2026
As expected, these embargoed surveys show a Tisza lead; however, so far, it doesn't translate into a 2/3 majority according to their calculations (just short of the 133 seats required). Bu: Note that these are NOT exit polls and are NOT official results. A 2/3 majority for Tisza is very possible.
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21 Kutatóközpont: Kétharmad közelében a Tisza
A Tisza Párt a szavazatok 55 százalékára, a Fidesz pedig 38 százalékra számíthat a vasárnapi választáson a 21 Kutatóközpont elmúlt napokban a Telex megrendelésére készült felmérése szerint. Ez közel k...
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Cas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
The chances are very good that Orbán will lose the election this weekend. But even IF Peter Magyar becomes PM, we shouldn’t expect too much from him. This op-Ed is mostly the work of my brilliant grad student @gabrielagreilinger.com who is the real Hungary specialist. 👏
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Even if Victor Orbán is ousted on Sunday, Hungary’s return to liberal democracy is not guaranteed | Gabriela Greilinger and Cas Mudde
Challenger Péter Magyar is no progressive – and after 16 years of creeping authoritarianism, the PM has embedded Fidesz in the Hungarian state, say Gabriela Greilinger and Cas Mudde of the University ...
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Piotr Marczyński @piotrmarczynski.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Amazing read! Especially the call for 'targeting [elite] super-spreaders' and shifting attention from combating falsehoods to promoting veritable news. Concerning the (needed) shift from 'veracity' to the misleading character of information, it always leads me back to the concept of propaganda.
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Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
This study shows that disinformation spreads, not as “false facts”, but as narratives. Compare that to how mis- and disinformation are often operationalized in the big-N quantitative and experimental research in the Nature/Science journals — that’s a major weakness in the field.
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Piotr Marczyński @piotrmarczynski.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Deadline extended! Apply until 29.03.
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Piotr Marczyński @piotrmarczynski.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
📣 Call for Applications: ECPR SGEU ECR Pre-Workshop “The Far-Right as a Social Movement in Europe” organized with @larboe.bsky.social, 30 June 2026, one day ahead of the ECPR SGEU Conference in Catania, Italy.
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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
A Berlin court has ordered X to grant researchers API access under the Digital Services Act. Daniela Alvarado Rincón, Simone Ruf and Jürgen Bering explain how they won the case, and why it’s a major step for researcher data access.
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How Researchers Won a Legal Fight to Access X's Data Under the DSA
A Berlin court has delivered a consequential ruling, ordering X to grant Democracy Reporting International access to its publicly available data.
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Claire E. Aubin @ceaubin.com · 03/03/2026
I have seen a lot of cursed stuff in my time in academia but this is among the *most* cursed. Grammarly is generating miniature LLMs based on academic work so that users can have their writing ‘reviewed’ by experts like David Abulafia, who died less than two months ago.
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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Loosing patience with X 📉 New poll shows 70+% support for taking further actions against X and amongst those supporting action, many consider not only fines but also a ban. The investigations by the @ec.europa.eu into X are backed and poll corroborates public support for platform regulation.
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Richard Chambers @newschambers.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Paris prosecutors raid the offices of Elon Musk's X. www.reuters.com/world/europe...
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Paris prosecutor's cybercrime unit searches French office of Musk's X
The Paris prosecutor's office said a search was underway at the French offices of Elon Musk's social media network X on Tuesday as part of an investigation opened in January 2025.
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Sam Cole @samleecole.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
New: The DOJ left multiple unredacted nude images in the Epstein data dump. They only removed them after 404 Media reported the links. This is very disturbing: www.404media.co/doj-released...
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DOJ Released Unredacted Nude Images in Epstein Files
A note from investigators in the files said some images Epstein had were "POSSIBLE CSAM."
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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
The Netherlands are set for a new chapter in its parliamentary history. A minority government. And the youngest PM ever. www.reuters.com/world/dutch-...
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Dutch parties agree on rare minority government
Leaders of political parties in the Netherlands have agreed to form a rare minority government, they said on Tuesday.
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European Journal of Political Research @ejprjournal.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
MAGA & MAGYAR 🇺🇸🇭🇺 Christian Lamour examines how "common sense" language is used to challenge liberal democratic views, and similarities between Trump's and Orbán's speech styles used to promote ideas grounded in the radical right.
