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Search Engine Research: Invitation to RAT Webinar on Wednesday, July 15, 2026
by Dirk.Lewandowski＠haw-hamburg.de 23 Jun '26

23 Jun '26

Dear colleagues, We would like to highlight the upcoming RAT Webinar in July 2026: What is RAT? The Result Assessment Tool (RAT) is the free open-source research toolbox for collecting, analyzing and evaluating search results, developed by the Search Studies research group at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences. Join our next RAT Webinar and discover the various features and capabilities of RAT, and how to effectively utilize the tool for your use cases. In this webinar, you will learn the following topics: * Define: Identify relevant search queries and use them for the next steps. * Collect: Automatically gather search results that match your queries from various search systems. * Analyze: Perform automatic analyses, including Result Overlap as well as SEO and Readability Scorings for various study types. * Evaluate: Evaluate the search results with jurors ? for relevance or usability, for example. Date: Wednesday, July 15, 2026 | Time: 10 - 11 am (CET) (Find your time <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20260617T17&p1=30…> here<https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20260715T10&p1=30…>) For registration please visit: http://bit.ly/4oPrM2o We are looking forward to your participation! Best, Oliver Koop Research Associate T +49 40 219 04 3453 oliver.koop at haw-hamburg.de<mailto:oliver.koop at haw-hamburg.de> HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES Faculty of Computer Science and Digital Society / Search Studies research group Finkenau 35 / Room 270 / 22081 Hamburg / Germany www.haw-hamburg.de<https://www.haw-hamburg.de/> / www.searchstudies.org<https://www.searchstudies.org/> -- Prof. Dr. Dirk Lewandowski Professor (Information Research & Information Retrieval) Hamburg University of Applied Sciences T +49 40 219042197 dirk.lewandowski at haw-hamburg.de HOCHSCHULE F?R ANGEWANDTE WISSENSCHAFTEN HAMBURG Faculty of Computer Science and Digital Society Finkenau 35 / 22081 Hamburg / Germany https://www.searchstudies.org/dirk Book a meeting: https://app.usemotion.com/meet/dirk-lewandowski/besprechung Search Engines and Society Network (SEASON): https://searchenginesandsociety.net

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Postdoctoral position in platform studies at the University of Copenhagen (UCPH)
by dil＠hum.ku.dk 23 Jun '26

23 Jun '26

Dear all, We are excited to share a postdoctoral position in our research project Power over Platforms? hosted at The Center for Tracking and Society at the Department of Communication, University of Copenhagen (UCPH). It is a fixed term position to be filled from 15 October 2026 (or as soon as possible hereafter) and runs till the end of August 2028. The position is part of the ?Power over Platforms?? project that aims to understand how power is exercised over platform companies by actors who have neither raw economic nor formal regulatory or legislative means. The focus is on how civil society groups, interest groups, professional associations, and companies from other sectors sometimes actively try to shape how platform companies operate. The candidates are expected to contribute to an empirical mapping of actors seeking to influence platform companies, analyze their strategies, and how the context, object, and goal of their efforts influence outcomes. We are especially interested in applicants with theoretical and methodological qualifications from within the broad field of digital media and communications research, and social scientists interested in digital media and communications. Experience with platform studies with an emphasis on governance and a track record of relevant empirical work, especially work focused on civil society actors, is an advantage. An interest in governance issues around content moderation, privacy and data protection, and generative artificial intelligence is welcome. So is an ability to work in one or more major EU languages (e.g. German, French) in addition to English. Applicants with previous experience in qualitative interviews, fieldwork, document analysis, and similar relevant empirical approaches will be preferred. More details: https://jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabelige-stillinger/?show=164178. Apply by August 2, 2026 CEST. Sincerely, PoP team

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[Job] Post-Doc, AI-enabled Scams as a Systemic Security Challenge
by amarwick＠gmail.com 22 Jun '26

