Daniel Wiesner
@danielwiesner.bsky.social
PhD candidate | University of Vienna | Political Communication | Science Communication | Computational Social Science
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Misinformation research has a causality problem: lab experiments are limited; observational studies confounded.
We used causal inference on 9.9M tweets, quantifying effects in the wild while blocking backdoor paths.
Does misinfo get higher engagement? Are following discussions more emotional? 🧵
We used causal inference on 9.9M tweets, quantifying effects in the wild while blocking backdoor paths.
Does misinfo get higher engagement? Are following discussions more emotional? 🧵
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November 11, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Misinformation research has a causality problem: lab experiments are limited; observational studies confounded.
We used causal inference on 9.9M tweets, quantifying effects in the wild while blocking backdoor paths.
Does misinfo get higher engagement? Are following discussions more emotional? 🧵
We used causal inference on 9.9M tweets, quantifying effects in the wild while blocking backdoor paths.
Does misinfo get higher engagement? Are following discussions more emotional? 🧵
Excited to share our new study in #IJPP
New publication out in #IJPP! 📑
We study how audience expectations of journalism 📰 shifted during COVID-19 in Austria 🇦🇹 – showing both short-term rally effects & longer-term recalibration 🔄.
Led by @clmron.bsky.social & @danielwiesner.bsky.social , w/ @andreasriedl.bsky.social & me. 1/n
We study how audience expectations of journalism 📰 shifted during COVID-19 in Austria 🇦🇹 – showing both short-term rally effects & longer-term recalibration 🔄.
Led by @clmron.bsky.social & @danielwiesner.bsky.social , w/ @andreasriedl.bsky.social & me. 1/n
October 6, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Excited to share our new study in #IJPP
Had some nice and engaging conferencing this fall at the ECREA PolCom Interim Conference and the Annual Conference of @oegpw.bsky.social
@polsciuibk.bsky.social & @unisalzburg.bsky.social
@polsciuibk.bsky.social & @unisalzburg.bsky.social
September 26, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Had some nice and engaging conferencing this fall at the ECREA PolCom Interim Conference and the Annual Conference of @oegpw.bsky.social
@polsciuibk.bsky.social & @unisalzburg.bsky.social
@polsciuibk.bsky.social & @unisalzburg.bsky.social
Thanks #ICA25 for a great panel on Science in Political Contexts. It was a pleasure to present our latest findings to such an engaged and insightful audience.
w/ @jamoeberl.bsky.social & @solecheler.bsky.social
w/ @jamoeberl.bsky.social & @solecheler.bsky.social
June 17, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Thanks #ICA25 for a great panel on Science in Political Contexts. It was a pleasure to present our latest findings to such an engaged and insightful audience.
w/ @jamoeberl.bsky.social & @solecheler.bsky.social
w/ @jamoeberl.bsky.social & @solecheler.bsky.social
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@ipk-univie.bsky.social is wrapping up #ica25 in Denver!
From awards to withdrawn presentations, we‘ve had it all this year. Sending warm greetings & thoughts to all colleagues who could not participate 🫶✨
From awards to withdrawn presentations, we‘ve had it all this year. Sending warm greetings & thoughts to all colleagues who could not participate 🫶✨
June 16, 2025 at 3:28 PM
@ipk-univie.bsky.social is wrapping up #ica25 in Denver!
From awards to withdrawn presentations, we‘ve had it all this year. Sending warm greetings & thoughts to all colleagues who could not participate 🫶✨
From awards to withdrawn presentations, we‘ve had it all this year. Sending warm greetings & thoughts to all colleagues who could not participate 🫶✨
Presenting in the coziest corner of #ICA25 including a weird neck tilt to see the screen ✅
w/ the one and only @andiisto.bsky.social, co-authored with @solecheler.bsky.social & Svenja Schäfer.
Come watch me do that move again!
📅 Monday, 10:30
📍 Mineral G (again)
🗣️ „Science on the Political Stage“
w/ the one and only @andiisto.bsky.social, co-authored with @solecheler.bsky.social & Svenja Schäfer.
Come watch me do that move again!
📅 Monday, 10:30
📍 Mineral G (again)
🗣️ „Science on the Political Stage“
June 15, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Presenting in the coziest corner of #ICA25 including a weird neck tilt to see the screen ✅
w/ the one and only @andiisto.bsky.social, co-authored with @solecheler.bsky.social & Svenja Schäfer.
Come watch me do that move again!
📅 Monday, 10:30
📍 Mineral G (again)
🗣️ „Science on the Political Stage“
w/ the one and only @andiisto.bsky.social, co-authored with @solecheler.bsky.social & Svenja Schäfer.
Come watch me do that move again!
📅 Monday, 10:30
📍 Mineral G (again)
🗣️ „Science on the Political Stage“
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@polcomvienna.bsky.social at the #ica25, come see our presentations!
