After a sweeping social media ban, Nepal saw its bloodiest unrest in decades. What has happened in Nepal is a warning to other democracies to tread carefully with efforts to contain online expression, writes Samik Kharel.

Safeguarding media pluralism in the digital sphere requires fundamentally different strategies than in traditional media environments, writes Urbano Reviglio. Algorithmic pluralism is not just algorithmic plurality, he writes; it must be part of a broader structural effort to uphold media pluralism.

[New paper] How do #digitalpolicy experts shape #contentmoderation? @urbanz.bsky.social & K. Chystoforova ( @eui-eu.bsky.social ) analyse their role in the EU's Code of Practice on #Disinformation, focusing on influence, self-perception & stakeholder interaction. Read: doi.org/10.14763/2025.1.1823

The last bit of the Algocount journey is finally here! Our article on the conceptualisation of an "algorithmic public opinion" is now published on the new, fantastic journal 'Dialogues on Digital Society'. You can read it here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

🇪🇺A bold vision for Europe's technological future. The EuroStack report, led by IIPP's @francescabria.bsky.social & Fausto Gernone, along with @paultimmers.bsky.social , outlines a roadmap for Europe to achieve digital sovereignty and competitiveness. 🔗Read more here: buff.ly/jHyUbPM

Tech for GOOD: @stickittofascists.com has created a *real-time* fascism tracking and charting app And it’s 🔥 www.realtimefascism.com

The media privilege is here! Now what? Join us on 📆 10 March at 11:00 - 12:30 We will dive into the practical challenges of implementing Article 18 of the #EMFA, focusing on the relationship btw media service providers & Very Large Online Platforms. Register here 🔗 www.eui.eu/events?id=57...

What is a 'media plurality test', and how does it determine if a merger in the media sector can pose risks to diverse viewpoints and media independence? @robertacarlini.bsky.social and Pier Luigi Parcu break it down in straightforward terms in their latest analysis 🔗 cmpf.eui.eu/how-article-...

Hi there 👋🏼 We are EDMO, and together with our 14 (multi-)national hubs, we tackle online disinformation in 🇪🇺. Follow us for latest insights about fact-checking, media literacy, research, policy analysis + more. Let's connect! PS: We're based at @eui-eu.bsky.social, who joined today, too 🦋

Unique professorship. Please share 🫶♾️ Digital communication & society professorship @ddc-sdu.bsky.social and @d-ias.bsky.social. Excellent conditions, extraordinary startup package. Interdisciplinary profile. 📆: deadline February 17! fa-eosd-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

The research group REINCANTAMENTO looks at the X-odus phenomenon and what it might tell us about digital spaces and collective desire. Inspired by recent debates in the Italian infosphere, this piece below is available in both Italian and English. reincantamentox.substack.com/p/drop-20-bl...

Download the Sky Follower Bridge browser extension. Go to your list of followers on X. Activate the extension to generate a list of accounts that have migrated to Bluesky, then add them. It’s not the most user-friendly process, but it saved me time finding 74 accounts. lifehacker.com/tech/use-thi...

Social media political advertising is opaque and unregulated in most EU countries. The exact opposite of the broadcast environment. This can pose risks to EU election integrity. Our blog post with Matteo Trevisan. New EU regulation will improve the situation a lot. cmpf.eui.eu/media-and-eu...