Autocratic leaders threaten free press. The Trump administration issued subpoenas to @nytimes.com journalists who wrote about new Air Force One. Statement on the case and why it should indeed "shock the conscience of any American who believes in the Constitution and the press freedom it protects"

NEW: Tropical nights come to Europe One of the most striking features of the Europe's record-breaking summer is the intense night-time heat. Globally, the hottest nights are warming at a faster rate than the hottest days — with increasingly severe consequences. as.ft.com/r/eef6f0c5-6...

This case will shape the future of platforms. ‘Recommendations, autoplay and infinite scroll, which constantly show users new content, fuel the user’s urge to keep scrolling and shift the brain into ‘autopilot mode', contributing to unhealthy habits and compulsive use’ ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

This case will shape the future of platforms. ‘Recommendations, autoplay and infinite scroll, which constantly show users new content, fuel the user’s urge to keep scrolling and shift the brain into ‘autopilot mode', contributing to unhealthy habits and compulsive use’ ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

Meta's products (Facebook, Instagram) are addictive by design finds @ec.europa.eu. Meta now has the possibility to exercise its right to defence. If the Commission's findings are ultimately confirmed, a fine of not more than 6% of the total worldwide annual turnover of the provider may be issued.

🚨 NEWS: The European Commission finds addictive design of Instagram & Facebook in breach of the Digital Services Act "Meta did not adequately assess the risks of its addictive design on the physical and mental wellbeing of users, including minors and vulnerable adults" ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

Happening TODAY: @ulrikeklinger.bsky.social gives her inaugural lecture as professor of Political Communication and Journalism at @ascor.bsky.social @uva.nl Title: “End of Beta: Political Communication after the First Age of Platforms” Livestream 🔗 ⬇️ www.uva.nl/content/even...

Our BigTech dependency is enormous. Also in Amsterdam. This impacts and challenges our democracy. Thanks to @jimjansen.bsky.social and @parool.nl for the opportunity to talk more about these topics after the #Stevin prize announcement. Work towards #change 🚀 www.parool.nl/nederland/am...

Our BigTech dependency is enormous. Also in Amsterdam. This impacts and challenges our democracy. Thanks to @jimjansen.bsky.social and @parool.nl for the opportunity to talk more about these topics after the #Stevin prize announcement. Work towards #change 🚀 www.parool.nl/nederland/am...

Big congratulations to our co-director, @claesdevreese.bsky.social, for winning the 2026 Stevin Prize! The Dutch Research Council deemed his work in AI, politics and communication highly socially impactful, not only through research but also through expert advice. We are incredibly proud!

Science and curiosity know no borders. Celebrating strong bonds in research and science, also when times are tough. Let's meet again. Happy 250 🇺🇸

Happy 250 America 🇺🇸 May you find a better path again soon.

Happy 250 America 🇺🇸 May you find a better path again soon.

🎯 Column in @trouw.nl van Iris Sommer, Stevin laureaat 2026: "Wij hebben zeker successen gekend, maar achter elk succes staan de nodige afwijzingen, mislukkingen en teleurstellingen" Dit is helemaal waar en het geldt op alle niveaus. www.trouw.nl/wetenschap/b...

There is *NO* difficult decision here. X is not a platform that promotes public values, it should not be schools' platform for communication. Leave. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

The 2026 Independence Award goes to 'the People of Greenland'. The 🇬🇱 people receive this international award for the “sovereign calm” with which they have responded to U.S. claims on their territory. "A combination of principled steadfastness, democratic legitimacy, and geopolitical realism"

🎯 Column in @trouw.nl van Iris Sommer, Stevin laureaat 2026: "Wij hebben zeker successen gekend, maar achter elk succes staan de nodige afwijzingen, mislukkingen en teleurstellingen" Dit is helemaal waar en het geldt op alle niveaus. www.trouw.nl/wetenschap/b...

There is *NO* difficult decision here. X is not a platform that promotes public values, it should not be schools' platform for communication. Leave. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

🔄 Updated data: GLES Tracking March 2025, Repeated Respondents T60W, version 2.0.0 (ZA10132) ➕ Open-ended responses on the most important political problem ➕Paradata from the survey's linked data donation component 📄 See documentation for a complete overview of the updates. 📥 doi.org/10.4232/5.ZA...

Important win. When being accused of doing ‘censorship work’ by folks wanting nothing more than to restrict your voice, you need to fight back. And win.

A major milestone for #DemocracyResearch. 🏛️ MEDem has been included in the ESFRI Roadmap, recognizing its role in advancing the empirical study of Democracy in Europe. 🇪🇺 Thank you to everyone who helped bring us to this point! 🙏 #ResearchInfrastructure⚙️

This ⬇️ This is the 💵 model for everything. The real money machine is in software updates, extra features, licenses, security patches etc to use the product you paid for.

The Censorship Industrial Complex is a free speech absolutist conspiracy theory that Republicans and tech bros weaponised to go after fact-checkers, so its really good to see this outcome.

Important win. When being accused of doing ‘censorship work’ by folks wanting nothing more than to restrict your voice, you need to fight back. And win.

AI beelden in het nieuws, zonder aanleiding of noodzaak: Geen goed idee. Ik sprak er met @juurd.bsky.social van @nrc.nl over. Ook over de uitdagingen van AI labelling Het NOS Journaal gebruikte met AI gemaakte beelden: 'Dit was echt niet goed, dit was een fout' www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...

