We got new research out today y'all--if you study TikTok, buckle up because we found something wilddddd... arxiv.org/abs/2608.09917 (accepted @ ICWSM 2027)

WhichTok? Comparing Three TikTok Data Acquisition Tools

TikTok's global growth has made it a prime platform for both entertainment and political discourse, prompting increased social science research. However, this rapidly evolving research field faces a f...

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My lab @ UPenn is hiring a postdoc to start in early 2027. I'm looking for someone with expertise in social identities, computational methods, and political communication: www.asc.upenn.edu/news-events/...

Call for applications: Postdoctoral researcher in social identity, politics, and computational methods

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The journal Nature Communication is hiring a fulltime Associate or Senior Editor. A PhD in the quant social sciences req: springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/SpringerNatu...

Associate/Senior Editor, Nature Communications (Human Behaviour)

Title: Associate/Senior Editor, Nature Communications (Human Behaviour team) Location: New York, Jersey City, Philadelphia, Berlin, Shanghai, Pune or Delhi Closing date: July 10, 2026 About Springer N...

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This is solvable if publishers would do their jobs and manually verify every reference. Some do--most of my final copyedits on manuscripts tend to be about incomplete references (to genuine articles only, of course).

jimi adams@jimiadams.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Especially baffling is that it simultaneously seems to have started ignoring explicit boolean combo logic as well...making the brokenness essentially unsolvable, as far as I can tell.

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

Does anyone know any examples of academic books or articles in which the author(s) call out other contemporary scholars as racist by name? I just read one and I'm pretty sure it's the first I've ever seen. It must be quite rare, but I'm curious to see other examples.

Penn State's Center for Black Digital Research is hiring a Data Scientist: www.higheredjobs.com/admin/detail...

Center for Black Digital Research Data Scientist - HigherEdJobs

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I'm conducting research on TikTok and looking to speak with someone who believes they have been shadowbanned. If this is you or someone you know, please LMK.

Of possible interest: National Academies webinar + consensus report on "Understanding and Addressing Misinformation about Science," Dec 19, 11am ET. www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/und...

Looks like TikTok may be "banned" in the US if it doesn't sell by Jan 19. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/b... I have two questions about this that the article doesn't answer:

TikTok Faces U.S. Ban After Losing Bid to Overturn New Law

The law will ban the video app in the United States by Jan. 19 if its owner, ByteDance, does not sell it to a non-Chinese company.

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Like many of you, I've been trying to make sense of the election's results. Browsing the shifts in demographic support for Trump vs. the Dem candidate in recent election years, one outcome has thoroughly flummoxed me. (thread)

Sweet-lookin' TT assistant position at Madison seeking "a research agenda focused on Artificial Intelligence and the quality, integrity, and credibility of news and public-interest communication" urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...

Assistant Professor of Journalism & Mass Communication - Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Job Summary: The School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Madison seeks a full-time Assistant Professor beginning August 18, 2025, with a research agenda focused on...

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Dark pattern alert! Found this one submitting a letter of rec...

Great to see this piece making the rounds again -- polarization is a bankrupt concept in dire need of replacement.

Shannon McGregor, PhD@shannimcg.bsky.social · 2y ago

For those further interested in the political emptiness of polarization, you can read the longer, more academic screed that @dkreiss.bsky.social & I published. It’s #openaccess journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Ya boy made the news--for yet another reason I'm spending less and less time over there every week www.politifact.com/article/2024...

On X, Elon Musk is misinformation’s megaphone

When misinformation spreads in 2024, it often has Elon Musk’s fingerprints on it. PolitiFact analyzed more than 450 X po

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From an interview with the author of a book about how to talk across political divides: the underlined passage deserves much more attention than it often gets. www.powerofusnewsletter.com/p/the-psycho...

A close friend told me today that she is not voting bc she is a "conscientious non-voter," and declined to elaborate further. And she's far from the only one. Does fault for this position lie with the individual or our political class? Or perhaps both?

I voted today and I hope my fellow Americans do too...

I want to put together my own starter pack(s), but as my thread demonstrates, doing it right takes time and devotion.

Dru Stevenson@drustevenson.bsky.social · 2y ago

Can you suggest some journalists to follow? Recommendations wanted!

So I'm not a huge Bluesky user (yet), but I've been around more than usual lately because I was recently added to a "starter pack" for folks in my field and I noticed something... [thread]

Over the past few days I've accrued over 600 followers despite making only one not-especially-interesting post. Anyone know what's going on?

Hi all--a colleague is looking for a computational consultant interested in disinfo and race for a short-term, election-related gig. Could be a good fit for a PhD student drive.google.com/file/d/1g74T...

If time permits, I suggest reading at least part 1 of Jack Smith's filing in US v. Trump. Much of it is public knowledge, but seeing the rank mendacity all laid out end to end is still shocking: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

I heard on my neighborhood mailing list that the Trump campaign has sent mailers only to the men in some households. Anyone else heard of/experienced this?

The rhetoric of "weird" is interesting in that it highlights what's (a)typical rather than right or wrong. History shows that many Americans would rather be wrong, evil, and/or racist than "weird."

If you study TikTok, have a look at my newly updated Python package Pyktok--I just added a few features you might find useful github.com/dfreelon/pyk...

GitHub - dfreelon/pyktok: A simple module to collect video, text, and metadata from Tiktok.

A simple module to collect video, text, and metadata from Tiktok. - dfreelon/pyktok

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I'm hiring a postdoc with expertise in computational methods and group identities (e.g. race, gender, religion, nationality, etc.). Please share with anyone you think might be interested. www.asc.upenn.edu/news-events/...

Call for Applications: Postdoctoral Researcher in Communication, Group Identity, and Computational Methods

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A rather ludicrous object lesson in what not to do when experts start poking holes in your extraordinary claims: www.theassemblync.com/environment/...

What Is Really Going On With Charlotte the Stingray?

It’s been months since a Hendersonville aquarium blew up the internet with Charlotte the stingray and her “miracle” pregnancy, and experts and fans are concerned.

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I am distraught at the news of Steve Albini's death. In addition to engineering some of the most influential rock records of the 80s and 90s, he fronted one of the greatest noise-rock bands of all time, Shellac. But this thread isn't about any of that. (1/x)

Hi all, a non-academic colleague is looking for a consultant to help her plan an applied, disinfo-related project on a short timeline. The position is paid and remote. drive.google.com/file/d/1qxMP...