Bree McEwan
@mcewan.bsky.social
Communicologist @uoft.bsky.social @uoftmississauga.bsky.social ICCIT/Sociology. Data Sciences Institue. McMC Lab. Studies Social Media, Virtual Reality. Author of Interpersonal Encounters https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/interpersonal-encounters/book23785
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Gina Neff @ginasue.bsky.social : What the CSCW community is well positioned to do:
*recognize work of negotiating innovation
*prepare people for increased capacity
*map institutional constraints
*co-create social structures that bring people together
#cscw2025
*recognize work of negotiating innovation
*prepare people for increased capacity
*map institutional constraints
*co-create social structures that bring people together
#cscw2025
October 22, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Gina Neff @ginasue.bsky.social : What the CSCW community is well positioned to do:
*recognize work of negotiating innovation
*prepare people for increased capacity
*map institutional constraints
*co-create social structures that bring people together
#cscw2025
*recognize work of negotiating innovation
*prepare people for increased capacity
*map institutional constraints
*co-create social structures that bring people together
#cscw2025
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Present here in this meaningful place in Dresden with @mcewan.bsky.social
September 23, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Present here in this meaningful place in Dresden with @mcewan.bsky.social
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It's difficult to understate the extent to which various aspects of society require the provision of accurate, trustworthy social data. Even private data collections rely heavily on government statistical agencies for calibration. The dangers of politicization here are far-reaching.
Statement from Friends of BLS on Commissioner McEntarfer’s Removal.
“This escalates the President’s unprecedented attacks on the independence and integrity of the federal statistical system.”
www.friendsofbls.org/updates/2025...
“This escalates the President’s unprecedented attacks on the independence and integrity of the federal statistical system.”
www.friendsofbls.org/updates/2025...
Statement on Commissioner McEntarfer’s Removal — The Friends of the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Today, President Trump called into question the integrity of the Employment Situation report that the BLS released this morning. He accused BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer of deliberately reporting ...
www.friendsofbls.org
August 1, 2025 at 9:02 PM
It's difficult to understate the extent to which various aspects of society require the provision of accurate, trustworthy social data. Even private data collections rely heavily on government statistical agencies for calibration. The dangers of politicization here are far-reaching.
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Inside the digital publishing industry, which I try to monitor closely, this is the big news. By Julia Alexander at Puck.
July 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Inside the digital publishing industry, which I try to monitor closely, this is the big news. By Julia Alexander at Puck.
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Ontario parents, pay attention to this: underfunding our universities means there may not be a spot for your kid when it’s time for them to go. We have the *lowest* per capita support of any province!!
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June 28, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Ontario parents, pay attention to this: underfunding our universities means there may not be a spot for your kid when it’s time for them to go. We have the *lowest* per capita support of any province!!
archive.ph/4qD1H
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New paper hot off the press www.nature.com/articles/s41...
We analysed over 40,000 computer vision papers from CVPR (the longest standing CV conf) & associated patents tracing pathways from research to application. We found that 90% of papers & 86% of downstream patents power surveillance
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We analysed over 40,000 computer vision papers from CVPR (the longest standing CV conf) & associated patents tracing pathways from research to application. We found that 90% of papers & 86% of downstream patents power surveillance
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Computer-vision research powers surveillance technology - Nature
An analysis of research papers and citing patents indicates the extensive ties between computer-vision research and surveillance.
www.nature.com
June 25, 2025 at 5:29 PM
New paper hot off the press www.nature.com/articles/s41...
We analysed over 40,000 computer vision papers from CVPR (the longest standing CV conf) & associated patents tracing pathways from research to application. We found that 90% of papers & 86% of downstream patents power surveillance
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We analysed over 40,000 computer vision papers from CVPR (the longest standing CV conf) & associated patents tracing pathways from research to application. We found that 90% of papers & 86% of downstream patents power surveillance
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Confirmed. Out this fall. Preorder now. nupress.northwestern.edu/978081014906...
We Are Civic Media - Northwestern University Press
A discipline-crossing introduction to civic media via accounts from grassroots practitioners “Civic media” is the use of contemporary technologies to...
nupress.northwestern.edu
June 17, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Confirmed. Out this fall. Preorder now. nupress.northwestern.edu/978081014906...
Kicking off #ICA25 with the 14th @icacat.bsky.social/Mobile Doctoral Consortium! Hoping to see some #commsky connections via the #ICA25 ( #ICA2025? Although I think the short version is preferred).
