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ACM CSCW @acm-cscw.bsky.social · 8h

A quick reminder about the innovative structure we are experimenting with this year for the online sessions:
- Paper presentations will be 5 minutes.
- There will not be a Q&A after each presentation.

Check out the CSCW 2025 community on Discord - hang out with 1437 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.

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Online program – CSCW 2025

ACM CSCW @acm-cscw.bsky.social · 8h

You can find the online conference program here: cscw.acm.org/2025/index.p...

To check at what time each session is in your timezone, you can:

Use this site: time.is/compare

Or add the .ics calendar we prepared: drive.google.com/file/d/1sWWk...

cscw.acm.org

ACM CSCW @acm-cscw.bsky.social · 8h

The virtual pre-conference for #CSCW2025 starts this Friday (10/10). No matter where in the world you are, you can attend part of it. All in-person and virtual registrants have received a Zoom link. Come and support your fellow CSCW researchers as we try this new approach for distributed engagement!

Grow your professional network on LinkedIn? It’s complicated.

ACM CSCW @acm-cscw.bsky.social · 13h

"You can't access this profile"...have you ever seen this error on LinkedIn?

@[email protected] and team examine how LinkedIn's design works for well-connected users, while others experience frustration and uncertainty on a platform essential to the labor market #CSCW2025

In today’s salaried labor market, “if you aren’t on LinkedIn, you don’t exist,” as Sharone (2017) and Gershon (2017) put it. The problem…

ThemeViz: Understanding the Effect of Human-AI Collaboration in Theme Development with an…

ACM CSCW @acm-cscw.bsky.social · 14h

How AI can help qualitative researchers find patterns in textual data, but not replace human judgment? @dayekang.bsky.social introduces "ThemeViz," an LLM-enhanced Interactive Visual System to support theme development at #CSCW2025.

How AI can help qualitative researchers find patterns in textual data, but not replace human judgment?

Typing the Unspoken: How Mothers Used ChatGPT for Family Planning in Resource-constrained Settings…

ACM CSCW @acm-cscw.bsky.social · 16h

Where do women turn when the need for answers collides with silence?
Our #CSCW2025 paper explores ChatGPT as a resource for postpartum women in resource-constrained settings, addressing unmet family planning needs when family and healthcare support fall short.

This article is based on the research paper accepted at CSCW 2025, which explores the potential of ChatGPT for supporting the family…

Context-Driven Collaborative Care: An Afro-Centred Perspective on Technology and Design…

ACM CSCW @acm-cscw.bsky.social · 18h

How can Afro-centred design improve diabetes care in Nigeria? Our study explores collaborative Type 2 Diabetes care and digital health opportunities for managing T2D.
#Diabetes #Africa #DigitalHealth #CSCW2025

Mrs. A almost lost her eyesight. She had been struggling to manage her Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) for years by exploring different approaches…

The power of imperfection: Flawed AI images to spark design conversations

ACM CSCW @acm-cscw.bsky.social · 20h

How can image generative AI help design public spaces? @jaguridi.bsky.social et al. used AI as a boundary object and found that getting flawed rather than accurate AI images fostered richer conversations and engagement in participatory design. A new #CSCW2025 paper:

By Jose A. Guridi, Angel Hsing-Chi Hwang, Duarte Santo, Maria Goula, Cristobal Cheyre, Lee Humphreys, and Marco Rangel

“It’s like another world”: Intra-Rural Digital Divides and Public Libraries as Rural Assets

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ACM CSCW @acm-cscw.bsky.social · 1d

Could public libraries be the key to resolve digital inequality in rural America? This research shows how rural public libraries addressed intra-rural digital divides between closely located towns. Thank your local librarian and read the article, published at #CSCW2025

When we think about “digital divides” many people think about them occurring between geographically and culturally disparate places. We…

Staking a Claim in Data: Expertise and Participation in a Rural Open Government Data Initiative

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ACM CSCW @acm-cscw.bsky.social · 1d

What do citizens gain from participating in open government data initiatives? Learn how rural hunters developed values about data, improved civic relationships, and staked their role as wildlife experts in this Jonas' et al. new paper at #CSCW2025.

Increasingly, citizens are being leveraged by government agencies as data collectors and citizen scientists. Government agencies benefit…

Behavior Matters: An Alternative Perspective on Promoting Responsible Data Science

ACM CSCW @acm-cscw.bsky.social · 1d

New Medium post! 🚨
Responsible data science isn’t just about fixing algorithms. It’s about changing human behaviors.
Read more 👉https://tinyurl.com/behavior-matters-cscw2025
#CSCW2025

Why we need to look beyond algorithms

ACM CSCW @acm-cscw.bsky.social · 1d

Registered attendees will receive more information soon on how to access the virtual pre-conference, including Zoom links.

