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/
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New DCPC stakeholder engagement tool encourages government to secure digital sovereignty, invest in sustainable resources, and rebuild trust by using digital commons. An online FAQ provides additional information and examples re. procurement, firm support and products and services.
dcpc.info/faq/
dcpc.info/faq/
DCPC a.k.a. the digital #commons policy council is finally on #Bluesky
Please support our work by following us and spreading the good word! :-)
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Anyway I'm sure you've probably driven an uptick in engagement with her Substack with your error at least so you know... that was silly wasn't it?
November 13, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Anyway I'm sure you've probably driven an uptick in engagement with her Substack with your error at least so you know... that was silly wasn't it?
US variant of "left" - "strong left": NYT - New Yorker...
💻📰 A survey says Americans’ trust in national and local news organizations has dropped. The Media Bias Chart can help rebuild that trust. Start with the newest chart for web/print sources, released today!
November 13, 2025 at 6:58 AM
US variant of "left" - "strong left": NYT - New Yorker...
Nice!
I turned my YouTube watch history off a few months ago and my Luddite hot take is that it's kind of nice not to be bombarded by an endless feed in at least one of my social media apps
November 11, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Nice!
Why oh why do governments still legitimise this..
🚨🚨This is stellar investigative journalism by @kaitlintosh.bsky.social and @michelleinezsimon.bsky.social on how #elonmusk is boosting the #british right. 🧵 news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Why oh why do governments still legitimise this..
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On Friday the Government of Canada released this position paper on Digital Sovereignty.
www.canada.ca/en/governmen...
I would love to know what people think.
#DigitalSovereignty #Canada #GovTech #DataSovereignty
www.canada.ca/en/governmen...
I would love to know what people think.
#DigitalSovereignty #Canada #GovTech #DataSovereignty
Digital Sovereignty: A Framework to improve digital readiness of the Government of Canada - Canada.ca
www.canada.ca
November 2, 2025 at 7:12 PM
On Friday the Government of Canada released this position paper on Digital Sovereignty.
www.canada.ca/en/governmen...
I would love to know what people think.
#DigitalSovereignty #Canada #GovTech #DataSovereignty
www.canada.ca/en/governmen...
I would love to know what people think.
#DigitalSovereignty #Canada #GovTech #DataSovereignty
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nature is healing
Overall social media use is declining.
Between 2020 and 2024, more Americans — especially the youngest (18–24) and oldest (65+) — report using no social media at all.
A small group of heavy users remains, but the middle is thinning out.
Between 2020 and 2024, more Americans — especially the youngest (18–24) and oldest (65+) — report using no social media at all.
A small group of heavy users remains, but the middle is thinning out.
October 31, 2025 at 8:32 AM
nature is healing
DCPC a.k.a. the digital #commons policy council is finally on #Bluesky
Please support our work by following us and spreading the good word! :-)
@grazulis.bsky.social @ramyachandra.bsky.social
@nidhalaigh.bsky.social
Please support our work by following us and spreading the good word! :-)
@grazulis.bsky.social @ramyachandra.bsky.social
@nidhalaigh.bsky.social
New DCPC stakeholder engagement tool encourages government to secure digital sovereignty, invest in sustainable resources, and rebuild trust by using digital commons. An online FAQ provides additional information and examples re. procurement, firm support and products and services.
dcpc.info/faq/
dcpc.info/faq/
October 28, 2025 at 9:45 AM
DCPC a.k.a. the digital #commons policy council is finally on #Bluesky
Please support our work by following us and spreading the good word! :-)
@grazulis.bsky.social @ramyachandra.bsky.social
@nidhalaigh.bsky.social
Please support our work by following us and spreading the good word! :-)
@grazulis.bsky.social @ramyachandra.bsky.social
@nidhalaigh.bsky.social
Opportunity! vs reality: 'governments don’t appear ready to grapple with the reality that chatbots and image and video generators are speedrunning the harms caused by social media. The deceptive critical framing of the superintelligence argument has sent governments chasing that red herring' #auspol
The AI industry wants us to believe AI superintelligence is the real threat from generative AI.
But that narrative was crafted to distract from the many ways genAI is being used to tear our societies apart, as we saw this week when a deepfake video rocked the Irish election. It must be reined in.
But that narrative was crafted to distract from the many ways genAI is being used to tear our societies apart, as we saw this week when a deepfake video rocked the Irish election. It must be reined in.
Generative AI is a societal disaster
Governments are deluding themselves into believing investment justifies allowing AI to upend society
disconnect.blog
October 25, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Opportunity! vs reality: 'governments don’t appear ready to grapple with the reality that chatbots and image and video generators are speedrunning the harms caused by social media. The deceptive critical framing of the superintelligence argument has sent governments chasing that red herring' #auspol
TRL... or is there any AI summary? ;-)
October 25, 2025 at 10:27 AM
TRL... or is there any AI summary? ;-)
Chinque, high-five!
data4democracy.substack.com/p/the-new-yo...
data4democracy.substack.com/p/the-new-yo...
