Brent Mittelstadt @bmittelstadt.bsky.social Professor of Data Ethics and Policy at the Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford and Principal Investigator at the Weizenbaum Institute. Founder of the Governance of Emerging Technologies research programme.
Alexander von Humboldt Institut für Internet und Gesellschaft @hiigberlin.bsky.social Digitalisierung und Gesellschaft durch interdisziplinäre Forschung verstehen // Exploring digitalisation and society through interdisciplinary research
www.hiig.de
paola verhaert @paolasinu.bsky.social digital rights / researcher / writer
📕 ‘technologie is politiek’
🌱 scherpsteller at deburen & hannah arendt institute
📍brussels
Imogen Parker @imogen-parker.bsky.social Associate Director, Ada Lovelace Institute. Mainly posting about AI, society and social policy.
Previously IPPR, Citizens Advice, 5Rights, Fabian Society.
image cred: Yutong Liu & Kingston School of Art / Better Images of AI / Talking to AI 2.0 / CC-BY
Guillermo del Toro @realgdt.bsky.social I make movies. I watch movies. I love movies.
The New Yorker @newyorker.com Unparalleled reporting and commentary on politics and culture, plus humor and cartoons, fiction and poetry. Get our Daily newsletter: http://nyer.cm/gtI6pVM
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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net I post long threads. Writer (sf novels, etc); blogger (pluralistic.net); activist (eff.org). Latest book: "The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI" Buy my books (DRM-free!) at craphound.com/shop.
Signe Ravn-Højgaard @signeravn.bsky.social Tænketanken for Digital Infrastruktur
www.digitalinfrastruktur.dk
Digital Democracy Centre @ddc-sdu.bsky.social The Digital Democracy Centre SDU is an interdisciplinary hub at the University of Southern Denmark
https://www.sdu.dk/en/ddc
• #dkmedier #dkpol #dkforsk #democracy #digital #AI •
Gry Hasselbalch @gryhasselbalch.bsky.social AI/data ethics, EU/global tech policy & 🌍geo politics. 🇩🇰Think Tank Director. 🧐PhD and author of books.
www.gryhasselbalch.com
NordMedia Network @nordmedianetwork.bsky.social We provide inspiration and information for media and communication researchers in the Nordic region. Operated by Nordicom at the University of Gothenburg in collaboration with the University of Bergen, Norway.
🔗 https://nordmedianetwork.org
Anthony McCosker @amccosker.bsky.social Professor in Aus, on the verge of working it all out. Leading a research institute called SIRI. Researching digital, data and AI capabilities.
Kadri Kangro @kadrikangro.bsky.social 🇪🇪Sotsiaalse innovatsiooni ja maapiirkondade arengu entusiast, praktik ja uurija.
🇬🇧 #socialinnovation and public value #co-creation in #ruraldevelopment and #governance
MD PhD
Uku Kangur @ukangur.bsky.social PhD student @ uniTartu. Researching the multifaceted issue of online misinformation.
BECID @becidhub.bsky.social Baltic Engagement Centre for Combating Information Disorders (BECID) covers Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. It is promoted by the European Commission and linked to the European Digital Media Observatory (@edmo-eu.bsky.social).
tarmo jüristo @tarmojuristo.bsky.social do no harm, take no shit
Data Justice Lab @datajusticelab.bsky.social Researching the intersection of datafication and social justice.
Arne Hintz @arne-hz.bsky.social Researching datafication, data justice, AI, democracy & participation at Cardiff University @datajusticelab.bsky.social
European Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu European Research Council, set up by the EU, funds top researchers of any nationality, helping them pursue great ideas at the frontiers of knowledge. #HorizonEU
Centre for Digital Cultures @cdcleuphana.bsky.social The Centre for Digital Cultures (CDC) at #Leuphana University of #Lüneburg is dedicated to central questions of digital culture and the effects of the current polycrisis on social life. We rethink #technology, #media, and #culturalstudies.
Petre Breazu @petrebreazu.bsky.social Asst. Research Professor @ University of Cambridge | Online Hate Speech, LLMs, CDA & Multimodal Analysis | Former Marie Curie Fellow.
Matt Hatfield 🇨🇦 @matthtfld.bsky.social Executive Director at @openmediaorg.bsky.social, Canada's largest digital rights group. Pro-democracy, everywhere.
Learning, Media and Technology @lmt-journal.bsky.social #LMT 🟨🟪 aims to stimulate debate on digital media, digital technology and digital cultures in education. Edited by @benpatrickwill.bsky.social, @johnpp.bsky.social, @discoursology.bsky.social & @lucipangrazio.bsky.social.
Luci Pangrazio @lucipangrazio.bsky.social Associate Professor at Deakin University researching datafication, data literacies and digital platforms. ARC DECRA Fellow (2023-2026) and Chief Investigator in ARC Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child (2021-2028).
