New article written by @tomdivon.bsky.social and Tobias Ebbretch-Hartmann in New Media & Society. What happens when creators, with no historical ties, perform on TikTok as if they were Holocaust victims using trends, dance, and filters? journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

New article with @mvaldeb.bsky.social out now in the @jcultecon.bsky.social: "(Re)Inventing influence: valuation and justification in the influencer marketing industry". shorturl.at/HzPCi We explore how influencer marketing companies and their algorithmic tools define and measure “influence”.

The creator function, post-structuralism, and the perils of terminological dissonance - @producing2power.bsky.social, & @tanner-mirrlees.bsky.social (2025). Published in the @ijcs-journal.bsky.social. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

In our new article with @producing2power.bsky.social, we examine the tensions and labor dynamics faced by Latin American influencers working in the U.S. Published in the @ijcs-journal.bsky.social.

Great piece written by @samshorey.bsky.social www.firesidestacks.com/p/patchwork-...

This book is now open access. Happy to have contributed a chapter titled "Chilean Fashion Influencers as Digital Labour: Unpacking the 'Media Kit' as a Market Device." One of my earliest findings from a project exploring Chile's influencer industry.

This story is important - but it centers the experiences of passengers. Almost every driver I have talked to - yes, men included - also complain of sexual harassment or assault. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/b...

The new @oecd-ocde.bsky.social Fairwork AI Ratings report shows who powers AI and how Humans in the Loop earned a 6/10 score after 14 policy changes. @towardsfairwork.bsky.social now offers certification so buyers can demand higher standards across AI supply chains. wp.oecd.ai/app/uploads/...

What are the impediments faced by diasporic influencers? Learn about how racial discourses shape and challenge creator cultures in this article from @arturoarriagada.bsky.social & @producing2power.bsky.social:

I ask Chat GPT about the concept of Social Media Influencers and it gives me a critical answer, citing the work of different colleagues (Abidin, Bishop, Baym, Duffy, Cotter, Hund, Craig, to give some names) and my own work. I don't know what to think.

Now that ICA reviews are out, a reminder that we’re doing a nice big creator culture preconference where your work might fit. Deadline Jan 31 www.ccsn.site/ica

We are excited to launch a CFP for a special issue of Digital Journalism on Platform Governance and Fact Checking. Abstract deadline: June 2; Editors: Oscar Westlund @anjabechmann.bsky.social @sgonzalezbailon.bsky.social @gravesmatter.bsky.social @mediarepublik.bsky.social Steen Steensen & myself

Thank you @grohmannrafael.bsky.social and DigiLabor for organizing this online event! I had a wonderful time chatting about the "labor turn" in communication, media and cultural studies. I appreciated the thoughtful questions from all the participants. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XVL...

These people never stop giving material for my thesis. www.semafor.com/article/01/0...

This book is now open access. Happy to have contributed a chapter titled "Chilean Fashion Influencers as Digital Labour: Unpacking the 'Media Kit' as a Market Device." One of my earliest findings from a project exploring Chile's influencer industry.

Open access link to download PDF of the book is live. New book - Critical Data Studies: An A to Z Guide to Concepts and Methods. Published by Polity Books. Also details on pbk & hbk purchase. www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...

[NEWS]: Website is live. planetaryai.net Planetary AI is a collaborative project mapping the #value chains of #AI from the Majority World perspective 1st phase examines the value chains of #data #work The 2nd phase will study materiality and environmental cost of AI.

In the U.S., social media content creation is excluded from the census. As The Washington Post headlined in 2023, “millions work as creators. In official records, they barely exist.” Great piece by @brookeerinduffy.bsky.social. www.forbes.com/sites/brooke...

Around the world, communities are pushing back against data centers. One of the most notable campaigns happened in Cerrillos, Chile. Up next in our premium interviews from DATA VAMPIRES is @slehuede.bsky.social! Become a Patreon supporter to listen: www.patreon.com/posts/116662...

The research team for the project "Singing for the Algorithm": Spotify and its impact on the production, distribution, and monetization of music in Chile (funded by Chile's Ministry of the Arts and Culture): Ana, Maca, Diego, and me. Soon, we will publish the results :)

I find it quite difficult to locate the people I used to follow on X/Twitter here. Are there any recommended lists or packages on creator culture, gig work, platform studies, or digital culture to help me connect with scholars? Thanks.

This book is about labor, consumption, and life in platform capitalism – for all of us who inhabit the relation in-convenience. Convenience is an entry point into logistics, streaming media, data centers, sleep apps and much else.

Given Wrapped season is days away, it feels timely that @ninavindum.bsky.social and I's article on our Spotify Unwrapped workshops is available now open access doi.org/10.1080/0958... It outlines our methodological and theoretical framework, and the interconnected exercises in the workshop 🧵

Organized by PhD and Postdoc fellows @annenbergcargc.bsky.social, a conf. focused on the role of media and communication scholarship in times of global crises: www.asc.upenn.edu/news-events/.... Please spread the word! Also, we're lucky to have Nabil Echchaibi as our keynote speaker!

New article published in the Platforms & Society journal. The platformization of the follower factory: para-platforms, automation, and labor in the market for social media engagements, by Esther Weltevrede and Johan Lindquist journals.sagepub.com/doi/epdf/10....

Hey friends studying influencers, creators, livestreamers and the like... Be sure to check out our ICA Pre-conference on "Debating Creator Culture," which is slated for June 11, 2025. Submissions are open through January 31. More details here: www.ccsn.site/ica

I’m excited to connect and engage with people here! Where are the researchers and scholars working on platforms, labor, and the creator economy? I’d love to follow and learn from you.

If you missed #AoIR2024, read CCSN’s blog post for key takeaways and insights on creator studies! @mediaindustries.bsky.social @arturoarriagada.bsky.social

Nice to see so many people in this more friendly space 😀! Over the past years, I have worked across continents with 7 colleagues on a SI of International Journal of Cultural Studies featuring 20 papers developing Global Perspectives on Platforms and Cultural Production: www.uva.nl/en/profile/p...

I’m excited to connect and engage with people here! Where are the researchers and scholars working on platforms, labor, and the creator economy? I’d love to follow and learn from you.