22 Jun '26

Hi all, Please forward! I am hiring a qualitative postdoc to work on my AI & scams project! This is ideal for anyone studying financial cultures, youth culture, scams, prediction markets, crypto, hoaxes, etc. (See below) You'll be primarily working with me but the project is a collab with Dr. Lana Swartz at UVA and her DICE lab. https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/datasocietyresearchinstitute/jobs/85980640… Starts this September, remote (US only). Full details at the link, but here is the top-level stuff: Data & Society is seeking a post-doctoral research fellow for our AI-Enabled Scams as a Systemic Security Challenge project, housed under our AI & Democracy initiative and led by Director of Research Dr. Alice Marwick. This body of work examines how artificial intelligence is reshaping democratic practice, knowledge production, security, and trust. This position will report to the Director of Research, Alice Marwick, and will not have people manager responsibilities. *This position is fully remote and will begin in September 2026 with an end date of May 31, 2028. * Overall, the AI Scams project looks at how artificial intelligence is supercharging scams, frauds, and hoaxes. We have published a primer and a policy report examining the scope and scale of AI-enabled scams and policy responses. This specific project examines young people?s (Gen A/Z) susceptibility to scams, and how trust, legitimacy, and risk are constructed in online interactions. We are particularly interested in youth financial cultures, such as cryptocurrency, multi-level marketing schemes, sports betting, influencers, prediction markets, retail arbitrage, memestocks, drop-shipping, ?hustle and grind? culture, etc. and how it changes youth understanding of financial opportunity and risk. The post-doctoral fellow will be working on a qualitative research project with two components. First, alongside the PI, they will be conducting interviews and focus groups with a) individuals who have encountered or been harmed by AI-enabled scams and b) youth involved in risky financial subcultures; and second, qualitative discourse and/or content analysis of scam materials, workflows, and use of generative tools. The team also includes a policy analyst, so experience with tech policy is desired, although not necessary. The end goal of this project is to translate our findings into bipartisan policy and governance recommendations, and to bring together consumer protection and cybersecurity perspectives on scams. This study is best supported by a researcher with training in communication, media studies, information studies, economic sociology, critical cybersecurity studies, education, youth studies, science and technology studies, anthropology, or similar. They will also have approximately 30% of their time available for their own research agenda. *The Candidate * Candidates may have a PhD in any number of disciplines, but should have a strong background conducting empirical, qualitative research; be interested in questions related to youth, finance, risk, and emerging technology; have experience recruiting and working with populations for qualitative interview studies; and, ideally, have experience with discourse or content analysis. Candidates should be self-motivated and ambitious, but enjoy working on interdisciplinary, collaborative teams, contributing to peer intellectual production, and engaging broad public audiences with research. Ideal candidates are also committed to social change and oriented to practical applications of research and its implications for practice, design, and governance of new technologies, and have a strong desire to understand how technology and power shape our society. Candidates must be able to write for multiple audiences and be part of a public-facing research institute. Thanks! I can answer some questions but not anything that's already covered by the ad :) *Alice E. Marwick, PhD (she/her)* *Director of Research, Data & Society* Research Associate Professor, Department of Communication Senior Faculty Researcher, Center for Information, Technology and Public Life (CITAP), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill amarwick at gmail.com http://www.tiara.org <http://www.tiara.org>| http://www.datasociety.net | http://citap.unc.edu <http://citap.unc.edu>

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New Routledge book: The Inequality Regime of AI
by ragnedda＠gmail.com 22 Jun '26