June 14, 2025 at 8:42 PM
@polcomvienna.bsky.social at the #ica25, come see our presentations!
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📣 POLCOM Vienna @ #ICA25
Happy to see eight of our team members at ICA in Denver, CO this week - mentoring and sharing their latest research 🙂
Come say 👋 if you are around!
Happy to see eight of our team members at ICA in Denver, CO this week - mentoring and sharing their latest research 🙂
Come say 👋 if you are around!
June 11, 2025 at 3:02 PM
📣 POLCOM Vienna @ #ICA25
Happy to see eight of our team members at ICA in Denver, CO this week - mentoring and sharing their latest research 🙂
Come say 👋 if you are around!
Happy to see eight of our team members at ICA in Denver, CO this week - mentoring and sharing their latest research 🙂
Come say 👋 if you are around!
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Only one week left until the ICA! 🤩 We are pleased to present an overview of the Polcomm programme. Make a note of the sessions you cannot miss!
June 6, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Only one week left until the ICA! 🤩 We are pleased to present an overview of the Polcomm programme. Make a note of the sessions you cannot miss!
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🚨 We’re hiring! Join our lab at @ipk-univie.bsky.social as a predoc on mediated communication using computational methods! The team is also nice 🤗
📍 Vienna
🗓️ Start: September 2025
📌 Apply by June 26
#AcademicJobs #PhD #CommSci #CCL #CSS #Computational #CCS
📍 Vienna
🗓️ Start: September 2025
📌 Apply by June 26
#AcademicJobs #PhD #CommSci #CCL #CSS #Computational #CCS
University assistant predoctoral
University assistant predoctoral
jobs.univie.ac.at
June 6, 2025 at 9:08 AM
🚨 We’re hiring! Join our lab at @ipk-univie.bsky.social as a predoc on mediated communication using computational methods! The team is also nice 🤗
📍 Vienna
🗓️ Start: September 2025
📌 Apply by June 26
#AcademicJobs #PhD #CommSci #CCL #CSS #Computational #CCS
📍 Vienna
🗓️ Start: September 2025
📌 Apply by June 26
#AcademicJobs #PhD #CommSci #CCL #CSS #Computational #CCS
Had an amazing time at #COMPTEXT2025. So many inspiring presentations, fruitful discussions, and amazing people. Very happy about that — and that everything worked out from the perspective of an organizer as well 😊
@comptext.bsky.social @compcommlab.bsky.social
@comptext.bsky.social @compcommlab.bsky.social
April 29, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Had an amazing time at #COMPTEXT2025. So many inspiring presentations, fruitful discussions, and amazing people. Very happy about that — and that everything worked out from the perspective of an organizer as well 😊
@comptext.bsky.social @compcommlab.bsky.social
@comptext.bsky.social @compcommlab.bsky.social
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Die FPÖ hat heute das größte Stimmenplus, aber im Vergleich zur bundesweiten Sonntagsfrage hat sie bei Wiener LT/GR-Wahlen noch nie so unterperformt.
April 27, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Die FPÖ hat heute das größte Stimmenplus, aber im Vergleich zur bundesweiten Sonntagsfrage hat sie bei Wiener LT/GR-Wahlen noch nie so unterperformt.
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The success of COMPTEXT 2025 was made possible by the indefatigable and amazing work of the local organising team led by @fabiennelind.bsky.social + @hajoboo.bsky.social @univie.ac.at @compcommlab.bsky.social. The COMPTEXT Association is grateful for their work and to our sponsors (bit.ly/430VUye)!
April 26, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The success of COMPTEXT 2025 was made possible by the indefatigable and amazing work of the local organising team led by @fabiennelind.bsky.social + @hajoboo.bsky.social @univie.ac.at @compcommlab.bsky.social. The COMPTEXT Association is grateful for their work and to our sponsors (bit.ly/430VUye)!
Absolutely fascinating and packed panel on enhancing and (critically) evaluating LLM performance at #COMPTEXT2025 this morning.
w/ great work by @zacdgreene.bsky.social,
Laura Liebig, Lukas Erhardt, and @christianpipal.bsky.social.
Excellently chaired by @amplanitzer.bsky.social! 👏
w/ great work by @zacdgreene.bsky.social,
Laura Liebig, Lukas Erhardt, and @christianpipal.bsky.social.
Excellently chaired by @amplanitzer.bsky.social! 👏
April 26, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Absolutely fascinating and packed panel on enhancing and (critically) evaluating LLM performance at #COMPTEXT2025 this morning.
w/ great work by @zacdgreene.bsky.social,
Laura Liebig, Lukas Erhardt, and @christianpipal.bsky.social.
