I’m very honored to be elected as International Liaison of the ICA CM Division and to serve our vibrant community! 🙏 Looking forward to starting the work very soon 🙌

🚨 New episode out now! #aBitOfCCS with Aditi Dutta (University of Exeter) dives into how AI moderation systems can misread anti-sexist speech as harmful — and why that matters for fairness and democracy online. 🎧 Listen here: aboutccs.net/abitofccs/ 📄 Read the paper: arxiv.org/abs/2508.114... #CCS

@sebstier.bsky.social at #MEDem Conf: computational research of democracy stands in the shoulders of the few enthusiasts who create datasets, software and infrastructure for it. How can we move forward? Short answer: more collaboration & sharing!

Day 1 at #MEDem Conference @gesis.org in Cologne, where I had the chance to share a personal perspective on data infrastructure projects for democracy research. Slides here: simonmunzert.com/medem25/

They say: once there’s a paper 📝, it’s real… 🎉 #MEDem in #EPS @ecpr.bsky.social The paper outlines how MEDem will strengthen #OpenScience by making data #FAIR in #DemocracyResearch – and how scholars across Europe are joining forces to build a truly open #ResearchInfrastructure ⚙️

🚀 Kicking off day 1 of the 3rd #MEDemConference at @gesis.org! From @sldelange.bsky.social discussing radical-right normalization 🗳️ to calls to consolidate democracy data by @simonsaysnothin.bsky.social 📊 — keynotes spotlight why #MEDem matters for democracy.

Somewhat ironically, we have come together to #MakeDemocracyResearchGreatAgain. Always a pleasure – and quite humbling – to see the #MEDemCommunity gather to discuss where @medem.bsky.social should be headed in the coming years. #ResearchInfrastructures ⚙️

I really enjoyed the inspiring keynote speeches by @sldelange.bsky.social and @simonsaysnothin.bsky.social at the 3rd #MEDemConference at @gesis.org in Cologne! ⭐

Allgemein Antwortkategorien from Hell. 🫣

Ich bin auch sehr gespannt, als wie wissenschaftlich das ganze bei der dazu gehörigen Sendung präsentiert wird, oder ob der ORF transparent über die methodologischen Probleme spricht. Wir haben so tolle Wissenschaftler*innen in Ö, da wäre sicherlich jemand für eine Kooperation offen gewesen.

If you've recently wondered "What happened in Austria's last federal election" (and a lot happened!), we've got you covered:

📄 Read the full paper here: doi.org/10.1080/0140... A big thank you to everyone who supported this research. 🙏 This work was made possible by AUTNES data - explore it here: data.aussda.at/dataverse/au... 📊 ...and check out the interactive dashboard: autnesdashboard.univie.ac.at:3838/autnes/

The Government Formation 🤝 🕒 After 155 days (the longest in Austrian history) ÖVP, SPÖ, and NEOS formed the first 3-party coalition since 1947 ❌ FPÖ, despite being the largest party, was excluded from government ⚖️ The resulting coalition achieved high satisfaction among its supporters

The Results: 📊 🇦🇹 FPÖ becoming the largest party for the 1st time (rebound from 2019 losses) 💉 FPÖ performed better in areas with low COVID-19 vaccination rates, but limited role of pandemic 📉 Governing parties ÖVP and Greens suffered heavy losses 🌆 Urban-rural and demographic divides deepened

The Campaign: 📢 😴 Despite a turbulent lead-up, the 2024 campaign was surprisingly uneventful ♻️ Key voter issues included inflation, migration, social policies, and climate 🌊 A severe flood shifted focus to crisis management, boosting climate-related discourse

Background: 📜 🏝️ The 2019 "Ibiza affair" toppled the ÖVP-FPÖ coalition 🌍 Crises: COVID-19, low vaccination rates, and inflation from the Ukraine war dominated the term. ⚖️ Tensions: Leadership scandals and policy disputes strained the ÖVP-Green coalition but it lasted the full term

