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UNCG is Hiring
by Cristiane Damasceno 15 Dec '25

15 Dec '25

Hi all, Come work with me! My department is hiring two assistant professors with a background in Communication Studies and related fields. See descriptions below. Best, Cris Damasceno he Department of Communication Studies at UNC Greensboro has two open positions: Communicating Innovation (Position #1296) The Department of Communication Studies at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Communicating Innovation. We seek a colleague who connects communication to creativity, collaboration, and the adoption of new ideas, technologies, and practices – with a preference for scholars whose teaching and research interests may align with, but are not limited to: * Implementation of health, environmental, and science information, digital and emerging technologies, and social media in organizational settings and public partnerships * Applied and critically-reflexive approaches to communication theory and practice * Communication advancements around technology – including digital engagement, artificial intelligence, and remote organizing * Collaborative and community-engaged methods for addressing emerging needs * Evaluation of traditional and digital messaging, social networks, and organizational practices influencing adoption, engagement, and societal outcomes related to innovation * Digital and transmedia storytelling in health, science, sustainability, technology, and related contexts The successful candidate will hold or anticipate a Ph.D. in Communication or a related field at the time of appointment (August 1, 2026). Applicants should provide evidence of a strong research program, or the potential for a strong research program; a commitment to teaching and mentoring graduate and undergraduate students; and an ability to create new courses that contribute to our curriculum. Competitive applicants will demonstrate a commitment to transdisciplinary research, with a potential for securing funding and partnering across the department and the university. Health Communication (Position #1309) The Department of Communication Studies at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Health Communication. We seek a colleague who focuses on health communication across changing health landscapes, with a preference for scholars whose teaching and research interests may align with, but are not limited to: * Emerging trends in healthcare interventions (e.g., digital and mobile health, artificial intelligence, data privacy, evidence-based and patient-centered perspectives) * Integrative uses of theory and innovative methods that incorporate multi-perspective and multi-method approaches to health and healthcare * Communication strategies during periods of change and crisis (e.g., health, public safety, climate, policy & institutional) * Cross-cultural and global perspectives on digital health and public safety messaging * Access and equity in urban and rural health contexts * Digital and transmedia storytelling in health and related contexts The successful candidate will hold or anticipate a Ph.D. in Communication or a related field at the time of appointment (August 1, 2026). Applicants should provide evidence of a strong research program, or the potential for a strong research program; a commitment to teaching and mentoring graduate and undergraduate students; and an ability to create new courses that contribute to our curriculum. Competitive applicants will demonstrate a commitment to transdisciplinary research, with a potential for securing funding and partnering across the department and the university. University Located in North Carolina’s third largest city, UNC Greensboro is among the most diverse, learner-centered public research universities in the state, with 18,000 students in eight colleges and schools pursuing more than 150 areas of undergraduate and over 200 areas of graduate study. UNCG continues to be recognized nationally for academic excellence, access, and affordability. UNCG is ranked No. 1 most affordable institution in North Carolina for net cost by the N.Y. Times and No. 1 in North Carolina for social mobility by The Wall Street Journal — helping first-generation and lower-income students find paths to prosperity. Designated an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, UNCG is a community-engaged research institution with a portfolio of more than $67M in research and creative activity. The University’s 2,600 staff help create an annual economic impact for the Piedmont Triad region in excess of $1B. Department The Department of Communication Studies is a vibrant community of 14 full-time faculty with expertise across a range of communication subdisciplines, including interpersonal, organizational, health, environmental, digital, and instructional communication. Our researchers advance scholarship using social scientific, interpretive, and community-engaged methodologies (including qualitative, rhetorical, auto/ethnographic, and narrative approaches). All department instructors leverage their diverse expertise to prepare students to build strong relationships, collaborate and lead effectively, craft audience-centered messages, and drive meaningful change across varied contexts. Teaching in the department emphasizes engaged and experiential learning, reflecting a commitment to the practical application of communication theory and concepts. The department’s BA program enrolls over 200 students, while the MA program serves approximately 20. For additional information or to apply for this position (include position # listed above), please visit our website at https://spartantalent.uncg.edu/ For full consideration please apply by 2/6/2026.

