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Rebecca Scharlach @rscarlets.bsky.social · 9d

Cinnamon bun tuff

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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 14d

1/ A longtime Wired editor just wrote a mush-brained essay about how he totally missed the political rot of Silicon Valley (& still doesn't get it).

But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that

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Rebecca Scharlach @rscarlets.bsky.social · 14d

I'm really trying to follow US news but what the actual f is even happening at this point?!

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David Greene @davidgreene.bsky.social · 16d

"As for the algorithm, if the concern had been that TikTok could be a conduit for Chinese government propaganda—a concern the Supreme Court declined to even consider —people can now be concerned that TikTok could be a conduit for U.S. government propaganda."

www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...

EFF Statement on TikTok Ownership Deal

One of the reasons we opposed the TikTok "ban" is that the First Amendment is supposed to protect us against government using its power to manipulate speech. But as predicted, the TikTok "ban" has onl...

www.eff.org

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Rebecca Scharlach @rscarlets.bsky.social · 19d

Huzzah!! Congrats 🥳

Rebecca Scharlach @rscarlets.bsky.social · 21d

insert “this is fine” meme

Revolving Door Project @revolvingdoordc.bsky.social · 22d

Andreessen Horowitz, which will be one of three firms to lead the acquisition of TikTok, is headed by Marc Andreessen, a Silicon Valley tech titan who considered himself to be "an unpaid intern" of Elon Musk's DOGE. But he's not the only major Trump ally involved with this deal

The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 22d

TikTok’s U.S. business would be controlled by an investor consortium including Oracle, Silver Lake and Andreessen Horowitz under a framework the U.S. and China are finalizing.

Rebecca Scharlach @rscarlets.bsky.social · 23d

Working on my syllabus for an undergrad class on "Tech Cultures: Innovation, Ideology & Influence." think cyberlibertarianism, tech bros, manosphere, tech/politics entanglements.
Anyone already designed classes on these topics & willing to share their syllabus? happy to share mine once finalized!

Rebecca Scharlach @rscarlets.bsky.social · 27d

uh that is a good title, congrats Robyn!! ☑️

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blake hallinan @blakeplease.bsky.social · Sep 4

BIG NEWS (!!) I’ve received an ERC starting grant for my project PAY4PLAY: Entrepreneurial Organizing in the Platform Society. Please prepare to hear me talking about how platforms, creators, 💸, organizing, and power for the next five years. Read more here: www.blakehallinan.com/pay4play

PAY4PLAY — blake hallinan

www.blakehallinan.com

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Rebecca Scharlach @rscarlets.bsky.social · Sep 2

And at the same, time less and less permanent positions (or that’s how it feels like from an ECR perspective)

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Rebecca Scharlach @rscarlets.bsky.social · Aug 19

Shout out to @adriennemassanari.bsky.social for introducing me to David Golumbia. Already shed some tears over the foreword. Considering the current state of…things, I’m both excited and terrified about reading his work. But here we go

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Rebecca Scharlach @rscarlets.bsky.social · Aug 13

welp that doesn’t sound problematic at all 🥲

Rebecca Scharlach @rscarlets.bsky.social · Aug 12

It’s wild! I am fascinated and disturbed at the same time

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Rebecca Scharlach @rscarlets.bsky.social · Aug 2

Congrats Rob!!

Rebecca Scharlach @rscarlets.bsky.social · Jul 21

Ps this is the first collab with @reynoldscj.bsky.social, it feels long overdue, so I’m extra excited about it. Aaaand hopefully not the last 😌

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Rebecca Scharlach @rscarlets.bsky.social · Jul 21

💥new paper out in New Media & Society💥
In this collaborative paper, led by @blakeplease.bsky.social, we compare Community Guidelines using the typology of harms from the Trust and Safety Professional Association to identify policy priorities and exclusions. Check out Blake’s thread for the deets👇

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...

Priorities and exclusions within Trust and Safety industry standards - Blake Hallinan, CJ Reynolds, Rebecca Scharlach, Dana Theiler, Noa Niv, Omer Rothenstein, Isabell Knief, Yehonatan Kuperberg, 2025

Platform governance is simultaneously a matter of public concern and a professional calling for Trust and Safety, the nascent field tasked with setting and enfo...

doi.org

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Rebecca Scharlach @rscarlets.bsky.social · Jul 17

That’s amazing news, congratulations! Id love to hear more about the project!! 😊

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Rebecca Scharlach @rscarlets.bsky.social · Jul 8

“We all know that senior scholars need to do more to help out. But I also think it’s important for junior scholars to think about how to create an academic climate that they want to be a part of rather than just waiting for senior scholars or administrators to fix it.” ✊

danah boyd @zephoria.bsky.social · Jul 8

I did this interview back in November. It's so so so weird to read it now. Especially the stuff about US politics. But hopefully the other parts are helpful to junior researchers. www.journalofculturaleconomy.org/a-sociology-...

A Sociology of Dragons: danah boyd on AI, Trump, and critique | Journal of Cultural Economy Journal of Cultural Economy

www.journalofculturaleconomy.org

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Rebecca Scharlach @rscarlets.bsky.social · Jul 8

shocker

Amy Diehl, Ph.D. @amydiehl.bsky.social · Jul 7

In a study of professors, women got 378 new work requests over 4 weeks vs 118 for men. Women spent more time on service, advising & teaching; men on research. Orgs should track who is taking extra duties & ensure they are rewarded and distributed fairly. www.forbes.com/sites/kimels...

Being Too Helpful At Work Can Hurt Your Career—Here’s How To Say No

Women are more likely to take on behind-the-scenes duties at work—extra tasks like onboarding or event planning—and it's hurting their careers. Here's how to say no.

www.forbes.com

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Esteban Morales @estebanmorales.bsky.social · Jun 30

Are you attending #AoIR2025 @aoir.bsky.social in Brazil? Are you an early-career scholar? Then maybe you'd like to help me coordinate and organize the face-to-face early-career workshop!

Reach out if you are interested or if you know anybody who might be the right fit.

a woman in a black dress is walking down a street with #schitts creek written in the corner

ALT: a woman in a black dress is walking down a street with #schitts creek written in the corner

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Rebecca Scharlach @rscarlets.bsky.social · Jun 25

I've gotten a lot of review requests recently & this isn't the first time I've come across this evaluation, but I really wonder how much more unpaid labor by journals (who make huge profit, just think of the ridicoulously high OA fees) will be put on academic reviewers?

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Rebecca Scharlach @rscarlets.bsky.social · Jun 25

at least you'll have quality Berlin pics (if you manage to charge it in time)

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Rebecca Scharlach @rscarlets.bsky.social · Jun 25

got one a month ago hoping battery would last so much longer than my iphone 13, but nope 🥲

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Rebecca Scharlach @rscarlets.bsky.social · Jun 24

Heyyy excited to see a new edition of this conference happening! Also a great space for continuing the discussions of the AoIR Flashpoint Symposium, and to add some more and much needed non-Western perspectives :)

rasmuskleis.bsky.social @rasmuskleis.bsky.social · Jun 24

Working on platform governance?

Join for PlatGovNet 2025
Free online conference Dec 1-2
Extended abstracts (800-1000 words) due Sep 2

Amazing community, opportunity to share work, get feedback, meet others working in this area.

Glad to be part of organizing it
Details: platgov.net/conferences/...

2025 Conference Call for Submissions — PlatGovOpen MenuClose Menu

2025 Conference Call for Submissions

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Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR) @aoir.bsky.social · Jun 16

Did we mention registration for #AoIR2025 is now open? 😉

aoir.org/aoir2025/

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