Trump's crypto $billions are in the news again. I wrote about exactly this as part of an excellent special issue on Authoritarianism in the Digital Age edited by @kylzjarrett.bsky.social @robkitchin.bsky.social @steelecat717.bsky.social @jwhiah.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

So we’ve been cooking up some thoughts on Gen AI at @amnesty.org and I’m ecstatic to finally see it out in the world! Our 🗝️ conclusion: standalone gen AI systems, built on unlawful web scraping, constitute mass invasions of privacy by design & should be prohibited www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

Democratic franchise has been exercised #votelefttransferleft

For those who speak French, I was interviewed in Nouvelles Questions Féministes by the lovely Lucie Delias. It was a real privilege to be featured in a journal with such an august feminist history. nouvellesquestionsfeministes.ch/2026a/

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🧵My paper on "Uneven Datafication" just came out! It draws on literature on coloniality, uneven development and dependency. Uneven datafication operates through three interrelated dynamics: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Our first issue for 2026 has just been published, once again showcasing new and emerging frameworks for understanding our digital society and commentary by leading scholars on those ideas. Keep scrolling for more details. 🧵 1/4

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Hup the workers.

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Guest lecture by Professor Tanner Mirrlees, @ontariotechu.bsky.social University. Thursday April 16, 11am - 1pm Venue: UCD Village Auditorium Zoom: ucd-ie.zoom.us/j/62972662412 Details: www.ucd.ie/ics/events/p... @kylzjarrett.bsky.social @tanner-mirrlees.bsky.social

You are invited to a lecture by the lovely @tanner-mirrlees.bsky.social: The End of “the Californian Ideology”: The Trump Presidency, Big Tech Bros, and the New Authoritarian Technocracy. Thursday April 16, 11am - 1pm Venue: UCD Village Auditorium/Zoom www.ucd.ie/ics/events/p...

Still a week+ to send in a proposal!

Susanna Paasonen@susannapaasonen.bsky.social · 8mo ago

CFP: Porn Studies journal special issue “Online sexual media beyond Anglocentrism”, edited by @carolparreiras.bsky.social & moi

I am advertising two postdoctoral researchers to join the team on the ERC-funded Live Platforms project - one in online creation and the other in location-based work. See the thread for more information. Do share and apply. Deadline is March 20 1/3 #jobfairy #postdoctoralresearch #platformwork

Trying to understand the use of autonomous drones in the current assault on Iran? Check out this article published in our special issue on authoritarianism in the digital age. journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Autonomous occupation: Israel's AI-driven drone warfare and the digital architecture of authoritarian power - Ramón Reichert, 2025

This article examines the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomous drone technologies into contemporary military infrastructures, focusing on ...

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🗣️ 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿 𝗡𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗠𝗶𝗿𝘇𝗼𝗲𝗳𝗳, New York University: 𝙈𝙪𝙧𝙢𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨: 𝙋𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝘼𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙎𝙠𝙮 🗓️𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀, 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝 𝟮𝟰𝙩𝙝, 𝟲𝙥𝙢- 𝟳:𝟯𝟬𝙥𝙢 📍𝗠𝗼𝗟𝗜 👉𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸: www.eventbrite.com/e/murmuratio... Organised by UCD School of Info & Comm Studies & @maynoothuniversity.ie Media Studies #Murmurations

A reminder that this post closes in one week! 👀👀

Emily Mark-FitzGerald@emilymfg.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Very pleased to share details of a new permanent academic job opportunity in Creative & Cultural Industries at University College Dublin. We are seeking candidates with a PhD whose work engages with the commercial creative industries. Deadline: 6 March 2026 universityvacancies.com/university-c....

Una-Minh is right. It’s a banger!

Úna-Minh's ✨ Open to Work ✨@unaminh.bsky.social · 6mo ago

i don't think people really understand how hard the full version of the theme for The Bill goes www.youtube.com/watch?v=wc4H...

I’m saddened to hear that First Monday will be closing. It has been a valuable, open access contributor to academia. firstmonday.org/ojs/index.ph...

In all the discussion about how to prevent all the flooding, what is to be done about the flooding, who is to blame for all the flooding, why aren't we talking more about the problem of insurance. This is definitely somewhere policy interventions would be valuable - and necessary. #speirgorm

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Having served on the editorial advisory board for this book, I’ve seen firsthand the depth of insight it offers. This is a foundational text and a must-read for everyone in the field.

Kylie Jarrett@kylzjarrett.bsky.social · 8mo ago

This arrived today. There is only one copy which is grrr but it is a thing of beauty. And hard graft. Thanks to all our contributors and my co-editors @grohmannrafael.bsky.social @bltergin.bsky.social and Julie Chen

Because I am going to bed soon (going out on NYE is for suckers), I wish everyone a rich and fulfiling 2026. And solidarity with everyone as we continue to fight back the dark forces of fascism, racism, misogyny, and trans- and homo-phobia (I could go on with this list, sadly).

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This arrived today. There is only one copy which is grrr but it is a thing of beauty. And hard graft. Thanks to all our contributors and my co-editors @grohmannrafael.bsky.social @bltergin.bsky.social and Julie Chen

Happy whatever you might be having yourself at this time of year - if anything. dai.ly/x2cwntt

JOB FAIRY: Reminder that I am hiring a Senior Researcher (2 years postdoctoral experience - 5 year post) for the ERC funded LivePlatforms research project exploring how people make livelihoods in platform work in Ireland. Please apply or share widely! Closing date Jan 5. www.ucd.ie/ics/vacancie...

📣📲🛵 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿- 𝙇𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙨: 𝙇𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙙𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢 𝙀𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙤𝙢𝙮 𝙀𝙘𝙤𝙨𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙢. ℹ️ UCD School of Information & Communication Studies 𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 #𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘿𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣: 12:00pm 𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 ➡️𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 & 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆: www.ucd.ie/ics/vacancie... #UCD

The special issue on Authortarianism in the Digital Age is now live (eds. @kylzjarrett.bsky.social @robkitchin.bsky.social @steelecat717.bsky.social and Jing Hiah). It is comprised of 48 commentaries from around the world exploring how the digital is implicated in creeping authoritarianism.

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I am looking for a Senior Researcher (at least 2 years postdoctoral exp.) for the LivePlatforms project into how people make livelihoods in the platform economy; a 5-year FT post based in the School of Info and Communication Studies at UCD. Do share widely! universityvacancies.com/university-c...

I am advertising a funded PhD scholarship on my new project LivePlatforms: Livelihoods in the Platform Economy Ecosystem. More details here: www.ucd.ie/ics/vacancie...

It was a real privilege to shepherd such an array of important insights into the world. Thanks to all the contributors who shared their expertise, wisdom and sometimes difficult experiences.

Dialogues on Digital Society@dialoguesdigsoc.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Ahead of publication of our special issue on Authoritarianism in the Digital Age, the editorial sets out the approach we have taken to the topic and describes the 48 diverse and rich papers in the volume- most of which are already available to read. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Democratic franchise has been exercised. The easiest of voting decisions I have ever made - and not just because Heather Humphrey's pearls give me the heebie-jeebies. #Aras25