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RECORDING – UK Internet Governance Forum (UK IGF) 2025
by Joly MacFie 15 Dec '25

15 Dec '25

[image: ISOC LIVE] <https://isoc.live/20012> VIDEO <https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlg8We3ePxcM59AS43q84reCFUFe8e7qE> | AUDIO <https://archive.org/compress/ukigf25/formats=VBR%20MP3&file=/ukigf25.zip> | RECAP <https://www.patreon.com/posts/145880584> | ARCHIVE <https://archive.org/details/ukigf25> | PERMALINK <https://isoc.live/20012> On 11th December 2025 the UK Internet Governance Forum <https://ukigf.org.uk/> (UK IGF) was convened in London, with the same overall theme as the global IGF which took place in Lillestrøm, Norway in June 2025: “Building Digital Governance Together”. 01 – Welcome and Opening of IGF Esther Jaromitski – DSIT UK Matthew McDermott – Director of AI, Access Partnership Elaine Quinn – Director of Corporate Affairs, Nominet UK ( YOUTUBE <https://youtu.be/CnBpy2e7fMA> | AUDIO <https://archive.org/download/ukigf25/01_welcome.mp3> | RECAP <https://archive.org/download/ukigf25/01_welcome.EN.pdf> ) 02 – Ministerial Keynote Baroness Liz Lloyd CBE – Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Digital Economy), DSIT/DBT ( YOUTUBE <https://youtu.be/r_GysOm59Y4> | AUDIO <https://archive.org/download/ukigf25/02_keynote.mp3> | RECAP <https://archive.org/download/ukigf25/02_keynote.EN.pdf> ) 03 – Digital Fragmentation from a User Perspective Sheetal Kumar – Digital Rights Advocacy Expert; UN IGF Policy Network on Internet Fragmentation Co-Facilitator Rachel Coldicutt OBE – Founder & Executive Director, Careful Industries Alice Taylor – Research Manager, Oxford Information Labs Ltd Moderator: Izaan Khan – Internet Society Youth Standing Group / Deloitte Cyber Practice ( YOUTUBE <https://youtu.be/F6eWc1Rc_VQ> | AUDIO <https://archive.org/download/ukigf25/03_digital_fragmentation.mp3> | RECAP <https://archive.org/download/ukigf25/03_digital_fragmentation.EN.pdf> ) 04 – Ethics of AI Workshop Sal Mohammed – Founder, LangSync; CEO, QTA; Xoogler EMEA Network Head Stacie Chan – SVP of GTM, Netmind.ai ( YOUTUBE <https://youtu.be/i3Kg5MsOAWA> | AUDIO <https://archive.org/download/ukigf25/04_ai_workshop.mp3> | RECAP <https://archive.org/download/ukigf25/04_ai_workshop.EN.pdf> ) 05 – Lightning Talk: Power Asymmetries in Tech Dr Cecilia Rikap – Associate Professor, Economics & Head of Research, UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose ( YOUTUBE <https://youtu.be/FkiA0iot6lI> | AUDIO <https://archive.org/download/ukigf25/05_power_asymmetries.mp3> | RECAP <https://archive.org/download/ukigf25/05_power_asymmetries.EN.pdf> ) 06 – The WSIS+20 Review: A Multistakeholder Conversation David Souter – Independent Expert on Digital Society (Introductory remarks) Ellie McDonald – Policy and Advocacy Lead, Global Partners Digital Paul Blaker – Head of ITU and Internet Governance, DSIT Facilitator: Nick Wenban-Smith – General Counsel and Head of Stakeholder Relations, Nominet ( YOUTUBE <https://youtu.be/JqHUpry_5ew> | AUDIO <https://archive.org/download/ukigf25/06_wsis20_review.mp3> | RECAP <https://archive.org/download/ukigf25/06_wsis20_review.EN.pdf> ) 07 – A UK Digital ID – How Can We Ensure a Balance of Power Between the Citizen and the State? Professor Mirca Madianou – Department of Media, Communications and Cultural Studies, Goldsmiths, University of London Karla Prudencio – Programme Director and Advocacy Officer, Privacy International David Birch – Author, Advisor and Commentator on Digital Financial Services; Principal, 15Mb Ltd; Global Ambassador, Consult Hyperion Moderator: Wendy Grossman – Journalist ( YOUTUBE <https://youtu.be/bjZ1TYDt11g> | AUDIO <https://archive.org/download/ukigf25/07_digital_id.mp3> | RECAP <https://archive.org/download/ukigf25/07_digital_id.EN.pdf> ) 08 – How Do We Protect Children’s Rights Online in 2025? Jen Persson – Director, Defend Digital Me Dr Kim Ringmar-Sylwander – Researcher, Digital Futures for Children Centre, LSE Professor Sonia Livingstone OBE FBA – Department of Media and Communications, LSE Moderator: Mark Russell – CEO, The Children’s Society ( YOUTUBE <https://youtu.be/z88VtePqkgo> | AUDIO <https://archive.org/download/ukigf25/08_childrens_rights.mp3> | RECAP <https://archive.org/download/ukigf25/08_childrens_rights.EN.pdf> ) 09 – Closing Remarks Esther Jaromitski – DSIT UK Matthew McDermott – Director of AI, Access Partnership ( YOUTUBE <https://youtu.be/IbbkXb8lUj8> | AUDIO <https://archive.org/download/ukigf25/09_closing.mp3> | RECAP <https://archive.org/download/ukigf25/09_closing.EN.pdf> ) -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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Fwd: New Policy Report on Interoperability in AI Safety Governance: Ethics, Regulations, and Standards
by Yik Chan Chin 15 Dec '25

