media-studies

Social media’s impact on society and citizens clearly shows the need for change. Europe has a strong ecosystem of social companies and a deep well of expertise in designing and operating social protocols. We are building on this to move away from large monopolistic platforms with their authoritarian governance and editorial positions, and are joining forces to establish a diverse and resilient in…

We’re both addicted to our screens. But at least we’re watching together – it’s dystopian bonding for the modern age Try as I might, I think there’s no saving my son from modern technology. It’s ubiquitous, seductive and deeply ingrained in every aspect of middle-class life. Worse yet, I’m also addicted. When do I not have my iPhone out, desperately scrolling through a suite of apps, hoping they’…

Academic CV of Anastasia Korneeva. Research focuses on digital politics, platform governance, algorithmic visibility, and computational political communication. Contains selected research projects, pu…

Latinx representation in films plummeted over the last year even though Latinx people make up more of the U.S. population than ever. Latinx Hollywood veterans spoke with De Los to access the current state of affairs for the sizable yet overlooked demographic.

Age verification means that the sector’s biggest players will now have access to information that will only make them richer and more powerful This week, the UK announced a wide-ranging ban on social media that will soon block users from communicating or accessing information on apps such as X, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, TikTok and Snapchat unless they prove that they’re over the age of 16. Th…

Amid UK government proposals for a ban, experts discuss what other activities might really serve children well When a Lancashire schoolgirl was asked what she would do if the proposed social media ban for under-16s came into effect, her answer hit a national nerve: “Stare at a wall,” she deadpanned. The clip went viral, not least because it distilled a question many parents have been asking thems…

Thangam Debbonaire and Sarah Pochin argue in Sky News interview at Makerfield byelection count UK politics live – latest updates The Labour peer Thangam Debbonaire has clashed with Reform UK’s Sarah Pochin at the Makerfield byelection count, asking the MP: “You don’t like being on television with brown people, do you Sarah?” The row erupted during a testy interview on Sky News that included an ex…

Your social media feed isn't just biased; it's built to divide. Recent research, including my own study of the 2016 election, shows how platform design turns disagreement into contempt.

Like the Luddites of yore, the Neo-Luddite movement is pushing back against the onslaught of new technology in our daily lives. It might just become the next big lifestyle choice.

This research investigates the influence of social media material on urban image and urban conative behaviour across Chinese Generation Z. Utilising the Stimulus–Organism–reaction (SOR) framework, it formulates an enhanced model wherein real-time content perception (RTCP) and empathy function as dual organism-level mechanisms connecting external content inputs to urban image and subsequent behavi…

Arnault’s addition of leading weekly to stable of publications raises concerns about media ownership in France He is known as the “wolf in cashmere” – the owner of the world’s biggest luxury group whose brands including Louis Vuitton, Dior and Tiffany have made him one of the world’s richest people. But Bernard Arnault , a close friend of Donald Trump, is under fire from journalists’ unions in Fr…

The UK’s Teen Social Media Ban Is Political Theater, Not Child Safety Policy from the techlash-on-demand dept UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is not having a particularly good time of being the UK’s leader. Basically everyone thinks he’s doing a terrible job and it seems unlikely that he’ll be in the role much longer. Apparently desperate to turn the tide on being historically disliked, he’s decid…

In an age of AI hallucinations and collapsing trust, Jimmy Wales argues that Wikipedia’s human transparency may be exactly what makes it worth trusting.

Scientific publishing goes beyond data and methods. It depends on human insight, dialogue, and perspectives shaped by the humanities, helping connect research to society and ultimately making science more effective.

Nearly one in six pieces of news shared in local Facebook groups during the campaign is false, Social Market Foundation report finds Good morning. Andy Burnham seems to be on course to win the Makerfield byelection on Thursday. But, if he does win, it will be despite a huge increase in the amount of hostile, fake news about him circulating on local Facebook groups. This has been documented in a r…

This article examines how feminist meanings and affective orientations are shaped, patterned, and circulated through TikTok’s memetic and affective infrastructures by focusing on the viral uptake of Paris Paloma’s song “Labour.” Rather than treating TikTok as a neutral distribution channel for feminist content, the article conceptualizes the platform as an infrastructure of feeling in which visib…

Nyater Eye, LLM, Symbiosis Law College, Pune ABSTRACT The status of cinema in constitutional law is unique. The issue of social impact and vulnerability to prior restraint makes cinema a special subject of constitutional free speech jurisprudence. In India, the Cinematograph Act, 1952, regulates and certifies the films by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). Although this framework is …

Time and time again, the PM has failed to take on big tech. With this plan, he is taking an easy way out and giving parents false hope Ian Russell is an internet safety campaigner and chair of the Molly Rose Foundation More than eight years ago my youngest daughter, Molly, died after being bombarded with suicide and self-harm material on social media. I had hope that Keir Starmer would finally ta…

The generation that was ‘supposed to lead AI adoption’ is ‘leading the resistance to it’

It's becoming common for campaigns to seek out viral moments and the support of internet stars to reach new voters. But the strategy, albeit flashy, has yielded mixed results in key races this year.