betancur . n @nelbeu.bsky.social art & architectural historian / visual, material & religious culture
Fred Vogelstein @fvogelstein.bsky.social Biztech/biotech journo. Coedit CrazyStupidTech.com w/ @Om.co. ex @Wired, @NYTMag, @FortuneMagazine, @USNews, @WSJ. Author: "Dogfight:How Apple and Google went to war .....", Board: @thewritersgrotto.bsky.social, @columjournreview.bsky.social Epidiolex fan.
Kimberly Tower @kimberly-tower.bsky.social program officer for mediawell, media & democracy @ssrc.org
phd from AU SIS; former fulbrighter at cevipof sciences po
https://mediawell.ssrc.org/
David @dvdsmth.bsky.social 
Miray Philips - ميراي فيلبس @mirayphilips.bsky.social Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Toronto
I study transnational religion, memory, rights & violence in the Middle East and its diasporas
📸 "our demise doesn't have to be like this"
www.mirayphilips.com
Print Play Protect @printplayprotect.bsky.social We make cool tabletop items :D
Social Science Research Council @ssrc.org The Social Science Research Council is an independent nonprofit that for 100 years has mobilized social & behavioral science for global policy impact. ssrc.org
Smalls @smalls.bsky.social Law Librarian | OSINT | Privacy Advocate | Competitive Intelligence
“A soul is of more value than work or gold” - George Mellor
I care about the truth.
Follows/Reposts do not necessarily equal Endorsement
Virginia Eubanks @virginiaeeubanks.bsky.social Writer working for an abundant, peaceful, and equitable future.
NEW MEMOIR (8/11/26): A Guide to Open Water Lifesaving: Lessons on Love, Care and Survival. Preorder: bit.ly/4hAFUJb https://virginia-eubanks.com/
The Immanent Frame (SSRC) @immanentframe.bsky.social The Immanent Frame publishes interdisciplinary perspectives on religion, secularism, and the public sphere. It was founded in October 2007 in conjunction with the Social Science Research Council’s program @religionssrc.bsky.social.
Neri Marsili @narsimarsi.bsky.social Philosopher at UNED. I write on the dark side of communication: lies, bullshit, fictions, fake news, disinformation, twitter.
Sloan Scholars Mentoring Network @ssmn.ssrc.org The alumni network for Sloan Scholars — offering career resources, events, grants, awards, and more. Log on at https://sloan-scholars.ssrc.org.
A joint initiative of the Sloan Foundation and @ssrc.org | Posts ≠ Sloan Foundation views
Dhanaraj Thakur @thakurdhanaraj.bsky.social Director, Fair Technology Initiative, George Washington University Law School.
Board Member: Baltimore Digital Equity Coalition; Friends of Global Voices.
Arnav Arora @rnv.bsky.social CS PhD student, University of Copenhagen | LLM cultural value alignment, safety, political communication, AI ethics |
he/him.
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=EQUUUUoAAAAJ&hl=en
Jon Udell @jonudell.bsky.social This account exists mainly to test the Mastodon to Bluesky bridge.
If you would like to be followable from the Fediverse, please follow @ap.brid.gy from Bluesky, and let me know you did.
https://jonudell.info/fedi-bsky-interactive-cheatsheet/
Thanks!
@gr8imajoke.bsky.social @gr8imajoke.bsky.social 
Kimberly Tower @berlytower.bsky.social 
Kevin Donovan @kevindonovan.bsky.social anthro & history in e. africa | book: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009501385
Nina Lutz @ninalutz.bsky.social PhD-ing at UW @cip.uw.edu @hcde.uw.edu. Visual media in problematic info (mis/disinfo, hate, scams, propaganda) and digital safety in sociotechnical systems. ninalutz.github.io.
altijdgoed @altijdgoed.bsky.social 
Misty Crooks @mistycinnyc.bsky.social Researcher of politics and elections, cat person, social media lurker.
Adalberto CQ @adalbertocq.bsky.social Lecturer in ML at @UofGlasgow. ML, politics, and coffee.
