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Andrew Chadwick is a British political communication researcher. His work focuses on the fields of political communication, including mobilisation,… more

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davidgilbert.bsky.social
NEW:

Last month Trump and RFK Jr announced the FDA was was recommending a new drug to treat autism — leucovorin

But they failed to provide any more information. So parents flocked to a Facebook group, that quickly filled with chaos, confusion and conspiracies

www.wired.com/story/chaos-...
Chaos, Confusion, and Conspiracies: Inside a Facebook Group for RFK Jr’s Autism ‘Cure’
A Facebook group set up to share information about leucovorin has been spammed by affiliate links and supplement companies trying to shame parents of autistic kids.
www.wired.com
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by Andrew Chadwick

andrewchadwick.com
My PhD supervisor, Professor Rodney Barker, who had a long and distinguished career at LSE, died recently. Last week I wrote an article for @timeshighered.bsky.social reflecting on the transformational influence of his mentoring style. It's out today www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/good...
Good mentoring can break down class barriers – and I should know
An open approach to knowledge and a kind, enabling manner help students go their own way but never feel alone, says Andrew Chadwick
www.timeshighereducation.com
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Reposted by: Andrew Chadwick, Erika Franklin Fowler

claesdevreese.bsky.social
The new EU rules on political advertising online take effect October 10.

Google and Meta (FB, Insta) will stop political ads on their platforms 🛑

But when??? FB is now very explicit about when it takes effect: October 6

www.facebook.com/business/hel...
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timeshighered.bsky.social
Good mentoring can break down class barriers: an open approach to knowledge and a kind, enabling manner helps students go their own way but never feel alone, says Andrew Chadwick https://ow.ly/H8H650X4lsq
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Reposted by: Andrew Chadwick, Alan Richardson

caulfieldtim.bsky.social
Sum: pseudoscience, lies, and fearmongering nonsense.

Those with a science background - Makary, Bhattacharya, Oz, etc - MUST know this is harmful BS. They MUST know they are enabling authoritarian BS.

Integrity black hole.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump attacks Tylenol as officials unveil highly contentious conclusions on autism
President says acetaminophen – also known as paracetamol - increases risk when taken by pregnant women, assertion contradicted by research
www.theguardian.com
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Reposted by: Andrew Chadwick, Lisa W. Fazio, Ben H. Ansell , and 6 more

kjephd.bsky.social
Biggest story in the world, told in the mainstream press perfectly well:

AP/PBS headline: TRUMP'S MOVES AGAINST MEDIA OUTLETS MIRROR AUTHORITARIAN APPROACHES TO SILENCING DISSENT

www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
Trump's moves against media outlets mirror authoritarian approaches to silencing dissent
Since taking office in January, President Donald Trump has waged an aggressive campaign against the media unlike any in modern U.S. history, making moves similar to those of authoritarian leaders that...
www.pbs.org
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by Andrew Chadwick

andrewchadwick.com
Happy to help @gregbarradale.bsky.social with this story for @bigissue.com.

Is it too much to expect platforms' AI summaries to at least get the big things right?

Have a read.
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Loughborough University PR @lboropr.bsky.social · 19d
'This is the latest in a long line of erroneous AI summaries'

Prof @andrewchadwick.com @lborouniversity.bsky.social talks to the The Big Issue

www.bigissue.com/news/housing...
No, Arsenal's Declan Rice didn't donate £14m to house homeless families
Google's AI summary is telling users Arsenal footballer Declan Rice donated £14m to a London housing project. But the story's not true.
www.bigissue.com
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lboropr.bsky.social
'This is the latest in a long line of erroneous AI summaries'

