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Just in time before I take a break: my paper with @pamogranite.bsky.social and Richard Brown focusing on content creators’ hopes and fears about #artificialintelligence is out, open access, in Convergence: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Exciting event to start your Monday!

platform economies don't create a brand new worker subjectivity that's distinct from older conceptualizations (homo oeconomicus). they build on existing ideas what IS new lies in how capitalism becomes intensified. the contexts and structures change. the platform is where capitalism explodes.

CCSN keeps coming up, and I'm sorry I missed it! Over 100 attendees is a strong attendance for a preconference, and a good indication of interest in this area 👀 #ica25

Home from #ICA25, where I’m still basking in the intellectual community emerging from @weareccsn.bsky.social’s #DebatingCreatorCulture precon. Reunited with old friends and mentors, made new ones. During times like these, I couldn’t ask for anything better. 💕✨💕 until next time!

Congratulations to CCSN on a successful and extremely well attended ICA pre-conference at the University of Colorado yesterday.

Room is PACKED for our fireside lunch chat with YouTube’s Michelle Beaver & @cfiesler.bsky.social! Getting the inside scoop on what is—and how are—Top Creators.

Can’t believe that my grad student journey follows the exact trajectory of the 20th century: began with the Fall of the Ottoman Empire (me leaving modern studies) & ended with Seinfeld on TV (me at #ICA25 #DebatingCreatorCulture talking Nothing, Forever)

About to present remotely at the #DebatingCreatorCulture pre-conference at #ICA25

Just got to Denver for #ICA25! Excited to present my work on TikTok's formatting of trendiness at the #DebatingCreatorCulture preconference today

Excited to present my research on music creators at the Debating Creator Culture conference today at University of Colorado Boulder! @weareccsn.bsky.social

Me today: "What's the deeaaaal with ludic imaginaries of AI in creator culture?"🎤🥴🥜✈️ #DebatingCreatorCulture #ICA25

I'm off to Colorado this week for the #DebatingCreatorCulture preconference and the International Communication Association's annual conference #ICA25 with four co-authored projects on the docket: 1) Legal Lore, 2) Policy Specifications, 3) Parasocial Media, and 4) Aspirational Platform Governance 👇

Headed to #ICA25, excited to share 2 presentations w/ yall at the #DebatingCreatorCulture precon— talking how anon hate creators and NIL athletes do influencer work. Looking forward to seeing old friends and making new ones, say hi 👋🏻

Tomorrow!

Hi! Auto mod alert kicked due to the huge amount of joins we got (yay1). You should be able to rejoin at that invite link. Here's another if that doesn't work: discord.com/invite/G4s9u...

I'm SO EXCITED that CCSN have launched a Discord!! 🤩🤩🤩 I'm sure I'm not the only person who has felt a gaping hole in my online-aca-friend communication networks since the other place went to the dogs. Let's make an awesome space together 💗 JOIN HERE: discord.gg/KkFBy9MJ

CCSN begins its Discord era! ✨ 🧑‍🏫 We are fortunate to be collaborating with the Discord Academic Research Community (D/ARC) to provide you a NEW means to connect with other scholars! Join us: discord.gg/KkFBy9MJ

We have preconference hashtags! If you’re attending our “Debating Creator Culture” ICA-precon, you can (1) Tag us! and/or (2) HASHtag us at: #DebatingCreatorCulture #ICA25 Let’s see the selfies, snapshots and live threads this Wednesday June 11th! 🎉

digital age. This news comes at the perfect time as we head into ICA next week in Denver. I’ll be presenting work from the book at the Debating Creator Culture preconference in Boulder and would love to connect with folks there. In a moment when democracy,

Pumped for @krystenstein.bsky.social! 📚

Just 5 days away!? It’s the final weekend before our inaugural Debating Creator Culture Pre-Conference at ICA 2025 🎉 Can’t wait to see you there!

Headed out to #ICA25 next week! I’ll mostly be there for our incredible CCSN precon, but will make a brief appearance at the main con too. Can’t wait to see y’all there! And, as always, happy to chat w other folks studying creators/feminist media/disability/digital labor. ✨💕

CCSN Community — We want to celebrate YOU! Have you published an article, presented at a conference, launched a project, or received an award? Let us amplify your work across our network.

Looking forward to keynoting Debating Creator Culture and seeing and meeting some of you there.

Just 3 weeks away! We can’t wait to welcome you to the Debating Creator Culture Pre-Conference at ICA 2025 🎉 🗓️ June 11 | 📍University of Colorado Boulder 🧭 Final Schedule: drive.google.com/file/d/1t2-g...