Excellently chaired by @amplanitzer.bsky.social! 👏
w/ great work by @zacdgreene.bsky.social,
Laura Liebig, Lukas Erhardt, and @christianpipal.bsky.social.
Excellently chaired by @amplanitzer.bsky.social! 👏
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#COMPTEXT2025 Day 2 Checklist ✅
Good morning! A few things to remember for today:
🎫 Name badge & dinner ticket
💾 USB with slides if presenting
☔️ Rain is expected
🗣️ Panels start at 9:00
🎤 Plenary session at 16:45
📸 Group photo at 18:15
🍽️ Dinner at 19:00
📍How to find us👇
Good morning! A few things to remember for today:
🎫 Name badge & dinner ticket
💾 USB with slides if presenting
☔️ Rain is expected
🗣️ Panels start at 9:00
🎤 Plenary session at 16:45
📸 Group photo at 18:15
🍽️ Dinner at 19:00
📍How to find us👇
#COMPTEXT2025 registration is open! ✨ If you’re more of a visual type, no worries – we’ve got a quick „walkthrough video“ 🚶🚶♀️🚶♂️ for you. ▶️
April 25, 2025 at 4:59 AM
#COMPTEXT2025 Day 2 Checklist ✅
Good morning! A few things to remember for today:
🎫 Name badge & dinner ticket
💾 USB with slides if presenting
☔️ Rain is expected
🗣️ Panels start at 9:00
🎤 Plenary session at 16:45
📸 Group photo at 18:15
🍽️ Dinner at 19:00
📍How to find us👇
Good morning! A few things to remember for today:
🎫 Name badge & dinner ticket
💾 USB with slides if presenting
☔️ Rain is expected
🗣️ Panels start at 9:00
🎤 Plenary session at 16:45
📸 Group photo at 18:15
🍽️ Dinner at 19:00
📍How to find us👇
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Learning about efficient LLM training at @comptext.bsky.social with @cklamm.bsky.social #COMPTEXT2025 🤓
April 24, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Learning about efficient LLM training at @comptext.bsky.social with @cklamm.bsky.social #COMPTEXT2025 🤓
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Rooms are packed to capacity as tutorials on cutting-edge AI research techniques unfold at #COMPTEXT2025 @valeriehase.bsky.social, @frodewald.bsky.social / @hdnrch.bsky.social / Petro Tolochko
April 24, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Rooms are packed to capacity as tutorials on cutting-edge AI research techniques unfold at #COMPTEXT2025 @valeriehase.bsky.social, @frodewald.bsky.social / @hdnrch.bsky.social / Petro Tolochko
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#COMPTEXT2025 registration is open! ✨ If you’re more of a visual type, no worries – we’ve got a quick „walkthrough video“ 🚶🚶♀️🚶♂️ for you. ▶️
April 24, 2025 at 7:14 AM
#COMPTEXT2025 registration is open! ✨ If you’re more of a visual type, no worries – we’ve got a quick „walkthrough video“ 🚶🚶♀️🚶♂️ for you. ▶️
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📣 PolCom Vienna @ #COMPTEXT2025
Happy to see six of our team members at COMPTEXT this week - organizing, chairing, and sharing their latest research on text-, image-, and video-as-data. Come say 👋 if you are around! 🙂
Happy to see six of our team members at COMPTEXT this week - organizing, chairing, and sharing their latest research on text-, image-, and video-as-data. Come say 👋 if you are around! 🙂
April 23, 2025 at 9:25 AM
📣 PolCom Vienna @ #COMPTEXT2025
Happy to see six of our team members at COMPTEXT this week - organizing, chairing, and sharing their latest research on text-, image-, and video-as-data. Come say 👋 if you are around! 🙂
Happy to see six of our team members at COMPTEXT this week - organizing, chairing, and sharing their latest research on text-, image-, and video-as-data. Come say 👋 if you are around! 🙂
Congrats on this amazing recognition of your hard work, @andiisto.bsky.social! Impressive! ✨👏
Tackling Online Incivility and Misinformation: A User-Centric Evaluation of Different Content Moderation Strategies
Andrea Stockinger @andiisto.bsky.social l
Communication, University of Vienna, Wien, Austria @ipk-univie.bsky.social #ica25
Andrea Stockinger @andiisto.bsky.social l
Communication, University of Vienna, Wien, Austria @ipk-univie.bsky.social #ica25
April 10, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Congrats on this amazing recognition of your hard work, @andiisto.bsky.social! Impressive! ✨👏
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Universität Wien übernimmt führende Rolle bei MEDem.
