We are also accepting submissions for three special issues: Reconsidering visibility and value in the creator economy; Misogynoir, the manosphere, and content creation as Black media battlegrounds; and Health Professionals as Creators and Influencers. More info here: link.springer.com/journ…

🚨🚨I have a new open-access article out in New Media and Society! Through in-depth interviews, I explore urban Indians’ beliefs about social media algorithms, demonstrating how social status and cultural narratives surrounding technology shape these beliefs. doi.org/10.1177/1461...

I'll be presenting my work on beliefs about social media algorithms in India virtually at #ICA26 on Friday. Sad not to be there in-person but if you are in Cape Town or attending online, please attend the session!

Madueke should have been stepping up to take a penalty. Bottled it

Pranav Malhotra's theoretical concept of bounded social media places provides a framework for studying platforms accounting for visibility, control, privacy & algorithmically-curated content presentation. This work can help facilitate more nuanced political theorizing for media ecologies.

@jeehyunjennylee.bsky.social, @coltenmeisner.bsky.social, and I are editing a special issue for the new Creator and Influencer Studies journal! This collection will focus on how creators and their audiences engage in more low visibility places online. link.springer.com/collections/...

I somehow missed this article when it came out. Really good take on relational communication on social media in its current form, including quotes from communication researchers. Also doesn't hurt that it cites my work on bounded social media places :) www.theatlantic.com/family/2025/...

A summary of stuff I've published this year. Much of this is related to my work on bounded social media places: lsa.umich.edu/comm/news-ev...