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Teresa Weikmann @teresaelena.bsky.social · Jun 4

So nice to be back in Vienna to receive this award for my dissertation! Thank you again to my supervisors @solecheler.bsky.social and @jlegelhofer.bsky.social, the Vienna doctoral school of social sciences, and congrats to my fellow awardees ☺️ @hannahgreber.bsky.social & @inatessnow.bsky.social

Sophie Lecheler @solecheler.bsky.social · Jun 4

So proud of former PhD candidates at @polcomvienna.bsky.social , @hannahgreber.bsky.social and @teresaelena.bsky.social, who won the dissertation award of the Vienna Doctoral School of Social Sciences this year! Absolute 🌟🌟!

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Hannes Cools @hannescools.bsky.social · Apr 17

🚨 EVENT - How to navigate AI disclosures in news?

@aimediademlab.bsky.social will share different insights from research-in-progress ✨

Join us for a online panel discussion on 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟮𝟮𝗻𝗱 at 12:30 CET.

Register below (it's free) 👇
www.eventbrite.nl/e/navigating...

Navigating AI Disclosures in the News

Join us online on April 22nd at 12:30 CET to dive into the question "To disclose or not to disclose AI use in news?" with our expert panel.

www.eventbrite.nl

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AI, Media & Democracy Lab @aimediademlab.bsky.social · Apr 3

To disclose or not to disclose the use of AI to news readers?

On April 22nd, our researchers will participate in a panel discussion on the newest insights and ethical considerations regarding AI disclosures in the news.

Sign up through the link below!

www.eventbrite.nl/e/navigating...

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Felicia Loecherbach @feloe.bsky.social · Mar 13

This is fine meme but the dog is the university sitting in the fire and saying “at least we are #1”

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Teresa Weikmann @teresaelena.bsky.social · Feb 5

Spent the last two days at #Etmaal2025 presenting our work in progress on countering AI-generated visual disinformation (w/@marinatulin.bsky.social, Michael Hameleers & @claesdevreese.bsky.social ). Loved connecting with old and new friends and was very impressed by the high level of presentations!👏

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Teresa Weikmann @teresaelena.bsky.social · Feb 3

Great presentation on fact-checking and trust by BENEDMO colleagues Ferre Wouters, @michaelopgenhaffen.bsky.social and @bzar.bsky.social. And no, Zuckerberg is not right. Love it when *researchers add context* 😎

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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · Jan 29

Did anyone call the VVD in the Netherlands to check what happened when they legitimized Wilders in the last election?

Leading the VVD party to loose to Wilders and become a smaller coalition partner in a far right government.

Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · Jan 29

In #Germany, a watershed moment: Just hours after commemorating the Holocaust, the centre-right has accepted the support of the #farright #AfD to pass a (largely symbolic) motion against immigration, tearing a massive hole into the so-called 'firewall', Germany's variety of the cordon sanitaire.

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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · Jan 28

How to hold social media platforms accountable?

Currently: The Code of Practice on Disinformation.

But getting depth, tracking performance on structural indicators is not ...easy. @teresaelena.bsky.social, @marinatulin.bsky.social, Hameleers and 🙋suggest improvements.

benedmo.eu/wp-content/u...

benedmo.eu

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Teresa Weikmann @teresaelena.bsky.social · Jan 27

👏👏👏

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ASCoR @ascor.bsky.social · Jan 27

#News📰! ASCoR researchers @teresaelena.bsky.social, @marinatulin.bsky.social, Michael Hameleers, @claesdevreese.bsky.social, as part of BENEDMO, have released a policy brief analyzing social media platforms’ accountability under the EU’s Code of Practice on Disinformation. Read the full brief below👇

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Teresa Weikmann @teresaelena.bsky.social · Jan 16

I love that!

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Teresa Weikmann @teresaelena.bsky.social · Jan 16

amazing! congrats 🥳

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Teresa Weikmann @teresaelena.bsky.social · Dec 17

Talked to Dutch media for the first time about deepfakes, AI-generated images and deception 🙃

www.nemokennislink.nl/publicaties/...

Zien is niet geloven

Kunstmatige intelligentie is zo goed geworden in het maken van foto’s en video’s dat AI-beelden bijna niet meer te herkennen zijn. Betekent dit ook dat we al deze beelden voor waar aannemen?

www.nemokennislink.nl

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Niels G. Mede @nielsmede.bsky.social · Nov 27

I recently created this starter pack, which includes scholars who do research on #science #communication and public engagement. In the last days, many great #scicomm researchers have joined this site, so I added them the pack – feel free to check out the updated version!
go.bsky.app/3qW3UL2

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Eva Kössner @evakoessner.bsky.social · Nov 25

The sowi:doc Awards for the academic year 2023/2024 are awarded to @hannahgreber.bsky.social,
Ina Tessnow-von Wysocki and @teresaelena.bsky.social. Congratulations! 🥳
vds-sosci.univie.ac.at/your-benefit...

sowi:doc Awards 2024

Awarded by the Faculty of Social Sciences for outstanding research contributions in the framework of a doctoral thesis

vds-sosci.univie.ac.at

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Teresa Weikmann @teresaelena.bsky.social · Nov 20

Please add me 🙏🙂 thank you!

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Teresa Weikmann @teresaelena.bsky.social · Apr 24

Yesterday I defended my dissertation @univie.ac.at with distinction 🌟 Thank you so much to my brilliant reviewers @anniewald.bsky.social and Cristian Vaccari, my amazing supervisors @solecheler.bsky.social and @jlegelhofer.bsky.social and my supportive team @polcomvienna.bsky.social! 🙏❤️

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Teresa Weikmann @teresaelena.bsky.social · Mar 13

Delighted to share that our paper on what happens after deception through a deepfake is now published open access in IJPP 🥳
w/ @hannahgreber.bsky.social & Alina Nikolaou
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Marina Tulin @marinatulin.bsky.social · Mar 8

New article: Why do citizens choose to read fact-checks about the Russian war in Ukraine? Our study shows that citizens in 19 countries (n = 19,037) are more inclined to seek truth rather than confirm existing beliefs. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

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Teresa Weikmann @teresaelena.bsky.social · Mar 6

I submitted my dissertation today 🎉 it doesn’t feel quite real yet, but I’m very relieved and also a bit proud ☺️

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Teresa Weikmann @teresaelena.bsky.social · Feb 16

Fantastic work! Can’t wait to read this 🙌

Jakob-Moritz Eberl @jamoeberl.bsky.social · Feb 16

🚨 Publication Alert 🚨 New study out in Digital Journalism! Noëlle S. Lebernegg, Petro Tolochko, @hajoboo.bsky.social @compcommlab.bsky.social, & I scrutinize #ExplainableMachineLearning 🤖 for the identification of deceptive news-like content. #Disinformation
www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....

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Jakob-Moritz Eberl @jamoeberl.bsky.social · Feb 16

🚨 Publication Alert 🚨 New study out in Digital Journalism! Noëlle S. Lebernegg, Petro Tolochko, @hajoboo.bsky.social @compcommlab.bsky.social, & I scrutinize #ExplainableMachineLearning 🤖 for the identification of deceptive news-like content. #Disinformation
www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....

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Faime Alpagu @faimealpagu.bsky.social · Jan 29

Happy to share my latest publication in "Exile/Flight/Persecution. Sociological Perspectives on Processes of Violence. Edited by Maria Pohn-Lauggas, Steve Tonah and Arne Worm
univerlag.uni-goettingen.de/handle/3/isb...

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