New editors of Political Communication: Johanna Dunaway and Travis Ridout Johanna Dunaway and Travis Ridout will assume their role as editors in chief of Political Communication on 1 July 2026. Access the link to read the full announcement: tinyurl.com/polcommeditors

𝗛𝗨𝗚𝗘 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦: 𝗔 𝗗𝗗𝗖 𝗠𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗠 𝗜𝗦 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗚 In September 2027, the DDC will start its own M.Sc. in Digital Communication and AI. We will offer a 1-year (75 ECTS) interdisciplinary English-language M.Sc. for students with a background in, for example, Social Sciences or Communication, here at SDU.

Good 🍀 to Sanne Vrijenhoek who is defending her timely and important PhD thesis "Building normative diversity into algorithmic news recommendations" today. Her work is a prime example of the interdisciplinary work in the @aimediademlab.bsky.social lab #proudsupervisors www.uva.nl/en/shared-co...

The US wants a stronger presence in Greenland (again).... Well, first they can come clean up the mess they left from the previous bases. Oil, polluted soil, radioactive waste water, metal residues, all left in the 🇬🇱 nature. Important reporting @politiken.dk politiken.dk/danmark/art1...

Amsterdam the Day After ⚽️ #WorldCup2026

This will be amazing. The @ddc-sdu.bsky.social is launching a new master (MSc) program next year Digital communication and AI 🚀 @lenafrescamente.bsky.social @curdknupfer.bsky.social @jolukito.bsky.social

Youth-Driven Social Media Design: Safe, Inclusive, and Publicly-Owned Social Media 🔊 Can you create it? The @ec.europa.eu is asking 📲 A call for tender is just out. Involve and co-create with youth. Make a prototype. Test and Refine. Deploy, learn and adjust ec.europa.eu/info/funding...

RIP FTC. The FTC as we know it is no longer independent and bipartisan. In Trump v. Slaughter, the Supreme Court overruled a longstanding precedent that helped insulate agencies from political pressure. Now, the FTC is just another arm of Executive power. www.scotusblog.com/2026/06/cour...

Youth-Driven Social Media Design: Safe, Inclusive, and Publicly-Owned Social Media 🔊 Can you create it? The @ec.europa.eu is asking 📲 A call for tender is just out. Involve and co-create with youth. Make a prototype. Test and Refine. Deploy, learn and adjust ec.europa.eu/info/funding...

One of the findings in our book The Good Politician was that politicians are increasingly expected to fulfil contradictory stereotypes - to be both ordinary and extraordinary...

The Times They Are A-Changin'

Onderzoek met maatschappelijk impact is niet altijd vanzelfsprekend of makkelijk. Dank aan @laurensvhg.eurosky.social en @volkskrant.nl voor de mogelijkheid om te spreken over mijn werk als hoogleraar AI en samenleving nav de Stevin premie 2026. 🔗 www.volkskrant.nl/tech/ai-hoog...

Lees deze column van @sheilas.bsky.social met belangrijke quote van @claesdevreese.bsky.social “We hebben recht op feiten. Bescherm dat recht.”

I am incredibly honored and humbled to learn that I received the 2026Stevin Prize 🏆 The prize acknowledges research quality, inspiring new scholars, and in particular societal impact. All the research is a team effort, so here’s to all team members and colleagues 🥂 🔗 www.nwo.nl/en/professor...

Winners of #Spinoza and #Stevin prizes 2026 have all received funding from the @erc.europa.eu in the past for their research. #grateful 🙏🏻

🚨 The European Commission vows to respond “swiftly and decisively” if Trump goes ahead with his 100% tariff threat: “The EU and its Member States have the sovereign right to regulate economic activities on their territory, in line with our democratic values and international commitments.”

🚨 Important new publication just dropped: Resilience and Vulnerability to Misinformation and Disinformation in Political Information Environments From the International Panel on the Information Environment @esserfrank.bsky.social & co @sebavalenz.bsky.social www.ipie.info/research/tp2...

De minderheidscoalitie tussen D66, VVD en CDA heeft geen denderende start. Het zomerreces biedt ruimte voor herbezinning. Wat is er nodig om de minderheidsconstructie wél te laten werken? @tomwgvdmeer.bsky.social en ik geven ons advies. www.groene.nl/artikel/op-z...

Door versplintering Nederland zal het model van een minderheidscoalitie vaker nodig hebben. Toch draait het nu allesbehalve soepel. Wat gaat er verkeerd, en welke lessen zijn er tijdens het zomerreces te leren? Artikel met @claesdevreese.bsky.social in @groene.nl www.groene.nl/artikel/op-z...

The results of the Advanced Grants 2025 are here! Out of 3,329 applicants, 319 leading researchers have been awarded an ERC Advanced Grant. Congratulations to all! 🎉 Curious to know more ? 👉 buff.ly/uiU9x5K #ERCAdG #FrontierResearch

Kiezers zien de democratie achteruitgaan (maar ze zijn het niet eens over welke democratie, of waarom). Belangrijk stuk van @cvalebeek.bsky.social en Joep van Lit over de rafelranden aan de publieke steun voor de democratie. stukroodvlees.nl/kiezers-zien...

Tom van der Meer en Claes de Vreese adviseerden een half jaar geleden het kabinet in wording over de kansen en risico’s van een minderheidscoalitie. Nu maken ze de balans op – ze zijn niet enthousiast. www.groene.nl/artikel/op-z... @tomwgvdmeer.bsky.social @claesdevreese.bsky.social

After six consecutive Oxford-educated Prime Ministers, Britain may finally see some real diversity in the top job: a Cambridge-educated Andy Burnham

Dismantling science in the US ♾️

DOJ now 0-9 in cases seeking to seize sensitive voter data from the states. This time, another Trump-appointed judge (this makes 5 out of the 9 appointed by the current president) ruled that DOJ has no authority under federal law to demand this data. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...