4chan is dead. Long live 4chan.

Releasing Conclave the day after the Pope’s death is something else. @amazonprime.bsky.social timed that drop like it had a seat at the Vatican.

My fan-heart is full to the brim with this stunning new Anne of Green Gables adaptation. It’s a cottagecore vision brought to life, true to the soft, windswept beauty of Prince Edward Island’s highlands, with colors that breathe like old film and fresh air. #anneofgreengables

We talked about separating the author from the text but should we talk about separating the fandom from a narrative they once loved? Will the new Harry Potter reboot collapse under the weight of its own legacy? Comments are off in every official social media, but the fandom is loud #harrypotter

It is official. My project on Swiss Fan worlds and social exclusion got funded. Looking forward to the next 4 years of research.

Italian reality TV takes a step back. The Couple, a new 24/7 format, will reintroduce paid SMS-only voting to curb the influence of online fandoms seen in the last editions of Big Brother ITA. A sign that when fandom becomes gameplay, producers must rethink the rules. #fandom #realitytv

Radical-right #populism is the strongest determinant for the propensity to spread #misinformation. Populism, left-wing populism, and right-wing politics are not linked to the spread of misinformation. Based on 32M tweets from parliamentarians in 26 countries, spanning 6 years and several elections.

Naming matters, and so does narrative. Our new open-access article explores how CERN actively worked to combat the "brand confusion" between the World Wide Web and the Internet. A story about infrastructure, discourse, and institutional power. #web #history

Steal now, worry later. That’s the unspoken motto behind how Meta has trained its AI systems. Yes, they used my writings. And, most likely, yours too. #meta #AI #AItraining

Adolescence. That’s it. That’s the message. #adolescence

Finally a celebrity who understands the gift economy of fandom. #faneconomy #fandom

Quality, quality, quality. #gaming

The community you see online isn’t the same as the one I see. Algorithms shape our realities. But what does that mean for virtual ethnography? How do we study cultures when the digital lens is so personalized? Killer insights from @nicolleness.bsky.social in this read #Algorithms #VirtualEthnography

Social media seems the fixable problem

Spotify, you’re just as obsessed with Sanremo as we are and I respect it. Adding those iconic flowers to the listening bar? Chef’s kiss. 🌸🎶 #Sanremo #spotify #flowers Pic by @trashitaliano.it

Not an horror movie

Oh my cinephile heart! In season 2 Helly is working on a file named Santa Mira. The fictional town from Invasion of the Body Snatchers. One of the questions on the movie posters read: 'Was this his woman?' S P O I L E R Like the aliens replacing humans in the film, Helena replaces Helly #severance

This is the best piece of content about that story I’ve seen so far #blackdevil

How do you explain Sanremo to a non-Italian? You don’t. The most iconic headline of the festival says it all: 'Sanremo is Sanremo.' It defies explanation. It just is. #sanremo #sanremoweek #thisisgoingtobecomeastanaccount

Lady Gaga’s 'Abracadabra' is blowing up with 86.4K TikTok posts—16K in the last 24 hours. Somewhere, a Gen Alpha kid is about to have their life changed, just like we did. Full circle. And back to the future. #abracadabra #ladygaga #backtothefuture

Lost walked so Severance could run. “Everything is connected” just hit differently. Severance 2 episode 4 they will never make me hate you. #Severance #Lost

Comedy at its peak. #severance #adamscott #talkingaboutboybands

Ok. Now I’m scared. #buffy #revival

On the merits of fanfiction and apparently (judging from the cover) of #drarry #fanfiction #ao3

Harry Styles didn’t make it to Italy’s prime-time quiz L’eredità because of his music career—but because he was seen shopping at Porta Portese. Global pop icon turned local market trivia. You can’t make this stuff up. #harrystyle #quiz #eredità #onedirection #parasocial #fandom

A ‘BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER’ revival series is in the works at Hulu. Sarah Michelle Gellar returning as Buffy but as recurring” (not lead). Chloé Zhao to direct the pilot. Now. What about the number 1 Buffy fan (read: Spike)? At least we will see a revival in fan edits… #buffy #BTVS #revival

The #Boyzone doc #nomatterwhat but also every other content about boybands/girlbands make me wonder: Are we ready to seriously talk about what this type of fandom have been built on? The exploitation, the emotional investments, the manufactured intimacy, the broken trust #musicfandom #boyband #fan

2 week’s until Sanremo and this is what I see…it’s gonna be ruthless out there. Explanation for the mainstream audience in the 🧵

Watching #Severance today feels like watching #Lost in 2004—rewriting what TV can be. Season 2 Ep 1 & 2 open with the same scene from two perspectives, and their opening sequences? Perfectly synchronized. And Ep 3 introduces a sequence that any other TV series would have used as season finale. 🧵

This headline is just *chef's kiss* www.404media.co/openai-furio...

improving algorithmic literacy can empower young people to navigate the digital world safely and positively #algorithms #media and #youth #digital #literacy

It’s fascinating to see how broadcast TV’s biggest shows and stars are being reimagined as content for platforms like #Netflix and #Prime #missitalia #missitalianondevemorire

People on TikTok are reporting ICE raids happening in small cities in various states. To get past algorithmic censorship, they’re writing down the information on paper and holding up and shuffling through the handwritten signs as they talk about pretend subjects like shopping, food, and animals.

stanley tucci failing to get any votes for a performance of a cardinal who also can't get any votes

First Oscar nomination. I repeat. First Oscar nomination. #oscar #isabellarossellini

There are so many things that I would like to say about this picture. SO MANY things. #highlighters #hourglasses #flags #mobilephones #badges #socialmediamanagement #italianpolitics

#Oscars to Eliminate Best Original Song Performances From 2025 Ceremony

Just presented at the SSECR annual meeting the preliminary results of our spin-off on children (0-5) and #fandom. Part of the SWIPE Study (SWIss study on Preschool screen Exposure). So yes. The #childfan does actually exist.