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MAGA & MAGYAR: The strategic use of common sense by Trump and Orbán during their state addresses | European Journal of Political Research | Cambridge Core
MAGA & MAGYAR: The strategic use of common sense by Trump and Orbán during their state addresses
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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Poland is becoming a key test case for Europe’s Digital Services Act after President Karol Nawrocki vetoed a bill that would have set up the national enforcement machinery required under the DSA, exposing how domestic politics can undermine EU regulation, Fernanda Seavon reports.
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Poland’s DSA Veto Shows How National Politics Can Stall EU Tech Rules
Poland’s president vetoed a law setting up national DSA enforcement, showing how domestic politics can undermine EU regulation, reports Fernanda Seavon.
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Piotr Marczyński @piotrmarczynski.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Wow, it is really happening, isn't it?
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Annie Kelly @annieknk.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Turns out all those years of grumbling about purple haired SJWs was indicative of an erotic fixation
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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 20/01/2026
waking up to the Belgian PM quoting Gramsci at Davos re: Trump www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
He says he will meet with Trump on Wednesday, accompanied by the Belgian monarch Philippe:

"But it will have a different character than we had planned.
It will probably be the message that we have to send: you're crossing red lines here.
We either stand together or we will stand divided, and if we are divided, there is the end of an era, of 80 years of atlanticism, really drawing to a close.
And you know, as Gramsci said, 'if the old is dying and the new is not yet born, you live in a time of monsters, and it's up to him to decide if he wants to be a monster - yes or no."
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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
“Our findings tell us that young people’s choices around social media and gaming may be shaped by how they’re feeling but not necessarily the other way around,” said Prof Neil Humphrey, a co-author [of a Manchester University study that followed 25,000 11- to 14-year-olds over three school years].
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Social media time does not increase teenagers’ mental health problems – study
Research finds no evidence heavier social media use or more gaming increases symptoms of anxiety or depression
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Luke Tryl @luketryl.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Debate about London is obscured by the false binaries both sides put on it. Best on it is @jburnmurdoch.ft.com who shows it is both case violent crime down (an undisputed good) & crimes of disorder (shop lifting, snatching) up which affects/is visible to more but far less devastating consequences
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European Consortium for Political Research @ecpr.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
🔥 TOMORROW in #ECPRSeminars on Political Communication @ecpr-polcom.bsky.social 🗣️ @piotrmarczynski.bsky.social examines how elite actors, particularly far-right ‘conspiracy entrepreneurs,’ drive & adapt conspiratorial discourse across social media platforms 💻 13 Jan, 11:00–12:00 GMT #EarlyCareers
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Standing Group on Political Communication ECR Club
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Jan Jęcz @jeczjan.eurosky.social · 09/01/2026
🚨: In the midst of the Grok scandal, Polish president Karol Nawrocki has just decided to veto the bill implementing the Digital Services Act into national law
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Piotr Marczyński @piotrmarczynski.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Next Tuesday (13.01) at 12-13 (CET), I will present the paper on how political elites spread conspiratorial discourse across X and Facebook for the ECR online series of @ecpr-polcom.bsky.social. Link below for anyone interested! Event is free of charge, but one needs to register ecpr.eu/Events/332
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Curd Knüpfer @curdknupfer.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
🚨NEW PAPER The Logic of Connective Faction: How Digitally Networked Elites and Hyper-Partisan Media Radicalize Politics w/ @yunkangyang.bsky.social & @mikecowburn.bsky.social Online radicalization doesn't just affect the public. It also reshapes how elites & parties behave. doi.org/10.1080/1058...
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The Logic of Connective Faction: How Digitally Networked Elites and Hyper-Partisan Media Radicalize Politics
Across democratic systems, ideological cleavages increasingly emerge not only between but also within political parties. At the same time, hyperpartisan and digitally networked media ecosystems amp...
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Piotr Marczyński @piotrmarczynski.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
Amazing read! The finding that 'small minority of users accounts for the vast majority of hate speech' fits neatly with what I have been finding so far regarding far-right activists online and the diffusion of conspiracy theories.
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Piotr Marczyński @piotrmarczynski.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
Cool things coming up! Happy to learn about meanders of Danish-Greenlandic relations with @martindyb.bsky.social
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John Holbein @johnholbein1.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Employees who use AI at work are viewed as... -lazier, -less competent, -less diligent, -less independent, and -less self-assured.
