André Rodarte
@andre-k-rodarte.bsky.social
Postdoc at the Digital Democracy Center (SDU) | PhD from Uni of Texas at Austin | My research explores political representation, propaganda, and populism in the digital age
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Does Social Media Level the Political Field or Reinforce Existing Inequalities? Cartographies of the 2022 Brazilian Election
If representation furnishes the stage where political struggles play out, this stage can be alarmingly small. In this study, we examine whether social media campaigns in the 2022 Brazil elections a...
www.tandfonline.com
🚨 Thrilled to share that the paper I co-authored with
@jolukito.bsky.social, "Does Social Media Level the Political Field or Reinforce Existing Inequalities?", has been published in @polcommjournal.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@jolukito.bsky.social, "Does Social Media Level the Political Field or Reinforce Existing Inequalities?", has been published in @polcommjournal.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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@lenafrescamente.bsky.social and @andre-k-rodarte.bsky.social presenting research on multi level misinfo and the state of the art of research on it!
September 18, 2025 at 7:58 AM
@lenafrescamente.bsky.social and @andre-k-rodarte.bsky.social presenting research on multi level misinfo and the state of the art of research on it!
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Absolutely fascinating talk by Maryam Khaleghipour - including with rich insights into how to study communication in Iran - and her very cool research on the targets of online attacks
September 17, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Absolutely fascinating talk by Maryam Khaleghipour - including with rich insights into how to study communication in Iran - and her very cool research on the targets of online attacks
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✨NEW DDC TEAM MEMBER✨
Last week, André Rodarte began his new position as postdoctoral researcher here with us at the Digital Democracy Centre.
We are thrilled to have him with us. 😊
Velkommen til Odense og SDU, @andre-k-rodarte.bsky.social!
Last week, André Rodarte began his new position as postdoctoral researcher here with us at the Digital Democracy Centre.
We are thrilled to have him with us. 😊
Velkommen til Odense og SDU, @andre-k-rodarte.bsky.social!
July 7, 2025 at 11:20 AM
✨NEW DDC TEAM MEMBER✨
Last week, André Rodarte began his new position as postdoctoral researcher here with us at the Digital Democracy Centre.
We are thrilled to have him with us. 😊
Velkommen til Odense og SDU, @andre-k-rodarte.bsky.social!
Last week, André Rodarte began his new position as postdoctoral researcher here with us at the Digital Democracy Centre.
We are thrilled to have him with us. 😊
Velkommen til Odense og SDU, @andre-k-rodarte.bsky.social!
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I had a great time presenting our project about Ephemerality and strategic message deletion of extremist messages on Telegram channels at #dgpuk2025, together with @gongbaobao.bsky.social. It was the first time & we got great feedback.
March 21, 2025 at 12:51 PM
I had a great time presenting our project about Ephemerality and strategic message deletion of extremist messages on Telegram channels at #dgpuk2025, together with @gongbaobao.bsky.social. It was the first time & we got great feedback.
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[New pub from New Media & Society] Excited to share my recent paper here as I just joined this platform! "On the Fly: How Japanese Social Media 'Watchers' Improvise to Counter Misinformation," co-authored w/ Ahmer Arif & @andre-k-rodarte.bsky.social
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journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
On the fly: How Japanese social media “watchers” improvise to counter problematic information - Kayo Mimizuka, André K Rodarte, Ahmer Arif, 2024
Recent studies have explored how the purveyors of problematic information can mobilize online crowds by tapping into positive feelings like amusement, belonging...
journals.sagepub.com
May 31, 2025 at 4:29 PM
[New pub from New Media & Society] Excited to share my recent paper here as I just joined this platform! "On the Fly: How Japanese Social Media 'Watchers' Improvise to Counter Misinformation," co-authored w/ Ahmer Arif & @andre-k-rodarte.bsky.social
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Instagram suggested that I started a chat with “TruthAI”, an AI by “MAGA fan page”. It ended up being an insightful chat for sure
March 13, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Instagram suggested that I started a chat with “TruthAI”, an AI by “MAGA fan page”. It ended up being an insightful chat for sure
Strange times to be a media researcher in the US. The list of "prohibited technologies on state-owned equipment" just keeps getting longer...
February 27, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Strange times to be a media researcher in the US. The list of "prohibited technologies on state-owned equipment" just keeps getting longer...
Exciting news!
✨MEET THE NEW DDC POSTDOCS✨
We are excited to announce the next fantastic new DDC hire: André Rodarte (currently still UT Austin) will join us this Summer! André will work on various projects having to do with disinformation and elite communication.
Welcome to the DDC!!! 😊
We are excited to announce the next fantastic new DDC hire: André Rodarte (currently still UT Austin) will join us this Summer! André will work on various projects having to do with disinformation and elite communication.
Welcome to the DDC!!! 😊
February 24, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Exciting news!
Reposted by André Rodarte
The impact of academic research is not always immediate or easy to measure, especially beyond its theoretical contributions, as it can take years to materialize. After 12 years of research & partnerships in the Territory of Good, I received yet another piece of news that filled my heart with joy:
February 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The impact of academic research is not always immediate or easy to measure, especially beyond its theoretical contributions, as it can take years to materialize. After 12 years of research & partnerships in the Territory of Good, I received yet another piece of news that filled my heart with joy:
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A German election fought between Kremlin bots, AI, and Musk/ X.
In understanding #disinformation campaigns it is important to not only focus on voting decisions.
It is as much about delegitimizing the election and fueling polarization.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/w...
In understanding #disinformation campaigns it is important to not only focus on voting decisions.