22 Jun '26

I am pleased to share that our new book, *The Inequality Regime of AI: Power, Allocation, and the Struggle for Justice*, co-authored with *Maria Laura Ruiu*, is now out with Routledge. The book asks how artificial intelligence is reorganising inequality. Rather than treating AI only as a technological innovation, a question of bias, or a matter of access, we examine it as an emerging *inequality regime*: a social, political, and infrastructural system through which people are classified, ranked, predicted, included, excluded, and governed. Our central argument is that digital inequality is shifting from questions of access and participation to questions of *prediction and allocation*. The key issue is no longer only who can use digital technologies, but who owns and controls the data, models, infrastructures, and categories through which social life is made legible and actionable. The book asks: Who has the power to classify? Who becomes visible to AI systems, and under what terms? Who is misread, excluded, or rendered risky? Who benefits from automation, and who performs its hidden labour? Who bears the environmental costs of so-called intelligent systems? And who gets to define what intelligence should be for? Across the chapters, we develop concepts such as the *allocative turn*, the *AI stratification spiral*, *algorithmic habitus*, *digital feudalism*, and *redistributive infrastructures* to examine AI across everyday life, institutions, labour, welfare, education, environmental systems, data economies, and global power relations. The book is critical, but not fatalistic. It argues that AI justice requires moving beyond narrow debates on ethics, efficiency, and transparency towards broader questions of redistribution, recognition, representation, and democratic control. Book link: https://www.routledge.com/The-Inequality-Regime-of-AI-Power-Allocation-and-… If colleagues, journals, or reviewers are interested in reviewing the book, Routledge review copies can be requested here: https://m.email.taylorandfrancis.com/review-copy-request-form With best wishes, Massimo -- Massimo Ragnedda <https://massimoragnedda.com/>

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Annual conference of the CNRS Centre for Internet and Society: Programme and registration now available
by francesca.musiani＠gmail.com 22 Jun '26

22 Jun '26

Dear colleagues, The annual conference of the CNRS Centre for Internet and Society will take place on Monday, September 14 and Tuesday, September 15, 2026, at the CNRS, 59-61 rue Pouchet, Paris 17th arrondissement, and via videoconference. The conference is organized by the GDR Internet, AI and Society research group and brings together members of this group, the CNRS research unit Centre Internet et Soci?t?, and more broadly, the French and Francophone community interested in the techno-social, political, and legal implications of digital technologies. We are pleased to announce that the program for the 2026 CIS conference is now available online, along with the registration form: https://cis.cnrs.fr/journees-du-cis-2026/ Please feel free to share this information within your networks, and we look forward to seeing many of you there! With warmest regards, Francesca Musiani on behalf of the GDR and CIS team -- Francesca Musiani, Ph.D. Directrice de recherche | Research Professor, CNRS <http://www.cnrs.fr> Directrice | Director, Centre Internet et Soci?t? <https://cis.cnrs.fr/> (UPR 2000 CNRS) Directrice adjointe | Deputy Director, GDR Internet, IA et Soci?t? <https://cis.cnrs.fr/presentation-gdr/> (GDR 2091 CNRS) I'm also associated with: i3-CSI <http://www.csi.ensmp.fr/>, MINES ParisTech | Internet Governance Lab <https://internetgovernancelab.org>, American University I co-lead projects: DIGISOV <https://digisov.org> | ClaimSov <https://cis.cnrs.fr/claimsov/> I'm an advisor for: ISOC France <https://www.isoc.fr> | ANSSI <https://www.ssi.gouv.fr/agence/rayonnement-scientifique/conseil-scientifiqu…> | IAMCR <https://iamcr.org/governance/int-council> I help co-editing Internet Policy Review <https://policyreview.info> I'm here on the Web (FR <https://cis.cnrs.fr/francesca-musiani/> | EN <https://cis.cnrs.fr/en/francesca_musiani/>), including my publications.

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Call for Chapters - Research Handbook on Communication in China (Edward Elgar Publishing)
by Dominic199563＠outlook.com 22 Jun '26