Key findings: 🧐 💡 Migration re-emerged as a key voter issue. 💡 FPÖ became the largest party for the first time but stayed out of government. 💡 After record-long talks, ÖVP, SPÖ & NEOS formed Austria's first 3-party coalition since WWII. More detail in thread 👇🧵

🚨 New publication alert! 🚨 "From crisis governance to electoral normality and the longest coalition negotiations: the 2024 Austrian parliamentary election" 🇦🇹🗳️🤝 📄 Read here: doi.org/10.1080/0140... By Manuel Scharrer, @janabernhard.bsky.social, @marvins.bsky.social, @schnizzl.bsky.social and me

Whoops — tagged the wrong person in my last post 🤦‍♀️ Sorry about that! Meant to tag @ellamaclaughlin.bsky.social , whom you definitely should follow for more updates on her work!

😅 Late to share this one (summer + other projects got in the way), but this #aBitOfCCS episode with @ellamcloughlin.bsky.social is too good to skip. How do you measure something as complex as uncertainty in political speech? 🎙️ 🎧 Listen here: aboutccs.net/abitofccs/ #PoliticalSpeech #CSS

😅 Late to share this one (summer + other projects got in the way), but this #aBitOfCCS episode with @ellamcloughlin.bsky.social is too good to skip. How do you measure something as complex as uncertainty in political speech? 🎙️ 🎧 Listen here: aboutccs.net/abitofccs/ #PoliticalSpeech #CSS

It was a truly precious experience to talk and write about social bias in CSS in a safe and inclusive space @cais-research.bsky.social generously provided 🙏 Grateful to these badass scholars @ahrabhikat.bsky.social, @janabernhard.bsky.social, and @valeriehase.bsky.social for the amazing collab 🙌

It is a Model. It is predicting tokens (words or parts of words). It is not smart or thinking or reasoning. No matter how confident the predicted text is, and how well it predicts answers to all you questions, remember blueberries taste delicious and have three bs. 🫐🫐🫐

In, uh, fairness, he probably means 'a PhD-level expert talking about a field they know nothing about'. Like, say, a PhD in clinical psychology talking about social media, or an economist talking about humans.

Very excited to be at the Center for Advanced Internet Studies @cais-research.bsky.social this week to talk about bias in CSS. Thanks to @ahrabhikat.bsky.social for hosting us 👩‍💻.

🚨 New publication! 🚨 Do people really trust the government? It depends on how you ask. Happy to share that our paper on why Question Form Matters with KatharinaPfaff (@stawi-univie.bsky.social‬) is now out in @jssam.bsky.social 📊🇦🇹 🔗 academic.oup.com/jssam/advanc...

I had a great time at @cais-research.bsky.social, everyone was so welcoming, and it was a pleasure to visit and work on this incredibly important and inspiring paper with @ahrabhikat.bsky.social, @aytalina.bsky.social, and @valeriehase.bsky.social !

Felt very welcomed today @cais-research.bsky.social ☀️ Thank you for inviting @ahrabhikat.bsky.social 🙌

Sunny & productive days in Amsterdam! ☀️ The MEDem Infrastructure’s Service Center for Text & Multimedia Data 📚📺📱gathered for a 2-day workshop to discuss services & put plans into action. Important steps forward - one step at a time! ⚙️📊 #MEDem #DemocracyResearch #EuropeanInfrastructure #DataScience

A big big thank you again to Randa Ashour, @jamoeberl.bsky.social, Petro Tolochko & @hajoboo.bsky.social for making this possible ☺️🎉

Thrilled to share that this study, which I started back in 2021, has finally been published! 🎉 While topic modeling may not be the most cutting-edge anymore, the discussion on validation & standardization is still highly relevant. Proud of this work & contribution! 🙌📚 doi.org/10.1017/psrm...

