Nick Lewis
@nicklewis.bsky.social
Social scientist, interested in politics and social media. Long-suffering Hibs fan, bicycle racer, and 🏴 in London.
Delighted to share that I passed my PhD viva yesterday at @lsegovernment.bsky.social, and that I'm now officially a doctor of political science!
A huge thank you to my examiners, @caprosser.com and @nickanstead.bsky.social , for their time, insight, and thoughtful engagement with my thesis.
A huge thank you to my examiners, @caprosser.com and @nickanstead.bsky.social , for their time, insight, and thoughtful engagement with my thesis.
February 25, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Delighted to share that I passed my PhD viva yesterday at @lsegovernment.bsky.social, and that I'm now officially a doctor of political science!
A huge thank you to my examiners, @caprosser.com and @nickanstead.bsky.social , for their time, insight, and thoughtful engagement with my thesis.
A huge thank you to my examiners, @caprosser.com and @nickanstead.bsky.social , for their time, insight, and thoughtful engagement with my thesis.
screaming, crying, throwing up, mournfully, respectfully
January 16, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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🚨In Nature🚨
Meta is dropping fact-checking to avoid anti-conservative bias- but is there actually evidence of bias?
We this test empirically & find that conservatives
* ARE suspended more
* BUT share more misinfo
So suspension isn't necessarily evidence of bias www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Meta is dropping fact-checking to avoid anti-conservative bias- but is there actually evidence of bias?
We this test empirically & find that conservatives
* ARE suspended more
* BUT share more misinfo
So suspension isn't necessarily evidence of bias www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Differences in misinformation sharing can lead to politically asymmetric sanctions - Nature
We find that conservatives tend to share more low-quality news through social media than liberals, and so even if technology companies enact politically neutral anti-misinformation policies, political...
www.nature.com
January 7, 2025 at 2:11 PM
🚨In Nature🚨
Meta is dropping fact-checking to avoid anti-conservative bias- but is there actually evidence of bias?
We this test empirically & find that conservatives
* ARE suspended more
* BUT share more misinfo
So suspension isn't necessarily evidence of bias www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Meta is dropping fact-checking to avoid anti-conservative bias- but is there actually evidence of bias?
We this test empirically & find that conservatives
* ARE suspended more
* BUT share more misinfo
So suspension isn't necessarily evidence of bias www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Reposted by Nick Lewis
The man himself @michaelchabon.bsky.social is in the house!
December 5, 2024 at 1:26 PM
The man himself @michaelchabon.bsky.social is in the house!
How does polarisation play out on social media?
Looking at Twitter between 2019 and 2021, the second paper in my thesis shows political conversations being driven by users with more ideologically- and affectively-extreme views.
TL;DR: t'was a bin fire even in the relatively benign pre-Musk era.
Looking at Twitter between 2019 and 2021, the second paper in my thesis shows political conversations being driven by users with more ideologically- and affectively-extreme views.
TL;DR: t'was a bin fire even in the relatively benign pre-Musk era.
Extremely Online? Ideological and affective polarisation on British political Twitter
In my last post, I talked about how politicians have gradually became more emotive in their Twitter rhetoric over time. Are these politicians preaching to the converted? Were Donald Trump's tweets enc...
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November 20, 2024 at 5:08 PM
How does polarisation play out on social media?
Looking at Twitter between 2019 and 2021, the second paper in my thesis shows political conversations being driven by users with more ideologically- and affectively-extreme views.
TL;DR: t'was a bin fire even in the relatively benign pre-Musk era.
Looking at Twitter between 2019 and 2021, the second paper in my thesis shows political conversations being driven by users with more ideologically- and affectively-extreme views.
TL;DR: t'was a bin fire even in the relatively benign pre-Musk era.
Reposted by Nick Lewis
Here are UK & US BlueSky numbers separately, to show what’s driving the trends:
• Aug 3rd: Musk says ‘civil war is inevitable’ in UK during far right riots
• Oct 17th: Musk changes the block function on X, prompting a massive exodus
• Nov 7th: thousands more migrate in aftermath of Trump victory
• Aug 3rd: Musk says ‘civil war is inevitable’ in UK during far right riots
• Oct 17th: Musk changes the block function on X, prompting a massive exodus
• Nov 7th: thousands more migrate in aftermath of Trump victory
November 13, 2024 at 11:57 AM
Here are UK & US BlueSky numbers separately, to show what’s driving the trends:
• Aug 3rd: Musk says ‘civil war is inevitable’ in UK during far right riots
• Oct 17th: Musk changes the block function on X, prompting a massive exodus
• Nov 7th: thousands more migrate in aftermath of Trump victory
• Aug 3rd: Musk says ‘civil war is inevitable’ in UK during far right riots
• Oct 17th: Musk changes the block function on X, prompting a massive exodus
• Nov 7th: thousands more migrate in aftermath of Trump victory
It’s hard to believe, but I’m nearing the end of my doctoral journey.