22 Jun '26

Dear colleagues, We invite chapter proposals for the Research Handbook on Communication in China, an edited volume under contract with Edward Elgar Publishing, edited by Dechun Zhang (University of Copenhagen) and Jun Liu (University of Copenhagen). The handbook aims to provide a comprehensive and state-of-the-art assessment of communication scholarship in and on China. As China plays an increasingly significant role in global politics, economics, technology, and digital governance, understanding communication processes within and beyond China has become more important than ever. Bringing together leading and emerging scholars, the volume seeks to examine, synthesize, and critically reflect on communication in China across political, social, cultural, technological, and international dimensions. We welcome contributions from communication studies, media studies, political science, sociology, China studies, international relations, science and technology studies, and related fields. Suggested topics include (but are not limited to): ? Media systems, journalism, and communication governance ? Political communication, propaganda, and censorship ? Digital politics, social media, and public opinion ? Platform capitalism and digital economies ? Digital culture, identity, and social inequalities ? Artificial intelligence, algorithms, and communication technologies ? International communication, public diplomacy, and China's global influence Submission Guidelines: ? Chapter proposal (300?500 words) ? Short biographical note (100?150 words) for each author ? Submission deadline: 1 September 2026 For submissions and inquiries: Dechun Zhang: dezh at hum.ku.dk<mailto:dezh at hum.ku.dk> and Jun Liu: liujun at hum.ku.dk<mailto:liujun at hum.ku.dk> Please find the full Call for Chapters: https://drive.google.com/file/d/15SYAWZ_ZXmIQCbqaacy-x-wd8W9gVmmN/view?usp=…. We would be grateful if you could circulate this call among colleagues and networks who may be interested in contributing. Best regards, Dechun Zhang & Jun Liu

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37th IEEE International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering (ISSRE 2026): Last Call for Replications and Negative Results
by announce＠ucy.ac.cy 21 Jun '26

