The new location feature suggested that some influencer accounts are based thousands of miles away from the countries they weigh in on. But X has explained very little about the data and how it works. n.pr/4p1jeoa

Perfect.

Zohran Mamdani says the ‘Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ producers pitched a ‘thumbs-up or thumbs-down’ segment with prompts like ‘Thumbs-up or thumbs-down: a Palestinian state.’ ‘I just couldn’t believe what was happening,’ Mamdani recalled.

Great primer on generative AI-enhanced scams and prevention by @lanaschwartz.bsky.social @alicetiara.bsky.social & Kate Larson at @datasociety.bsky.social datasociety.net/library/scam...

Did Amazon Trick Customers Into Prime? A Jury Will Decide. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/t...

We need this information. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Deeply shocked to read that Charlie Kirk has been killed while speaking at a campus event, & worried about what it forebodes. Universities shouldn't be places where people settle things with guns; they're places to settle disagreements with words & ideas. apnews.com/article/char...

It's true. apnews.com/live/utah-va...

For your holiday anti-wishlists courtesy of @wired.com @boone.bsky.social @kylierobison.com

mixing a cocktail, didn't have a jigger handy; wondered what the ratio was of a quarter-cup to a jigger shot I googled it and the "AI overview" answer went utterly off the rails "a jigger shot equals six quarter cups" man this Old Fashioned is gonna be STRONG but it's what the AI says so *cheers*

A Victorian solicitor has been stripped of his ability to practise as a principal lawyer after being caught using AI-generated false citations in court case - he has acknowledged he did not verify the case list www.theguardian.com/law/2025/sep...

“A lot of [young people] felt they were cringy. They were forced attempts at humour. And speaking to media and comms people at political parties, many of them didn’t feel necessarily comfortable in producing that kind of content.”

Go Jumbos!

I’ll tell you this. A favorite campus dining spot closed last semester, with almost no notice. It’s been replaced by a fully automated kiosk. The kids are pissed. Asking all the right questions about labor and human contact and sociality. Some of the kids are alright.

Hey sociologists -- help your far flung colleagues out -- more #ASA2025 #ASA25 posts!

Dream team of folks to work with (@nancybaym.bsky.social, @marylgray.bsky.social, Tarleton Gillespie) Principal Researcher position for a social scientist doing critical analysis of tech and society: jobs.careers.microsoft.com/global/en/jo...

Remember this? Matt Stone and Trey Parker aren't attacking Trump, they are *using* him. They'll keep going until he slaps Paramount with one of his patented defamation lawsuits, then reminisce abt their brutal licensing negotiations amidst and explosion of free publicity (cue maniacal laughter).

Nothing to see here. @onthemedia.bsky.social

Grateful for Rümeysa Öztürk's bravery and insights. www.vanityfair.com/news/story/r...

"In the nearly six months of his second term, he has used [the word "evil"] 11 times to describe Democrats or journalists."

Most popular podcasts on YouTube, says YouTube. charts.youtube.com/podcasts 1. Joe Rogan Experience 2. MeidasTouch 10. Tucker Carlson Show 13. Pat McAfee Show 26. Black Conservative Perspective 32. Bulwark Takes 34. 60 Minutes 47. Democracy Now 60. PBS News Hour 64. Call Her Daddy 74. Roland Martin

New Ask a Feminist with @ninajankowicz.com, @moyazb.bsky.social, and @sobieraj.bsky.social! They analyze the harassment and abuse that women—esp. women in politics—face online and how it impedes women’s equal political participation. Check it out FREE on our website or your favorite podcasting app!

Delighted to facilitate this conversation about the way intersectional inequality, technology, and politics intersect with @moyazb.bsky.social and @ninajankowicz.com for @signsjournal.org. Critically important for all of us.

Friendly note for the email marketers out there... there is almost certainly no such thing as a "can't miss webinar."

Insights from @milleridriss.bsky.social on @pbsnews.org www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjMx...