European Educational Research Association - EERA @ecer-eera.bsky.social *Research for the benefit of education and society*
Welcome to EERA e.V. and the European Conference on Educational Research (ECER) #ECER2027 #EERAedu #EduSci https://eera-ecer.de/
Pop Stefanija @popstefanija.bsky.social postPhD. social sciences and AI at @imec_smit, vub. hyperreal. algorithmically processed datafied human. hates even numbers. stays sane by knitting. likes to lean on people & things.
Daria Dergacheva @dariadergacheva.bsky.social Associated researcher at the Platform Governance, Media and Technology Lab, ZeMKI, University of Bremen. Platform and AI regulation, Governance of speech by platforms and AI models, Russian disinformation and propaganda, journalism in exile
George Fletcher @hiroshi-lyda.bsky.social Studying data systems at Eindhoven University of Technology.
https://gfletche.win.tue.nl
Jeanette Hofmann @jeah.bsky.social Research on digitalisation with a focus on innovation, regulation and democracy, at WZB, HIIG, Weizenbaum Institute, Berlin. Teaching at Freie Universität
Milagros Miceli @milamiceli.bsky.social Sociologist & Computer Scientist
PI: @dataworkersinquiry.bsky.social
Research Lead @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social
Research Lead @dairinstitute.bsky.social
🌐 milamiceli.com
British Journal of Sociology of Education @bjse.bsky.social Official account of the British Journal of Sociology of Education. Content by the Executive Editors of the BJSE
https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/cbse20
Sabina Leonelli @sabinaleonelli.bsky.social Prof in Philosophy and History of Science & Technology, Technical University of Munich | scientific director Ethical Data Initiative & Public Science Lab | http://opensciencestudies.eu | President ISHPSSB | loves almost all forms of life
Felicitas Macgilchrist @discoursology.social.coop.ap.brid.gy Exploring the culture and politics of educational technology. Especially interested in critical and speculative methods. Always on the lookout for cooperative […]
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://social.coop/@discoursology, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
Andreas Bischof @andreasbischof.bsky.social Sociologist with interest in Technology & Culture. Here for critical content on digital tech and data in people’s lifeworlds. Oh, and fun.
Website: https://andreasbischof.net
Current projects: https://mytuc.org/pwsh
Writings: https://mytuc.org/ppwn
Andreas Breiter @abreiter.bsky.social
Jacob Metcalf @jakemetcalf.bsky.social Technology ethicist, dog haver, mountain dweller, forest critter, mover of heavy things. Writing a book about wildfire, AI, and Cali. Senior Researcher @ D&S @datasociety.bsky.social. Founder @ Ethical Resolve. Formerly @undersequioas in the Bad Place.
Irina Zakharova @irzakhar.bsky.social Postdoc at Leibniz University Hannover. Datafication | Data Studies | STS | Ed tech | Research methodology. She/her. Нет войне!
https://www.irina-zakharova.com/
Penguin Press @penguinpress.bsky.social Ideas that matter, storytelling that lasts. Award-winning fiction and nonfiction. https://www.penguin.com/penguin-press-overview/
Karen Hao @karenhao.bsky.social NYT bestselling author of EMPIRE OF AI: empireofai.com. ai reporter. national magazine award & american humanist media award winner. words in The Atlantic. formerly WSJ, MIT Tech Review, KSJ@MIT. email: http://karendhao.com/contact.
Esther Weltevrede @esthrr.bsky.social
Kelly Quinn @kelly-quinn.bsky.social contemplates all things new media, comm geek, thinks about #privacy, loves mountains
Airi Lampinen @airilampinen.bsky.social Associate Professor in Human–Computer Interaction at Stockholm University. Docent in Social Psychology at University of Helsinki. Computer-Supported Cooperative Work. Shared Uses of Technology. Intimate Technology.
Human-Machine Communication - ICA Division @ica-hmc.bsky.social Official account for the Human-Machine Communication Division of ICA (https://humanmachinecommunication.org).
The Communication & Technology Division of ICA @icacat.bsky.social Official account for the Communication & Technology Division of the International Communication Association, @katypearce
& @commfox & @anneohirsch at the wheel
Jessica Taylor Piotrowski @jesstpiotrowski.bsky.social Professor of Communication in the Digital Society at University of Amsterdam | Youth & Media Scholar | ally 🏳️🌈 | ❤️ teaching, research, running, dark chocolate, & sunshine
Daniel Hutchinson @dhutchinson.bsky.social Historian and digital humanist. Researches WWII, exploring historical applications of AI. http://danielhutchinson.org
Benj Edwards @benjedwards.com Tech reporter, tech historian. Bylines Fast Company / The Atlantic / Retronauts podcast. http://www.benjedwards.com Founder http://Vintagecomputing.com
Timnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app Personal Account
Author: Deep Unlearning (you can now preorder at https://shorturl.at/sCdjl)
Founder: The Distributed AI Research Institute (https://dair-institute.org)
Andreas Jungherr @ajungherr.bsky.social Making sense of digital technology - the changes it brings, the opportunities it provides, and the challenges it presents. Professor, University of Bamberg. Director at Bavarian Research Institute for Digital Transformation (bidt).