Prof @andrewchadwick.com @lborouniversity.bsky.social talks to the The Big Issue

www.bigissue.com/news/housing...
No, Arsenal's Declan Rice didn't donate £14m to house homeless families
Google's AI summary is telling users Arsenal footballer Declan Rice donated £14m to a London housing project. But the story's not true.
www.bigissue.com
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bigissue.com
Google's AI summary is telling users Arsenal footballer Declan Rice donated £14m to a London housing project. But the story's not true.
No, Arsenal's Declan Rice didn't donate £14m to house homeless families
www.bigissue.com
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by Andrew Chadwick

andrewchadwick.com
LinkedIn + UK universities = institutional isomorphism
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Reposted by: Andrew Chadwick, Beatriz Gallardo Paúls, David Bartram , and 1 more

goodlawproject.bsky.social
BREAKING: They're scrubbing @banksy

The court is erasing Banksy's mural just like it's erasing our right to protest.
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by Andrew Chadwick

andrewchadwick.com
“Russia targets WhatsApp and pushes new 'super-app' as internet blackouts grow”

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Russia targets WhatsApp and pushes new 'super-app' as internet blackouts grow
Millions of Russians have faced restrictions on popular apps while a new app called Max is aggressively promoted.
www.bbc.co.uk
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damonberes.com
Excited to present this great essay by Ashanty Rosario, a talented young journalist who attends Newtown High School in Queens, about how she's experienced the arrival of AI in the classroom.

"These programs have destroyed much of what tied us together as students."
I’m a High Schooler. AI Is Demolishing My Education.
The end of critical thinking in the classroom
www.theatlantic.com
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by Andrew Chadwick — Reposted by: Will Jennings, Jonathan Hopkin

andrewchadwick.com
I was happy to be interviewed by @robynvinter.bsky.social for this @theguardian.com In Focus feature. It presents important, often overlooked, facts of the case while also reflecting on the bigger picture for media and politics.

Have a read: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘Two-tier Britain’: how Lucy Connolly became a cause célèbre for the right
Woman jailed for social media post after Southport attack has been seized on as a symbol that free speech is supposedly failing in the UK
www.theguardian.com
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bluenoterecords.bsky.social
Blue Note legend Horace Silver was born on this day September 2, 1928. Stream our playlist "Horace Silver: The Finest" bluenote.lnk.to/HoraceSilver...

Pre-order the pianist’s previously unissued 1965 live album “Silver In Seattle: Live At The Penthouse” out 10/24 horacesilver.lnk.to/SilverInSeat...
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by Daniela V. Dimitrova — Reposted by: Andrew Chadwick

profdimitrova.bsky.social
How does credibility work on personal channels such as WhatsApp? Find out here 👇
jmcquarterly.bsky.social
JMCQ @jmcquarterly.bsky.social · Aug 24
On #WhatsApp, labeling a message as coming from a respected outlet like #BBC News can make false information seem as credible as true news. Vaccari, Chadwick, Hall & Lawson explore this effect through an experiment with 2,580 UK users.
doi.org/10.1177/1077...
@profdimitrova.bsky.social #commsky
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Reposted by: Andrew Chadwick, Daniela V. Dimitrova

jmcquarterly.bsky.social
On #WhatsApp, labeling a message as coming from a respected outlet like #BBC News can make false information seem as credible as true news. Vaccari, Chadwick, Hall & Lawson explore this effect through an experiment with 2,580 UK users.
doi.org/10.1177/1077...
@profdimitrova.bsky.social #commsky
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by Andrew Chadwick

andrewchadwick.com
Here's the excellent original investigative report from @jeffhorwitz.bsky.social at Reuters www.reuters.com/investigates...
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by Andrew Chadwick

andrewchadwick.com
"According to Meta’s 200-page internal policy seen by Reuters, titled 'GenAI: Content Risk Standards', the controversial rules for chatbots were approved by Meta’s legal, public policy and engineering staff, including its chief ethicist." www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Meta faces backlash over AI policy that lets bots have ‘sensual’ conversations with children
US senator Josh Hawley opened investigation into the tech giant, which said it had removed the policy guidelines
www.theguardian.com
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by Leticia Bode — Reposted by: Andrew Chadwick

leticiabode.bsky.social
Want to get a sense of my book with @ekvraga.bsky.social but not ready to commit? @oxfordacademic.bsky.social has released Chapter One free and downloadable for the next month. academic.oup.com/book/60489/c...
Introduction
Abstract. This chapter introduces the core concept of the book, observed correction, which occurs when direct public corrections of misinformation are witn
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by Andrew Chadwick

