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Ulrike Klinger @ulrikeklinger.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Nothing compares to Amsterdam lecture halls 🤩 @uva.nl

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Jo(sephine) Lukito @jolukito.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Relatedly! @m-dot-brown.bsky.social @dscheykopp.bsky.social @ulrikeklinger.bsky.social and I will be at CTICC1, Lev 1, 1.52 ☀️this morning at 9am☀️ to talk about data access and the DSA! #ICA26

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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Unlimited access to all social media data 🎊 No. But a timely panel on the state of play. The opportunities and hard work still ahead #DSA #ica26 Join @dscheykopp.bsky.social @jolukito.bsky.social @ulrikeklinger.bsky.social @kwelle.bsky.social @antmandan.bsky.social & 🙋

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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Building a research line, developing an agenda. What are experiences? And good/ bad advice and practices? I am not a ‘late early career scholar’ but I will join this panel composed by @ernesto-deleon.com and colleagues, and offer personal and general observations, also from grant panels #ica26

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Ulrike Klinger @ulrikeklinger.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Getting ready for a long inspiring day at #ICA26 😀 One of the highlights: The launch of Sarah Jackson‘s new book „A Second Sight: How the Wonder and Vision of Black Mediamakers Push America Toward Freedom“ @sjjphd.bsky.social

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Ulrike Klinger @ulrikeklinger.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

„A rich beef ragout encapsulated in a crunchy coating“ Fanciest description of Bitterballen… this AI thing is going too far!#capetown

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Jakob Ohme @dscheykopp.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

🚨 Did you know that researchers can now apply for access to platform data under the EU’s Digital Services Act? Join our #ICA26 Bluesky Workshop on Saturday (9:00–10:15) to learn how DSA data access works in practice, what infrastructures are available, and how to get started. #DSA40

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Ulrike Klinger @ulrikeklinger.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Wanna learn how the new #DSA EU data access to platform works for you, even outside Europe? Join our #ICA26 Bluesky workshop on Sat June 6 at 9:00 am in CTICC1, Lev 1, 1.52 with @claesdevreese.bsky.social @dscheykopp.bsky.social @jolukito.bsky.social @kwelle.bsky.social Daniel Angus, Megan Brown

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Ulrike Klinger @ulrikeklinger.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

A Capetown desk with a view - may #ICA26 begin 🤩

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Katjana Gattermann @kgattermann.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Less than 1 week left to apply for this exciting postdoc opportunity ⬇️ @kathleenbeckers.bsky.social & I look forward to receiving applications 😀

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Journal of Communication @journal-of-comm.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Pub Alert! Introducing new JoC publication: “Far-right challenges to liberal democratic press norms: “indexing by proxy” in a German immigration debate”, by @curdknupfer.bsky.social W Lance Bennett @ulrikeklinger.bsky.social Read here: doi.org/10.1093/joc/...

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Will Oremus @willoremus.com · 31/03/2026

x is populated by people who failed 11th-grade english, drove three startups into the ground, make mid-six-figures, and own two cybertrucks. bluesky is full of folks who hold two phds, have won prestigious awards in their field, can't quite consolidate their hold on fulltime work, and ride a bicycle

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Axel Bruns @snurb.info · 20/03/2026

There are major wars in Ukraine, Gaza, and Iran; we’ve pushed well past 1.5° in global heating; the world economy is melting down; and the US is now a fascist bar – but sure, continue to sell us the fiction that it MUST be social media making kids unhappy, ABC. 😠😡🤬

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Teen happiness falls in western countries as social media hours rise

The 2026 World Happiness Report links heavy social media use to a sharp decline in young people's wellbeing, with teenage girls in English-speaking countries and Western Europe among the most affected.

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Deen Freelon @dfreelon.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Quick PSA for all mid-career academics and above: people may be citing articles with your name on them that don't exist.

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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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Fabio Votta📊🐧 @favstats.eu · 05/02/2026

🚀 dashboardr is out! An #rstats package for building interactive dashboards with tidyverse-style syntax. Launched with a fun hackathon at @ascor.bsky.social (🍕 included). 📦: favstats.github.io/dashboardr/ Big thanks to the dashboardr team, Digicomlab, and @vivifabrien.bsky.social for the logo 🎨

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Arnout van de Rijt @arnoutvanderijt.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

My colleague Kevin Munger asked me and a bunch of editors to sit and think through AI and peer review. Our take: osf.io/9sxnc/files/... We envision an increased (!) involvement of humans in the evaluation of social science.

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Auschwitz was at the end of a process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers. This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder. Auschwitz took time.