15 Dec '25

Dear Colleagues, The United Nations University Institute in Macau has released a new policy report, Interoperability in AI Safety Governance: Ethics, Regulations, and Standards, offering critical recommendations to strengthen global AI safety frameworks through enhanced interoperability. Drawing on country studies from China, South Korea, Singapore, and the United Kingdom, the report identifies effective tools and key barriers to interoperability in AI safety governance. It highlights practical ways to build a governance ecosystem that is globally informed yet locally grounded. Interoperability is a cornerstone of AI governance—essential for reducing risks, fostering innovation, enhancing competitiveness, promoting standardization, and building public trust. Yet progress remains hindered by fragmented regulations, limited global coordination, and insufficient engagement from the Global South. Focusing on autonomous vehicles, education, and cross‑border data flows, the report compares ethical, legal, and technical frameworks across the four countries. It identifies areas of convergence and divergence, offering policy recommendations aligned with the Global Digital Compact and relevant UN resolutions. The study adopts a regulatory learning approach, engaging stakeholders in each jurisdiction to capture local insights and foster interjurisdictional learning. Coordinated by UNU, the initiative introduces a collaborative model for transnational policymaking by identifying shared challenges and co‑developing strategic responses. Recommendations span three dimensions—ethical, regulatory, and technical interoperability. They include advancing a global AI ethics framework, establishing multilateral systems for coordinated governance, enhancing transparency and accountability, promoting interoperable digital public infrastructure, and embedding interoperability by design in technical standards. The report concludes that the future of AI safety governance is evolving toward evidence‑based, outcomes‑oriented models that complement principle‑led frameworks. Sustaining momentum will require policymakers to deepen normative specificity, enhance legal interoperability, expand interoperable standards, strengthen data governance, and invest in AI literacy and capacity building. The study was a joint effort by multiple UNU Global AI Network <https://unu.edu/unu-global-ai-network>members Yik Chan Chin, David A Raho, Hag-Min Kim, Chunli Bi, James Ong, Jingbo Huang, Serge Stinckwich, sponsored by SenseTime. https://unu.edu/macau/news/new-policy-report-interoperability-ai-safety-gov… Download the Report at: https://collections.unu.edu/eserv/UNU:10363/Interoperability_in_AI_Safety_G… Best, Yik Chan ----------------- Dr. Yik Chan Chin Associate Professor School of Journalism and Communication Beijing Normal University Beijing, P.R. China 215123 Email: yik-chan.chin@bnu.edu.cn；yikchanchin@gmail.com https://xwcb.bnu.edu.cn/as/ap/114761.html https://www.linkedin.com/in/yik-chan-chin-874174b/ *https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1362-7481 <https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1362-7481>* https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yik_Chan_Chin http://ssrn.com/author=1377946 https://bnu.academia.edu/YikChanChin https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=u41w5b4AAAAJ&hl=en

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Call for papers: The workshop on The Interplay of Physical and Digital Authoritarianism
by hossein kermani 15 Dec '25