Tamara Kneese @tamigraph.bsky.social Climate/AI/labor/death researcher in Oakland. Luddite
I wrote a book about how techno-solutionism fails us in this life + beyond https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300248272/death-glitch/
www.tamarakneese.com
Sam Wollenberg @samwollenberg.bsky.social from each according to their ability, to each according to their needs
Zarine Kharazian @zarine.net phd candidate @cip.uw.edu, @communitydata.science, & @hcde.uw.edu. I study how to govern public knowledge institutions under attack.
zarine.net
Karina Montoya @pressgirlk.bsky.social 🌎 #journo researcher & program manager at @cmdgtech.bsky.social by @openmarkets.bsky.social 📝 media, digital markets, AI, public policy | 🗣ESP, FR, PT | https://linktr.ee/pressgirlk 📍Bay Area, CA |
Rebekah Tromble @rebekahtromble.bsky.social Dir. of Global Partnerships, Inst. for Information, the Internet & Democracy, NEU | Union of Concerned Scientists 2024 Defender of Science |
Co-founder: https://researchersupport.org/
https://expertvoicestogether.org/
https://independenttechresearch.org/
Chris Riley @mchrisriley.com "A blend of tech insights, dad humor, and existential musings... Bonus points if you can explain data portability over bourbon."
http://mchrisriley.com (... of course)
Maia Woluchem @mwoluchem.bsky.social Program Director of Trustworthy Infrastructures @datasociety.bsky.social & talking about racial capitalism @ NYU Wagner. Formerly Ford Foundation, MIT DUSP. She/her.
Center for an Informed Public @cip.uw.edu A multidisciplinary research center at the University of Washington in Seattle helping individuals, communities and institutions navigate our complex information environments.
Website: cip.uw.edu
Paul Gowder @gowder.io Prof @ Northwestern law, political theorist, cat parent. Black lives matter.
Profile, pubs, etc: https://gowder.io
All my books (rule of law, racial justice, platform governance) are downloadable in free open access pdf @ https://books.gowder.io
Zander Arnao @zanderarnao.bsky.social arkansas raised, commanders fan, working on tech and competition policy at the knight-georgetown institute
Barbara Rachelson @barbararvt.bsky.social Mother, Grandmother,Social Worker, State Legislator, Nonprofit Exec, Adjunct Instructor, Advocate, cat lady, NJ girl living in Vermont via Ann Arbor, MI
Artificial Historian @aihistorian.bsky.social My name is Dean Rehberger & I teach & do digital history at MSU. I have always been a pseudo/artificial historian (cultural studies) & I dabble in AI but the views and ideas posted here are my own.
Kerry Dobransky @kaeemdee.bsky.social Sociologist: mental illness, health care, disability, digital inequality. Dad: human, cat. Husband. Into: punky/funky/folky/indie music, poker, bourbon, Da Bears. Hilarity ensues
Anoush F. Terjanian (elle/she/ան) @anoush-ft.bsky.social Fellow @uOttawaHRREC.bsky.social | ‘Commerce and Its Discontents’ @CambridgeUP | via @SSHRC_CRSH Governing Council, @SSRCanxieties, @PIP_PSP | Mes opinions
Sam Gregory @samgregory.bsky.social AI + emerging tech + epistemic resilience; 'Prepare, Don't Panic' initiative on media manipulation/generative AI. TED speaker on deepfakes, https://www.samgregory.info, @samgregory on Twitter/X. PhD Westminster. Former Executive Director WITNESS.- P Philip Napoli @pmnapoli.bsky.social James R. Shepley Professor of Public Policy; Director, DeWitt Wallace Center for Media & Democracy; Sanford School of Public Policy; Duke University
Tom Westgarth @tomwestgarth.bsky.social Head of Growth at AI hardware startup @Fractile-ai.bsky.social. Ex policy in Sovereign AI Unit and TBI. Bridging tech and policy worlds at TxP.
@lingy24.bsky.social @lingy24.bsky.social 
@zach-zinn.bsky.social @zach-zinn.bsky.social 
Michael Kevin Spencer @aisupremacy.bsky.social Canadian in Taiwan. Emerging tech writer, and analyst with a flagship Newsletter called A.I. Supremacy reaching 115k readers
Also watching Semis, China, robotics, Quantum, BigTech, open-source AI and Gen AI tools.
https://www.ai-supremacy.com/archive
Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford @casbsstanford.bsky.social Cross-disciplinary social & behavioral science research & fellowship in service of generating knowledge, illuminating understandings, building fields, informing policy discourse, & creating an enduring scholarly community like no other | casbs.stanford.edu
DTom @dtomjo.bsky.social Believer in body autonomy and community care.
