I’ve been following closely what is happening in the US, not only because it is directly linked to my research, but because it’s impossible to witness the testimonies of immigrants, including children, without feeling deep pain and sadness.

This would not happen in a democracy, which is why, if we are serious about our commitment to it, we must accept we do not currently live in democracies and that moving towards such a system would require radical change rather than faith in the status quo www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

What if digital capitalism has facilitated the emergence of an amorphous, decentralised social being, one that is pushing us further away from democracy? And what if, far from being dead, the alt-right is very much alive and lies at the core of far-right information warfare? Check my article!!

Interested in the nexus between algorithmic bias and right-wing extremism? Take a look this paper based on my most recent research project: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

On 23 December, the US State Department sanctioned five European leaders, barring their entry to the United States. These leaders are working to ensure the digital world is safe for everyone. With colleagues from across the industry we signed on to this response: alliance4europe.eu/supporting-d...

📣 @pietrocastellig.bsky.social and I are absolutely thrilled to announce that the call for the 5th @ecpr.bsky.social Summer School on ‘Concepts and Methods for Research on Far-Right Politics’ is now open! 🇮🇹 The event will be hosted by @unibo.it, from 6 to 10 July 2026. 🔗 ecpr.eu/Events/353

It’s only left 2 days to submit your proposal to join us in Austria in April. We’re accepting proposals based on research in its early stages and we welcome both early career and senior scholars. 🤗 @ecpr.bsky.social @ecpr-ead.bsky.social

This week on 'Yeah Nah Pasaran!' on @3crmelbourne.bsky.social, @sexenheimer.bsky.social & I talk to @joanbraune.bsky.social about the NEW! book 'On Christian Nationalism'. 4.30pm, Thurs, DEC 4 /// 855AM, digital, streaming, Community Radio+ app, podcats 🐈 slackbastard.anarchobase.com?p=53794

📣 Call for #ecprgc26 Papers ⚖️ The Politics and Practice of Truth: Critical and Interpretive Perspectives on the Relationship Between Evidence and Policy in Post-Truth Times 🪑 Lars Dorren & @justynabandola.bsky.social ⌛ Deadline: 5 Jan buff.ly/Kr4XaUA

🚨 𝐓𝐰𝐨 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐄𝐂𝐏𝐑 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐫-𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 🚨 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: 10 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 2025 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧? 7 - 10 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚 We warmly welcome early-stage research! Click here to submit your abstract: lnkd.in/eVEr4ecv

📣 New #BJPIR article out now! 'Algorithms at your service: Understanding how X’s systems of recommendation likely fuelled the far-right riots in the United Kingdom by amplifying visual representations of racist conspiracy theories' by @beatrizlbuarque.bsky.social & Nick Lewis 🔗 buff.ly/1tw9h7S

This is how the far right should be covered and analysed Not focusing only on the words or actions of one man but by looking at wider societal trends, the role of the mainstream and of course accounting for power This is not (just) opinion, it's necessary analysis

🚨New paper alert! 🚨 My co-authored paper presenting some key insights from the research project on AI and the far-right riots in the UK has just been published in the @bjpir.bsky.social and is open access! journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.... #AI #democracy #racism #GenAI #conspiracytheories

🎉 New publication 🎉 Why do #youngpeople vote for the #AfD? This question has kept our research project busy for quite some time, so I'm beyond excited that our first article - co-authored with @timonscheuer.bsky.social - is now out in #GermanPolitics! 🤩 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Today seems an appropriate day to repost this "Much of what Labour has done with its huge majority and yet low popularity has served to normalise reactionary politics and discourse" It's only got worse since... reacpol.net/starmer-far-...

⚙️ #ecprjs26 Workshop directors 🎬 @beatrizlbuarque.bsky.social & @scopelliti.bsky.social 💡 Seeks Papers exploring the European far-right politics of truth in digital spaces buff.ly/7Zm46uu ✔️ @ecpr-ead.bsky.social endorsed ⌛ Submit by 10 Dec #CallforPapers #AI #PoliticalParties #Policymaking

Join us in Austria!! The new deadline is 10 Dec.

The workshop proposal I submitted to ECPR was accepted! If you're exploring any of the topics below, please consider submitting a paper to join our discussion on the 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐫-𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞. Click here for more information about the workshop: lnkd.in/epcdvftJ!

This week, we successfully tried a new format of student event at the LSE100 inspired by a Brazilian TV show. In this blog post, I describe the whole experience, so anyone wanting to try something similar can learn from what we did. www.beatrizbuarque.com/post/from-br... #universities #creative

What we can do to advocate for a better media industry by playing a role at work and advocate for better responsibility from businesses https://www.wearequeeraf.com/the-media-and-advertising-industrys-role-in-rising-transphobia/

In this morning's newsletter, I wrote about an under-appreciated problem for liberalism — its total failure to cultivate young talent www.vox.com/on-the-right...

Next week, I'm chairing the panel on 𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 and presenting one of my most insightful papers - the one where I elaborate on the concept of the 𝗮𝗹𝘁-𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲. If you’re interested in the link between AI, racism, and conspiracy theories, join my panel! @ecpr.bsky.social

I love when the peer-review process effectively makes a positive impact on our work, enhancing clarity and strengthening our argument. Feeling grateful for the comments made by reviewers to two articles that are currently under review. Hopefully, they will be out soon.

It’s official! My book is coming!!!! Here is the abstract approved by Liverpool University Press 👇🏾 #racism #capitalism #truth #conspiracytheories #fantasies #misinformation

Who is coming to the @ecpr.bsky.social general conference this year? I’m chairing a panel on AI governance and presenting a paper on the alt-right multitude. Send me a DM if you are working on a topic related to the far right, conspiracy theories, and AI.