15 Dec '25

Dear colleagues, I would like to invite you to submit your papers to the workshop “The Interplay of Physical and Digital Authoritarianism: Methodological and Theoretical Challenges and Approaches”, which will be held in Innsbruck, Austria, on 7–10 April 2026 as part of the ECPR Joint Sessions of Workshops. The workshop explores how offline (physical) and online (digital) forms of authoritarianism intersect and mutually reinforce each other across different regime types. We do not focus exclusively on formally authoritarian regimes; instead, we understand authoritarianism as a set of practices that can exist across democratic and non-democratic contexts. The workshop also addresses various authoritarian practices such as propaganda, disinformation, and hate speech. More information is available here: https://ecpr.eu/Events/Event/WorkshopDetails/16783 The workshop offers a focused and engaging atmosphere to discuss individual projects in depth, with particular attention to the work of early-career researchers. Please send your submissions (paper title and abstract) directly to me at hossein.kermani(a)univie.ac.at by 8 January. Please let me know if you have any questions. Best regards, Hossein Kermani University of Vienna

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Hiring: Senior Researcher (postdoctoral position)
by Kylie Jarrett 15 Dec '25

15 Dec '25

Hi all, Just a reminder that I am looking for a Senior Researcher (2 years postdoctoral experience required) for the LivePlatforms research project investigating platform work in Ireland. This is a full-time, (almost) 5 year post. More details on the application are available here: https://www.ucd.ie/ics/vacancies/staffvacancies/seniorresearcherforliveplat… The LivePlatforms project will investigate the experiences of people earning incomes within the platform economy - location-based workers such as delivery riders, online creators such as influencers, online workers such as clickworkers, and platform traders such as second-hand clothing sellers - in order to identify and critically evaluate the various actors involved in shaping this work and livelihoods within it. The project will involve a team of researchers based in UCD researching the national Irish context, initially using biographical interview methods. Please get applying as submission deadline is January 5 - or share this with anyone you think may be interested. Thanks, Kylie Jarrett _________________ Prof. Kylie Jarrett School of Information and Communication Studies University College Dublin She/her Editor-in-chief: *Dialogues on Digital Society* Author: *Digital Labor *(Polity 2022)*;* *Feminism, Labour, and D**igital Media: The Digital Housewife *(Routledge 2016) Co-author*: NSFW: Sex, Humor and Risk in Social Media *(MIT Press 2019) *Google and the Culture of Search *(Routledge 2013)

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The Annual ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI 2026): Last Mile for Posters and Demos Submissions
by Announce 15 Dec '25