Latinx. Views = Own
Eunji Kim @eunjikim.bsky.social Media scholar | Assistant Professor of Political Science @Columbia | Author of The American Mirage (PUP 2025) | Host of Media Effects Empricial Workshop (MEEW)
Martijn de Koning @martijn5155.bsky.social Anthropologist: Muslim youth in Europe, Islamophobia, salafism, marriage, activism. Dept.Islam, Politics and Society Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands
http://ru.nl/islamstudies; https://religionresearch.org/closer 
Lisa Marie Rhody @lmrhody.bsky.social Deputy Director, GCDI, CUNY Graduate Center; Affiliated Faculty in Liberal Studies, Digital Humanities, Data Analysis and Visualization, Interactive Technology and Pedagogy. Areas: critical ai & data, libraries, text/image, feminism, poetry; lisarhody.com
Emelie Karlsson @emeliekarlsson.bsky.social PhD student at @uu-polisci.bsky.social
Political communication, (social) media, digital election interference, trust, polarisation, political behaviour and attitudes, AI
Dr. Sophie Bjork-James @sbjorkjames.bsky.social Assistant Prof, Anthropologist, Race/anti-racism, gender and religion, reproductive politics
Alex Powers @alex-powers.bsky.social Sous chef at Measure of America @measureofamerica.bsky.social; we produce original research and data tools with partners around the country to illuminate well-being and access to opportunity in the USA.
Cameran Ashraf, Ph.D. @camerana.bsky.social #HumanRights @wikimediafoundation.org / Human rights & cyberconflict @ CEU / Co-founder of @accessnow.org / Founder AzadiArchive
"Joy is not made to be a crumb" -Mary Oliver
www.cashraf.com
Iván Darias Alfonso @ivandariasa.bsky.social Journalists and author, still trying to make sense of the world, which might be daunting coming from a particular Caribbean island. Based in Vienna, Austria. 
Deen Freelon @dfreelon.bsky.social Allan Randall Freelon Sr. Prof. + Presidential Prof. + Director: Politics, Identities, & Communication Lab (PICL) @asc.upenn.edu. More fun than I look.
Joshua Benton @joshuabenton.com 21st-century media and the 19th-c American South. Founded and ran @niemanlab.org at @harvard.edu for 12 yrs; now the senior writer there. Cajun, dad of two, husband of one. Journalist with a history problem. Also: @theatlantic.com, @washingtonpost.com, etc
Ruth (Rut or Ruta) Tsuria (Zuria) @realdrruth.bsky.social Not sure yet. In the meantime, I study teach research digital media and culture. (and feminism and sex and gender and religion)
New book: Keeping Women in Their Digital Place (PSU Press)
Upcoming edited book: Religion and AI (Bloomsbury)
Ericka Menchen-Trevino @ericka.bric.digital Co-founder and Executive Director @ BRIC (Behavioral Research Innovation Center) https://bric.digital in Chicago - Ph.D. in Media Technology & Society, Northwestern University. I'll be posting about research software, with occasional #fungifriends photos
Chris B @chris-bermingham.bsky.social Community College Professor • Sociology • she/her 🏳️🌈
Michael Beam @mabeam.bsky.social Media, tech & politics research, music enthusiast, #Crew96 fan. Prof. & Director of the School of Emerging Media & Technology at Kent State University in Ohio, USA. Producer of the Beat Oracle.
https://mabeam.net/
Felix M. Simon @felixsimon.bsky.social Research Fellow in AI, Information & News, Reuters Institute, Oxford University | Research Associate, Oxford Internet Institute | Junior Research Fellow, Corpus Christi College | AI, (mis)info, news, democracy | My views etc…
https://www.felixsimon.net/
Emma Spiro @emmaspiro.bsky.social Associate Professor at the UW iSchool, Co-Founder UW Center for an Informed Public | PhD in Sociology from UC Irvine | Research: social networks, sociology, information integrity & computational social science.
D. Ashley Campbell @datcampbell.bsky.social PhD in telling stories and meaning-making | Ask me about media, religion, & national narratives | part-time Editor | Religionish Podcast | blogging @ Sitting in the Stacks | she/her
datcampbell.com
John Emerson @backspace.com Design, code, human rights.
dulajlo @dulajlo.bsky.social Eclectic music enthusiast exploring creativity, society, and human connection. Avid runner, gym-goer, and yoga practitioner with a love for dogs, cinema, and nature — holding hope for the girl child revolution's return. Almost! Almost!
Michael S. Daubs, PhD @mdaubs.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in Media, Film and Communication at the University of Otago. Co-Director for Kōtaha: the Internet, Social Media and Politics Research Lab at Te Herega Waka - Victoria University of Wellington | 🇨🇦 in 🇳🇿 (he/him) | @mdaubs@aoir.social
Katy Pearce @katypearce.bsky.social Associate Prof @uwcomm. I study tech & inequality in 🇦🇲 & 🇦🇿. Posts research & pop culture & parenting. She/her.