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Piotr Marczyński @piotrmarczynski.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Well into my third year, and this summer school remains the highlight of my PhD. I have made friends, gained clarity on what I want to do, got amazing feedback and begun to feel I am part of a caring academic community. Cannot recommend it enough.
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Tech Won’t Save Us @techwontsave.us · 16/12/2025
🚨 ROUND TWO STARTS NOW 🚨 We’re down to the final 16 contestants as you decide who will be this year’s Worst Person In Tech! Each day of this week new matchups will drop until we choose the winner on Friday. 🗳️ Cast your ballot: twsu.forms.app/wpit25-round...
Bracket of contestants in round two of the Worst Person in Tech
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Marietje Schaake @marietjeschaake.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
EU fines X over DSA violations ↘️ www.politico.eu/article/eu-s...
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EU slaps €120M fine on Elon Musk’s X, straining ties with US
US vice president says EU should not be ‘attacking American companies over garbage.’
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Felix M. Simon @felixsimon.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
My Nieman Lab prediction for 2026: The AI bubble may pop but people’s use of AI for information won’t and it's better if we start taking this seriously.
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Marius Perrin @mariusperrin.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
🇸🇪 I am very happy to announce that my first article, based on my master's thesis, is now out in open access in Scandinavian Political Studies! doi.org/10.1111/1467...
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Gamson's Law in the City Hall: The Populist Radical Right and the Dilemma of Allocating Municipal Portfolios in Sweden
Does the proportional distribution of office payoffs between coalition partners, known as ‘Gamson's Law’, hold at the local level? And can the inclusion of a populist radical right (PRR) party in a c...
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Social Media Lab@ULB @socialmedialab-ulb.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
@piotrmarczynski.bsky.social, PhD candidate at @sciencepoulb.bsky.social whose research focuses on elites’ use of conspiracy theories, reflects on the results of the study: 🧵4/5
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Piotr Marczyński @piotrmarczynski.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Excited to share that, with @cat-tebaldi.bsky.social , we’ve published a new article in New Media & Society! We examine how far-right actors on X (formerly Twitter) instrumentalize wellness culture to spread reactionary ideology. Thread below 🧵
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The wellness pipeline: Tracing far-right health narratives on X - Piotr Marczyński, Catherine Tebaldi, 2025
This article examines how far-right groups advance political agendas through digital platforms, specifically by embedding reactionary ideology within health and...
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Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
🚨🚨This is stellar investigative journalism by @kaitlintosh.bsky.social and @michelleinezsimon.bsky.social on how #elonmusk is boosting the #british right. 🧵 news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
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Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
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Piotr Marczyński @piotrmarczynski.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Crucial to call out racial dog-whistles for what they are. The amount of (thinly) veiled racial statements public figures get away with under the veneer of deniability is astonishing.
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Dr. Sanne van Oosten @sbvanoosten.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
"They love death as we love life" - this was not just an offhand comment that Wilders made today. There is a dark and disturbing history behind it. Best explained by @antigonesdream.bsky.social here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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“They love death as we love life”: The “Muslim Question” and the biopolitics of replacement
This article approaches the analytic of the “Muslim Question” through the prism of the discursive and conspiratorial use of demographics as an alleged threat to Europe. It argues that concerns about ...
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Piotr Marczyński @piotrmarczynski.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Amazing read! Fomo for not being there in person. Crucial step in the much-needed research agenda on the embeddedness of politicians into digital media networks.
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Teresa Völker @tevoelker.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
New paper out with @dasalgon.bsky.social: “Far-Right Agenda Setting: How the Far Right influences the Political Mainstream” doi.org/10.1017/S1475676525100066 #openaccess in @ejprjournal.bsky.social🧵
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Nathalie Brack @nathaliebrack.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
The call for papers/panels for the @ecprsgeu.bsky.social conference is open. Have a look at section 3 on populism, radical politics and the EU that I'll chair together with @sldelange.bsky.social Deadline: December 10 ecpr.eu/Events/Event...
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Populism, Radical Politics and the EU
European Consortium for Political Research
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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
WhatsApp deactivation experimental results in Brazil, India, and South Africa mirror those from prior social media studies: big changes in content exposure -> minimal changes in attitudes, decreases in political knowledge, increases in subjective wellbeing www.venturatiago.com/talk/vmtn_wh...
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