Here, for channel 4, my colleague @robtoes.bsky.social gives the clearest most direct explication I’ve seen on ‘mainstream’ media: the link between social media, elite political projects (forged over time), money making and white nationalism. m.youtube.com/watch?v=nq-Y...

What’s REALLY fuelling Britain’s riots?

YouTube video by Channel 4 News

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I finally synthesised my experiments with AI while designing the asynchronous learning material for the module International Conflict and Peace. We already know that AI tools can lead to cognitive loss. So I'm committed to finding ways of addressing this: www.beatrizbuarque.com/post/experim...

Experimenting with the Future of Higher Education: harnessing AI to pave the way towards a new model of learning

Those close to me know that my career is underpinned by three themes: education, peace, and technology. I'm passionate about a transformative type of education, I understand diversity and inclusion as...

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Anthropic deemed its Claude Mythos tool "too dangerous to release" because of the threat it poses to cyber security. As @beatrizlbuarque.bsky.social & Abdullah Abu-Hassan @lsemedia.bsky.social argue, advanced technology rarely stays contained for long. Read more 👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/202...

Right-wing & far-right figures on podcasts & social media are spreading "plandemic" conspiracy theories about the hantavirus — & they sound very similar to those from during the COVID pandemic. My latest:

Right-wing figures are spreading “plandemic” conspiracy theories about the hantavirus

As concerns about the spread of hantavirus emerge, right-wing and far-right figures are spreading conspiracy theories on podcasts and social media that the virus came from a lab and may be a new “plan...

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NEW: 2021: Conspiracists said QR codes were somehow used to rig the 2020 election 2024: Georgia bans QR codes in elections 2026: No new system has been agreed on, and conspiracists are using the ensuing chaos to push to remove voting machines completely www.wired.com/story/conspi...

A Conspiracy Theory About QR Codes Has Led to Chaos Ahead of Georgia’s Midterms

The state of Georgia banned the use of QR codes for elections, based in part on the assertions of a man who’s boosted false claims about Israel and 9/11. Now no one knows how ballots will be counted.

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If you’re interested in AI and cybersecurity, take a look at my latest contribution to @lsemedia.bsky.social with the great Abdullah Abu-Hassan!

LSE Department of Media and Communications@lsemedia.bsky.social · 3mo ago

📝 New on the Media@LSE blog! Dr. Beatriz Lopes Buarque and Abdullah Abu-Hassan examine the risks of models like Claude Mythos and why AI "containment" is a myth. ➡️ Read more: blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/202... #AI #TechPolicy #LSE #AIHistory

What a great week immersed in the discussions on the European Far-Right Politics of Truth in Digital Spaces at the @ecpr.bsky.social joint workshop!! I’m coming home full of ideas!!

New episode with Dr. Jasmeet Bahia on her work delving into the Parler social media platform as well as grad students' experiences of racism and sexism in the academy. rightrising.fireside.fm/69

Whiteness and Patriarchy on Alt-Tech Platforms, ft/ Jasmeet Bahia

We chat about Dr. Bahia's dissertation work on Parler, and how to conceptualize the ways people react to and build communities around changes in social norms.

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I’ve been following closely what is happening in the US, not only because it is directly linked to my research, but because it’s impossible to witness the testimonies of immigrants, including children, without feeling deep pain and sadness.

This would not happen in a democracy, which is why, if we are serious about our commitment to it, we must accept we do not currently live in democracies and that moving towards such a system would require radical change rather than faith in the status quo www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

‘Brazen’ political influence of rich laid bare as wealth of billionaires reaches $18.3tn, says Oxfam

Governments opting for oligarchy while brutally repressing protests over austerity and lack of jobs, charity report says

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What if digital capitalism has facilitated the emergence of an amorphous, decentralised social being, one that is pushing us further away from democracy? And what if, far from being dead, the alt-right is very much alive and lies at the core of far-right information warfare? Check my article!!

Interested in the nexus between algorithmic bias and right-wing extremism? Take a look this paper based on my most recent research project: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

On 23 December, the US State Department sanctioned five European leaders, barring their entry to the United States. These leaders are working to ensure the digital world is safe for everyone. With colleagues from across the industry we signed on to this response: alliance4europe.eu/supporting-d...

Supporting Democracy Defenders - Alliance4Europe

Alliance4Europe connects communities for action and works to achieve its mission of a more democratic and powerful Europe through a selection of projects across the continent.

