#OutNow in #iCS Drawing on data from Germany and Spain, this paper examines how lurking on social media relates to expressive and defensive political engagement under conditions of value-incongruent exposure. doi.org/10.1080/1369...

#OutNow in #iCS Who engages with fact-checks? Drawing on survey data from Flanders (N=2520), this study applies the Opportunity-Motivation-Ability framework to examine exposure and deeper reading across platforms. doi.org/10.1080/1369...

#OutNow in #iCS Ong and Jackson draw on insights from over 100 Global South civil society leaders to argue that mainstream counter-disinformation funding models are often disconnected from local priorities and can reinforce donor power asymmetries. doi.org/10.1080/1369...

#OutNow in #iCS How do users feel when algorithms cross privacy boundaries? Based on interviews in the United States and Singapore, this study links emotions such as fear, annoyance, and helplessness to different privacy coping strategies. doi.org/10.1080/1369...

#OutNow in #iCS Using two-wave panel data from South Korea’s 2024 election, this article shows that partisan YouTube channels are associated with conspiracy mentality only under specific conditions of discussion and interests. doi.org/10.1080/1369...

#OutNow in #iCS Drawing on archival research and interviews, Dowell analyses how AWS coordinates sovereign regions, zones, and outposts to strategically recalibrate territory in the governance of digital infrastructure. doi.org/10.1080/1369...

#OutNow in #iCS Rivero and Jacobo examine how Twitch emotes function as linguistic and multimodal resources in race discourse. Drawing on multi-sited digital ethnography, they trace how specific emotes reproduce and contest racialised harassment. doi.org/10.1080/1369...

#OutNow in #iCS Analysing 8,852 Telegram posts from 151 German radical channels, this study examines how far-right and Querdenken actors adapted their messaging across the pandemic, the Ukraine war, and the energy crisis. doi.org/10.1080/1369...

#OutNow in #iCS In this new article, Bastos and Duarte analyse Reddit discussions alongside a timeline of UAP hearings and announcements, showing that official disclosures are associated with declines in conspiratorial narratives. doi.org/10.1080/1369...

#OutNow in #iCS This new article examines the conditions under which organisations integrate generative AI and links that process to organisational agility and effectiveness using structural equation modelling. doi.org/10.1080/1369...

#OutNow in #iCS Based on reconstruction interviews with 15 intermediaries in the Netherlands, this article examines how community actors tailored health information and prioritised trust over direct correction when countering COVID-19 misinformation. doi.org/10.1080/1369...

#OutNow in #iCS What role do emotions play in populist politics? Reviewing 51 studies across disciplines, Bliuc et al analyse how anger, fear, resentment, and nostalgia drive populist mobilisation and communication. doi.org/10.1080/1369...

#OutNow in #iCS How should multimodal disinformation be analysed? This article proposes the Three-M framework, arguing that multimodality, manipulation, and malintent must be examined together. doi.org/10.1080/1369...

#OutNow in #iCS From voluntary guidelines to mandatory rules, this article compares emerging election-time AI codes across 11 countries and assesses their enforceability and clarity. doi.org/10.1080/1369...

#OutNow in #iCS This article examines the business model of disinformation through the case of InfoWars. By linking broadcast features to next-day sales, it shows how media style and commercial incentives reinforce one another. doi.org/10.1080/1369...

#OutNow in #iCS As generative AI systems increasingly express social values, conflicts shift from technical competition to cultural contestation. This article theorises values shaping and values signalling in AI design and governance. doi.org/10.1080/1369...

#OutNow in #iCS In this article, Jensen explores how artists understand and evaluate music-streaming payment systems, showing why reform debates often clash with everyday career realities and with opaque payout structures. doi.org/10.1080/1369...

#OutNow in #iCS Using Michel Serres’ parasite logic and a netnographic study of a large Facebook caremongering community, this article uncovers interferences that both threaten and sustain solidarity in digital mutual aid. doi.org/10.1080/1369...

#OutNow in #iCS Drawing on interviews with 36 Canadian GoFundMe users, this article analyses the informational strategies behind medical and housing crowdfunding campaigns and the tensions between visibility and privacy. doi.org/10.1080/1369...

#OutNow in #iCS In this commentary, Helberger introduces the idea of a GenAI governance gap, arguing that centralised models such as the EU AI Act overlook the distributed, multi-actor realities of AI governance. doi.org/10.1080/1369...

Information, Communication & Society. #OutNow in #iCS How should data governance be rethought in light of democracy’s crisis? Bou Nassar and Calleja-López draw on Nancy Fraser to situate data extractivism within a neo-Marxian analysis of democratic erosion.

#OutNow in #iCS Do warning labels reduce the impact of AI-generated political disinformation? Drawing on Third-Person Effect theory, this study shows how labels shape perceptions, policy support, and preventive behaviour. doi.org/10.1080/1369...

#OutNow in #iCS While some research frames political microtargeting as harmful. Matthes and colleagues instead ask whether perceived fit in targeted ads can cultivate political interest and campaign knowledge over time. doi.org/10.1080/1369...

#OutNow in #iCS How should data governance be rethought in light of democracy’s crisis? Bou Nassar and Calleja-López draw on Nancy Fraser to situate data extractivism within a neo-Marxian analysis of democratic erosion. doi.org/10.1080/1369...