June 12, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Kicking off #ICA25 with the 14th @icacat.bsky.social/Mobile Doctoral Consortium! Hoping to see some #commsky connections via the #ICA25 ( #ICA2025? Although I think the short version is preferred).
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If you'll be at the International Communication Association conference in Denver next week, swing by the first annual ICA Neurodivergent Scholars Gathering on Saturday June 14, 6-7:30pm in Agate B+C Regency 3. We will have food, drink, rude but honest pens, and COMMUNICATION BADGES!
If you'll be at the International Communication Association conference in Denver next week, swing by the first annual ICA Neurodivergent Scholars Gathering on Saturday June 14, 6-7:30pm in Agate B+C Regency 3. We will have food, drink, rude but honest pens, and COMMUNICATION BADGES!
June 4, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Please share:
If you'll be at the International Communication Association conference in Denver next week, swing by the first annual ICA Neurodivergent Scholars Gathering on Saturday June 14, 6-7:30pm in Agate B+C Regency 3. We will have food, drink, rude but honest pens, and COMMUNICATION BADGES!
If you'll be at the International Communication Association conference in Denver next week, swing by the first annual ICA Neurodivergent Scholars Gathering on Saturday June 14, 6-7:30pm in Agate B+C Regency 3. We will have food, drink, rude but honest pens, and COMMUNICATION BADGES!
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"59% of people no longer fully trusting political news online" www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... You can find out more about this stat in our new public report on "The State of Generative AI Use in Canada 2025: Exploring Public Attitudes and Adoption Trends" socialmedialab.ca/2025/04/08/n...
Can you spot fake news videos? Google's new AI tool makes it harder to know what's real | CBC News
Google's new AI video tool, Veo 3, is designed to be astonishingly realistic, generating its own dialogue, sound effects and soundtracks. Some AI experts say that level of technology is unsettling and...
www.cbc.ca
May 30, 2025 at 1:23 PM
"59% of people no longer fully trusting political news online" www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... You can find out more about this stat in our new public report on "The State of Generative AI Use in Canada 2025: Exploring Public Attitudes and Adoption Trends" socialmedialab.ca/2025/04/08/n...
My @iccit-utm.bsky.social colleague Brett Caraway will be on TVO tonight discussing data, surveillance and the U.S. border.
What kinds of precautions should visitors to the United States take before crossing the border? @jeyantvo.bsky.social asks Brett Caraway (@iccit-utm.bsky.social), Kelley McClinchey (@wilfridlaurieruni.bsky.social), and Heather Segal (Segal Immigration Law) tonight at 8/11pm
April 15, 2025 at 9:21 PM
My @iccit-utm.bsky.social colleague Brett Caraway will be on TVO tonight discussing data, surveillance and the U.S. border.
Includes fireside chat with @sunjooahn.bsky.social and VR demos following the talk!
Get your tickets and join us and co-sponsors @torontosri.bsky.social & Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to learn about the complex interplay btwn social interactions and mediated environments w/ Dr. Pablo Pérez (Nokia XR Lab, Madrid).
Learn more and read a Q&A w/ Pérez: uoft.me/Perez
Learn more and read a Q&A w/ Pérez: uoft.me/Perez
Questioning Reality: Exploring the Future of Virtual Reality and Impact on Social Interactions - DSI
Photo courtesy of Pablo Perez, Nokia XR Labs, Madrid, Spain By: Cormac Rea The Data Sciences Institute (DSI) at the University of Toronto hosts the annual Questioning Reality: Explorations of Virtual ...
uoft.me
April 9, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Includes fireside chat with @sunjooahn.bsky.social and VR demos following the talk!
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Calling all @uoft.bsky.social students! SRI is hiring a #WorkStudy Digital Content Coordinator.
Learn more about the role and apply through the CLNx portal: www.registrar.utoronto.ca/finances-and...
#UofT #studentjob #studentwork
Learn more about the role and apply through the CLNx portal: www.registrar.utoronto.ca/finances-and...
#UofT #studentjob #studentwork
Work Study Program - University Registrar's Office
Work Study Program The Work Study program offers part-time, paid on-campus employment to eligible undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Toronto. The program provides students with a...
www.registrar.utoronto.ca
April 7, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Calling all @uoft.bsky.social students! SRI is hiring a #WorkStudy Digital Content Coordinator.
Learn more about the role and apply through the CLNx portal: www.registrar.utoronto.ca/finances-and...
#UofT #studentjob #studentwork
Learn more about the role and apply through the CLNx portal: www.registrar.utoronto.ca/finances-and...