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📣 @pietrocastellig.bsky.social and I are absolutely thrilled to announce that the call for the 5th @ecpr.bsky.social Summer School on ‘Concepts and Methods for Research on Far-Right Politics’ is now open! 🇮🇹 The event will be hosted by @unibo.it, from 6 to 10 July 2026. 🔗 ecpr.eu/Events/353

Summer School of the Standing Group on Extremism and Democracy, University of Bologna, 6 – 10 July 2026

European Consortium for Political Research

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It’s only left 2 days to submit your proposal to join us in Austria in April. We’re accepting proposals based on research in its early stages and we welcome both early career and senior scholars. 🤗 @ecpr.bsky.social @ecpr-ead.bsky.social

Dr Beatriz Lopes Buarque@beatrizlbuarque.bsky.social · 8mo ago

🚨 𝐓𝐰𝐨 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐄𝐂𝐏𝐑 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐫-𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 🚨 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: 10 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 2025 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧? 7 - 10 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚 We warmly welcome early-stage research! Click here to submit your abstract: lnkd.in/eVEr4ecv

This week on 'Yeah Nah Pasaran!' on @3crmelbourne.bsky.social, @sexenheimer.bsky.social & I talk to @joanbraune.bsky.social about the NEW! book 'On Christian Nationalism'. 4.30pm, Thurs, DEC 4 /// 855AM, digital, streaming, Community Radio+ app, podcats 🐈 slackbastard.anarchobase.com?p=53794

Yeah Nah Pasaran #273 w Joan Braune on Christian nationalisms : December 4, 2025

This week on Yeah Nah Pasaran! on 3CR, we talk to Dr Joan Braune [Bluesky]. Joan is a Lecturer in Philosophy at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington, and a previous guest of ours, having spoke…

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📣 Call for #ecprgc26 Papers ⚖️ The Politics and Practice of Truth: Critical and Interpretive Perspectives on the Relationship Between Evidence and Policy in Post-Truth Times 🪑 Lars Dorren & @justynabandola.bsky.social ⌛ Deadline: 5 Jan buff.ly/Kr4XaUA

The Politics and Practice of Truth: Critical and Interpretive Perspectives on the Relationship Between Evidence and Policy in Post-Truth Times

General Conference 2026, 8 – 11 September, Jagiellonian University

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🚨 𝐓𝐰𝐨 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐄𝐂𝐏𝐑 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐫-𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 🚨 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: 10 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 2025 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧? 7 - 10 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚 We warmly welcome early-stage research! Click here to submit your abstract: lnkd.in/eVEr4ecv

📣 New #BJPIR article out now! 'Algorithms at your service: Understanding how X’s systems of recommendation likely fuelled the far-right riots in the United Kingdom by amplifying visual representations of racist conspiracy theories' by @beatrizlbuarque.bsky.social & Nick Lewis 🔗 buff.ly/1tw9h7S

This is how the far right should be covered and analysed Not focusing only on the words or actions of one man but by looking at wider societal trends, the role of the mainstream and of course accounting for power This is not (just) opinion, it's necessary analysis

Musa Okwonga@okwonga.bsky.social · 8mo ago

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... - my new article, if of interest please share.

🚨New paper alert! 🚨 My co-authored paper presenting some key insights from the research project on AI and the far-right riots in the UK has just been published in the @bjpir.bsky.social and is open access! journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.... #AI #democracy #racism #GenAI #conspiracytheories

🎉 New publication 🎉 Why do #youngpeople vote for the #AfD? This question has kept our research project busy for quite some time, so I'm beyond excited that our first article - co-authored with @timonscheuer.bsky.social - is now out in #GermanPolitics! 🤩 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Today seems an appropriate day to repost this "Much of what Labour has done with its huge majority and yet low popularity has served to normalise reactionary politics and discourse" It's only got worse since... reacpol.net/starmer-far-...

⚙️ #ecprjs26 Workshop directors 🎬 @beatrizlbuarque.bsky.social & @scopelliti.bsky.social 💡 Seeks Papers exploring the European far-right politics of truth in digital spaces buff.ly/7Zm46uu ✔️ @ecpr-ead.bsky.social endorsed ⌛ Submit by 10 Dec #CallforPapers #AI #PoliticalParties #Policymaking

The European Far-Right Politics of Truth in Digital Spaces

Joint Sessions of Workshops, 7 – 10 April 2026, University of Innsbruck

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Join us in Austria!! The new deadline is 10 Dec.

The workshop proposal I submitted to ECPR was accepted! If you're exploring any of the topics below, please consider submitting a paper to join our discussion on the 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐫-𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞. Click here for more information about the workshop: lnkd.in/epcdvftJ!

This week, we successfully tried a new format of student event at the LSE100 inspired by a Brazilian TV show. In this blog post, I describe the whole experience, so anyone wanting to try something similar can learn from what we did. www.beatrizbuarque.com/post/from-br... #universities #creative

From Brazilian TV to Higher Education: reinventing student events through co-creation

Figure 1: AI Industry Dialogue organised by the LSE100 Course on 15 October 2025, featuring Microsoft AI Solutions Engineer Abdullah Abu-Hassan.When I started teaching the LSE100 Course, I was fascina...

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What we can do to advocate for a better media industry by playing a role at work and advocate for better responsibility from businesses https://www.wearequeeraf.com/the-media-and-advertising-industrys-role-in-rising-transphobia/

The media and advertising industry's role in rising transphobia

What we can do to advocate for a better media industry by playing a role at work and advocate for better responsibility from businesses

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In this morning's newsletter, I wrote about an under-appreciated problem for liberalism — its total failure to cultivate young talent www.vox.com/on-the-right...

How conservatives help their young thinkers — and why liberals don’t

Liberalism has a serious pipeline problem.

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