Delighted to share full details of the #SMSociety award winners on our web-site socialmediaandsociety.org/2026/smsocie... Huge congratulations to all the award winners for their outstanding contributions to social media research 🧡🎉🏆

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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There is so much to say about the exciting research we've showcased in this incredible conference, founded by @socialmedialab.ca in 2010. But one thing stuck out above all: We can do intellectually excellent research without compromising on values of equity, integrity, and community. 3/n

Many participants not only enjoyed the conference, but really felt a part of this community. This has been a really special 3 days and a light of hope that many of us need and will hold on to for a long time. It was incredible to host this conference @uofgussp.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social 4/n

New article co-authored with Raquel Campos Valverde now out #openaccess in Convergence ✨ 🎧 Choose your appropriate ‘focus’ soundscape and enjoy the read: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Thanks to @uofgussp.bsky.social Annette Hastings, presented one of the prizes at our awards ceremony, noting the leadership of interdisciplinary digital/AI research in the Division and @uofgsps.bsky.social 6/n

Huge thanks to VP Rachel Sandison, External Relations teams, Tom Rice. An honour to be supported by 575th anniversary celebration. The venues support have been incredible: @glasgow.ac.uk | @uofgarc.bsky.social | Glasgow University Union 7/n

Video credit to the amazing conference volunteer #SMSociety socials takeover: @demilee-digitals.bsky.social and Matthew Cotter. This is what good research should look like, where everyone feels valued, respected, and listened to. We can have informed, healthy debates on social media, platforms, AI.

I love this super short video speaking to poster presenters. I learned so much from passionate and rigorous researchers at every career stage 🧡🧡🧡

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

What a great recap of this years #SMSociety conference. 🩷 We are glad to see so many positive takeaways and new connections formed this week!

Dr. Elinor Carmi@elinorcarmi.bsky.social · 3w ago

What an incredible Social Media & Society #SMSociety 2026 conference! My highlights were: 1. Essi Holopainen talk about challenging the notion of 'passive' use of social media by young people and the many practices they do to support each other's mental health. ->

Keep tagging us and using #SMSociety in your posts! We love seeing your photos, experiences, and thoughts from the conference. 📝

Thanks to everyone who came to my silly presentation at @socialmediaandsociety.org conference!!! ❤️

What an incredible Social Media & Society #SMSociety 2026 conference! My highlights were: 1. Essi Holopainen talk about challenging the notion of 'passive' use of social media by young people and the many practices they do to support each other's mental health. ->

3. My brilliant PhD Liv Owens workshop with her colleague Chiara Fehr on collaging the datafied self. -> #SMSociety 2026

It was also a pleasure to present together with my brilliant friends and colleagues Anna Feigenbaum and @photini.bsky.social our work on the AI Citizenship game that we're still working on and hopefully can share more soon 🤩 #SMSociety 2026 ->

. @philipmai.com, co-founder of @socialmedialab.ca, gives an overview of @bsky.app (where he was an early adopter) at @socialmediaandsociety.org Anyone can collect #Bluesky data for free from @communalytic.org. This is a popular workshop 🦋 #AcademicSky

And I’ll just leave this here for your enjoyment. #SMSociety 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

And the final panel at #SMSociety 2026 was our own, organised by @ristokunelius.bsky.social and presenting approaches to a dataset of #COP26/#COP27 discussions on Twitter. This also included my presentation of our #practicemapping analysis of the dataset. Liveblog / slides:

SM&S 2026 | Snurblog — Axel Bruns

Social Media & Society 2026 conference, Glasgow, 13-15 July 2026

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Learning @communalytic.org using #SMSociety posts on #Bluesky this month. 82 posts and counting (including lots of replies) 😊🦋 The sample is too small for a proper network analysis but it's a good start. Thanks to @gruzd.ca and @philipmai.com for this valuable hands-on workshop. 🙏

"Whoops! Most arXiv papers contain information never meant to be shared. Passwords, GPS coordinates and private conversations have all been found in the metadata and source files of millions of preprint submissions." www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Whoops! Most arXiv papers contain information never meant to be shared

Passwords, GPS coordinates and private conversations have all been found in the metadata and source files of millions of preprint submissions.

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SO nice to finally meet @harrytdyer.bsky.social @estebanmorales.bsky.social (who took our photo - thank you!) and @devinasarwatay.bsky.social "in person"! This is where social and @bsky.app in particular can be a great ice breaker ❄️ #SMSociety

We love seeing everyone enjoying themselves and making fun memories! Don't forget to share your conference pictures by tagging us (@socialmediaandsociety.org), or using the #SMSociety hashtag.

Zoetanya Sujon@zoetanja.bsky.social · 3w ago

It's the end of a long but incredible day. I feel equally inspired and exhausted - inspirausted maybe? 😂 #SMSociety #day2 #inspired @socialmediaandsociety.org Pic from day 1

Loved Yue Qin's panel on conditional belonging and feminist visibility. Thought provoking and helpful to explore platform adapted feminism #SMSociety @socialmediaandsociety.org

It's the end of a long but incredible day. I feel equally inspired and exhausted - inspirausted maybe? 😂 #SMSociety #day2 #inspired @socialmediaandsociety.org Pic from day 1

From multimedia anti-violence activism to the manosphere, I’m thankful for the rich conversation around my new book, From Red Dresses to Memory Stones, at @socialmediaandsociety.org conference! @jessicaringrose.bsky.social @jhodson.bsky.social @estebanmorales.bsky.social @ubcpress.bsky.social

Can you tell we like talking about content? Session #3 was all about Platformisation! Lots of conversation revolved around Indian beauty creators, platform visibility, journalism labour, and yep...memes. Can't talk about social media without memes. 😆 #SMSociety #Takeover

Really interesting #SMSociety session, also featuring my great @qutdmrc.bsky.social colleague Laura Vodden discussing our experiences and frustrations with the Meta Content Library. Liveblog here:

SM&S 2026 | Snurblog — Axel Bruns

Social Media & Society 2026 conference, Glasgow, 13-15 July 2026

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Last session of the day! We both attended Uses and Users, where we learned about far-right social media, climate data visualisation, personal data disclosure, and Twitch streamer toxicity! 📷 So much to learn, so little time! See everyone at the Poster Reception! #SMSociety #Takeover

Takeover time! We're Demilee & Matt, postgraduates attending the #SMSociety conference this year in #Glasgow! Join us as we share our experience 🤝🤝🤝

This morning we attended Social Media Cultures and Everyday Life. Presentations captivated the analysis and themes found in feeds, forums, art, and....K-Pop! 😄 Learning a lot and it's only the first session of the day. What sessions did you attend this morning? 🤔 #SMSociety #Takeover