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Fernando van der Vlist @fvandervlist.bsky.social · Jul 17

Yes!! Dank je Niels!

Fernando van der Vlist @fvandervlist.bsky.social · Jul 17

Thanks Jaap—yay!

Fernando van der Vlist @fvandervlist.bsky.social · Jul 17

Starting this fall, I’ll continue my research on AI, platform infrastructures, and emerging forms of power and dependency at @uvahumanities.bsky.social. I’ll also remain involved as Programme Coordinator of our new—and already thriving!—MA Cultural Data & AI (w/ @tpoell.bsky.social & others).

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Fernando van der Vlist @fvandervlist.bsky.social · Jul 17

☀️ I’m very excited to share that I’ve been awarded a Veni grant from the Dutch Research Council (NWO Talent Programme) for my project ‘AI Power: A Critical Platform Analysis’ (2025–2029)! 🔗 www.nwo.nl/en/news/200-...

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Fernando van der Vlist @fvandervlist.bsky.social · Jun 22

Thanks so much, Karen—lovely seeing you again!!

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Fernando van der Vlist @fvandervlist.bsky.social · Jun 12

Please join if you're around in Edinburgh next week! 🏰

AdTech Project @adtechproject.bsky.social · Jun 12

Speakers include keynotes from
@silvertje.bsky.social (Anne Helmond, Utrecht University) and @fvandervlist.bsky.social ‬(Fernando van der Vlist, University of Amsterdam), @allartmarkets.bsky.social (Liz McFall, University of Edinburgh), and Brian O’Kelley (co-founder of AppNexus and Scope3).

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Dieuwertje Luitse @dluitse.bsky.social · Jun 4

✨This Friday (June 6) at #RESAW25 I'm excited to be presenting a methodological follow-up titled "Critical AI technography: Researching the material political economy and power of AI platforms" w/ @fvandervlist.bsky.social

www.mediacoop.uni-siegen.de/datafiedweb/...

Program – The Datafied Web

www.mediacoop.uni-siegen.de

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Fernando van der Vlist @fvandervlist.bsky.social · Jun 3

Let's think and find another occasion, would be lovely.

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Fernando van der Vlist @fvandervlist.bsky.social · Jun 2

Oh no; I (we) were so looking forward to seeing you there and catching up! 🙁

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Fernando van der Vlist @fvandervlist.bsky.social · Jun 2

Then off to #RESAW25, presenting on the evolving audience data economy w/ @silvertje.bsky.social (Thu), platform histories panel (Fri) w/ @devikanarayan.bsky.social, @bumatic.bsky.social, & on technography for critical AI studies w/ @dluitse.bsky.social. 🔗 www.mediacoop.uni-siegen.de/datafiedweb/...

Program – The Datafied Web

www.mediacoop.uni-siegen.de

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Fernando van der Vlist @fvandervlist.bsky.social · Jun 2

Back in 🇩🇪 NRW this week. Presenting my work on ‘Big AI’—Platforms, Dependency, & Power, at @unibonn.bsky.social tonight (Mon), & Internationale Club La Redoute w/ @silvertje.bsky.social (Tue). 🔗 www.cassis.uni-bonn.de/en/events/up... & intclub-redoute-bonn.de/event/big-ai.... Please come if around!

Infrastructure, Capitalism, and Dependency in the Digital Age

www.cassis.uni-bonn.de

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App Studies @appstudies.bsky.social · May 28

✨📗 ‘Appification in the Age of AI: Exploring AI App Cultures and Economies’ (ASI Sprint Report No. 2), edited by @fvandervlist & @esthr. 🔗Download/read more: appstudies.org/research-out... #AppStudies #AI

ASI Sprint Report Series – App Studies Initiative

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Anne Helmond @silvertje.bsky.social · May 23

🎙️ @fvandervlist.bsky.social en ik waren te gast in de Verrekijkers-podcast van Rathenau Instituut. We spraken over "De verborgen wereld achter AI". AI is een complex digitaal en fysiek ecosysteem –een AI stack– waarvan we via tools als ChatGPT slechts het topje zien: www.rathenau.nl/nl/digitalis...

De verborgen wereld achter AI - Verrekijkers (7) | Rathenau Instituut

Steeds meer mensen maken gebruik van kunstmatige intelligentie (AI) om teksten en afbeeldingen te maken. Deze lijken bijna op magische wijze tot stand te komen, maar achter elke zoekopdracht gaat een ...

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Fernando van der Vlist @fvandervlist.bsky.social · May 21

We’re hiring: Lecturer in Cultural Data & AI and Archival & Information Studies (Media Studies, @uvahumanities.bsky.social)! Join @tpoell.bsky.social, @riederb.bsky.social, myself, & other wonderful colleagues in the Critical Data & AI team. Applications due 28 May. werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...

