Important analysis from @verenakbrandle.bsky.social on how Musk’s interference in democratic politics has economic incentives

My analysis about Elon Musk's "awkward surprise appearance" at a far-right rally in London is out now on @theconversation.com I'm discussing how all this connects to the politics and economics of social media companies. Yes, it's about money and democracy.

Important new piece by @drcharlottegalpin.bsky.social in @opendemocracy.net !

🆕 Introducing the ✨PolComm ECR Club✨ – a new monthly online forum for early career researchers in political communication! Organized by @olgaeisele.bsky.social & @alenakluknavska.bsky.social, this initiative is open to PhD students & postdocs (≤4 yrs post-PhD) in the ECPR or ECREA polcom sections!

I have a new article in @politicalquarterly.bsky.social, researched and written with my former student and research assistant, Elliott Hill, on the Lough Neagh ecological crisis, rights of nature and rights of future generations. #LoughNeagh #openaccess onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

New episode of the podcast out now! Awesome conversation about social media with @verenakbrandle.bsky.social. Check it out. 🎙️

From the archive: in this blog post✍️ @verenakbrandle.bsky.social and @drcharlottegalpin.bsky.social explore the need for researchers to have better access to data so they can explore the impacts social media is having on democratic processes around the world. Read now➡️ https://buff.ly/3X4HDND

Oh hi! My rant about Meta's recent fact-checking announcement is now live. www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/th...

**POLCOMM PUBLICATION FRIDAY** Verena Brändle, Olga Eisele, & Aytalina Kulichkina explore the digital age's impact on LGBTQ+ political contention. Their work highlights gaps in the literature: Mixed-method designs are notably scarce. 🧵⤵️ www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

📝 new polcom article! The political contention of LGBTQ+ communities in the digital age - state of the art, limitations, and opportunities for comparative research 🏳️‍🌈 It was a great collaboration with amazing Verena K. Brändle and @olgaeisele.bsky.social ✨ 👇 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....