Because I am going to bed soon (going out on NYE is for suckers), I wish everyone a rich and fulfiling 2026. And solidarity with everyone as we continue to fight back the dark forces of fascism, racism, misogyny, and trans- and homo-phobia (I could go on with this list, sadly).

This arrived today. There is only one copy which is grrr but it is a thing of beauty. And hard graft. Thanks to all our contributors and my co-editors @grohmannrafael.bsky.social @bltergin.bsky.social and Julie Chen

Happy whatever you might be having yourself at this time of year - if anything. dai.ly/x2cwntt

JOB FAIRY: Reminder that I am hiring a Senior Researcher (2 years postdoctoral experience - 5 year post) for the ERC funded LivePlatforms research project exploring how people make livelihoods in platform work in Ireland. Please apply or share widely! Closing date Jan 5. www.ucd.ie/ics/vacancie...

📣📲🛵 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿- 𝙇𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙨: 𝙇𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙙𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢 𝙀𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙤𝙢𝙮 𝙀𝙘𝙤𝙨𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙢. ℹ️ UCD School of Information & Communication Studies 𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 #𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘿𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣: 12:00pm 𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 ➡️𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 & 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆: www.ucd.ie/ics/vacancie... #UCD

The special issue on Authortarianism in the Digital Age is now live (eds. @kylzjarrett.bsky.social @robkitchin.bsky.social @steelecat717.bsky.social and Jing Hiah). It is comprised of 48 commentaries from around the world exploring how the digital is implicated in creeping authoritarianism.

I am looking for a Senior Researcher (at least 2 years postdoctoral exp.) for the LivePlatforms project into how people make livelihoods in the platform economy; a 5-year FT post based in the School of Info and Communication Studies at UCD. Do share widely! universityvacancies.com/university-c...

I am advertising a funded PhD scholarship on my new project LivePlatforms: Livelihoods in the Platform Economy Ecosystem. More details here: www.ucd.ie/ics/vacancie...

It was a real privilege to shepherd such an array of important insights into the world. Thanks to all the contributors who shared their expertise, wisdom and sometimes difficult experiences.

Dublin’s internet.

Democratic franchise has been exercised. The easiest of voting decisions I have ever made - and not just because Heather Humphrey's pearls give me the heebie-jeebies. #Aras25

I'm super excited to see that the Handbook of Digital Labour I co-edited - all 554 pages of it - is not available on the SAGE website. It's officially out in January next year. us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/th...

All eyes on Gaza, people.

An independent UN commission has concluded that Israel has committed and continues to commit genocide against Palestinians in Gaza

If you would like a sneak peek at our special issue on Authoritarianism in the Digital Age, have a look at some of the commentaries that have come out already in OnlineFirst: journals.sagepub.com/home/DDS

The second issue of Dialogues on Digital Society is now out. Explore it here: journals.sagepub.com/toc/DDS/curr... 1/6

Coming to Croke Park for Oasis tonight? Please use the bins and toilets provided and be mindful of residents' property. Be the better man and cast no shadow #Oasis #OasisLive #OasisDublin #CrokePark @officialcrokepark.bsky.social

Saw this, so true. Don’t be in the chapter about those who did nothing, or, even worse, those who actively supported a genocidal state. Be on the right side of history, fight to end the genocide in Gaza. #endthegenocide

Israel is storing recordings of Palestinians daily phone calls - millions of them - that they analyse to plan airstrikes / kill people - in Irish data centres Sweet Jesus www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Discover our latest article, “Planetary Sex Markets,” now published in Porn Studies. It draws on research led by the brilliant Robbie Warin and Chloe Gott. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Well played that person in the background of the GAA final. #LetTheAidIn

🎉Huge congratulations to our colleague Professor @kylzjarrett.bsky.social from @ucdischool.bsky.social on being awarded a prestigious €2.5 million @erc.europa.eu Advanced Grant for her #LivePlatforms project -exploring the rapidly growing ecosystem of livelihoods generated through digital platforms.

Now it's all official, I can let people know that I have been awarded an #ERCAdG ERC Advanced Grant for my LivePlatforms project to critically examine the actors involved in determining how - or whether - people make livelihoods in the platform economy. #PlatformWork #DigitalLabour

Everyone should subscribe to the Dublin Inquirer. They are doing some of the best, most intelligent journalism about Dublin. They are ad-free and so need your subscriptions. Also, buy a tote, especially the one in this image!