🚨 New #aBitOfCCS episode! 🚨 I spoke with @deniseroth.bsky.social about her research into using LLMs to annotate training data for classifiers that detect hateful language. 💻 Explore how LLMs might help combat online hostility: aboutccs.net/abitofccs/ #LLM #ScienceCommunication #HateSpeechDetection

🥳 Huge congrats to our @veronikaebner.bsky.social, @ruzza13.bsky.social, and @moritzsedlatschek.bsky.social on successfully defending their PhD project proposals today! ✨ Great studies ahead 👀 #CSS #polcom

📬 Back from vacation and facing the mountain that is my inbox. I'm usually solid at inbox zero, but after a few weeks away, I’m embracing the challenge.😅 Honestly, I’m looking forward to digging through the noise to find the updates, questions, and insights on the exciting studies I’m working on.✨

Important topic! On after lunch in BIG Hörsaal at #COMPTEXT2025 with @indiiigo.bsky.social @krangelie.bsky.social @ahrabhikat.bsky.social

What a great panel on media bias & misinformation at #COMPTEXT2025 Investigating political sentiment, ownership influence & public engagement with @lucas-p-dasilva.bsky.social @janabernhard.bsky.social @ahrabhikat.bsky.social @hajoboo.bsky.social Patrick Walkowiak @saminenno.bsky.social Jiyoung Lee

I would be happy to see many from #COMPTEXT at our workshop VaLiSTAD in Copenhagen @ ICWSM in June to discuss the validation of social science TADA/ML methods (🔜 abstract deadline May 5). Please feel free to say hi and ask me or @indiiigo.bsky.social about this new workshop format ⬇️

#COMPTEXT2025 Day2 Getting some coffee to make sure I can make the most of all the wonderful panels today ☕️💻☺️

#COMPTEXT2025 Day 2 Checklist ✅ Good morning! A few things to remember for today: 🎫 Name badge & dinner ticket 💾 USB with slides if presenting ☔️ Rain is expected 🗣️ Panels start at 9:00 🎤 Plenary session at 16:45 📸 Group photo at 18:15 🍽️ Dinner at 19:00 📍How to find us👇

#COMPTEXT2025 awesome - and surprisingly positive - workshop on the digital services act and how to move forward! Thanks @dscheykopp.bsky.social for all this work !

For the last 3 yrs, I was the director for the Science of Science program at the NSF. We funded projects on science communication - science communication to the public, communication of public priorities to scientists, citizens engagement & participation in science. 🧵

Attending this amazing workshop on data donations by @valeriehase.bsky.social @frodewald.bsky.social 👩🏻‍💻 #COMPTEXT2025

Rooms are packed to capacity as tutorials on cutting-edge AI research techniques unfold at #COMPTEXT2025 @valeriehase.bsky.social, @frodewald.bsky.social / @hdnrch.bsky.social / Petro Tolochko

Day 1 at #COMPTEXT2025 starts strong! Registration is open and workshops are underway: data donation studies, automated content analysis of visual data, and Bayesian text analysis 📸

📣 PolCom Vienna @ #COMPTEXT2025 Happy to see six of our team members at COMPTEXT this week - organizing, chairing, and sharing their latest research on text-, image-, and video-as-data. Come say 👋 if you are around! 🙂

Absolutely excited to have @ahrabhikat.bsky.social in Vienna - for COMPTEXT2025 and also for coffee ☕💚

#COMPTEXT2025 registration is open! ✨ If you’re more of a visual type, no worries – we’ve got a quick „walkthrough video“ 🚶🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️ for you. ▶️

Let’s get #COMPTEXT2025 started! 🚀💻 The registration desk is open and we are excited to welcome you all in #Vienna soon!

Looking forward to #COMPTEXT2025 and see you all tomorrow!

🧠 New #aBitOfCCS episode! How can computational methods advance political theory? Daniel Sandvej Eriksen joins us to share how he developed the Issue Initiation Model—analyzing 5.5M tweets & 750K news articles to reveal how parties shape political agendas. 🎧 Listen here: aboutccs.net/abitofccs/