The New York Times’ “Moderation Advantage” Is a Statistical Illusion
After accounting for money and incumbency the supposed electoral bonus for moderate candidates vanishes entirely.
data4democracy.substack.com
October 25, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Chinque, high-five!
data4democracy.substack.com/p/the-new-yo...
data4democracy.substack.com/p/the-new-yo...
“We bow our heads in immeasurable sorrow as the evidence accumulates that Israel’s actions will be judged to have met the legal definition of genocide,” the letter reads.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Jewish figures across the globe call on UN and world leaders to sanction Israel
Exclusive: In an open letter, Israeli ex-officials, artists and intellectuals say ‘unconscionable’ actions in Gaza amount to genocide
www.theguardian.com
October 23, 2025 at 5:09 PM
“We bow our heads in immeasurable sorrow as the evidence accumulates that Israel’s actions will be judged to have met the legal definition of genocide,” the letter reads.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
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The Australian Government makes more money from HECS repayments than it does from the PRRT.
‘Norway taxes its fossil fuel industry and gives their kids free higher education… we subsidise our fossil fuel industry and we charge our kids a fortune to go to uni.’
@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
‘Norway taxes its fossil fuel industry and gives their kids free higher education… we subsidise our fossil fuel industry and we charge our kids a fortune to go to uni.’
@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
October 17, 2025 at 4:34 AM
The Australian Government makes more money from HECS repayments than it does from the PRRT.
‘Norway taxes its fossil fuel industry and gives their kids free higher education… we subsidise our fossil fuel industry and we charge our kids a fortune to go to uni.’
@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
‘Norway taxes its fossil fuel industry and gives their kids free higher education… we subsidise our fossil fuel industry and we charge our kids a fortune to go to uni.’
@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
The solution to declining #Wikipedia editor numbers because of AI usurpation is to embed WP collaborative editing skills into the educational curriculum. For this to happen the deep distrust towards WP felt by many primary and secondary school teachers will need to be overcome. Watch this space! :-)
Wikipedia is seeing a significant decline in human traffic because more people are getting the information that’s on Wikipedia via generative AI chatbots that were trained on its articles and search engines that summarize them without actually clicking to the site
www.404media.co/wikipedia-sa...
www.404media.co/wikipedia-sa...
Wikipedia Says AI Is Causing a Dangerous Decline in Human Visitors
“With fewer visits to Wikipedia, fewer volunteers may grow and enrich the content, and fewer individual donors may support this work.”
www.404media.co
October 17, 2025 at 2:16 PM
The solution to declining #Wikipedia editor numbers because of AI usurpation is to embed WP collaborative editing skills into the educational curriculum. For this to happen the deep distrust towards WP felt by many primary and secondary school teachers will need to be overcome. Watch this space! :-)
Go judge Immergut!
A Federal Judge Shows How the Courts Should Deal With Trump’s Lies newrepublic.com/article/2013...
A Federal Judge Shows How the Courts Should Deal With Trump’s Lies
District Court Judge Karin Immergut’s opinion shows that courage in judging doesn’t require rhetoric or defiance—only the quiet insistence that facts still matter.
newrepublic.com
October 6, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Go judge Immergut!
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University leaders keep saying we need to prepare our students for an AI future. But this is basically what the technology is good for. This and burning up the environment while raising everyone’s utility costs.
September 30, 2025 at 2:37 AM
University leaders keep saying we need to prepare our students for an AI future. But this is basically what the technology is good for. This and burning up the environment while raising everyone’s utility costs.
No way, deliberation never fails ;-) [to read later..]
PubAmin early view: van Twist on "Dialogue of the Deaf: How Deliberation With Discontented Citizens May Hopelessly Fail." onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Dialogue of the Deaf: How Deliberation With Discontented Citizens May Hopelessly Fail
Governments employ public deliberation in response to citizen discontent, intending to achieve consensus, mutual understanding, and clarification. However, some studies suggest that deliberation can ....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
September 28, 2025 at 1:03 PM
No way, deliberation never fails ;-) [to read later..]
Same playbook, same funding sources. The IPA is not alone! 'Kirk promised oil and gas companies he’d fight “the myth that fossil fuels are dirty,” and target the “leftist professors” on college campuses who “perpetuated” the “myth.”' #auspol #climate
The fossil fuel industry is behind most of the climate disinformation you see and hear today.
Charlie Kirk was no exception.
Charlie Kirk was no exception.