Over the past few years, I’ve been researching how social media influences democratic deliberation, and I’m excited to share a series of posts about what I’ve discovered.
#socialmedia #politicalcommunication #research
Over the past few years, I’ve been researching how social media influences democratic deliberation, and I’m excited to share a series of posts about what I’ve discovered.
#socialmedia #politicalcommunication #research
Emotion trumps reason?
``Statistically impossible to have lost the 2020 Election. Big protest in D.
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November 8, 2024 at 6:26 PM
It’s hard to believe, but I’m nearing the end of my doctoral journey.
Over the past few years, I’ve been researching how social media influences democratic deliberation, and I’m excited to share a series of posts about what I’ve discovered.
#socialmedia #politicalcommunication #research
Over the past few years, I’ve been researching how social media influences democratic deliberation, and I’m excited to share a series of posts about what I’ve discovered.
#socialmedia #politicalcommunication #research
📱 Is the Presidential race the 'TikTok election'?
🗣 Are politicians becoming more extreme in their online rhetoric?
💻 Why do people avoid discussing politics on social media?
🎙 I chatted with Chris at the LSE United States Centre about these questions and more 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvUT...
🗣 Are politicians becoming more extreme in their online rhetoric?
💻 Why do people avoid discussing politics on social media?
🎙 I chatted with Chris at the LSE United States Centre about these questions and more 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvUT...
LSE: The Ballpark | The social media spiral of silence with Nick Lewis
YouTube video by LSE Phelan US Centre
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October 14, 2024 at 6:41 PM
📱 Is the Presidential race the 'TikTok election'?
🗣 Are politicians becoming more extreme in their online rhetoric?
💻 Why do people avoid discussing politics on social media?
🎙 I chatted with Chris at the LSE United States Centre about these questions and more 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvUT...
🗣 Are politicians becoming more extreme in their online rhetoric?
💻 Why do people avoid discussing politics on social media?
🎙 I chatted with Chris at the LSE United States Centre about these questions and more 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvUT...
Reposted by Nick Lewis
Nice piece from @stephenkb.bsky.social on loving the economy we actually have on.ft.com/3HjyVTt
January 16, 2024 at 7:21 AM
Nice piece from @stephenkb.bsky.social on loving the economy we actually have on.ft.com/3HjyVTt
Loved this! David Runciman compares and contrasts two truly great pieces of political writing in Rolling Stone, by Hunter S. Thompson and David Foster Wallace:
History of Ideas: David Foster Wallace
Listen to this episode from Past Present Future on Spotify. This week’s episode in our series on the great political essays is about David Foster Wallace’s ‘Up, Simba!’, which describes his ex...
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September 29, 2023 at 12:06 PM
Loved this! David Runciman compares and contrasts two truly great pieces of political writing in Rolling Stone, by Hunter S. Thompson and David Foster Wallace:
Reposted by Nick Lewis
Not a fan of posting X stuff here but those who care about disinformation and electoral integrity might care about this X ‘policy update’.
Polisky commsky polcomm
Polisky commsky polcomm
September 28, 2023 at 5:40 AM
Not a fan of posting X stuff here but those who care about disinformation and electoral integrity might care about this X ‘policy update’.
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Reposted by Nick Lewis
We are excited about a new year of Political Behaviour Seminars at the LSE! As usually, you can either come along in-person, or join us remotely at 4pm GMT, by signing up to our email list via [email protected]. More info: www.lse.ac.uk/government/r... Looking forward to it!
September 25, 2023 at 8:24 PM
We are excited about a new year of Political Behaviour Seminars at the LSE! As usually, you can either come along in-person, or join us remotely at 4pm GMT, by signing up to our email list via [email protected]. More info: www.lse.ac.uk/government/r... Looking forward to it!