ACM CSCW @acm-cscw.bsky.social · 1d

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#CSCW2025 is almost here! The virtual pre-conference is this Friday, Oct. 10th, and the main in-person conference is from Oct. 18-22nd.

The program for the pre- & main conference events are online, including abstracts, author info, and awards winners.

programs.sigchi.org/cscw/2025

Conference Programs

programs.sigchi.org

“Synchronized parenting is like mixing oil and water”: Rethinking Parental Control for Divorced…

ACM CSCW @acm-cscw.bsky.social · 1d

Two homes. One child. Clashing screen-time rules. 🕹️📱
This #CSCW2025 research uncovers the digital tug-of-war in co-parenting households and shares design ideas for tools that help families stay in sync.

“At dad’s house, we get to do whatever we want, and we get more time.”

Hidden Ways Virtual Reality Apps Get You to Share More Data Than You Realize

ACM CSCW @acm-cscw.bsky.social · 1d

Privacy traps lie behind VR’s thrill. 🎮🔍 A study by Dr. Hilda Hadan, Michaela Valiquette, Dr. Lennart Nacke, and Dr. Leah Zhang-Kennedy shows how immersion and embodied experiences can make deceptive tactics more compelling. 👻👀 #CSCW2025

When Chatbots Need Help: How Chatbot Anthropomorphism and Our Empathy Shapes Our Prosocial…

ACM CSCW @acm-cscw.bsky.social · 2d

When chatbots show emotions, people don’t just use them—they help them. A new #CSCW2025 study reveals how anthropomorphism & empathy drive prosocial behavior toward chatbots, opening paths for design & social good. Read more:

Chatbots are now a part of everyday life — offering customer service, providing mental health support, and even becoming collaborators in…

Cooperative Dynamics of Censorship, Misinformation, and Influence Operations: Insights from the…

ACM CSCW @acm-cscw.bsky.social · 2d

Censorship fuels misinformation. Misinformation justifies censorship.
Together they form "information cocoons".

This CSCW 2025 paper shows how users resist, and what platforms can do next.

Read more: medium.com/acm-cscw/coo... #CSCW2025

Getting the truth online has never been harder. From governments blocking content to platforms enforcing takedowns, information is…

How the Internet Became Enshittified for Artists

ACM CSCW @acm-cscw.bsky.social · 2d

Was the internet ever good for artists—or was the experience just colored nostalgia by a less terrible internet? New research by Ellen Simpson and Bryan Semaan for #CSCW2025 explores how enshittification has reshaped art and community for artists.

Enshittification is the process that online platforms experience when they shift from being user-friendly to becoming primarily…

How Voter-Fraud Misinformation Spread on YouTube: Lessons from Taiwan’s 2024 Election

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ACM CSCW @acm-cscw.bsky.social · 2d

How Voter-Fraud Misinformation Spread on YouTube? Yanheng Li @christopherlee0820.bsky.social et al. analyzed over 5,600 videos and showed how misinformation of Taiwan Election circulates on YouTube, and how video styles carry political meaning in a new #CSCW2025 paper.

Voter fraud misinformation matters. In January 2024, Taiwan held a historic election. Within hours of ballot counting, YouTube lit up with…

“I feel lonely when they stop chatting”: Listening to Music Videos Together

ACM CSCW @acm-cscw.bsky.social · 2d

Do you listen to, rather than watch, music videos on YouTube while commuting, running, or showering? Here is a new interface for you, in which you can listen to music videos together with other online viewers worldwide. Check this #CSCW2025 paper!

by Yuki Abe, Daisuke Sakamoto, and Tetsuo Ono

Solidarity, Not Scale: How Feminist Makerspaces Are Building the Future of Tech

ACM CSCW @acm-cscw.bsky.social · 3d

Instead of inventing new gadgets, what if supportive tech for older adults built on what they already trust—like the TV? 📺

A #CSCW2025 study shows how familiarity, dignity, and gentle design can make a difference.

medium.com/acm-cscw/lev...

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ACM CSCW @acm-cscw.bsky.social · 3d

"A Node on the Constellation" explores a critical question: What allows some feminist makerspaces to endure while others fade away? #CSCW2025

The tech industry has a well-documented culture problem (O’Mara, 2022; World Economic Forum, 2021). Often exclusionary and extractive, its…

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ACM CSCW @acm-cscw.bsky.social · 8d

Only a few hours left until registration rates go up by $50-100. Register soon — we hope to see you in beautiful Bergen, Norway!

Registering for the in-person conference also grants you access to the virtual pre-conference.

cscw.acm.org/2025/index.p...