International Communication Association @icahdq.bsky.social This account is for informational purposes. Please get in touch with the appropriate department for assistance. https://icahdq.org/page/ContactUs
Feminist Media Studies @femmediastudies.bsky.social Feminist Media Studies is a transdisciplinary, transnational journal publishing peer-reviewed scholarship + commentary & book reviews. Posts by @krystenstein.bsky.social
Anna Schjøtt @annaschjoett.bsky.social Technological Anthropology PhD working at University of Amsterdam on knowledge production in AI development and use in the media sector with a focus on politics and ethics.
Andrew Couts @couts.bsky.social Security & Investigations Director at @WIRED.com. Send tips and/or dog pics.
Signal: couts.01
Emily Mullin @emilymullin.bsky.social Staff writer @wired.com covering health+biotech. Uses em dashes without AI.
Author page: https://www.wired.com/author/emily-mullin/
Email: emily_mullin@wired.com
Signal: emullin.06
Dan McQuillan @danmcquillan.bsky.social https://danmcquillan.org/
Acta Sociologica @actasociologica.bsky.social Acta Sociologica is the international general interest journal of the Nordic Sociological Association and has published research from all areas of sociology since 1955.
https://journals.sagepub.com/home/asj
Andrea L. Guzman, PhD @teachguz.bsky.social Scholar. Author. Public Speaker. Educator. Artificial Intelligence + 🤖+ Media. Human-Machine Communication & Human-Computer Interaction. Former journalist.
https://andrealguzman.net
Latest book: "The SAGE Handbook of Human-Machine Communication"
Media and Communication @cogitatiomac.bsky.social Media and Communication is a peer-reviewed open access journal dedicated to a wide variety of research in communication.
2023 Impact Factor: 2.7 (Q1)
https://www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication
Susan Oman @suoman.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in Data, AI, & Society.
AI & In/equality Lead for Centre for Machine Intelligence.
Social, cultural & digital policy.
Author of Understanding Well-being Data: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-72937-0
InfraNorth: Building Arctic Futures @infranortherc.bsky.social ERC Advanced Grant “Building Arctic Futures: Transport Infrastructures & Sustainable Northern Communities” - http://infranorth.eu
Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology, University of Vienna - @univie.ac.at
Joanna Redden @jredden.bsky.social
Juliette Davret @juliettedavret.bsky.social Postdoctoral researcher Data Stories project
Critical Data Studies, Geography, Planning
Maynooth University
Sage Journals @journals.sagepub.com News and research from Sage Journals at Sage. #SageJournals
journals.sagepub.com
Fenna Imara Hoefsloot @fennaimara.bsky.social Assistant Professor at the Leverhulme Centre for Algorithmic Life and Department of Geography, University of Durham. Researching the digitising state, urban infrastructure, and data justice. (she/her)
www.fennahoefsloot.com
Ayona Datta @ayonadatta.bsky.social Prof of Human Geography, FAcSS, University College London, UK
PI: ERC Adv Grant https://www.regionalfutures.org
Researching #digitalisation #urbanisation #futures #globalsouth
Editor: urbangeography.bsky.social
Web: https://ayonadatta.com
Maiju Tanninen @maijutanninen.bsky.social Postdoctoral researcher at KU Leuven. Studying the intersection of datafication, insurance and health.
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3274-6360
www.linkedin.com/in/maiju-tanninen-446b9b142
Mathieu O'Neil @mathieuon.bsky.social Professor of communication, News & Media Research Centre, University of Canberra, Ngunnawal country • Director, Digital Commons Policy Council • Civic information literacy for schools • Political economy of digital commons • https://dcpc.info/actions/
Maia Klaassen @maiaklaassen.bsky.social meediapädevuse nooremteadur @TÜ
@greteljuhansoo.bsky.social @greteljuhansoo.bsky.social
Antti Kurko @anttikurko.bsky.social Doctoral researcher in media studies, Tampere University. Ontology of digital waste.
