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Deen Freelon
@dfreelon.bsky.social
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Allan Randall Freelon Sr. Prof. & Presidential Prof. of Communication @AnnenbergPenn. If you can't tell the difference between what's true and what you wish were true, take your business elsewhere.
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Deen Freelon @dfreelon.bsky.social · Feb 25
Does anyone know any examples of academic books or articles in which the author(s) call out other contemporary scholars as racist by name? I just read one and I'm pretty sure it's the first I've ever seen. It must be quite rare, but I'm curious to see other examples.
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Deen Freelon @dfreelon.bsky.social · Feb 4
Penn State's Center for Black Digital Research is hiring a Data Scientist: www.higheredjobs.com/admin/detail...
Center for Black Digital Research Data Scientist - HigherEdJobs
Jobs in higher education. Faculty and administrative positions at colleges and universities. Updated daily. Free to job seekers.
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Deen Freelon @dfreelon.bsky.social · Jan 29
I'm conducting research on TikTok and looking to speak with someone who believes they have been shadowbanned. If this is you or someone you know, please LMK.
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David Lazer @davidlazer.bsky.social · Dec 16
Of possible interest: National Academies webinar + consensus report on "Understanding and Addressing Misinformation about Science," Dec 19, 11am ET.

www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/und...
www.nationalacademies.org
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Deen Freelon @dfreelon.bsky.social · Dec 16
Quick followup--this article says the ban will “not directly prohibit the continued use of TikTok” but rather remove it from app stores and possibly ISPs (the article mentions "hosting platforms" but that may be a misnomer) www.cnn.com/2024/12/14/b...
TikTok’s ban won’t be delayed. Here’s what you should know | CNN Business
TikTok will likely ask the Supreme Court to make a final decision on the ban. Stay or not, you won’t need to delete the app.
www.cnn.com
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Deen Freelon @dfreelon.bsky.social · Dec 6
The only sort of relevant precedents I can find are government seizures of sites that break existing laws, e.g. by hosting copyright infringement and obscenity involving children. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interne...
Internet censorship in the United States - Wikipedia
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Deen Freelon @dfreelon.bsky.social · Dec 6
Two, the article mentions one enforcement mechanism--penalizing Apple and Google for not removing it from its mobile app stores. But it says nothing about web access. Maybe the gov't would enforce similar penalties against ISPs for failing to block the site?
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Deen Freelon @dfreelon.bsky.social · Dec 6
One, are there any other sites currently subject to such a ban in the US? A quick Google search turned up nothing. Are there any relevant precedents?
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Deen Freelon @dfreelon.bsky.social · Dec 6
Looks like TikTok may be "banned" in the US if it doesn't sell by Jan 19. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/b... I have two questions about this that the article doesn't answer:
TikTok Faces U.S. Ban After Losing Bid to Overturn New Law
The law will ban the video app in the United States by Jan. 19 if its owner, ByteDance, does not sell it to a non-Chinese company.
www.nytimes.com
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Deen Freelon @dfreelon.bsky.social · Dec 5
Would you believe I don't own a vinyl player? Sadly, I am no longer a hipster in good standing...📼
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Deen Freelon @dfreelon.bsky.social · Nov 14
So my question is: what's going on here? I didn't see Trump speaking directly to or about Black people much during the campaign, but obviously there's a lot I don't see. What facts do you know that bear on these outcomes?
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Deen Freelon @dfreelon.bsky.social · Nov 14
In comparison, 6% of Black women voted for Trump in 2020, while 10% voted for him in 2024. That's a near doubling, but still far below his level of Black male support.
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Deen Freelon @dfreelon.bsky.social · Nov 14
A deeper dive shows this dynamic is clearly driven by gender: in 2020, 12% of Black men supported Trump. That number more than doubled to 25% in 2024.
12% of Black men supported Trump in 2020 25% of Black men supported Trump in 2024
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Deen Freelon @dfreelon.bsky.social · Nov 14
This is a major shift from elections past. In 2016, 89% of Black ppl voted Clinton compared to 91% Biden in 2020. In 2012 and 2008, they went 93% and 95% respectively for Obama.
ropercenter.cornell.edu/how-groups-v...
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How Groups Voted in 2008 | Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
Demographic Group Obama McCain TOTAL All Voters Pct. 53% 45% SEX Men 47 49 48 Women 53 56 43
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Deen Freelon @dfreelon.bsky.social · Nov 14
The AP's breakdown has lots of fascinating data, but I was shocked to see that Trump doubled his percentage of the Black vote between 2020 and 2024, from 8% to 16%. apnews.com/article/elec...
8% of Black voters went for Trump in 2020 16% of Black voters went for Trump in 2024
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Deen Freelon @dfreelon.bsky.social · Nov 14
Like many of you, I've been trying to make sense of the election's results. Browsing the shifts in demographic support for Trump vs. the Dem candidate in recent election years, one outcome has thoroughly flummoxed me. (thread)
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Deen Freelon @dfreelon.bsky.social · Nov 14
I'll see if I can't get a preprint out before publication!
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Deen Freelon @dfreelon.bsky.social · Nov 13
I'm actually working on a piece now. It'll be out in a year! (I wish I was joking. 😩)
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Deen Freelon @dfreelon.bsky.social · Nov 1
A similar but distinct MIT line on "the implications of computing for labor markets, health, education, macroeconomics, development, industrial organization and innovation" www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....
American Economic Association: JOE Listings - August 1, 2024 - January 31, 2025
www.aeaweb.org
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Deen Freelon @dfreelon.bsky.social · Nov 1
Couple more MIT ones... first, a TT line on the "social, economic, and ethical implications of computing and networks, with specific focus on the Future of Work and the evolving interface between Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Human Interaction" apply.interfolio.com/156476
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Deen Freelon @dfreelon.bsky.social · Nov 1
MIT's looking for an assistant prof focusing on "decarbonization, urban and regional adaptation and resilience, environmental justice, energy and natural resource systems, participatory methods, and Indigenous knowledge" apply.interfolio.com/156251
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Deen Freelon @dfreelon.bsky.social · Nov 1
Sweet-lookin' TT assistant position at Madison seeking "a research agenda focused on Artificial Intelligence and the quality, integrity, and credibility of news and public-interest communication" urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...
Assistant Professor of Journalism & Mass Communication - Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Job Summary: The School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Madison seeks a full-time Assistant Professor beginning August 18, 2025, with a research agenda focused on...
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Deen Freelon @dfreelon.bsky.social · Oct 30
Dark pattern alert! Found this one submitting a letter of rec...
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Deen Freelon @dfreelon.bsky.social · Oct 29
Great to see this piece making the rounds again -- polarization is a bankrupt concept in dire need of replacement.
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Shannon McGregor, PhD @shannimcg.bsky.social · Oct 28
For those further interested in the political emptiness of polarization, you can read the longer, more academic screed that @dkreiss.bsky.social & I published. It’s #openaccess
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Deen Freelon @dfreelon.bsky.social · Oct 24
Ya boy made the news--for yet another reason I'm spending less and less time over there every week www.politifact.com/article/2024...
On X, Elon Musk is misinformation’s megaphone
When misinformation spreads in 2024, it often has Elon Musk’s fingerprints on it. PolitiFact analyzed more than 450 X po
www.politifact.com
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