15 Dec '25

*** Last Mile for Posters and Demos Submissions *** The Annual ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI 2026) March 23-26, 2026, 5* Coral Beach Hotel & Resort, Paphos, Cyprus https://iui.hosting.acm.org/2026/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=YWlyLWwJCQlhaXItbEBs…> The ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (ACM IUI) is the leading annual venue for researchers and practitioners to explore advancements at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). IUI submissions should address HCI challenges using machine intelligence and consider both computational and human- centric aspects. As AI becomes more integrated into everyday technology, understanding its role in meeting human needs is vital for developing effective and responsible systems. This conference fosters collaboration among experts from diverse fields to tackle significant issues in AI and HCI through discussions, workshops, and networking sessions. UI 2026 attracted a record number of submissions for the main conference (561 full paper submissions after an initial submission of 697 abstracts). Posters Posters provide an opportunity for sharing valuable last-minute ideas, eliciting useful feedback on early-stage work and fostering discussions and collaborations among colleagues. We invite submissions relevant to all conference topics. All submissions should convey a scientific result or work in progress that is not yet ready to be published as a full-length research paper at a refereed conference. The page limit for poster papers is 4 pages (references do not count toward the page limit). Submitting a draft poster along with your submission is not required, but is recommended. Accepted poster papers will appear in the companion proceedings of the conference. Each accepted contribution is expected to be presented in person during the poster session. Demos The demonstration track complements the overall program of the conference. Demonstrations show implementations of novel, interesting, and important intelligent user interface concepts or systems. We invite submissions relevant to intelligent user interfaces and which address, but are not limited to, the topics of the conference. All submissions are intended to convey a scientific result or work in progress and should not be advertisements for commercial software packages. The page limit for demo papers is 4 pages (references do not count toward the page limit). Authors further need to submit a video (max. 5 mins) along with their demo paper to showcase their work. Accepted demo papers will be presented as interactive demonstrations at IUI and published in the companion proceedings of the conference. Each accepted contribution is expected to be presented in person during the demo sessions. Important Dates (AoE) • Submission: December 21, 2025 • Decision notification: January 26, 2026 • Camera-ready submission: February 6, 2026 Topics The topics for the Posters and Demos are the same as for the main track. Submission Instructions Papers must be up to 4 pages (references do not count towards the page limit). Demo and poster submissions do not need to be anonymized. Submissions should follow the ACM Master Article Templates in a single-column format. We adopt the ACM TAPS Workflow. Please prepare your submission for review in a single column format, using the latest templates: Word Submission Template, or the LaTeX template using \documentclass[manuscript,review,anonymous]{acmart} for the LaTeX template. Authors are required to include a proper classification for the paper according to the ACM Classification System (CCS). Additional information on how to use it is available at: https://dl.acm.org/ccs<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=YWlyLWwJCQlhaXItbEBs…> . A video (up to 5 mins) is required for demo submissions. The video should showcase the system that will be demonstrated during the conference. Please follow the SIGCHI Technical Requirements and Guidelines for Videos (https://sigchi.org/resources/guides-for-authors/videos/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=YWlyLWwJCQlhaXItbEBs…>). Please submit your demos and posters electronically to the Precision Conference Submission (PCS) Portal (https://new.precisionconference.com/user/login<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=YWlyLWwJCQlhaXItbEBs…>) by the paper deadlines. In PCS, first click “Submissions” at the top of the page, from the dropdown menus for Society, Conference, and Track, please select “SIGCHI”, “IUI 2026”, and “IUI 2026 Posters” or “IUI 2026 Demos”, respectively, and then press “Go”. Note: If the corresponding author (the individual who submits the paper, not necessarily the first author) is affiliated with a participating institution that has an open access agreement with ACM, the Article Processing Charges (APCs) will be waived for publishing the paper. Details are under “Publication and Open Access”. Accessibility Authors are asked to make their paper submissions accessible (so that reviewers with vision impairments can access them, for example). The authors of accepted papers will be required to make their final PDFs accessible. Please use the SIGCHI Guide to an Accessible Submission for detailed instructions. If you are submitting a video as supplemental material, please provide captions, as described in Technical Requirements and Guidelines for Videos. Please refer to the Accessibility page of the conference site for further details and guidelines. Usage of Generative AI All submissions must comply with the ACM policy on the usage of GenAI: the April 2023 ACM Policy on Authorship and Frequently Asked Questions. Text generated from a large-scale language model (LLM), such as ChatGPT, must be clearly marked where such tools are used for purposes beyond editing the author’s own text. Authors should include a “GenAI Usage Disclosure” section, right before the references, to provide full disclosure of all use of GenAI tools in all stages of the research (including the code and data) and the writing. This section, together with the references, will not be counted toward the word limit. While we do not anticipate using tools on a large scale to detect LLM-generated text, we will investigate submissions brought to our attention and desk reject papers where LLM use is not clearly marked. Organisation General Chairs • Tsvi Kuflik, The University of Haifa, Israel • Styliani Kleanthous, Open University of Cyprus, Cyprus Local Organising Chair • George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Posters and Demos Chairs • Julia Sheidin, Braude College of Engineering, Israel • Marko Tkalcic, University of Primorska, Slovenia • Ming Yin, Purdue University, USA

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Call for Abstracts: “Deep Learning and Culture” Panel at STS NL 2026 (University of Twente, 15-17 April 2026)
by louisravn.cph＠gmail.com 15 Dec '25