🇳🇬 KTP 'Til I Die 🇳🇬
Media, Communications & Cultural Studies, Goldsmiths @mediacomgold.bsky.social Department of Media, Communications & Cultural Studies @GoldsmithsUoL
#2 in 🇬🇧 2023 QS world rankings
Student/staff work
Free public events
The New York Times @nytimes.com We seek the truth and help people understand the world. Not a subscriber? Your first month is now free in our app. https://nytimes.onelink.me/Xpht/zbx4nci9
Isabel Löfgren @isabealof.bsky.social Artist, Writer, Educator, Media studies @ Södertörn U. All things visual culture, artistic research, philosophy, mostly human.
ECREA Communication & Democracy section @ecreacomdem.bsky.social ECREA section promoting thought-provoking research on the dynamic relationship between #media, #communication and #democracy 👇https://t.co/7NN8ijQSh8
Postdigital Science and Education @pdse.bsky.social Official profile for Postdigital Science and Education journal, book series, and encyclopedia.
Curated by Petar Jandrić.
UC Berkeley Labor Center @ucblaborcenter.bsky.social The Labor Center conducts research and education on issues related to labor and employment. Our trainings serve to educate a diverse new generation of labor leaders. We also engage UC Berkeley students in learning about the labor movement.
Marianne Mäkelin @mariannemakelin.bsky.social Reseracher working across STS, sociology, and environmental humanities. Tampere University.
Andero Uusberg @andero.bsky.social Occasionally effective researcher of all things affective, and the other way around
POLITICO Europe @politico.eu Nobody knows politics and policy like we do.
ESRC Centre for Digital Futures at Work (Digit) @digitcentre.bsky.social The ESRC Centre for Digital Futures at Work (Digit) aims to advance our understanding of how digital technologies are reshaping work.
David Nolan @dmnolan.bsky.social Investigative Researcher, Tech and Human Rights, Amnesty Tech
Kaja Kallas @kajakallas.bsky.social EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
Vice-President of the European Commission
Signe Ivask, PhD @sivask.bsky.social researching journo well-being, routines, digitalisation, emotions
@UniTartu 🇪🇪önoloog. always ready to share my research! @BECID
danielvaarik @denial.bsky.social Founder of Levila media laboratory in Estonia, writer, ex-advisor to lots of govt stuff.
Uppsala University Media & Communications Programme @uumediacomms.bsky.social Internationally leading research in critical discourse studies, existential media & critical comms/media & journalism analysis. Sweden’s largest HE programme in Media & Comms. At UU School/Dept of Informatics & Media. Chair @mkrzyzanowski.bsky.social
LSE Department of Media and Communications @lsemedia.bsky.social The LSE Department of Media and Communications. World-leading research http://bit.ly/39QSDVA and teaching excellence http://bit.ly/2Y5xPV2 #LSEMedia #partofLSE
Andres Kasekamp @kasekamp.bsky.social Chair of Estonian Studies, U Toronto
Mari-Liis @mlmadisson.bsky.social A researcher in semiotics at the University of Tartu 🇪🇪
Sarah Pink @pinkydigital.bsky.social Futures Anthropologist, documentary filmmaker.
Rainer Kattel @rainerkattel.bsky.social Professor at UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose
Airi-Alina Allaste @airi-alina.bsky.social Professor of Cultural Diversity at Tallinn University; studies of DIY cultures; youth; different minorities; activism; participation via social media
Global Data Barometer @databarometer.bsky.social Tracking the state of data around the world. The Global Data Barometer measures data governance, transparency & inclusion. Latest: 2nd Edition out now, covering 43 countries. #GDB2025 #DataForThePublicGood
Christian Dayé @chdaye.bsky.social Sociology, futures studies, science and technology studies @ TU Graz, Austria
Mark Graham @geoplace.bsky.social Prof at the Oxford Internet Institute
Director of @towardsfairwork.bsky.social
Publications: www.markgraham.space
Studies: Digital Economies, Digital Geographies, Economic Geography, Gig Economy, Data Work, AI Production Networks, Cities
Eat the rich
Oxford Internet Institute @oii.ox.ac.uk Exploring how technology is transforming the way we live, work and govern.
Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social "End Times Fascism" book available now.
Doppelganger. This Changes Everything. The Shock Doctrine. No Logo. On Fire.
UBC Professor of Climate Justice.
🔗 https://linktr.ee/naomiklein
Luke Stark @lukestark.bsky.social 🏳️🌈 just a simple country AI ethicist | Assistant Professor, Western University 🇨🇦 | Co-Director, @starlingcentre.bsky.social | he/his/him | | no all-male panels |#BLM | 🏳️⚧️ ally | views my own
https://starkcontrast.co/
https://starlingcentre.ca/
@robinmansell.bsky.social @robinmansell.bsky.social
Lina Dencik @linadencik.bsky.social Professor and University Research Leader in AI Justice at Goldsmiths, University of London. Co-Founder of Data Justice Lab.