A bird's-eye view of a former Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp showing a wide dirt pathway flanked by parallel rows of barbed-wire fences. Groups of visitors walk along the path, surrounded by the remnants of brick structures and barracks, now reduced to foundations. Green grass contrasts with the somber history of the site, as the path leads toward a guard tower in the distance.

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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

The United States is now a country where the President’s goons kill civilians on the streets. There’s no sugarcoating it. Which country dares send supporters and citizens to such a country? #worldcup #fifa26 ⚽️

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Fabio Votta📊🐧 @favstats.eu · 15/01/2026

Excited to share our new report on Dutch election integrity! As an academic researcher, one of the most rewarding aspects of my work is when our research can directly inform public debate. That's exactly what happened with the Hybrid Election Integrity Observatory (HEIO). Full report: www.heio.nl

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Corinna Oschatz @corinnaoschatz.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

AMSTERDAM ❤️ ALSO BEAUTIFUL IN WINTER 😍 🎿🧀 One more week to apply to this postdoc position in Political Communication @ascor.bsky.social Thank you for sharing 🫶 Please reach out if you have any questions. @polcomm.bsky.social @fgkommpol.bsky.social @alessandronai.bsky.social

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Fabio Giglietto @fabiogiglietto.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

#toread #paper “Meet the new boss – Same as the old boss”: A longitudinal study of political post sentiment and Facebook engagement by Anders Olof Larsson doi.org/10.5210/fm.v31i1.14448

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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

New year, new (job) opportunities: Full professorship in Digital Society and Democracy. What: excellent conditions, start-up and transition packages, interdisciplinary and supportive environment, wonderful colleagues. [1/2] fa-eosd-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

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DIAS Professorship in Digital Society and Democracy

Application deadline: March 15, 2026, 11.59 PM/23.59 CET/CEST.

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Fabio Votta📊🐧 @favstats.eu · 03/01/2026

In the new year, political ads on Google and Meta continue to run in the EU despite both platforms having policies that supposedly ban them. The rules are so badly enforced that official political party accounts (even self-labeled with the category "political party") can run ads without problems.

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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Elon reposting Brendan Carr as a first reaction. But no, X is not taxed for being successful. And yes, X is fined for breaking simple DSA requirements regarding deceptive design, ad transparency, and data access for researchers

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Ulrike Klinger @ulrikeklinger.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

„At a time when the majority of Americans distrust big tech and believe artificial intelligence will harm society, Silicon Valley has built its own network of alternative media where CEOs, founders and investors are the unchallenged and beloved stars.“ www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

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How big tech is creating its own friendly media bubble to ‘win the narrative battle online’

At a time when distrust of big tech is high, Silicon Valley is embracing an alternative ecosystem where every CEO is a star

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APSA & ICA Political Communication Divisions @polcomm.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

🎉 The PolComm Database Dashboard is live! The database content is now available in an interactive dashboard: a milestone since launching submissions at #ICA25 in Denver. Explore this resource here 👉 politicalcommunication.org/resources/

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Ulrike Klinger @ulrikeklinger.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Conferencing at the Museum of Literature Ireland, @molimuseum.bsky.social

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rasmuskleis.bsky.social @rasmuskleis.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

What if people appreciate having an abundance of content and communication, more than they feel overloaded by it? @annisch.bsky.social et al decided to have a look. Their results? "We found that appreciation for abundance was about twice as common as overload". Paper: journalqd.org/article/view...

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Elske van den Hoogen @elskevdhoogen.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Excitement, tension, bingo and great insights from my fellow PolComm colleagues - think that describes our election event in CREA quite well. Great way to count down to the exitpolls! @markboukes.bsky.social @favstats.eu @ulrikeklinger.bsky.social @lindabomm.bsky.social @corinnaoschatz.bsky.social

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Tom Louwerse @tomlouwerse.nl · 28/10/2025

This is the final 'poll of polls' before the Dutch elections. Three parties at the same level, and two more not much smaller. Given the high percentage of late deciders and voters in doubt, the outcome is still very much uncertain. 🧵

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Fabio Votta📊🐧 @favstats.eu · 27/10/2025

I think this Facebook page is a terrifying case study in how gen AI slop has enabled the creation of an automated hate machine, churning out endless caricatures of made-up enemies, immigrants and politicians, optimized for engagement. In many ways, it embodied the very nightmare many of us feared.

