Timothy Graham
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Timothy Graham
@timothyjgraham.bsky.social

Associate Professor at Queensland University of Technology. Computational communication, social theory. Interests: Propaganda, dark political communication, the relationship between technology, truth, and knowledge

Communication & Media Studies 25%
Political science 18%

Where it all began

#Osaka

Welcome! The weather is great here

Especially when those policy announcements are about keeping people safe… Albanese, I am looking at you here

“Government ministers cannot be making policy announcements in a space that hosts AI-generated, near-naked pictures of young girls.” yes

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To anybody still using X: sexual abuse content is the final straw, it’s time to leave | Marie Le Conte www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
To anybody still using X: sexual abuse content is the final straw, it’s time to leave | Marie Le Conte
It was hard for me to quit Elon Musk’s poisoned platform, but I urge others to do the same, especially in light of Grok’s imagery of women and children, says journalist Marie Le Conte
www.theguardian.com
Good thread about how data has been locked down and researchers locked out of social media platforms, and how the current U.S. government protects Musk, X, and others from transparency regulations passed by other countries and the EU. Our team is definitely feeling the pain of lost data access.
The disinformation promulgated by X is so essential for the global polycoup that the US, an already-compromised state, will blackmail any government that threatens to ban or discipline it.
Barely anyone is going to see this, but if you’ve ever asked why X isn’t banned in the UK yet despite creating CSAM, it’s because the US government has enforced a worldwide policy of blackmail protecting the American tech oligarchy. It’s why TikTok can be banned but X cannot.

Thanks David, I’ve long admired Jason’s work. It’s a damning critique of the concept of polarisation, among other things. He comes down very hard on it and those who use it - interesting
"Yes, a coup is happening in the United States", says Jsaon Stanley, the former Yale professor of fascism who left for Canada. Worthwhile interview here, even if it's a bit "no shit" after recent events.
I study fascism. I’ve already fled America.
On this week’s “More To The Story,” former Yale philosophy professor Jason Stanley explains his recent move to Canada and calls the Trump administration’s takeover of the US government a “coup.”
www.motherjones.com

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New paper out with @snurb.info and Simon Copland, where we analyse Sky News Australia through the lens of network propaganda.

journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
New preprint: Meta's political content policy cut Italian MPs' reach by 72%.
But this is just Italy. If you have Meta Content Library access, you can run this for your country. Germany? France? Brazil?
🔗 osf.io/preprints/socarxiv/8dqag_v2 📁 github.com/fabiogiglietto/mcl-political-reach-study

Personally I wouldn't worry about that stuff too much - you're kicking big goals and it's progressing. Sometimes game dev is grindy and sometimes pure fun and joy but keeping on going is the big one!

I also work really late nights on game dev as I work during the day. So I’m always tired when I work on stuff and I found on holidays when I’m fresh im 10000% more productive

Personally for me I find that going to bed and just taking a beat to say “hey it can be fixed and it takes as long as it needs” can be helpful. Doesn’t work as well if you broke 7 other things but just shutting shop and saying let’s fight another day can be one way to deal with that. Not easy.

I hope you can make some progress on it. Not easy

You’re doing incredible work. God speed with these ancient and arcane code edits

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#ZMAngband #traditionalroguelike #roguelikedev Released the latest update, 0.8G, of the Variant!
(Reposting bc idk what I did replying to myself but the original post isn't showing.)
Check on bio to get the link to itch :)

Deleting posts about X. The less attention the better. Bye!

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🎇 As the new working year starts, I've looked back on the recent conference presentations by my @qutdmrc.bsky.social team and me in 2025, including work from #IAMCR2025, #SEASON2025, #AoIR2025, #ZeMKI2025, #AANZCA2025, and #JERAA2025:
Wrapping Up The Last of My 2025 Conference Presentations | Snurblog — Axel Bruns
2025 is finally over, but other than as part of the liveblogs I haven't yet had a chance to round
snurb.info

The ultimate ace card in the attention economy: start a war.

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Following Russian strikes on Kharkiv on Jan 2, five people remain missing.

Two bodies have been recovered from the rubble: a 3‑year‑old boy and his 22‑year‑old mother.

On the reading list for early 2026

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Ah, sorry Matt - I forgot to put the title. It's Ellul's book, 'Propaganda'.

It's a good question. Probably not many based on what I've seen cited in the field over the last few years. He's more sociology though

Jacques Ellul:

"Ineffective propaganda is no propaganda. This instrument belongs to the technological universe, shares its characteristics, and is indissolubly linked to it."

My contemplation for 2026 continues to be the relationship between technology and propaganda, and here Ellul is the beacon.

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