andrewchadwick.com
Happy to help Matt and NS with trying to get to the bottom of what has been going on here. Have a read of the article, consider the evidence presented in it, and you’ll see.
newscientist.com
New Scientist @newscientist.com · Jul 31
Academics who have questioned the validity of efforts to “de-extinct” animals like the woolly mammoth and the dire wolf have complained of an apparent campaign to discredit them.
Critics of de-extinction research hit by mystery smear campaign
Several researchers who have been critical of Colossal Biosciences’ plans to revive extinct animals say they have been targeted by online articles trying to discredit them
www.newscientist.com
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Reposted by: Andrew Chadwick, Steve Peers, Lesley A. Hall , and 1 more

newscientist.com
Academics who have questioned the validity of efforts to “de-extinct” animals like the woolly mammoth and the dire wolf have complained of an apparent campaign to discredit them.
Critics of de-extinction research hit by mystery smear campaign
Several researchers who have been critical of Colossal Biosciences’ plans to revive extinct animals say they have been targeted by online articles trying to discredit them
www.newscientist.com
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Reposted by: Andrew Chadwick

markpackuk.bsky.social
Keir Starmer's Government Still Hasn't Reviewed Use of Musk's X Despite Platform 'Amplifying Hate Speech and Misinformation'
Keir Starmer's Government Still Hasn't Reviewed Use of Musk's X Despite Platform 'Amplifying Hate Speech and Misinformation'
Downing Street continues to refuse to explore communicating through alternative platforms, like Bluesky, despite the role of X in last summer's violent disorder
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Reposted by: Andrew Chadwick, Woodrow Hartzog, Aleksandra Urman

stokel.bsky.social
NEW: ChatGPT allows Google to index chats users share using the Share functionality - presumably misinterpreting "make this chat discoverable". The result? Frank admissions about sex lives and drug dependencies. My latest for @fastcompany.com www.fastcompany.com/91376687/goo... tip @techmeme.com
Google is indexing ChatGPT conversations, potentially exposing sensitive user data
Thousands of shared ChatGPT chats—including deeply personal details about mental health, relationships, and trauma—are appearing in Google search results, raising major privacy concerns.
www.fastcompany.com
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Reposted by: Andrew Chadwick, Anupam Chander, Steve Peers

anupriyadatta.bsky.social
Social media giant Meta announced today that it will stop running political, electoral or social issue advertising in the EU from October, instead of complying with the bloc's transparency rules for political advertising.

www.euractiv.com/section/tech...
www.euractiv.com
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by Andrew Chadwick

andrewchadwick.com
Thanks, Hannah. Sending best wishes at this difficult time.
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by Andrew Chadwick

andrewchadwick.com
It was with overwhelming sadness that I read this morning that Professor Rodney Barker recently died.

He was my PhD supervisor at the LSE and the smartest, wittiest, kindest, and most supportive academic I have known. He changed my life.

A personal note:

www.andrewchadwick.com/blog/2025/7/...
Professor Rodney Barker, 1942–2025 — A Personal Note of Thanks and Appreciation — Andrew Chadwick
It was with overwhelming sadness that I read this morning that Professor Rodney Barker recently died. This is a personal note—about what Rodney meant to me and what he did for me.
www.andrewchadwick.com
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by Andrew Chadwick

andrewchadwick.com
A great initiative, a long time coming. I hope the framework that evolves is more holistic and includes digital media literacy and hard thinking about the impact of today's information environment on our new young citizens. That one paragraph (19) is doing heavy lifting!

www.gov.uk/government/p...
Restoring trust in our democracy: Our strategy for modern and secure elections
www.gov.uk
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by Andrew Chadwick

andrewchadwick.com
Seems likely it will be worse value because… the price. But maybe they’ll hire some of the current ITV crew. Depends how much they value the unique flavour of the UK tradition of coverage.

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davidotley.bsky.social
I wonder if it’s possible to place a bet that TNT Sports’ coverage next year will be worse than ITV’s?
What are the odds?
I certainly won’t be paying £31.99 a month (£384 annually!!!).
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