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Michael Zimmer @michaelzimmer.bsky.social · 4d

#AoIR2026 will be in Mexico City!

See my map of all AoIR locations at www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/e...
#AoIR2025

AoIR Annual Conference Locations - Google My Maps

AoIR Internet Research Conference Host Cities

www.google.com

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Axel Bruns @snurb.info · 6d

Hey #AoIR2025 participants, the upcoming @qutdmrc.bsky.social Summer School will be highly relevant to many of you:

Axel Bruns @snurb.info · 13d

Join us for the 2026 @qutdmrc.bsky.social Summer School – registration opens next Monday !

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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · Sep 16

Public service media can thrive, also in the future.

It “only” takes stable funding, independence from politics, collaboration, savvy tech infrastructure investments, ‘must carry and promote’ obligations for platforms and the best, trustworthy journalistic standards.

Just that.

Conlusions from ⬇️

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yearry @yearry.bsky.social · Aug 30

the revolution wont be live broadcasted anymore

yearry @yearry.bsky.social · Aug 30

since many protesters making live report via TikTok, recording police's brutality against the protesters, the platform decided to enable the feature in Indonesia

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yearry @yearry.bsky.social · Aug 30

symbol of resistance in Indonesia in the past couple of days (credit: Kompas.id)

yearry @yearry.bsky.social · Aug 29

just another deadly police attack on protesters in Indonesia

source: en.tempo.co/amp/2044128/...

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Taberez A. Neyazi @taberez.bsky.social · Aug 6

Are AI deepfakes always polarizing?

Our 2024 India elections study (N=1,627):

News about out-party use of deepfakes didn't increase affective polarization
AI approval → lower polarization

Impact depends on context — fears may be overstated. @ozankuru.bsky.social

Full paper: shorturl.at/oQci2

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yearry @yearry.bsky.social · Aug 2

and now the government is afraid of pirates' flag from anime

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yearry @yearry.bsky.social · Jul 23

so the agreement includes sending Indonesian (citizens) data to the US?

www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/....

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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · Jul 18

It is not good when DSA enforcement becomes a trade/ geopolitical bargaining chip …

“The European Commission pauses the investigation into DSA violations by X to maintain peace with the United States”

itdaily.com/news/busines...

X Receives a Delay on DSA Fine

The European Commission pauses the investigation into DSA violations by X to maintain peace with the United States.

itdaily.com

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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · Jul 19

250$ to enter the US?

Adding reasons to being hesitant to visit 🇺🇸

www.cnbc.com/2025/07/18/v...

Travelers to the U.S. must pay a new $250 'visa integrity fee' — what to know

Travelers to the U.S. must pay a new "visa integrity fee" to visit, but questions remain as to how and when it will be implemented. Here's what we know so far.

www.cnbc.com

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yearry @yearry.bsky.social · Jul 17

short lunch break at IAMCR2025 with @snurb.info

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The Media, Inequality & Change Center @miccenter.bsky.social · Jul 16

What viable pathways exist for building equitable, publicly accountable AI systems in the face of entrenched corporate and state power?

"Is Another AI Possible?" by @anismedia.bsky.social addresses this question and explores alternatives focused on public interest.

Read here: buff.ly/vLo5vLt

The Media, Inequality, and Change Center Publishes “Is Another AI Possible? Platforms, Political Economies, and Alternatives”

www.asc.upenn.edu

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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · Jul 14

The discussions about big platforms are intense. The systemic risks are real.

Now the #DSA Delegated Act is finally here to ensure data access for researchers. Time to put this system to work.

W @lkseiling.bsky.social, we show how @techpolicypress.bsky.social

www.techpolicy.press/time-to-deli...

Time To Deliver: Stakeholder Roles In The EU’s Delegated Act On Data Access | TechPolicy.Press

The Delegated Act on data access under the DSA provides much-needed clarity about both the access process and expectations towards the actors involved in it.

www.techpolicy.press

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yearry @yearry.bsky.social · Jul 14

one of my spies in the room took this picture

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Wulan K. Wardhani @wulanluna.bsky.social · Jul 2

Rektor Universitas Islam Indonesia (UII) Yogyakarta Fathul Wahid melontarkan kritik terhadap intelektual kampus yang diam melihat berbagai pelanggaran kebebasan akademik dan berekspresi sebagai pilar penting demokrasi.
www.tempo.co/politik/rekt...

Rektor UII Kritik Intelektual Kampus Bungkam terhadap Pelanggaran Kebebasan Akademik

Fathul menyebutkan intelektual kampus kini terlena dengan berbagai kenyamanan sehingga tak punya sensitivitas terhadap pelanggaran kebebasan akademik.

www.tempo.co

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yearry @yearry.bsky.social · Jun 23

it's getting real 🥲

yearry @yearry.bsky.social · Jun 22

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/t...

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Nick Couldry @couldrynick.bsky.social · Jun 21

So the real project of GEN AI becomes clear: intensifying the neoliberalism HOLLOWING OUT of public institutions, yet Big Tech tells it is about unleashing 'our' creativity!!! www.wltx.com/article/news...

University of South Carolina freezes tuition, will offer free ChatGPT access and AI certifications

USC will keep in-state tuition flat, give students and staff free access to ChatGPT under a $1.5M OpenAI deal, and offer new AI literacy courses.

www.wltx.com

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Axel Bruns @snurb.info · Jun 16

#CfP out now: M/C Journal issue 28.5 – '#vlog', edited by Ümit Kennedy.

Articles due 22 Aug. 2025; issue launch 22 Oct 2025. #mcjournal

journal.media-cultur...

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Jess Maddox @jessmaddox.bsky.social · Jun 17

I hope when male senior scholars - and their romantic partners - bully junior faculty and PhD students, they realize everyone is pointing and laughing at them as examples of everything wrong with academia.

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yearry @yearry.bsky.social · Jun 15

my notes on techno-solutionism in education

yearry.substack.com/p/why-wont-a...

yearry @yearry.bsky.social · Jun 15

when in seoul

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Daniel Angus @antmandan.bsky.social · Jun 12

If you're at #ica25 consider a date with the hottest new method in town…

Data Donation in Communication Research: Ethical, Practical, and Methodological Frontiers
📍 Friday, June 13 | 12 PM – 1:15 PM | Capitol 3 - Regency 4

@anjabechmann.bsky.social @tgrootkormelink.bsky.social @lionw.bsky.social

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