15 Dec '25

Dear all, We invite you to submit an abstract to our open panel “Deep Learning and Culture” at the STS NL 2026 Conference <https://www.utwente.nl/en/bms/sts-nl2026/> (University of Twente, 15-17 April 2026). The panel aims to investigate the productive potentials emerging at the encounter between deep learning and culture. Please find the detailed panel description below. In case of interest, we would love to receive your abstract. Please submit your 200-300 words abstract by 07 January 2026 (here: https://www.utwente.nl/en/bms/sts-nl2026/submission/) Decisions will be communicated shortly after. Feel free to get in touch with us should you have any questions about the panel. We look forward to receiving your abstracts! All the best, Louis Ravn (University of Amsterdam), Anna Schjøtt Hansen (University of Amsterdam), Dasha Simons (University of Amsterdam), Paula Helm (Goethe University Frankfurt), and Tobias Blanke (University of Amsterdam) ********** PANEL DESCRIPTION: “Deep Learning and Culture” The recent successes of deep learning technologies, including generative artificial intelligence systems, are premised upon deeply cultural elements: training datasets reflecting various forms of cultural activity (language, art, etc.), new cultural techniques like prompting and fine-tuning, massive material investments underpinned by cultures of innovation, and technoscientific practices of AI development. Flipping around this equation, it is equally true that contemporary culture, broadly conceived, has become increasingly suffused by the operations of deep learning, whether in the fields of media and arts, work, education, medicine, or even warfare. In short, the contemporary relationship between deep learning and culture is one of co-constitution – or even entanglement: they crucially depend on and shape each other. Despite these complex entanglements, scholarship has depicted deep learning as unidirectionally homogenizing culture. While we acknowledge this, we also want to foreground the productive potentials emerging at the encounter between deep learning and culture, potentials that warrant more research to put them onto solid empirical and theoretical foundations. We ask: How can the charged encounter between deep learning and culture help us think about both in new and surprising ways? What happens when deep-learning systems process cultural materials replete with sociopolitical frictions? To what extent can cultural materials be represented by the operations of deep learning systems? How can the methods and epistemologies of deep learning advance critical accounts of culture? To investigate these questions, we invite contributions from scholars researching the nexus of deep learning and culture drawing from the fields of STS, critical AI studies, digital humanities, media studies, anthropology of technology, and related fields. Specifically, we are interested in contributions that present case studies, methodological approaches, and theoretical frameworks that help us problematize the nexus between deep learning and culture in new ways. We explicitly welcome interdisciplinary approaches to this. Thus, we warmly invite the following contributions (but not limited to): * Case studies examining the frictions that emerge at the intersection of deep learning and culture * Methodologies to investigate frictions at the nexus of deep learning and culture (qualitative, computational, quali-quantitative, etc.) * Theoretical approaches foregrounding the entanglements between deep learning and culture (e.g., to what extent is “Deep Culture” a productive framework?) * Empirical investigations into the ways in which deep learning and culture are co-shaping each other and what this implies for different groups of people

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Special Issue Call for Papers: AI for Governance in Asia: Power, Politics, and Ethics
by Jian Xu 14 Dec '25

14 Dec '25

Dear colleagues, This is a gentle reminder that the abstract submission deadline for the special issue “AI for Governance in Asia: Power, Politics, and Ethics” with the Asian Journal of Communication (AJC) is January 19, 2026. The full CfP is available on the AJC website: https://think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issues/ai-for-governance-in-asia… Interested authors are invited to submit an abstract of 300-500 words, including the paper title, central argument, and methodology. A short author biography should also be provided. Please send both the abstract and author biography to the special issue editors by January 19, 2026: * Jian Xu: j.xu(a)deakin.edu.au<mailto:j.xu@deakin.edu.au> * Terence Lee: terence.lee(a)nottingham.edu.cn<mailto:terence.lee@nottingham.edu.cn> * Gerard Goggin: g.goggin(a)westernsydney.edu.au<mailto:g.goggin@westernsydney.edu.au> Timeline * Abstract submission: January 19, 2026 * Notice of abstract acceptance: February 9, 2026 * Invited full paper submission to the journal for peer review: July 31, 2026 * Special issue publication: Mid-2027 Best regards Jian Important Notice: The contents of this email are intended solely for the named addressee and are confidential; any unauthorised use, reproduction or storage of the contents is expressly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please delete it and any attachments immediately and advise the sender by return email or telephone. Deakin University does not warrant that this email and any attachments are error or virus free.