Dhavan Shah @dvshah.bsky.social Dhavan is Jack M. McLeod Professor of Communication Research, Maier-Bascom Chair, and Director of the Mass Communication Research Center at the UW-Madison.
Alex Turvy @alexturvy.bsky.social Internet culture researcher | PhD Candidate in Sociology | alexturvy.com
Sasha Costanza-Chock @schock.cc Head of Research at OneProject.org. Author, Design Justice (https://design-justice.pubpub.org) + Out of the Shadows, Into the Streets. #FreePalestine. Trans agenda. She/they/ella/elle. More: https://www.schock.cc
Psst.org @psst-org.bsky.social Helping people in AI/tech keep the public informed. Concerned about something you're seeing at work? You don't have to go public:
🔐 Save it in the Psst Safe
👀 We'll help you take it from there
www.psst.org
Media@Risk @ascmediarisk.org The Center for Media at Risk is devoted to fostering free and critical media practice and scholarship. 
Esteban Morales @estebanmorales.bsky.social Assistant professor @rug.nl
Latinoamericano studying digital culture, platformized violence, and critical data studies.
Website: https://esteban-morales.com/
Consortium of Social Science Associations (COSSA) @cossa.bsky.social Your Voice for Social Science in Washington.
Dr Natalie Jester @nataliejester.bsky.social Lover of food, sci fi and dogs 🥨 🖖🐕 Feminist. Lecturer @ Uni of Gloucestershire: militaries, arms manufacturers, gender, digital things. Co-convenor @cawpbisa.bsky.social [she/her]
Web: nataliejester.com
Tom Miles @tommilesz.bsky.social Metadata Coordinator at the British Library. Aggregates sound and other content for Europeana. #NetZealot.
Islamic Library @islamiclibrary.bsky.social Islamic library with a collection of the best resources, Join our discord with basic to intermediate knowledge on Islam. https://linktr.ee/maktabulislam
sowhat @kmediaeng.bsky.social Innovator, lecturer, researcher in media technology. Producing sound recordings (DSD/DXD) with his own label. Designing and operating television broadcasting and sound recording studios, media management systems, RAG chatbots. VR, AR, AI devs, consultancy.
Amy Jussel, @ShapingYouth @shapingyouth.bsky.social Founder: http://ShapingYouth.org Passionista, media literacy educator, youth advocate, former ad agency pro, author of new Digital Dogs kidlit series using storytelling as applied science for media literacy and critical thinking: http://DigitalDogsBook.com
Detta @dettarmwn.bsky.social Indonesia.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dettarahmawan/
Kathryn Cramer Brownell @kathrynbrownell.bsky.social Professor & Director of the Center for American Political History & Technology at Purdue University; Author of 24/7 Politics & Showbiz Politics; Senior Editor of Made By History
Simon Chauchard @simonchauchard.bsky.social Social scientist @uc3m @ic3jm.bsky.social & http://pimlab.org | political behavior, misinfo., identity (PI ERC POLARCHATS) | Before: Dartmouth, SIPA, Leiden | Works on 🇮🇳🇧🇷
www.pimlab.org
www.simonchauchard.com
Jillian D’Onfro @jillianiles.bsky.social Business reporter at SF Standard, chronicling Bay Area stories✨ jdonfro@sfstandard.com 📧 Formerly writing and editing at SFGATE, Business Insider, CNBC, and Forbes. Send me news tips! jillianiles.33 on Signal 
Zizi Li, Ph.D. @zizilizizi.bsky.social 💜 Movement & Arts
✨ 1st gen college student ➡️ digital culture researcher
👩🏻🏫 A cinephile teaching film and media studies
✍🏼 Digital Cultures, Media Arts, Labor, Technologies
https://www.zizili.net
MC Forelle @mcforelle.bsky.social Teaching STS, union organizer, film buff. Researching repair, waste, and cars (the EVs, the AVs, the oldies).
- they | them - 🌈 🇻🇪
Jason Rhody @jasonrhody.bsky.social Senior Director of Engagement Strategy (@modernlanguage.bsky.social). #HuMetricsHSS. Former: @SSRC_mtp, @NEH_ODH, @UMD_MITH, PhD English (UMD), #altac. Opinions mine.
DISCO Network @disconetwork.bsky.social Envisioning an equitable digital future. Housed within @umichdigital.bsky.social.
PIs: @lnakamura.bsky.social, Rayvon Fouché, @remiyergeau.bsky.social, & @steelecat717.bsky.social
https://linktr.ee/thedisconetwork