Vacancy — Lecturer in Cultural Data & AI and Archival & Information Studies

Would you like to teach on cutting-edge theories, methods, and questions in Cultural Data & AI and Archival & Information? Then we have the perfect challenge for you!

werkenbij.uva.nl

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Fernando van der Vlist @fvandervlist.bsky.social · May 20

📢✨ New OA book out now with Amsterdam University Press: Governing the Digital Society: Platforms, Artificial Intelligence, and Public Values, edited by José van Dijck, @kfvanes.bsky.social, @silvertje.bsky.social, & @fvandervlist.bsky.social. Access: www.aup.nl/en/book/9789...

Governing the Digital Society

Digital technologies have rapidly become integral to communities and societies, bringing both significant benefits and serious concerns. Issues such as misinformation, disinformation, online polarizat...

www.aup.nl

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Fernando van der Vlist @fvandervlist.bsky.social · May 16

This will be out officially this Tuesday, 20 May, but you can already access the OA book PDF!

Rob Kitchin @robkitchin.bsky.social · May 16

New OA book. Governing the Digital Society: Platforms, Artificial Intelligence, and Public Values, edited by José van Dijck, @kfvanes.bsky.social, @silvertje.bsky.social & @fvandervlist.bsky.social www.aup.nl/en/book/9789...

Governing the Digital Society

Digital technologies have rapidly become integral to communities and societies, bringing both significant benefits and serious concerns. Issues such as misinformation, disinformation, online polarizat...

www.aup.nl

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Rob Kitchin @robkitchin.bsky.social · May 16

New OA book. Governing the Digital Society: Platforms, Artificial Intelligence, and Public Values, edited by José van Dijck, @kfvanes.bsky.social, @silvertje.bsky.social & @fvandervlist.bsky.social www.aup.nl/en/book/9789...

Governing the Digital Society

Digital technologies have rapidly become integral to communities and societies, bringing both significant benefits and serious concerns. Issues such as misinformation, disinformation, online polarizat...

www.aup.nl

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Fernando van der Vlist @fvandervlist.bsky.social · Jan 24

✨ Vacancy for a PhD position in Archives of Deep Learning, as part of Prof. Tobias Blanke's ERC project on ‘Deep Culture’ at UvA. 🔗 werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...

Vacancy — PhD Position in Archives of Deep Learning

Would you like to become part of a dynamic community that is at the forefront of critical interdisciplinary research in Artificial Intelligence, Historical Digital Culture and Deep Learning?

werkenbij.uva.nl

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Fernando van der Vlist @fvandervlist.bsky.social · Dec 20

A nice take on “Visualization In/As Digital Media Studies” in the book Doing Digital Film History, by @bumatic.bsky.social and @skadiloist.bsky.social, doi.org/10.1515/9783...

Visualization In/As Digital Media Studies

Visualization In/As Digital Media Studies was published in Doing Digital Film History on page 315.

doi.org

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Dieuwertje Luitse @dluitse.bsky.social · Nov 27

Hi ✨ Together with Anna Schjøtt Hansen and Tobias Blanke, I organize the #CriticalAI Seminar Series @uvahumanities.bsky.social. This is the 24-25 program🙌

⚡The sessions are online and open to everyone, find more info and sign up here: t.co/ScqpC7ZDrT

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Esther Weltevrede @esthrr.bsky.social · Nov 25

New platform, new paper! Talking about ideal first posts :) The platformization of the follower factory with my co-author Johan Lindquist: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

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Fernando van der Vlist @fvandervlist.bsky.social · Nov 20

Hi there, Stefanie! And thanks so much for sharing that research! 🙂

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Fernando van der Vlist @fvandervlist.bsky.social · Nov 19

More info: www.fernandovandervlist.nl

Index of / – fernandovandervlist.nl

Fernando van der Vlist, PhD, is a scholar, graphic designer, and educator specialising in digital media and technology, especially internet studies. He is Assistant Professor and programme coordinator...

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Fernando van der Vlist @fvandervlist.bsky.social · Nov 19

📑 ‘Challenges as catalysts: how Waymo’s Open Dataset Challenges shape AI development’, w/ Sam Hind and Max Kanderske |📗 In AI&Soc | 🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s001... (OA)

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Fernando van der Vlist @fvandervlist.bsky.social · Nov 19

📑 ‘Super-appification: Conglomeration in the global digital economy’, w/ @silvertje.bsky.social, @michael-dieter.bsky.social, & Esther Weltevrede—follow us on @appstudies.bsky.social | In 📗 NM&S | 🔗 doi.org/10.1177/1461... (OA)

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