Rebecca Scharlach
@rscarlets.bsky.social
Postdoctoral researcher PGMT Lab @Uni Bremen | prev. DigitalValues project | Critical Platform Studies | European/German/feminist | first gen | she/her
OpenAI {bot}@openaibot.bsky.social · 19h agoWe're detailing two new incidents that occurred during external cyber evaluations conducted by independent evaluation partners. We outline what happened, how the activity was contained, and how we’re working with evaluators to strengthen our approach to third-party testing. https://t.co/ZL3n6mxYMS
We are happy to share that our lab member, @rscarlets.bsky.social, was invited to write a commentary on "The dark side of public values in algorithmic systems." 📢 Read it here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Finding the value of values - Rebecca Scharlach, 2026
In this commentary on The dark side of public values in algorithmic systems written by David Moats, Minna Ruckenstein, Dorthe Brogård Kristensen, Maria Eidensko...
journals.sagepub.com
Exklusiv: Wir haben die KI Maschine der AfD gefunden, Weidel nutzt sie. Und dann haben wir von der AfD Testzugänge bekommen. Das Ding verstößt gegen alle US-Tech-Firmen die es nutzt. Deren Reaktion und wem der AfD Mann sonst seine Dienste anbietet, lest ihr im Text: correctiv.org/aktuelles/ge...
Die Propaganda-KI der AfD
Eine Firma des AfD-Bundesvorstands hat eine KI gebaut, die auf Knopfdruck Propaganda erzeugt. CORRECTIV testete die AfD-KI-Propaganda undercover.
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Channeling my Germanness this bank holiday weekend with a Spaghetti Eis cone 😌
German train system DB be like: hold my Signalstörung 🛑
European Commission@ec.europa.eu · 3mo ago🚆 One journey. One ticket. Full rights. Travelling by train across Europe can still be complicated, especially across borders and multiple providers. We want to change that. Our new package will make it easier ⬇️
What can decades of internet research teach us about where we’re headed next? Dr Nancy Baym will share her journey, insights, and the evolution of digital scholarship in this AoIR Legacy Talk. 🗓 26 May, 2026 | 8:30AM EDT |Zoom 🔗 Register here : members.aoir.org/event-6628000 Don’t miss it ! ✨
🆕 I am exceptionally pleased to announce the release of the 'twitter' issue of M/C Journal, which I co-edited with @hermida.bsky.social. This celebrates / commiserates / memorialises / laments the 20th anniversary of what used to be #Twitter. #mcjournal journal.media-culture.org.au/index.php/mc...
Happening on Monday! With a stellar line up @annettemarkham.bsky.social @riederb.bsky.social & @snurb.info 🔥 Still time so sign up 👇
Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR)@aoir.bsky.social · 4mo agoJoin us for the first AoIR Roundtable Series on Methods 🔓📊 🤖 featuring long-standing AoIR members Dr. Annette Markham, Dr. Bernhard Rieder, and Dr. Axel Bruns - moderated by Dr. Meg Jing Zeng 🎉 🗓 13 April, 2026 🕒 18.00-19.30 CEST (Berlin) 🔗 Register: www.members.aoir.org/event-6612843
little timeline cleanse for everyone (yes of course I fed it some green fresh grass after taking this pic)
Join us for the first AoIR Roundtable Series on Methods 🔓📊 🤖 featuring long-standing AoIR members Dr. Annette Markham, Dr. Bernhard Rieder, and Dr. Axel Bruns - moderated by Dr. Meg Jing Zeng 🎉 🗓 13 April, 2026 🕒 18.00-19.30 CEST (Berlin) 🔗 Register: www.members.aoir.org/event-6612843
The first installment of the #AoIR legacy talks with Steve Jones - co founder of AoIR - is happening tomorrow! Are you joining? Still time to sign up (members only) 😊
Jürgen Habermas ist heute im Alter von 96 Jahren in Starnberg verstorben.
