Logging into social media platforms and other apps increasingly requires revealing sensitive information, like your birthday and full legal name. That data is collected, processed and shared in ways that […]
About the Forum Over the past two years, FIMI has shifted from isolated disinformation campaigns to coordinated, AI-enabled operations that combine narrative manipulation, cyber disruption, economic pressure, and reputational attacks […]
Democracies around the world are grappling with declining trust in public institutions, increasing polarisation and the rapid spread of disinformation, often amplified by AI. How can we best build digital literacy […]
Join the Tech Impact and Policy Center on April 21st from 12PM–1PM Pacific for a seminarwith Jonathan Stray. About the Seminar: There has been much discussion of how AI can help […]
A free Australian Internet Observatory Webinar exploring the tool and process for using data donations as a method for collecting digital platform data. Presented by Prof Dan Angus (QUT), Prof […]
The Influencer Ethnography Research Lab (IERLab) is hosting our next symposium on Influencer Diplomacy, to be held via Zoom on 24 April 2026, 10:00 – 16:00 (AWST). This one-day online event focuses […]
On behalf of the Search Engines and Society Network (SEASON), we invite submissions for the 2026 edition of the Search Engines and Society Annual Conference (SEASON 2026), to be held […]
We are pleased to announce a Call for Papers for a forthcoming special issue titled “AI, Algorithmic Media, and Digital Governance: Power, Control, and Technological Transformation,” to be published in the […]
Social media platforms are increasingly shaped by the integration of generative AI alongside long-standing analytical and predictive models. Today’s algorithmic systems are moving from the background infrastructure to the forefront […]
What if viral cultural moments were not just entertainment, but strategic entry points for influence? High-visibility events, from major entertainment events to viral online controversies, are increasingly used within the […]