In a new paper for Convergence, @pamogranite.bsky.social & I examine the challenges Instagram & TikTok creators at risk of de-platforming face when holding onto communities, arguing that these spaces' turn towards entertainment & selling is producing fatigue: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

From Ukraine🇺🇦 to Gaza🇵🇸, Syria🇸🇾, Lebanon🇱🇧, and now India🇮🇳 & Pakistan🇵🇰, creators use SM platforms to make their conflicts more visible. They're curators, eyewitnesses, and living archives of atrocity. @moaerikssonkrut.bsky.social & I call them *War Influencers*; OA in @platformsnsociety.bsky.social 🧵

🎉ONE MONTH TO GO! We’re counting down to the Debating Creator Culture Pre-Conference at ICA’s 75th Annual Meeting in beautiful Boulder, CO! 📍 University of Colorado — Boulder 📅 June 11, 2025 🧠 Hosted by the College of Media, Communication and Information

🎉ONE MONTH TO GO! We’re counting down to the Debating Creator Culture Pre-Conference at ICA’s 75th Annual Meeting in beautiful Boulder, CO! 📍 University of Colorado — Boulder 📅 June 11, 2025 🧠 Hosted by the College of Media, Communication and Information

📰 I spoke to the Cincinnati Enquirer about the viral "JD Vance killed the Pope" meme—and what it reveals about irony, s***posting, and how misinformation, humor, and algorithmic amplification blur online.

🚨 We’re heading to Boulder! 🚨 The Content Creator Scholars Network is thrilled to host our ICA 2025 pre-conference: Debating Creator Culture, in partnership with the University of Colorado Boulder’s College of Media, Communication and Information.

Proud moment for the CCSN! Several of our members were featured in a powerful and timely roundtable reflection hosted by the Institute for Rebooting Social Media at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard. One year after

NEW from CCSN members! Dr. Jessica Maddox (University of Alabama) and Dr. Jess Rauchberg (Seton Hall University) are featured in The Conversation unpacking how “haters” and snarkers might just be doing the regulatory work that the $250B influencer industry refuses to do.

Hello I've decided to use Blue Sky now. In unrelated news, my book 'Influencer Creep' will be published with University of California press in October 2025. It's about the ways influencer culture has transformed creative work. Preorder here: www.ucpress.edu/books/influe...

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new essay with @brookeerinduffy.bsky.social out in @newsweek.com this morning! we examine the influencer industry's oft-overlooked gender politics and what this oversight means for the future of digital work. www.newsweek.com/when-social-...

Today, we presented findings from the report arising from my policy analysis virtually at the Comparative and International Education Society (#CIES2025) conference, with more presentations to come.

I can finally share that I've been working on a new analysis of 7 social media platforms’ policies governing s3xuality education & g3nd3r expression content focusing on young people & adolescents. I was awarded funding in September 2024 & have been leading this analysis with support from UNESCO⤵️

We want to hear from you! Have something you'd like to share with our community? Events, announcements, creative projects, or anything in between—we welcome your submissions! Fill out our newsletter form here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Join us for the next CCSN Chats ⤵️

Join us APRIL 14TH for #CCSNChats: "Archiving the Internet?" ft. Sakyra Abbitt, Camille Lawrence, Meredith Clark & Zakiya Collier! These all-stars will discuss the practices & politics of archiving the internet in the volatile context of platforms 🔗🧵👇 www.eventbrite.com/e/ccsn-chats...

Really excited to share my latest article, "Articulating algorithmic ableism: The suppression and surveillance of disabled TikTok creators," is now published in Journal of Gender Studies! A beautiful conversation between disability + creator studies. Read here ↪️ shorturl.at/ft5

CHECK YOUR INBOX 📥💌 Decision emails for our "Debating Creator Culture" ICA Pre-Conference are now OUT 🥳 A huge thanks to the 100+ folks who submitted! It was highly competitive cohort. Please REGISTER for the pre-conference by April 13th to ensure that we'll see you in Colorado on June 11th🪩👇

excited to present my ongoing work about theratainment — esp digital mental health at the ICA 2025 pre-con: debating creator culture in Boulder, CO in June! 🌞 @weareccsn.bsky.social

This Sunday I’m co-hosting a TikTok live to talk about all things TikTok ban, social media, and the creator economy. Join us!! Link to register below just to get a reminder, but you don’t have to register to pop in. www.tiktok.com/live/event/7...

🚨 BIG NEWS! 🚨 The Creator Culture Study Network (CCSN) is launching a Discord! We’re building a dynamic community hub for researchers, scholars, and professionals interested in Creator Studies—a space to network, collaborate, and stay informed on the latest in the field.

Excited to share a collection of resources on creator culture, including syllabi, research projects, and reading lists! Whether you're studying digital platforms, influencer economies, or algorithmic visibility, we've got materials to support your work. Check it out: www.ccsn.site/Resources