Charlie Kirk's extremism was fossil fueled
Big Oil's money gave Kirk a larger platform to spread baseless climate conspiracy theories—as well as other extremist views.
heated.world
September 19, 2025 at 5:51 AM
[Eventually Stewart stops interrupting with 'jokes' and] the wonderful #MariaRessa reminds us that Duterte now sits in the Hague awaiting judgement. The key is to stand against authoritarian encroachments as its much harder to regain lost rights than to defend existing ones. #auspol
If you want to understand where America is right now, how we got here, and what to do now, this interview with Nobel Peace Prize-winning journalist Maria Ressa is a must-watch. youtu.be/Tsb1I7hqaJ4?...
Maria Ressa - Fighting Back Against Trump’s Authoritarian Algorithm With Truth | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
youtu.be
September 19, 2025 at 5:44 AM
[Eventually Stewart stops interrupting with 'jokes' and] the wonderful #MariaRessa reminds us that Duterte now sits in the Hague awaiting judgement. The key is to stand against authoritarian encroachments as its much harder to regain lost rights than to defend existing ones. #auspol
Every one can do this
Here's a direct link to programming feedback for Disney/ABC.
Please share and encourage others to complete the form.
Remember, it's easier to keep freedom than it is to regain one once lost.
support.abc.com/hc/en-us/req...
Please share and encourage others to complete the form.
Remember, it's easier to keep freedom than it is to regain one once lost.
support.abc.com/hc/en-us/req...
Submit a request – ABC
support.abc.com
September 18, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Every one can do this
Biden and his entourage and the feckless Dems: words fail.
www.newyorker.com/news/the-pol...
www.newyorker.com/news/the-pol...
How Joe Biden Handed the Presidency to Donald Trump
At a fateful event last summer, Barack Obama, George Clooney, and others were stunned by Biden’s weakness and confusion. Why did he and his advisers decide to conceal his condition from the public and...
www.newyorker.com
September 17, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Biden and his entourage and the feckless Dems: words fail.
www.newyorker.com/news/the-pol...
www.newyorker.com/news/the-pol...
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Who commits more domestic terrorism: left-wing or right-wing extremists? I compiled a brief literature review using various sources including the FBI, DHS, GAO, and academic studies.
The facts: far-right extremism is now the predominant domestic terrorist threat.
🧵 Thread with references:
The facts: far-right extremism is now the predominant domestic terrorist threat.
🧵 Thread with references:
September 16, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Who commits more domestic terrorism: left-wing or right-wing extremists? I compiled a brief literature review using various sources including the FBI, DHS, GAO, and academic studies.
The facts: far-right extremism is now the predominant domestic terrorist threat.
🧵 Thread with references:
The facts: far-right extremism is now the predominant domestic terrorist threat.
🧵 Thread with references:
Not every day you can get something worth reading at an airport bookshop...
September 17, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Not every day you can get something worth reading at an airport bookshop...
Horst Wessel 2.0: a made-up conspiracy...
US people and institutions with a voice better speak up. It's happening.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/u...
US people and institutions with a voice better speak up. It's happening.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/u...
White House Plans Broad Crackdown on Liberal Groups
www.nytimes.com
September 16, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Horst Wessel 2.0: a made-up conspiracy...
US people and institutions with a voice better speak up. It's happening.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/u...
US people and institutions with a voice better speak up. It's happening.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/u...
What's the status of governance reform... at UC @lachlanclohesy.bsky.social ?
Yes, we need to look at leadership & governance concerns at #ANU.
Immediate priority is stopping forced redundancies. 100+ staff still to go involuntarily.
@nteunion.bsky.social is working to save jobs, renew leadership and reform governance. ✊
Immediate priority is stopping forced redundancies. 100+ staff still to go involuntarily.
@nteunion.bsky.social is working to save jobs, renew leadership and reform governance. ✊
Did you catch 7.30 on the #ABC last night?
After the resignation of the VC, leadership concerns persist at #ANU.
Meanwhile, @nteunion.bsky.social is standing up for the 100+ still facing involuntary job losses.
After the resignation of the VC, leadership concerns persist at #ANU.
Meanwhile, @nteunion.bsky.social is standing up for the 100+ still facing involuntary job losses.
September 16, 2025 at 6:03 AM
What's the status of governance reform... at UC @lachlanclohesy.bsky.social ?
Wondering what the good old right thinking folk of Xitter are currently discussing lately reminds me why l left and also makes me ask "why oh why do not-insane journalists, pols etc remain on a platform which is being explicitly and blatantly manipulated by an (apparent) sociopath!?"
September 14, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Wondering what the good old right thinking folk of Xitter are currently discussing lately reminds me why l left and also makes me ask "why oh why do not-insane journalists, pols etc remain on a platform which is being explicitly and blatantly manipulated by an (apparent) sociopath!?"