Very excited to share that my book, The Discursive-Digital Link, is now available for pre-order on Routledge: tinyurl.com/the-ddl. The e-book is already available to order with a 30% discount! You can also read the synopsis and the Introduction chapter on my website: essideh.com/ddl/ (thread)

Our contribution to the automation vs augmentation debate. Strategising with generative AI: Productivity gains in social media marketing www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Strategising with generative AI: Productivity gains in social media marketing

This study explores the use of ChatGPT for social media marketing and its potential impact on employment. We take stock of the literature on productivity gain and automation of work to unpack the r...

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New paper with @toledobastos.bsky.social, @ovinhas.bsky.social and @raquelrecuero.bsky.social: "Reverse influence: the social production of disinformation in the 2022 Brazilian general election". Available at www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

I'm looking for a PhD student interested in analysing social media war propaganda through a historical archive from the WWI and WWII. This is a fully-funded opportunity for UK home students (partially-funded for 'overseas' students). Information on how to apply here: www.arts.ac.uk/study-at-ual...

UAL postgraduate research studentships

2 Postgraduate Research studentships awards available for eligible applicants.

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The grammar of influence operations and romance scams is quickly becoming the same. It’s not the Internet you dreamed of but it’s the Internet we have. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Visual Identities in Troll Farms: The Twitter Moderation Research Consortium - Marco Bastos, 2025

The Twitter Moderation Research Consortium is a database of network propaganda and influence operations that includes 115,474 unique Twitter accounts, millions ...

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Finally out our experimental study on how ChatGPT can reinforce beliefs as incorrect information provided by the service goes unchecked and unverified by users. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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I am moderating this round table on social media moderation policies. Register below! We have a great lineup of speakers @muendges.bsky.social @ovinhas.bsky.social @sandervdwaal.bsky.social @waag.bsky.social Sarah Eskens, MacKenzie fomer @reutersinstitute.bsky.social Meta Oversight Board.

ONLINE FIRST! How have Facebook’s News Feed algorithm changes (2011-2020) impacted user engagement with news content? This study by Naoise McNally and @toledobastos.bsky.social finds that changes to the algorithm reduced user engagement with news content. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

The News Feed is Not a Black Box: A Longitudinal Study of Facebook’s Algorithmic Treatment of News

This study examines the effects of a series of significant algorithm changes within Facebook’s News Feed on user engagement with news content on the platform between 2011-2020. By tracking public a...

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Facebook News Feed is not a black box. Changes to the algorithm can reduce user engagement with news content, particularly with hard news content. The News Feed is Not a Black Box: A Longitudinal Study of Facebook’s Algorithmic Treatment of News. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

The News Feed is Not a Black Box: A Longitudinal Study of Facebook’s Algorithmic Treatment of News

This study examines the effects of a series of significant algorithm changes within Facebook’s News Feed on user engagement with news content on the platform between 2011-2020. By tracking public a...

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Some reflections with colleagues @nedwatt.bsky.social and @riedlinm.bsky.social at @theconvo-bot.bsky.social on Meta's decision to end its professionally funded fact-checking model in its platforms and adopt the X crowdsourcing model with a new 'community notes'👇 theconversation.com/meta-is-aban...

Meta is abandoning fact checking – this doesn’t bode well for the fight against misinformation

Numerous studies have shown that fact checking has helped reduce the spread of misinformation and disinformation online.

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12 days until the Brazil AOIR 2025 #CFP goes live! Stay tuned, it's getting real people! #ruptures

Here is the article www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcomm...

Fact-Checkers on the Fringe: Investigating Methods and Practices Associated With Contested Areas of Fact-Checking | Article | Media and Communication

Silvia Montaña-Niño, Victoria Vziatysheva, Ehsan Dehghan, Anand Badola, Guangnan Zhu, Otávio Vinhas, Michelle Riedlinger, Sofya Glazunova

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The establishment of the "Russian Fact-Checking Association" marks a significant escalation in the weaponisation of fact-checking. edmo.eu/publications... If you're interested in this topic, I recommend reading the recent article published in Media and Communication. More information in the thread👇

Delighted to share this paper with my PhD advisor @toledobastos.bsky.social , now published open access in New Media & Society. Link: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....