It is as much about delegitimizing the election and fueling polarization.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/w...
Between Russia and Elon Musk, German Voters Face a ‘Dual Front’ of Disinformation
In the first major European vote since President Trump’s re-election, influence campaigns are targeting Germany from two sides.
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2025 at 9:04 PM
A German election fought between Kremlin bots, AI, and Musk/ X.
In understanding #disinformation campaigns it is important to not only focus on voting decisions.
It is as much about delegitimizing the election and fueling polarization.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/w...
In understanding #disinformation campaigns it is important to not only focus on voting decisions.
It is as much about delegitimizing the election and fueling polarization.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/w...
Reposted by André Rodarte
BBC just released damning research on AI assistants' news accuracy.
Results: 51% of AI responses had significant issues. 19% introduced errors when citing BBC. 13% misquoted or made up BBC content entirely. 🤐🤐
www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/... via @ezraeeman.bsky.social
Results: 51% of AI responses had significant issues. 19% introduced errors when citing BBC. 13% misquoted or made up BBC content entirely. 🤐🤐
www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/... via @ezraeeman.bsky.social
February 11, 2025 at 7:22 AM
BBC just released damning research on AI assistants' news accuracy.
Results: 51% of AI responses had significant issues. 19% introduced errors when citing BBC. 13% misquoted or made up BBC content entirely. 🤐🤐
www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/... via @ezraeeman.bsky.social
Results: 51% of AI responses had significant issues. 19% introduced errors when citing BBC. 13% misquoted or made up BBC content entirely. 🤐🤐
www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/... via @ezraeeman.bsky.social
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⏰Xmas came early this year!🎄 My final dissertation paper officially out in @polcommjournal.bsky.social!
We test the role of algorithms in shaping the cost of reaching voters. We find: who sees political ads & at what price depends NOT just on targeting choices.🧵
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
We test the role of algorithms in shaping the cost of reaching voters. We find: who sees political ads & at what price depends NOT just on targeting choices.🧵
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
December 23, 2024 at 4:37 PM
⏰Xmas came early this year!🎄 My final dissertation paper officially out in @polcommjournal.bsky.social!
We test the role of algorithms in shaping the cost of reaching voters. We find: who sees political ads & at what price depends NOT just on targeting choices.🧵
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
We test the role of algorithms in shaping the cost of reaching voters. We find: who sees political ads & at what price depends NOT just on targeting choices.🧵
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
🚨 Thrilled to share that the paper I co-authored with
@jolukito.bsky.social, "Does Social Media Level the Political Field or Reinforce Existing Inequalities?", has been published in @polcommjournal.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@jolukito.bsky.social, "Does Social Media Level the Political Field or Reinforce Existing Inequalities?", has been published in @polcommjournal.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Does Social Media Level the Political Field or Reinforce Existing Inequalities? Cartographies of the 2022 Brazilian Election
If representation furnishes the stage where political struggles play out, this stage can be alarmingly small. In this study, we examine whether social media campaigns in the 2022 Brazil elections a...
www.tandfonline.com
December 16, 2024 at 2:45 PM
🚨 Thrilled to share that the paper I co-authored with
@jolukito.bsky.social, "Does Social Media Level the Political Field or Reinforce Existing Inequalities?", has been published in @polcommjournal.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@jolukito.bsky.social, "Does Social Media Level the Political Field or Reinforce Existing Inequalities?", has been published in @polcommjournal.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
During Bolsonaro’s last months in power, reports emerged of alleged plots for a coup d'etat, including plans to assassinate political rivals.
To understand how propaganda paved the way for the rise of the far-right in Brazil, Sam Woolley and I wrote:
www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...
To understand how propaganda paved the way for the rise of the far-right in Brazil, Sam Woolley and I wrote:
www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...
Bringing conflict back in | 15 | Computational propaganda and totalita
This chapter explores how peace communication was subverted in the ascension of a far-right totalitarian project in Brazil, creating the conditions for the
www.taylorfrancis.com
November 20, 2024 at 8:30 PM
During Bolsonaro’s last months in power, reports emerged of alleged plots for a coup d'etat, including plans to assassinate political rivals.
To understand how propaganda paved the way for the rise of the far-right in Brazil, Sam Woolley and I wrote:
www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...
To understand how propaganda paved the way for the rise of the far-right in Brazil, Sam Woolley and I wrote:
www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...
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Para onde vai o Brasil?
1/6. Há quase uma década, o Brasil passa por um realinhamento das forças políticas. Nesse período, tivemos as manifestações de 2013, o impeachment de Dilma, a eleição de Bolsonaro e o retorno de Lula. A energia política desses eventos se disseminou e chegou aos municípios. +
1/6. Há quase uma década, o Brasil passa por um realinhamento das forças políticas. Nesse período, tivemos as manifestações de 2013, o impeachment de Dilma, a eleição de Bolsonaro e o retorno de Lula. A energia política desses eventos se disseminou e chegou aos municípios. +
September 22, 2024 at 12:46 PM
Para onde vai o Brasil?
1/6. Há quase uma década, o Brasil passa por um realinhamento das forças políticas. Nesse período, tivemos as manifestações de 2013, o impeachment de Dilma, a eleição de Bolsonaro e o retorno de Lula. A energia política desses eventos se disseminou e chegou aos municípios. +
1/6. Há quase uma década, o Brasil passa por um realinhamento das forças políticas. Nesse período, tivemos as manifestações de 2013, o impeachment de Dilma, a eleição de Bolsonaro e o retorno de Lula. A energia política desses eventos se disseminou e chegou aos municípios. +