What role did AI and visual storytelling play in the #SouthportRiots last summer? @beatrizlbuarque.bsky.social examines how algorithmic systems of recommendation and GenAI tools were weaponised to inflame and mobilise.

Why racist CTs have widely circulated as scientific truth? In this video I explain this phenomenon and the factor mentioned at the beginning is the commodification of our affects promoted by contemporary capitalism.

Had an amazing time today discussing some of the key findings from my research project on AI and the far-right riots in the UK at #STR2025. Thanks for having me @royalholloway.bsky.social @lizzypearson.bsky.social @ashkingdon.bsky.social @socterres.bsky.social

📣 Out on #FirstView 📣 In " 'The Anti-Woke Academy' " Iris B. Segers presents a content analysis FvD's online presence to highlight the anti-gender nature of the Dutch far right party's rhetoric. 🌟Available #OpenAccess🌟 gendersky polisky buff.ly/lFVsP5X

Amazon is selling a new children's book called "It's Really Fun to Be White" from Stew Peters, a white nationalist who's praised Hitler. The book is currently listed on Amazon as the "#1 New Release" in "Children's General Social Science Books," & Peters has hyped its ranking on the platform.

GenAI influenced the far-right riots in the UK in summer 2024 by: ✅ Increasing the viral spread of racist conspiracy theories ✅ Enabling cross-platform amplification of xenophobic messages ✅ Contributing to the mainstreaming of far-right discourse

Anybody need a Juneteenth book? May I recommend We Refuse by @kcarterjackson.bsky.social --it's a stunner.

After manually collecting data from X, we found that its algorithmic systems of recommendation increased the visibility of visual representations of racist conspiracy theories by around 30% in the weeks leading up to the riots in the UK. This is one of the key findings we’ll share in our webinar:

Who knew the next country the United States would invade based on a lie would be the United States.

“A man became homeless and isolated as ChatGPT fed him paranoid conspiracies about spy groups and human trafficking, telling him he was "The Flamekeeper" as he cut out anyone who tried to help.” futurism.com/chatgpt-ment...

The LSE Media Blog has just published a piece summarising key insights from my research project on AI and the far-right riots in the UK. Check it out: blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/202... @lsemedia.bsky.social #AI #violence #racism #GenAI #riots #UK #xenophobia #Islamophobia

If You are Interested in the Role that #AI Played in the #Southport Riots Check Out This Online Event Which Will Present Results of our Joint Project Led by @beatrizlbuarque.bsky.social I Will be Talking Specifically about #AltTech #Decentralisation and #GenAI 👇 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ai-and-the...

On 26/06 I’ll finally share some key insights from my research project on AI and the far-right riots in the UK with the amazing @ashkingdon.bsky.social, @aaronwinter.bsky.social and others in a webinar and answer some questions. Click here to register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ai-and-the... #UK #AI

The White House has embraced conspiracy theories, as Donald Trump has 'made thousands of false claims about his political opponents across his two terms in office while threatening his critics.'

Radical Reports is tracking the far right anti-LGBTIQ activists, Christian Nationalists, White Supremacists, and violent extremist groups targeting LGBTIQ events during Pride Month.

'Noem made it clear in her letter that her weaponization of the state will not be confined to campus; she wrote that the “evils of anti-Americanism” have to be rooted out in “society” at large.'

Last Friday, I had the pleasure of spending the day with brilliant colleagues exploring how AI influenced the far-right riots that took place in the UK in 2024. In the coming weeks, we’ll share some of our findings through blog pieces and an online event. Stay tuned!

I’ve just registered for the @socterres.bsky.social annual conference and I look forward to joining my colleagues @ashkingdon.bsky.social Allysa and Rob in a panel in which we will share some insights from our research project on AI and the far-right riots in the UK. Who is coming? 🤓

I am almost finishing a paper exploring how X’s algorithmic systems of recommendation amplified racist conspiracy theories, thus fuelling the riots in the UK, and I am thinking of turning some of the threads I couldn’t fully explore into two blog posts. 🤔

Far-right actors are increasingly using generative #AI: @cianellaaa.bsky.social w/ insights by @claesdevreese.bsky.social @jleadermaynard.bsky.social @salvatore-romano.bsky.social @demagog.org.pl @facta.news @newtral.es @pagellapolitica.it @aiforensics.org @thejournal.ie + others. 👉 loom.ly/ZujPo_8

While conducting the literature review for my new project, I came across a peer-reviewed article that claims that there is no white supremacy in Europe and that argues that the great replacement is not a CT. To the author, it draws on valid theories… any thoughts? 😳

Millions are being exposed to antisemitic conspiracies on major podcasts—unchecked. Joe Rogan, Theo Von, and Patrick Bet-David are giving extremists a platform to normalize hate. Even Gavin Newsom joined the conversation. This isn't fringe anymore. It's mainstream.

After marking 40 assessments, reviewing a subject guide, and contributing to a project on supervision development, I’m happy to be back to my research project!! Stay tuned for more on AI and the far-right riots in the UK, highlighting the role played by CTs.

Earlier this month, in a small town in southern Brazil, three students, aged 13, 14, and 15, brought knives to school and attacked their English teacher, following a plan made by the trio in an Instagram group days earlier. It made me revisit a study I conducted in 2024.🧵 #socialmedia #violence

One of today’s top stories in @theguardian.com highlights a growing concern among UK teachers: the rise of misogyny and racism in schools, largely driven by what students consume on social media. I created an infographic to share a few reflections that might help us navigate this complex issue.🧵