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This week, UofG hosted the International Conference on Social Media & Society, bringing together 300+ researchers from around the world to explore the relationship between social media and society. Organiser Dr Mark Wong shares his reflections ⬇️ Thank you to everyone who joined us in Glasgow!

Mark Wong@markwong.bsky.social · 3w ago

Hosting the International Conference on Social Media & Society @socialmediaandsociety.org at Glasgow @glasgow.ac.uk 300 attendees, 6 continents, 190+ papers, 40+ posters, 10+ workshops/panels. See some of the interdisciplinary world-changing research on social media, platforms, AI at #SMSociety ⬇️

Hosting the International Conference on Social Media & Society @socialmediaandsociety.org at Glasgow @glasgow.ac.uk 300 attendees, 6 continents, 190+ papers, 40+ posters, 10+ workshops/panels. See some of the interdisciplinary world-changing research on social media, platforms, AI at #SMSociety ⬇️

International Conference on Social Media & Society@socialmediaandsociety.org · 3w ago

We caught up with a few of our poster presenters last night. Watch to hear more about their research! 👩‍🏫 Did you have a favourite? #SMSociety #SocialMediaResearch

#SMSociety 2026 at @glasgow.ac.uk next week! Full press release: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin... “a different path must be possible and fairness and public concerns should at the heart of its development. We as a society must demand better, fairer, and more ethical ways of developing technology.”

UofG hosts International Conference on Social Media & Society

An international conference that puts the spotlight on social media and society will be hosted by the University of Glasgow.

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University of Glasgow@glasgow.ac.uk · 4w ago

An international conference that puts the spotlight on social media & society will take place at UofG. @socialmediaandsociety.org is one of the first conferences on social media in the world, with a reputation for shaping the future of social media research. More: gla.ac/4eT3l0B #SMSociety

A bit late to give a shout out on here but check out this brilliant blog from @markwong.bsky.social about how we need to address AI and its role in racism. Given the recent horrific scenes across the UK of racist attacks and rhetoric, it's a timely post! www.our-ai-collective.info/news-and-blo...

Why we need to talk about AI and racism, now — Our AI Collective

Blog post from Dr Mark Wong. People are being regularly and increasingly other-ed, excluded, and discriminated against by AI because of their skin colour and race. This should not be normal.

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With only 5 days left to go, it is my pleasure to introduce the #SMSociety conference chairs! Please come say hello #socialmedia @zoetanja.bsky.social @harrytdyer.bsky.social @markwong.bsky.social @devinasarwatay.bsky.social @estebanmorales.bsky.social Irida Ntalla @yingwenwang.bsky.social Yue Qin

International Conference on Social Media & Society@socialmediaandsociety.org · 5mo ago

Meet the 2026 #SMSociety 2026 Organizing Committee socialmediaandsociety.org/about/ #ComSky #SocialMediaResearch

Countdown to #SMSociety 2026 - 10 days until we meet in Glasgae! We can't wait to get to Glasgow and begin final preparations. Please do have a look at the programme socialmediaandsociety.org/smsociety-20... also in a pdf version if you prefer: socialmediaandsociety.org/wp-content/u...

Check out our new op-ed! With @taniaduarte.bsky.social @markwong.bsky.social, @suoman.bsky.social, & @timdavies.org.uk. We argue that these collabs normalize close relationships w/Big-Tech, setting them up to be key actors in governance who provide tech solutions to important social ‘problems’.

Tech Policy Press@techpolicypress.bsky.social · 6mo ago

The UK's "free AI training for all" program may offer free courses, but there is a cost to society for the government's approach. Elinor Carmi, Tania Duarte, Mark Wong, Susan Oman & Tim Davies argue it deepens Big Tech dependency while sidelining critical AI literacy and community organizations.

A short blogpost detailing my experience of censorship at the AI for Good Summit with links to both original and censored versions of slides and links to my talk aial.ie/blog/2025-ai...

Hats off! 3️⃣ of our team just got elected at the Social Policy Association @socialpolicyuk.bsky.social AGM 2025 💪 @clemmiehilloconnor.bsky.social was elected as Exec Committee Member 👏 @serena-pattaro.bsky.social & @markwong.bsky.social as Editorial Board Members for the Journal of Social Policy 🙌

Our own @markwong.bsky.social - elected as Editorial Board Member for the Journal of Social Policy - is Senior Lecturer with expertise in data & AI policies, racial justice & participatory methodologies. Mark aims to tap his global networks to elevate JSP as a top venue for debate on policy & AI 🙌

Congrats to @markwong.bsky.social & Aunam Quyoum whose Code of Practice (with Ankita Mishra) has been endorsed by the UK Government's Department for Science, Innovation & Technology & cited in @auditscotland.bsky.social's & @scvo.scot's ‪resources 👏 Info: www.primecommunities.online/outputs/code...

A timely read from @markwong.bsky.social on the Centre's blog this week, ahead of today's #SpringStatement, and a great thread from Mark here highlighting the key points 👇 📝UK Government going full steam ahead with AI but left the people behind Read in full 🔗 www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...

Mark Wong@markwong.bsky.social · last yr.

I wrote a blogpost for @uofgpolicy.bsky.social: UK Government going full steam ahead with AI but left the people behind. Ahead of the #SpringStatement, the Prime Minister & Chancellor claimed today AI makes substantial cuts to civil service ‘more than possible’. But this faith in AI is misplaced.

I wrote a blogpost for @uofgpolicy.bsky.social: UK Government going full steam ahead with AI but left the people behind. Ahead of the #SpringStatement, the Prime Minister & Chancellor claimed today AI makes substantial cuts to civil service ‘more than possible’. But this faith in AI is misplaced.

Centre for Public Policy@uofgpolicy.bsky.social · last yr.

With cuts anticipated across government in the Chancellor’s Spring Statement, both the Prime Minister and Chancellor are claiming that AI will make cuts ‘more than possible’, but @markwong.bsky.social reflects that UK policy lags behind in developing responsible AI. 🔗 www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...

📣'Valuing lived experience & co-design solutions to counter racial inequality in data & algorithmic systems in UK’s digital services' by Aunam Quyoum + me @Information, Communication, and Society journal. How people navigate racism in data @uofglasgow.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Valuing lived experience and co-design solutions to counter racial inequality in data and algorithmic systems in UK’s digital services

In the United Kingdom, the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the movement towards large-scale digitisation of everyday services: from healthcare, social housing, social security to utilities. Howev...

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