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Jess Maddox @jessmaddox.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

We are also accepting submissions for three special issues: Reconsidering visibility and value in the creator economy; Misogynoir, the manosphere, and content creation as Black media battlegrounds; and Health Professionals as Creators and Influencers. More info here: link.springer.com/journ…

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Pranav @pranavm.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

🚨🚨I have a new open-access article out in New Media and Society! Through in-depth interviews, I explore urban Indians’ beliefs about social media algorithms, demonstrating how social status and cultural narratives surrounding technology shape these beliefs. doi.org/10.1177/1461...

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Pranav @pranavm.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

I'll be presenting my work on beliefs about social media algorithms in India virtually at #ICA26 on Friday. Sad not to be there in-person but if you are in Cape Town or attending online, please attend the session!

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Pranav @pranavm.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Madueke should have been stepping up to take a penalty. Bottled it

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Jo(sephine) Lukito @jolukito.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Pranav Malhotra's theoretical concept of bounded social media places provides a framework for studying platforms accounting for visibility, control, privacy & algorithmically-curated content presentation. This work can help facilitate more nuanced political theorizing for media ecologies.

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Toward Conceptualizing Bounded Social Media Places

In this theoretical piece, I explicate the concept of bounded social media places (BSMPs), places within social media characterized by control over visibility such as private groups, servers, and c...

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Pranav @pranavm.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

I somehow missed this article when it came out. Really good take on relational communication on social media in its current form, including quotes from communication researchers. Also doesn't hurt that it cites my work on bounded social media places :) www.theatlantic.com/family/2025/...

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The Great Friendship Flattening

Relationships are getting lost in the sauce of everything else on your phone.

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