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New report - Live-Streaming: Mapping Networks of Influence and (Dis)information Flow
by Tom Divon 14 Dec '25

14 Dec '25

Dear community, We are excited to share with you our report, “Live-Streaming: Mapping Networks of Influence and (Dis)information Flow,” emerging from the 2025 Digital Methods Summer School research project on live-streaming. https://www.digitalmethods.net/Dmi/SummerSchool2025LiveStreaming Our report offers a deep dive into the infrastructure, cultures, and governance dynamics shaping far-right live-streaming on TikTok. We have found a bunch of troubling things, but (very) briefly, we see radicalization increasingly operating through the ordinary on TikTok Live. Streamers blend extremist messages into the rhythms of daily life (a bit of weather talk, breakfast update, sunscreen recommendation), making ideology feel casual and safe. Moderation is easily outmaneuvered; “6 million cookies,” emojis, algospeak, and dog whistles allow harmful narratives to circulate openly without triggering detection. At the same time, extremism has become a revenue stream. TikTok Live’s gifting economy directly finances extremist and AfD-adjacent streamers, while TikTok takes 50% of every gift. Parasocial intimacy deepens the pull. Live Matches, gifting rituals, and constant back-and-forth with audiences create emotional pressure and closeness that quickly turns into political gravity. And overarching all of this is a governance system where safety loses out to profit. Under the DSA, TikTok rigorously enforces commercial violations, yet violence, harassment, and extremist propaganda remain vastly under-moderated, allowing this ecosystem to thrive in the gaps. There is much more in the full report on TikTok Live as a propaganda infrastructure built around an attention economy of hate. We are already developing a paper that builds on these findings, drawing on the broader dataset we are now systematically collecting. So, we’d be very happy to connect with others working on similar questions around live-streaming, propaganda, mis-dis, governance, platform cultures, or methodological approaches. If you want to exchange ideas, please feel free to reach out, and keep the conversation going! Yours, Pieter van Boheemen - Post-X Society Marcus Bösch - University of Münster Giulia Costanzo - Politecnico di Milano Tom Divon - The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Lea Frühwirth - CeMAS (Center für Monitoring, Analyse und Strategie) Esther Hammelburg - Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences Jonathan Klüser - University of Zurich Laura Postma - Netherlands Institute for Sound & Vision Edan Ring (remote) - Ben Gurion University of the Negev and ISOC-IL Nina Steffen - University of Zurich Xinlu Wang - Tsinghua University -- *Tom Divon* Creators & Platforms R*esearcher* Dept. of Communication & Journalism, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Sammy Ofer School of Communications, IDC, Herzliya Tel: +972-547-532681 [image: Twitter] <https://twitter.com/TomDivon>[image: Instagram] <https://www.instagram.com/divon.tom/>[image: Facebook] <https://www.facebook.com/tom.divon> Website: https://tomdivon.com/ Co-Founder: The Content Creator Scholars Network <https://www.ccsn.site/> *Publications*: >> Playful Activism: Memetic Performances of Palestinian Resistance in TikTok #Challenges <https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/20563051231157607> >> #JewishTikTok: The JewToks' Fight against Antisemitism <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/359548581_JewishTikTok> >> Serious TikTok: Can You Learn About the Holocaust in 60 Seconds? <https://reframe.sussex.ac.uk/digitalholocaustmemory/2022/03/24/can-you-lear…> >> Playful Trauma: TikTok Creators and the Use of the Platformed Body in Times of War <https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/20563051241269281> >> Platform gaslighting: A user-centric insight into social media corporate communications of content moderation <https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/29768624241303109> >> The unsolicited algorithm: unveiling gendered harms and (non)consent in apple iOS features <https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09589236.2024.2433683?src=> >> The sound of disinformation: TikTok, computational propaganda, and the invasion of Ukraine <https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/14614448241251804?icid=int.sj-full…> >> Youthful Platform Commemoration: TikTok as a Frontier for Holocaust Education and Memory <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/383957738_Youthful_Platform_Commem…>

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The term 'dopamine drip' in relation to social media?
by Tama Leaver 14 Dec '25

14 Dec '25

Hi AoIR Folks, Just wondering if folks could help me understand how widespread the term 'dopamine drip' to describe social media's features outside of Australia? The term was used extensively in the last stages of the social media ban for under16s being rolled out, and I'm just trying to figure out when it entered mainstream media discussions in different countries (if at all). Thanks in advance, Tama -- Professor Tama Leaver (he/him) Professor of Internet Studies School of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry (MCASI) Faculty of Humanities Curtin University GPO Box U1987 Perth WA Australia 6845 Ph: (+61 8) 9266 1258 Email: t.leaver(a)curtin.edu.au Web: www.tamaleaver.net

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