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Esteban Morales @estebanmorales.bsky.social · 4d

Honestly, the German train system never fails (to fail).

Esteban Morales @estebanmorales.bsky.social · 5d

An interesting article on the decay of sociality on digital platforms:

"Many of these apps are no longer really social apps in any meaningful sense of the word; they’re screen time maximizing apps, using whatever means necessary to eke out extra seconds and minutes."

Tony Tassell @tonytassell.bsky.social · 5d

Have we passed peak social media? @jburnmurdoch.ft.com here www.ft.com/content/a072...

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Esteban Morales @estebanmorales.bsky.social · 8d

Sigh, yes. I’ll just start maling people, I guess.

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Esteban Morales @estebanmorales.bsky.social · 9d

Are people actually here? I feel like it is so empty. LinkedIn seems to be busier these days (although I kind of hate the LinkedIn vibes).

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Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR) @aoir.bsky.social · 13d

Just three weeks until #AoIR2025 Ruptures kicks off in Niterói, Brazil, and we can't wait to see you all!

Just three weeks until #AoIR2025 Ruptures kicks off in Niteroi, Brazil!

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Esteban Morales @estebanmorales.bsky.social · 23d

Subscribed! ✅

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Esteban Morales @estebanmorales.bsky.social · 26d

Best of luck, Nik! Safe flights.

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Esteban Morales @estebanmorales.bsky.social · 27d

I never know what to say on these platforms anymore—besides the occasional work-related self-promotion.

From now on, I will simply scream into the void whatever great stuff I am watching/reading/listening to.

MURDERBOOOOOOOT 🤖

Esteban Morales @estebanmorales.bsky.social · 29d

AI may take a lot from me—but they will not take my em dashes.

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Alice Fleerackers (she/her) @fleerackers.bsky.social · Sep 4

Have you ever heard of predatory journals?

Our new study—published this week in Journalism Practice—suggests many science journalists haven't.

When they were familiar with predatory journals, most said they weren't worried, confident they'd "be able to spot one if they saw one."

Details in 🧵👇

Screenshot of journal article titled "I'd like to think I'd be able to spot one": How journalists navigate predatory journals

Authors: Alice Fleerackers, Laura Moorhead, Juan Pablo Alperin

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Esteban Morales @estebanmorales.bsky.social · Sep 2

📝 New publication! 📝

"Stop Being so Fkn Soft": Masculinity, Politics, and the Acceptance of Gender-Based Online Violence Myths Among Young Canadian Men

Coauthored with Jaigris Hodson, Yimin Chen, Kaitlynn Mendes, George Veletsianos, and Chandell Gosse.

Read the paper here: doi.org/10.1177/2056...

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Esteban Morales @estebanmorales.bsky.social · Sep 1

New annotated resource on #SocialMediaViolence:

Fast and furious: Temporal patterns of incivility in online comments, by Clarke & Thompson.

Read my notes here: esteban-morales.com/lit-review-v...

Fast and furious: Temporal patterns of incivility in online comments – Esteban Morales

esteban-morales.com

Esteban Morales @estebanmorales.bsky.social · Sep 1

¡Felicitaciones! Un muy buen equipo.

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Esteban Morales @estebanmorales.bsky.social · Aug 25

The call for papers for #SMSociety 2026 is live! I look forward to seeing you in Glasgow. Let me know if you have any questions or comments. In the meantime, all the details are here: socialmediaandsociety.org/2025/call-fo...

Call for submissions! #SMSociety July 13-15, 2026 in Glasgow, UK – Social Media & Society International Conference

socialmediaandsociety.org

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Esteban Morales @estebanmorales.bsky.social · Aug 25

Back to work after holiday break.

a cartoon character without a face is floating in the water .

ALT: a cartoon character without a face is floating in the water .

media.tenor.com

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marcestevedelvalle.bsky.social @marcestevedelvalle.bsky.social · Aug 7

🚨 PhD Opportunity Alert!
Help depolarize climate discourse with Argumentative Language Models 🌍💬
Join the project DeCODA-LM at the University of Groningen!
🧵 Details in the thread 👇
🔗 Apply: www.rug.nl/about-ug/wor...

Vacatures bij de RUG

www.rug.nl

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Esteban Morales @estebanmorales.bsky.social · Jul 31

New annotated resource on #SocialMediaViolence:

Unmasking digital threats in the pursuit of human rights and environmental defense in La Guajira, North Colombia, by Laura Guntrum and Verena Lasso Mena.

Read my notes here: esteban-morales.com/lit-review-v...

Unmasking digital threats in the pursuit of human rights and environmental defense in La Guajira, North Colombia – Esteban Morales

esteban-morales.com

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Esteban Morales @estebanmorales.bsky.social · Jul 28

Save the date: The unmissable #SMSociety conference is happening July 13–15, 2026, in Glasgow (!!). socialmediaandsociety.org/2025/cmon-ta...

I'm thrilled to be part of the organizing committee (alongside a fantastic group), so feel free to reach out if you have any questions.

C’mon tae Bonnie Glasgow! Save the dates: #SMSociety July 13-15, 2026 – Social Media & Society International Conference

socialmediaandsociety.org

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Esteban Morales @estebanmorales.bsky.social · Jul 21

Congrats! Just in time for something I am writing, thanks for sharing :)

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blake hallinan @blakeplease.bsky.social · Jul 21

How does the professionalization of Trust & Safety shape global content moderation practices? We compare Community Guidelines using the typology of harms from TSPA to identify policy priorities and exclusions, available #openaccess in New Media & Society: doi.org/10.1177/1461...