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Ulrike Klinger @ulrikeklinger.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Cas Mudde: „despite the far right’s evident failure in governing the Netherlands, it retains a magnetic hold over the country. Party politics remains fragmented yet dominated by the mainstreaming and normalisation of far-right frames and politicians.“ www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Geert Wilders failed in government, but the far right retains its grip on the Netherlands | Cas Mudde

A media in thrall to Wilders’ party ensures its agenda is entrenched in Dutch politics and will dominate Wednesday’s election, says political scientist Cas Mudde

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Fabio Votta📊🐧 @favstats.eu · 27/10/2025

The Facebook page behind these images was the most active spreader of political AI content, posting multiple times a day and becoming the most engaged-with pages on Facebook among all those we track. Even surpassing Geert Wilders in total engagement during October. The page has now been deleted.

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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Two members of Parliament of Wilders' PVV party created AI generated images of party leader Timmermans and circulated these on social media. Threats, death wishes and intimidation followed. This shows how AI content can amplify existing rhetoric and emotions. www.volkskrant.nl/politiek/twe...

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Twee PVV-Kamerleden vallen met nepbeelden anoniem Timmermans aan, GroenLinks-PvdA doet aangifte

Twee Kamerleden van de PVV plaatsten met AI gemaakte beelden van Frans Timmermans op een populaire Facebookpagina die ze heimelijk beheren. Tientallen doodswensen richting de politicus zijn het gevolg...

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Ulrike Klinger @ulrikeklinger.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

Campaigning in the Netherlands: No posters, only this on central squares… 🧐

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Fabio Votta📊🐧 @favstats.eu · 23/10/2025

🤖 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐀𝐈 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐃𝐮𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐀𝐈𝐠𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐫 🇳🇱 Less than one week before the Dutch elections, @meinungsfuehrer.bsky.social & I looked at over 20k posts to reveal patterns in the usage of AI-generated visuals across Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and X. #tk2025 🧵Thread

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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Work!! 🚨 We are looking for a #postdoc in our AI, media and Democracy Lab @aimediademlab.bsky.social Dynamic position, great team, nice colleagues 💥 Profile: communication/ poli sci/ computational social sci 🗓️ DL November 1 Spread the word 📣 werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...

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Vacancy — Postdoctoral researcher Communication Science at AI, Media & Democracy Lab

Do you want to be part of the AI, Media & Democracy Lab? We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher with a profile in communication science.

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Cas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

“Political communication by mainstream parties plays a central role in the electoral success of the far right” How much more research do journalisten, politicians, pundits and strategists need before they finally change course?

theguardian.com

German far right setting agenda as opponents amplify its ideas, study finds

Normalisation of far-right stances likely to affect success of such parties at ballot boxes across Europe, say researchers

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Cas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

I wrote this 1.5 year ago. No illusion that decision makers in Dutch or U.S. media will read it, let alone learn the lessons Many individual journalists know and sometimes do better, but are overruled by editors or fear unemployment. What can YOU do? Support liberal democratic media!

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Cas Mudde on the media and the far right: a dangerous liaison worth breaking - Voxeurop

News outlets have a complex love-hate relationship with the far right, marked by antagonism and mutual benefit. Far-right specialist Cas Mudde shares a few simple tips on how to inform citizens withou...

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Fabio Votta📊🐧 @favstats.eu · 11/10/2025

If you ever wanted to delve into the AI-generated world of far-right imagination.. now you can. See our CampAIgn Tracker 🇳🇱 here: www.campaigntracker.nl/en/ #tk2025

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Fabio Votta📊🐧 @favstats.eu · 11/10/2025

🚀 And this marks our launch of the CampAIgn Tracker 🇳🇱! @meinungsfuehrer.bsky.social and I are glad to finally publish our dashboard where we monitor the use of AI imagery in campaign messages, by parties, politicians & other actors during the election #tk2025 See here www.campaigntracker.nl/en/

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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Check out TildeOpen LLM: Europe’s Sovereign Multilingual AI An open-source, foundational LLM (Large Language Model) for European languages – secure, adaptable, and ready for governments, institutions, and enterprises. tilde.ai/tildeopen-llm/

tilde.ai

TildeOpen LLM Applications | AI for Every Sector

Discover how TildeOpen LLM powers customer support, legal workflows, content creation, and more across governments and enterprises.

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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Breaking: Dutch court rules that Meta needs to offer chronological/ non algorithmic feed as clear and stable option (to Dutch users). Changes must be implemented in two weeks. 100,000 euro fine per day if non compliant. Case brought fwd by @bitsoffreedom.bsky.social nos.nl/l/2584891

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Rechter: Instagram en Facebook moeten algoritmevrije optie krijgen

Bits of Freedom eiste dat in een rechtszaak en kreeg gelijk van de Nederlandse rechter.

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spacecowboy @spacecowboy17.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

Welcome to the ✨For You✨ feed! It finds people who liked the same posts as you, and shows you what else they've liked recently. 📌 Pin to add it to your top bar ❤️ Like the feed and repost to spread the goodness

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