21 Jun '26

*** Last Call for Replication and Negative Results *** 37th IEEE International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering (ISSRE 2026) October 20-23, 2026, 5* St. Raphael Resort and Marina Limassol, Cyprus https://cyprusconferences.org/issre2026/ The Replications and Negative Results (RENE) Track has been introduced in the software engineering community for a while and received overwhelmingly positive feedback. This year, we establish this track at ISSRE and invite researchers to (1) replicate results from previous papers and (2) publish studies with important and relevant negative or null results (results that fail to show an effect, yet demonstrate the research paths that did not pay off). We also encourage the publication of the negative results or replicable aspects of previously published work. For example, authors of a published paper reporting a working solution for a given problem can document in a ?negative results paper? other (failed) attempts they made before defining the working solution they published. ? Replication studies. The papers in this category must go beyond simply re- implementing an algorithm and/or re-running the artifacts provided by the original paper. Such submissions should at least apply the approach to new data sets (open-source or proprietary). A replication study should clearly report on results that the authors were able to replicate, as well as on the aspects of the work that were not replicable. ? Negative results papers. We seek papers that report on negative results. We seek negative results for all types of program comprehension research in any empirical area (qualitative, quantitative, case study, experiment, etc.). For example, did your controlled experiment not show an improvement over the baseline? Even if negative, results obtained are still valuable when they are either not obvious or disprove widely accepted wisdom. Evaluation Criteria Both Replication Studies and Negative Results submissions will be evaluated according to the following standards: ? Depth and breadth of the empirical studies ? Clarity of writing ? Appropriateness of conclusions ? Amount of useful, actionable insights ? Availability of artifacts ? Underlying methodological rigor. A negative result due primarily to misaligned expectations or due to lack of statistical power (small samples) is not a good submission. The negative result should be a result of a lack of effect, not a lack of methodological rigor. Most importantly, we expect replication studies to clearly point out the artifacts upon which the study is built, and to provide the links to all the artifacts in the submission (the only exception will be given to those papers that replicate the results on proprietary datasets that can not be publicly released). Submission Instructions Submissions must be original, in the sense that the findings and writing have not been previously published or under consideration elsewhere. However, as either replication studies or negative results, some overlap with previous work is expected. Please make clear in the paper the overlap with and difference from previous work. All submissions must be in PDF format and conform, at time of submission, to the IEEE Computer Society Format Guidelines: (https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates) Authors are strongly encouraged to print the PDF and review it for integrity (fonts, symbols, equations, etc.) before submission, as defective printing can undermine a paper?s chance of success. By submitting to the ISSRE RENE Track, authors acknowledge that they are aware of and agree to be bound by the IEEE Plagiarism FAQ. In particular, papers submitted to the RENE track must not have been published elsewhere and must not be under review or submitted for review elsewhere whilst under consideration for ISSRE 2026. Contravention of this concurrent submission policy will be deemed a serious breach of scientific ethics, and appropriate action will be taken in all such cases. To check for double submission and plagiarism issues, the chairs reserve the right to (1) share the list of submissions with the PC Chairs of other conferences with overlapping review periods and (2) use external plagiarism detection software, under contract to the IEEE, to detect violations of these policies. Submissions to the RENE Track can be made via the ISSRE RENE track submission site? https://easychair.org/conferences?conf=issre2026 . Submission Length: The ISSRE RENE Track accepts submissions of two lengths: (1) New replication studies and new descriptions of negative results should have a length of up to 10 pages, plus 2 pages which may only contain references. (2) Negative results documented during the preparation of previously published work by the authors should be described in up to 5 pages, plus 1 page, which may only contain references (e.g., as previously mentioned, authors of a published paper can document negative results they obtained while working on it, such as methodologically sound solutions that did not work). Important note 1: Both types of papers (replication and negative results) will be included as part of the main conference proceedings. Important note 2: The RENE track does not follow a double-anonymous review process. Publication and Presentation Upon notification of acceptance, all authors of accepted papers will receive further instructions for preparing the camera-ready versions of their submissions. If a submission is accepted, at least one author of the paper is required to have a full registration for ISSRE 2026, attend the conference, and present the paper in person. All accepted papers will be published in the conference electronic proceedings. The presentation is expected to be delivered in person, unless this is impossible due to travel limitations (e.g., related to health or visa). Details about the presentations will follow the notifications. The official publication date is the date the proceedings are made available in the IEEE Digital Libraries. The official publication date affects the deadline for any patent filings related to published work. Purchases of additional pages in the proceedings are not allowed. Important Dates (AoE) ? Submission deadline: July 5, 2026 ? Notification of acceptance: August 12, 2026 ? Camera-ready copy submission: August 19, 2026 ? Author registration deadline: August 19, 2026 Organisation General Chairs ? Leonardo Mariani, University of Milano - Bicocca, Italy ? George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Program Coordinator ? Roberto Natella, GSSI, Italy Research Program Committee Chairs ? Domenico Cotroneo, UNC Charlotte, USA ? Jie M. Zhang, King's College London, UK Industry Program Chairs ? Jinyang Liu, Bytedance, USA ? Sigrid Eldh, Ericsson AB, Sweden Workshop Chairs ? Georgia Kapitsaki, University of Cyprus, Cyprus ? August Shi, The University of Texas at Austin, USA Doctoral Symposium Chairs ? Stefan Winter, LMU Munich, Germany ? Lili Wei, McGill University, Canada Fast Abstract Chairs ? Luigi Lavazza, University of Insubria, Italy ? Yintong Huo, SMU, Singapore JIC2 Chair ? Helene Waeselynck, LAAS-CNRS, France Publicity Chairs ? Allison K. Sulivan, The University of Texas at Arlington, USA ? Jose D'Abruzzo Pereira, University of Coimbra, Portugal Publication Chairs ? Sherlock Licorish, Otago Business School, New Zealand ? Maria Teresa Rossi, GSSI, Italy Artifact Evaluation Chairs ? Naghmeh Ivaki, University of Coimbra, Portugal ? Fumio Machida, University of Tsukuba, Japan Diversity and Inclusion Chair ? Eleni Constantinou, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Financial Chair ? Costas Pattichis, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Web Chairs ? Michalis Ioannides, Easy Conferences LTD ? Elena Masserini, University of Milano - Bicocca, Italy Registration Chair ? Easy Conferences LTD

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06 July “A Materialist Critique of Technofascism" by Norma Möllers
by Ülker Sözen 20 Jun '26