#OutNow in #iCS Do metaphors increase political engagement online? This study analyses 4,131 tweets from the 2023 Turkish general election to examine how metaphor frequency and originality shape user reactions and interactions. doi.org/10.1080/1369...

#OutNow in #iCS In this qualitative paper, Riedl examines how dating app users in the United States navigate safety on Tinder and Bumble, arguing that users rely on community-based strategies rather than platform governance alone. doi.org/10.1080/1369...

#OutNow in #iCS Focusing on the Roman Zadorov murder case in Israel, this paper investigates how perceived media exposure drives public engagement and influences opinions about guilt and institutional performance. doi.org/10.1080/1369...

New 📄 out in @icsjournal.bsky.social "Safety work repertoires and dating platforms: how users of Tinder and Bumble manage their safety" Link: doi.org/10.1080/1369... Thread for more details 🔽

🆕 New paper in @icsjournal.bsky.social! 🔥 With @seymacelik.bsky.social (lead), we examine how family SES and country-level inequality structure the relationship between problematic social media use and adolescent mental well-being. Read it as #openaccess! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

#OutNow in #iCS With data from 35 countries, this article shows that problematic social media use is associated with poorer adolescent well-being, with stronger effects among socioeconomically disadvantaged individuals. doi.org/10.1080/1369...

#OutNow in #iCS This article presents the AI-Based Risk Information-Seeking Model (ARISM), a tool for understanding how users seek risk information in AI environments. Results show that privacy concerns and AI anxiety shape intentions to use chatbots. doi.org/10.1080/1369...

#OutNow in #iCS This article examines how election management bodies in Australia and the UK address electoral disinformation. It identifies institutional constraints and cautious intervention strategies. doi.org/10.1080/1369...

#OutNow in #iCS ABLE-S offers a new tool to assess serious games across both learning and gameplay dimensions. Developed and validated through multiple studies, the scale demonstrates strong reliability and cross-sample stability. doi.org/10.1080/1369...

#OutNow in #iCS This study embeds digital nudging within the bystander intervention model to test responses to anti-LGBTQIA+ attacks. It finds that the hostility type shapes intervention more consistently than nudges do. doi.org/10.1080/1369...

Check out Catalina Farías’ fascinating and important work!

Social media is full of talk of values... but what do we 𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑛 when we talk about 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒𝑠, and what do we use the term to 𝑑𝑜? A new @icsjournal.bsky.social #OpenAccess paper from DigitalValues team+co-authors analyzes the meanings and functions of 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒𝑠 on Twitter www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

#OutNow in #iCS Moving beyond topic-driven studies, this research uses digital diaries to map everyday encounters with suspected misinformation and how changing news logics shape perceptions of trust. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

#OutNow in #iCS Using computational and qualitative analysis of 15 million tweets in five languages, Green et al examine how “values” functions as a keyword that anchors identity and structures political boundary work. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

#OutNow in #iCS Reporting, commenting, or staying silent? This study examines how users react to offensive illegal content and identifies the moral and relational factors that influence such responses. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

#OutNow in #iCS Does trending on one platform boost attention on another? Guo, Lin and Li find that cross-platform trending can suppress, rather than amplify, political topics in a competitive media ecosystem. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

#OutNow in #iCS Hartmann analyses the Brazilian 2022 election to examine how courts addressed electoral disinformation and what this reveals about the institutional design of judicial intervention. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

#OutNow in #iCS This article explores the social media use of conservative Turkish migrant women in the UK, showing how digital platforms become part of ongoing negotiations around family, identity, and everyday life. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Out now! "Algorithmic discrimination" at @icsjournal.bsky.social, with @cmcilwain.bsky.social @seyiolojo.bsky.social Herbert HC Chang. We use targeted ads to establish _algorithmic discrimination_ as an analytic & draw attention to the disparate outcomes of online targeting bit.ly/3MQEb7v

#OutNow in #iCS In this article, Catalina Farías analyses TikTok beauty filters as part of platformed racism, tracing how Latinidad is stylised, normalised, and contested in algorithmic environments. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

#OutNow in #iCS This article maps how cloud technologies are mobilised in connected and autonomous vehicle (CAVs) patents, showing how technical clusters and imagined futures together orchestrate AI scalability. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

#OutNow in #iCS Dierickx et al examine how generative AI challenges established categories of factuality. Using fact-checking as an epistemological lens, they introduce the concept of “emergent facts” to assess AI-generated claims. doi.org/10.1080/1369...

#OutNow in #ICS AI fairness debates often focus on design, but what about discourse? This article shows how language models in Chinese and English replicate social inequality, calling for a critical examination of training data and governance. doi.org/10.1080/1369...

#OutNow in #ICS In the introduction to our Special Issue on polycentric digital governance, Dylag, Flonk, Lauri and Mannan examine how dispersed governance shapes trust and legitimacy across actors, values, and tools. doi.org/10.1080/1369...

#OutNow in #ICS Political subreddits rarely connect across ideological lines. Analysing 16 years of Reddit data, this article shows how platform design, moderation and user practices together lock polarisation into place. doi.org/10.1080/1369...

#OutNow in #ICS Seeing misinformation is not the same as believing the media world is broken. Panel data from the 2020 U.S. election show that perceived prevalence and hostile information, not exposure itself, predict cynicism. doi.org/10.1080/1369...