Österreich soll künftig das Hauptquartier der neuen Forschungsinfrastruktur @medem.bsky.social stellen. Die europäische Forschungsinfrastruktur verfolgt das Ziel, umfassende und innovative Demokratieforschung zu ermöglichen. 🏛️
Österreich soll künftig das Hauptquartier der neuen Forschungsinfrastruktur @medem.bsky.social stellen. Die europäische Forschungsinfrastruktur verfolgt das Ziel, umfassende und innovative Demokratieforschung zu ermöglichen. 🏛️
🎉 Big step for #MEDem! We’ve officially applied for the #ESFRIroadmap2026— backed by 15 governments, 1,000+ researchers & 100+ institutions/associations.
One more milestone toward building Europe’s infrastructure for comparative #DemocracyResearch ✅
Read more on our #MEDemBlog 👉
One more milestone toward building Europe’s infrastructure for comparative #DemocracyResearch ✅
Read more on our #MEDemBlog 👉
MEDem has applied for ESFRI Roadmap 2026: Shaping the Future of European Democracy Research - Monitoring Electoral Democracy
MEDem has applied for inclusion on the ESFRI Roadmap 2026: Shaping the Future of European Democracy Research On April 8, 2025, MEDem (Monitoring Electoral Democracy) took a major next step toward shap...
www.medem.eu
April 10, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Universität Wien übernimmt führende Rolle bei MEDem.
Österreich soll künftig das Hauptquartier der neuen Forschungsinfrastruktur @medem.bsky.social stellen. Die europäische Forschungsinfrastruktur verfolgt das Ziel, umfassende und innovative Demokratieforschung zu ermöglichen. 🏛️
Österreich soll künftig das Hauptquartier der neuen Forschungsinfrastruktur @medem.bsky.social stellen. Die europäische Forschungsinfrastruktur verfolgt das Ziel, umfassende und innovative Demokratieforschung zu ermöglichen. 🏛️
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⏰ Less than 2 days left! ⏰
Registration for #COMPTEXT2025 closes April 10 at 23:59 CEST!
Join us in Vienna (April 24–26) for cutting-edge research on text-, image-, and video-as-data, hands-on workshops, and a brilliant community.
Don't miss your chance—this is the final call! 🚂🧳
👉 bit.ly/4hJ7thP
Registration for #COMPTEXT2025 closes April 10 at 23:59 CEST!
Join us in Vienna (April 24–26) for cutting-edge research on text-, image-, and video-as-data, hands-on workshops, and a brilliant community.
Don't miss your chance—this is the final call! 🚂🧳
👉 bit.ly/4hJ7thP
April 9, 2025 at 7:54 AM
⏰ Less than 2 days left! ⏰
Registration for #COMPTEXT2025 closes April 10 at 23:59 CEST!
Join us in Vienna (April 24–26) for cutting-edge research on text-, image-, and video-as-data, hands-on workshops, and a brilliant community.
Don't miss your chance—this is the final call! 🚂🧳
👉 bit.ly/4hJ7thP
Registration for #COMPTEXT2025 closes April 10 at 23:59 CEST!
Join us in Vienna (April 24–26) for cutting-edge research on text-, image-, and video-as-data, hands-on workshops, and a brilliant community.
Don't miss your chance—this is the final call! 🚂🧳
👉 bit.ly/4hJ7thP
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COMPTEXT 2025 – The Countdown is On! 🥳
✅ The preliminary program is now available! Check out the amazing sessions, workshops, and speakers lined up for this year's event.
Don't miss out – register today and secure your spot!
👉 Register here comptextconference.org/7th-annual-c... 👈
✅ The preliminary program is now available! Check out the amazing sessions, workshops, and speakers lined up for this year's event.
Don't miss out – register today and secure your spot!
👉 Register here comptextconference.org/7th-annual-c... 👈
7th Annual Conference 2025 - The COMPTEXT Project
7th ANNUAL COMPTEXT Conference 2025 Please find the information on registration to COMPTEXT 2025 below. The COMPTEXT Association offers travel grants to PhD students, based on a motivation statement, ...
comptextconference.org
March 29, 2025 at 8:46 AM
COMPTEXT 2025 – The Countdown is On! 🥳
✅ The preliminary program is now available! Check out the amazing sessions, workshops, and speakers lined up for this year's event.
Don't miss out – register today and secure your spot!
👉 Register here comptextconference.org/7th-annual-c... 👈
✅ The preliminary program is now available! Check out the amazing sessions, workshops, and speakers lined up for this year's event.
Don't miss out – register today and secure your spot!
👉 Register here comptextconference.org/7th-annual-c... 👈
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Registration for presenters, co-authors, and all interested parties is still live for COMPTEXT 2025 until April 10! Members enjoy discounts, so please join us at bit.ly/3DvZiYl! Register here: bit.ly/4hJ7thP. See you all in Vienna!
March 24, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Registration for presenters, co-authors, and all interested parties is still live for COMPTEXT 2025 until April 10! Members enjoy discounts, so please join us at bit.ly/3DvZiYl! Register here: bit.ly/4hJ7thP. See you all in Vienna!