David Nemer

@davidnemer.com

Assoc Prof of Media Studies & Anthropology at the University of Virginia. Faculty Associate at Harvard's Berkman Klein Center. Anthropology of Tech/STS Books: Technology of the Oppressed (MIT Press); Favela Digital (GSA)🇧🇷🇺🇸 https://linktr.ee/davidnemer

Só para deixar claro: tudo no futebol é político. A própria ideia de que "não se deve misturar futebol e política" já é, por si só, uma posição política. E a Copa do Mundo, como o maior evento do futebol, torna-se também um dos maiores eventos políticos do planeta. +

I was quoted in the LatAm Journalism Review on the growing use of betting markets in election coverage. Some news outlets have begun citing odds from unregulated betting platforms, like prediction markets, alongside survey-based polls. I argue that these markets are vulnerable to manipulation.

As Brazilian media embrace prediction markets, experts warn of election distortion

As Brazilian media embrace prediction markets, experts warn of election distortion Media analysis. Latin American Journalism Review by The Knight Center at The University of Texas at Austin.

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I was recently interviewed and featured on @npr.org. I explain how the World Cup has become one of the largest betting events in the world & why the rapid expansion of online gambling has become a pressing social issue in Brazil, particularly among low-income communities. www.npr.org/2026/06/13/n...

World Cup online betting takes a toll in Brazil

A World Cup fever is sweeping Brazil. So is sports betting. NPR's Julia Carneiro reports on the country's gambling boom and the growing concerns about debt and addiction.

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1,000 New Yorkers won our lottery for affordable tickets to the World Cup. Today, we celebrated in the stands for the first NY/NJ game of the tournament. The beautiful game belongs to everyone.

Mayor Mamdani attends the match between Morocco and Brazil with some of the New Yorkers who won the World Cup affordable tickets lottery.

Brazil plays Haiti next Friday. Haiti's team is more than a soccer squad; it is the story of a people shaped by migration, resilience, and hope, who never lost their connection to home. Read this inspiring article by @soccerpolitics.bsky.social theconversation.com/haiti-at-the...

Haiti at the World Cup is more than an underdog tale – it is the story of global migration

For the first time since 1974, the Haitian men’s team has qualified for the World Cup. This is their story.

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Em um evento empresarial realizado no final de maio, o apresentador Luciano Huck disse que o Bolsa Família não é capaz de romper com o ciclo da pobreza e que muitas famílias encontram formas de permanecer no programa por tempo indeterminado.

Dados desmontam a fala de Luciano Huck sobre o Bolsa Família | Intercept Brasil

A cartilha neoliberal do apresentador ignora os dados de mobilidade social e transforma a desigualdade em falha moral individual.

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I’m incredibly honored to receive the 2026 CIP Award for Impact & Excellence. This recognition inspires me to continue contributing to research that advances a more informed and equitable society.

Center for an Informed Public@cip.uw.edu · 2mo ago

We're pleased to honor University of Virginia associate professor @davidnemer.com, author of "Technology of the Oppressed: Inequity and the Digital Mundane in Favelas of Brazil," with the 2026 @cip.uw.edu Award for Impact & Excellence. www.cip.uw.edu/2026/06/01/d...

#CASPR2026 "David Hakken had a methodological skepticism and pointed out that society changes have more to do with how people use them as their own technological impact". David Nemer on how this resonates with the current claims about AI and the upcoming technological revolution

#CASPR2026 our panelists discuss how labor, scholarship, and community are all relevant to create a critical framework to understand technological changes and conversations. As David Nemer claims, "The path forward runs not into accommodation of big tech but in the presence with people, talking."

A gallery view screenshot of a Zoom meeting showing nine participants. Four participants have their video feeds turned on: Lilly Irani, Natalia Orrego, David Nemer (whose video tile has a green border, indicating he is the active speaker), and Kalpana Shankar. The remaining five participants have their cameras turned off, displaying only their names on black backgrounds: Felipe Eduardo Trujillo Bilbao, Angela VandenBroek, Kim Fernandes, Katherine M Hendy, and Megan Tracy. Several participants have their organizational roles, such as "CASTAC PR" or "Panelist", and pronouns listed in their display names.