We were delighted to have supported @anthonypkelly.bsky.social 's recent symposium "Reaction(ary) Media)" on situating influencers, audiences, and antagonisms. Read more on the event and its findings at the blog link below 👇 digitalpolicy.ie/reactionary-...

It is going to be a difficult task to choose from this pool of excellent proposals.

Submission to our special issue on Authoritarianism in the Digital Age close tomorrow. Get your proposal in! More details here: journals.sagepub.com/page/dds/cal...

Don't forget to get your abstracts in for our special edition of <2,000 word commentaries on authoritarianism in the digital age. Deadline is the end of the week. journals.sagepub.com/page/dds/cal...

Just over a week to get your abstracts in for the special issue exploring the role of the digital in authoritarian politics, movements, and governance. Use your commentary of <2,000 words to document, critique, & catalyse dialogue about this important topic. journals.sagepub.com/page/dds/cal...

EVENT ALERT: Platforms and Society and @adtechproject.bsky.social present "How to Approach and Regulate Google?" - an online symposium 12 May 2025 | 9:00–10:30 AM (EST) / 3-4.30 PM (CEST) newschool.zoom.us/j/9834828717... (pw. 690528)

World Central Kitchen has run out of food to serve in Gaza. Its bakery ("recently the last working bakery in Gaza") is out of flour. There are 100,000+ tons of food in staging areas within driving distance of Gaza, and Israel refuses to let them in wck.org/news/gaza-up...

Just a reminder about our special issue of <2,000 word commentaries reflecting on and documenting the role of the digital in authoritarian politics and regimes. Send in an abstract before May 16. Follow the link for details. journals.sagepub.com/page/dds/cal... #authoritarianism #cfp

Don't forget to submit a proposal to our special issue of commentaries (<2000 words) on the role of the digital in authoritarian governments and movements. More details here: journals.sagepub.com/page/dds/cal...

CFP for special issue of Dialogues on Digital Society on Authoritarianism in the Digital Age. Get submitting. #specialissue #cfp #academic

Do come along to this symposium on Reaction(ary) Media to discuss all things related to political influencers and their audiences.

❗️Closing 🔜: 1️⃣ Lecturer - closes tomorrow 25 April 2️⃣ Lecturer - closes 28 April Apply now! 👇

Whenever "gender criticals" organise a protest it's thirty people max. And that includes the actual Nazis that turn up to support them. This rally for trans rights was organised in a couple of days and there are protests like this in cities and towns over the whole country

The first edition of Dialogues on Digital Society is out at last. It features an editorial by the Editorial team, @kylzjarrett.bsky.social, @robkitchin.bsky.social, @pinkydigital.bsky.social, Jing Hiah, and @steelecat717.bsky.social .... 1/7 #DDS @journals.sagepub.com journals.sagepub.com/home/DDS

This really is America's Year Zero, isn't it? washingtonmonthly.com/2025/04/08/t...

📣UCD School of Information & Communication Studies is pleased to announce EU fee waivers for our 2025/26 full-time MSc/MLIS programmes for EU students- including students from other Irish universities 🔜Apply now- www.ucd.ie/ics/study/eu... 🗓️Closing-complete EU fee waiver by Mon 14April #FeeWaivers

My School at University College Dublin is hiring a permanent Lecturer in Information and Communication Studies with a focus on Library and Information Studies. Check it out and share widely! universityvacancies.com/university-c...

Awesome visit to Toronto meeting such brilliant scholars and lovely people and getting to hang out with two of my Massive Handbook(TM) co-editors Julie and @grohmannrafael.bsky.social

For the day that’s in it #paddynotpatty #stpatricksday

Kylie Jarrett in Toronto. March 21 4PM at the Faculty of Information/UofT. Infrastructures and Imaginaries: Reproducing Workers in the Platform Economy. Register here: forms.office.com/r/gKXwwgG9Rh @kylzjarrett.bsky.social

The horse may have bolted, but that just means we have to ride out and catch it, says Dr Elizabeth Farries, whose new project aims to create policies for safer AI development.

If anyone I know is in Toronto at the end of the month, swing by to hear me talk about some ideas I am exploring in relation to platform work and digital labor.

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Happy Valentine's Day, everyone 💖