SNL-worthy chuckle (that also stings) courtesy of Nitya Kuthiala and @louisbarclay.bsky.social‬ wearthebox.com #gender #deepfakes

The contents, that cover...it's about to drop! Keep a lookout for the latest @contexts.org, where we stay true to our promise to keep things rigorous, relevant, readable, and rad. #sociology #protecthedolls @sethabrutyn.bsky.social @asanews.bsky.social

After I watched those people storm the capitol on January 6, I vowed to never again be shocked on behalf of this country. It’s a struggle to hold that line as I watch L.A.

SINNERS second Saturday is $18.5M. 13% higher than last Saturday.

Who would be down to contribute to an essay collection on Sinners? #academicsky

Fascinating conversation about new YouTube Short measure of view as a ‘vanity’ metric and smart discussion of its meaninglessness. As if our metrics weren’t troubled enough… open.spotify.com/episode/51N9...

More than the headline suggests - nice piece re: food / culture / status

NEW: Tufts files a declaration in support of Rümeysa Öztürk: "The University has no information to support the allegations that she was engaged in activities at Tufts that warrant her arrest and detention." www.tufts.edu/president/sp...

NEW: Rümeysa Öztürk's latest filings include a strong set of declarations from a number of experienced immigration lawyers in MA, NH, VT, and ME who say the way Öztürk was rapidly shuttled out of state and then from place to place was highly unusual, illogical, and (by all appearances) unnecessary.

NEW: There were plenty of open beds in New England—maybe even in Massachusetts—when ICE claimed that Rümeysa Öztürk had to be transferred to Louisiana for want of beds locally, according to Öztürk's lawyers and the director of UMaine Law's refugee & human-rights clinic. www.aclum.org/en/cases/ozt...

They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.

I didn’t get the wordle until 6, failed connections, and took *three* minutes on the mini. How’s your day going?

Gross.

Now I just finished reading this extremely important, disturbing, and well-written book by @sobieraj.bsky.social. It can be strongly recommended to anyone caring about not only women’s rights and experiences, but also about democracy, and those who fail to see online harassment as real harassment.

…And I get to work with this guy!? @jonathanmijs.com, this is awesome! Paradise is serious about its sociology. www.bu.edu/articles/202...

In the past weeks, the Trump administration has purged federal law enforcement agencies of prosecutors and investigators who’d been pursuing white supremacist groups that had been listed among the most dangerous threats to national security. By @hannahallam.bsky.social

The 'feeling' that X under Musk is a different place than before is quantified in this new study titled 'Substantial Hate' 1️⃣ hate speech up to 50% higher; 2️⃣ hate speech increase persistent; 3️⃣ no reduction in inauthentic accounts #commsky @polcomm.bsky.social journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

NEW: DOGE is behind the abrupt cancellation of $900 million in contracts overseen by the Institute of Education Sciences, a Department of Education division responsible for much of what we know about the state of U.S. schools. By @jodiscohen.bsky.social & @jsmithrichards.bsky.social

“Trump’s tornado has changed the world in just a couple of weeks,” Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary told his allies from the stage of the summit whose slogan was, “Make Europe Great Again.” “Yesterday we were the heretics,” he said. “Now we are the mainstream.”

112 submissions to @sscratsage.bsky.social for 2025 so far. We - mostly Yuki Maynor and Robert Tinkle - are updating the collections section of the website. Soon you will be able to easily find paper on AI among other topics. Stay tuned!

I woke up still thinking about this. It’s abhorrent.

I wrote about Google's leaked 'AI mode' for search and the dwindling number of reasons to post anything for free on the web www.platformer.news/google-ai-mo...

This is disgusting and wrong. If anyone on this list needs help with security, please reach out- I have been where you are and can help.

This is a huge tragedy. And it’s also part of a big increase in pedestrian fatalities caused by America’s obsession with SUVs. Hug a sociologist today, and help us build a world where SUVs disappear. www.reuters.com/world/us/tal...