So, anyway, I guess my book is still relevant. *beats head on desk repeatedly*
Gaming Democracy
From #Gamergate to the ongoing Big Lie, the far right has gone mainstream. In Gaming Democracy, Adrienne Massanari tracks the flames of toxicity found in the...
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The New Republic@newrepublic.com · 5mo agoThe discordant 52-second project stitches together the 2006 Nintendo title with drone footage from the battlefield, turning real world violence into a video game. trib.al/bGmMiCq
Social media is full of talk of values... but what do we 𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑛 when we talk about 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒𝑠, and what do we use the term to 𝑑𝑜? A new @icsjournal.bsky.social #OpenAccess paper from DigitalValues team+co-authors analyzes the meanings and functions of 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒𝑠 on Twitter www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
How to do things with a keyword: a cross-cultural analysis of the meanings and functions of ‘values’ on Twitter
While people regularly employ the term values in mundane interactions and political debates on social media, little is known about its function in public communication. Approaching values as a keyw...
tandfonline.com
Sam Altman picked a hell of a day to basically urge the world to trust the morality and legal restraint of the Department of Defense
Come for the 2000s pop rock episode title, stay for @blakeplease.bsky.social’s razor sharp insights and American eagle impression. This week’s Ctrl-Alt-Speech is live! podcast.ctrlaltspeech.com/2315966/epis...
Panic! At The Discord - Ctrl-Alt-Speech
In this week’s roundup of the latest news in online speech, content moderation and internet regulation, Ben is joined by Dr Blake Hallinan, Professor of Platform Studies in the Department of Media &am...
podcast.ctrlaltspeech.com
The 2026 @aoir.bsky.social Flashpoint is in Malmö on 11-12 August, with wonderful keynotes by @annettemarkham.bsky.social, Susana Tosca, @katjungnickel.bsky.social and @ubiquity75.xyz Submit abstracts by 30 March.
Governing TikTok - A US Power Play 🎭 Check out our new analysis published in Tech Policy Press wrapping up the last year of US tech policy shenanigans leading up to the #TikTokdeal that closed last week. Shout out to @alexturvy.bsky.social for leading this endeavor!
Tech Policy Press@techpolicypress.bsky.social · 6mo agoThe TikTok saga reads less as a successful US power play than as an accommodation that revealed how difficult it has become for the state to decisively govern technologies that are already socially indispensable, despite not being American-made, write Alex Turvy and Rebecca Scharlach.
Wonderful @com-ai.bsky.social talk by @madianou.bsky.social sharing insights on her work on techno colonialism. Inspired to practice some mundane resistance :)
“there are windmills all over euprope. there are windmills are all over the place.“ yes, indeed, Donald
Claes de Vreese@claesdevreese.bsky.social · 6mo agoEurope is committing even more to wind energy and other renewables. Yesterday’s Hamburg Declaration by 🇧🇪 🇩🇰 🇫🇷 🇩🇪 🇮🇪 🇱🇺🇳🇱 🇳🇴 and 🇬🇧 reaffirmed this. The stronger the external threat, the stronger the pushback to wind energy by Trump, the stronger the commitment to wind in 🇪🇺
rip aaron swartz you wouldve loved journal editors getting together and deciding submission fees is how we combat AI in academia
New Preprint: Value-driven AI Governance Excited to share a preprint of a collaborative article on value-driven AI governance: osf.io/preprints/so... #AIAct #AIGovernance #Values
Late to the party, but this is hands down best internet news in a bazillion years. Martha Root also created a website with leaked data from those right wing dating profiles (88% men) okstupid.lol chapeau #CCC futurism.com/artificial-i...
Woman Hacks "Tinder for Nazis," Tricks the Racist Users Into Falling in Love With AI Chatbots
A hacker targeted a white supremacist dating website, lured users with an AI chatbot, and deleted the platform entirely live on stage.
futurism.com
The #AoIR2026 Call for Papers is officially up on the www: aoir.org/aoir2026/ This year marks AoIRs' first time in Mexico and it will be the second bilingual AoIR. Please share with your networks. 🌮
AoIR 2026 |
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