20 Jun '26

ECPR Research Network on Digital Authoritarianism <https://ecpr.eu/group/digital-authoritarianism> presents the online lecture: “A Materialist Critique of Technofascism" by Norma Möllers (Department of Sociology, Queen's University, Canada) 06 July 2026, Monday 14:00-15:30 CET (13:00-14:30 UK Time) Find the details and Zoom link here <https://ecpr.eu/news/news/details/930>. Get registered to the series here <https://ecpr.eu/Events/337>. In this talk, Dr. Möllers parses the current debate on technofascism(s) to develop a materialist understanding of technofascist formations from Science and Technology Studies (STS) and anti-colonial perspectives. She demonstrates that a focus on materiality highlights both the ordinariness and global/planetary dimensions of contemporary technofascist formations. She argues that a materialist understanding of technofascist formations clarifies that the struggle against them must not be limited to resisting Big Tech but must encompass the abolition of all infrastructures of state violence. *Norma Möllers* is an Associate Professor of Sociology at Queen’s University, where she researches and teaches on technologies of state violence. Her forthcoming book Against Bias <https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262055581/against-bias/>, available open access with MIT Press, is an ethnography of how computer scientists make algorithmic surveillance technology. Her current research focuses on the relationship between algorithmic warfare and digital capitalism. At the moment, she is thinking a lot about the responsibility of intellectuals in times of fascism and what we can do to support the collective struggle. ----------- Dr. Ülker Sözen Postdoctoral research fellow (DFG 2022-2026, Gerda Henkel Foundation 2024-2027) Chair of Development Politics, University of Passau Institute for the Study of Religions, Leipzig University IRGAC associate member, University of Potsdam

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New article: The Generative AI Conversation Hub of the University: Positioning Reflection and Skill-Building in the Daily Work of Library Practitioners
by Olivia Inwood 19 Jun '26

19 Jun '26

Dear List Members, I wanted to share a new open access article of relevance to anyone interested in how academic libraries are responding to generative AI and have responded to disruptive technologies in the past, as well as higher education or third-space professionals working as reflective practitioners: The Generative AI Conversation Hub of the University: Positioning Reflection and Skill-Building in the Daily Work of Library Practitioners Access here: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01930826.2026.2682751 If you share any of these common interests or have further questions, happy to connect: o.inwood(a)westernsydney.edu.au<mailto:o.inwood@westernsydney.edu.au> Kind regards, Olivia

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ATIM 2026 - practitioner-academic research event, 25–26 June (virtual)
by Venessa Paech 19 Jun '26

19 Jun '26

Hi everyone, A quick follow-up to my earlier email about the All Things In Moderation 2026 conference - the full program is now live, and the event takes place 25–26 June, fully virtual and on-demand. ATIM sits at the intersection of digital relational governance, moderation, and the everyday labour of online community stewardship, drawing on original research presented alongside frontline practitioner experience. Sessions examine feminist digital governance and moderation ethics, the lived experience of frontline trust and safety work, co-designed community policy-making, and broader questions about the trajectory of the field. Several AoIR members are presenting this year, bringing empirical and theoretical work into direct conversation with practice. For those of us working on platform governance, online safety, or digital community formation, ATIM offers a complement to traditional academic venues, with an audience that includes working moderators, community managers, and trust and safety professionals alongside researchers. This year's program spans feminist digital governance, moderating conspiracy culture and misinformation, humour in moderation, gendered harms, precarious platform labour, the future of online community management practice, and more, with speakers from Australia, North America, the Middle East, Africa, Europe and Asia. More information and tickets<https://events.zoom.us/ev/ApfEfixZQWuzKXzFzZHMZaciUqR5o6DzERfJi5hb1KOztmcUl…> (shortlink: http://bit.ly/ATIM2026) I’m happy to answer any questions about the gathering or the program. Tickets initially sold out but as of today we have released a second batch. There are NFP and student discounts, and we are able to arrange access for classrooms or learning groups, as well as group/team bookings. Kind Regards, Venessa Paech AOIR Member Director, Australian Community Managers Founder, All Things in Moderation University of Sydney | Department of Media and Communication | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Phone: + 61 0435 217 315 Email: venessa.paech(a)sydney.edu.au

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