#UofT #studentjob #studentwork
This is the big town near my hometown. Love to see it. ♥️
April 5, 2025 at 8:17 PM
This is the big town near my hometown. Love to see it. ♥️
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Researchers at Annenberg and @umdscience.bsky.social show that proposed NIH funding cuts lead to an estimated $16 billion in economic loss and 68,000 jobs lost nationwide. Learn about their project and view the interactive map here:
Data-Driven, Interactive Map Shows Local Economic Impact of Cuts to Federal Funding for Health Research
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April 3, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Researchers at Annenberg and @umdscience.bsky.social show that proposed NIH funding cuts lead to an estimated $16 billion in economic loss and 68,000 jobs lost nationwide. Learn about their project and view the interactive map here:
Also Meta's policies make interpersonal fact checking impossible. At least if you want to link to credible sources.
"People likely aren’t aware that what they are seeing on Meta platforms in Canada isn’t journalism." thelogic.co/news/canada-...
Canada Proud is dominating Facebook ahead of the election - The Logic
The conservative group’s posts about the election are finding a huge audience in the vacuum created by Meta’s ongoing ban on all news in Canada.
thelogic.co
March 31, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Also Meta's policies make interpersonal fact checking impossible. At least if you want to link to credible sources.
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“How do you push back against a tidal wave?” wrote political communication expert Dannagal Young. Overloading people with news is a propaganda tactic used by authoritarians like Putin to distort reality. A communication professor explains: buff.ly/Ork4y6p Jennifer Mercieca @tamu.bsky.social #media
Donald Trump’s nonstop news-making can be exhausting, making it harder for people to scrutinize his presidential actions
Overwhelming people with a deluge of announcements makes it difficult to easily track and understand what is happening in the White House.
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March 23, 2025 at 6:48 PM
“How do you push back against a tidal wave?” wrote political communication expert Dannagal Young. Overloading people with news is a propaganda tactic used by authoritarians like Putin to distort reality. A communication professor explains: buff.ly/Ork4y6p Jennifer Mercieca @tamu.bsky.social #media
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Ontario's Privacy Commissioner issues statement following @citizenlab.ca report detailing links between Ontario Police and Paragon Solutions -- vendor of mercenary spyware.
Their office wasn't consulted by the OPP
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Their office wasn't consulted by the OPP
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
March 21, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Ontario's Privacy Commissioner issues statement following @citizenlab.ca report detailing links between Ontario Police and Paragon Solutions -- vendor of mercenary spyware.
Their office wasn't consulted by the OPP
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Their office wasn't consulted by the OPP
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Post a photo you took with no context to bring some zen to the timeline.
March 10, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Post a photo you took with no context to bring some zen to the timeline.
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UploadVR's @heaney555.bsky.social has tested and confirmed that Meta's OpenXR middleware is indeed blocking non-Quest HMDs on PC and "currently only work for Quest Link and Rift headsets, not any other PC VR headset."
Meta's Unity and Unreal "OpenXR" SDKs block other PC VR headsets, going against the spirit of the standard, and developers aren't happy about it:
Meta's Unity & Unreal "OpenXR" Integrations Block Other PC VR Headsets
Meta's Unity and Unreal "OpenXR" SDKs block other PC VR headsets, going against the spirit of the standard, and developers aren't happy about it.
www.uploadvr.com
March 6, 2025 at 5:30 PM
UploadVR's @heaney555.bsky.social has tested and confirmed that Meta's OpenXR middleware is indeed blocking non-Quest HMDs on PC and "currently only work for Quest Link and Rift headsets, not any other PC VR headset."
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📅 June 11-12, 2025
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March 3, 2025 at 4:44 PM
🚀 #hackica25 registration is open! 🚀
Spots are limited—secure yours now: forms.gle/ssZFtZmfWYaC...
📅 June 11-12, 2025
📍 UC Boulder (shuttle from Denver available)
No coding skills required! Join us to explore methodological & substantive challenges in communication science. See you there! 🍻
Spots are limited—secure yours now: forms.gle/ssZFtZmfWYaC...
📅 June 11-12, 2025
📍 UC Boulder (shuttle from Denver available)
No coding skills required! Join us to explore methodological & substantive challenges in communication science. See you there! 🍻
Well....we can't post news links on FB but I guess we still get fact checking in Canada?
March 1, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Well....we can't post news links on FB but I guess we still get fact checking in Canada?
But if you sing it like Olivia Newton John? Let's Get Phygital, Phygital! No?
February 28, 2025 at 7:57 PM
But if you sing it like Olivia Newton John? Let's Get Phygital, Phygital! No?