New video out now! Watch our panel titled ""Against Surveillance & Spectacle: Building Global Resistance to Tech-Mediated Oppression," featuring @vashetc.bsky.social , Kim Fernandes, & Cheng-Hsiu (Shin) Yang in conversation w/ @remiyergeau.bsky.social youtu.be/GXEjOPdpfa0?...

New video out now! Watch our panel titled "Content Creation and the End of Social Media," featuring Crystal Abidin, @brookeerinduffy.bsky.social, and @kelechnekoff.bsky.social in conversation with @steelecat717.bsky.social📱💬 youtu.be/k4XiiGZ1Sz4?...

We interviewed the panelists of our Black Boys and the Future of Technology panel (Rayvon Fouché, John Pasmore, Kareem Edouard, and Jonathan Cropper) about Black boys in STEM, Black innovation, the era of AI, and building an equitable digital future for all. Watch now: youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Data Center Site Fight Guide: A Shared Resource for Stopping Data Centers from the Data Center Working Group docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Here's the link to the free pdf of my new book The Inattention Economy: How Women of Color Built the Internet. Access is so important and I'm grateful that the press is platforming it as one file that is easy to download. www.upress.umn.edu/978081669906...

So cool to be on this amazing list!! 💙📚 '“The Edge of Space-Time” is a fresh, socially conscious journey through the mysteries of the universe. The book invites readers to think about space-time, wonder, and the big picture from a vantage point that is both scientific and deeply human.'

We are proud to introduce our new Native and Indigenous Studies e-book collection, available to libraries and institutions, bringing together 130 interdisciplinary titles by Indigenous scholars and community-centered researchers. Browse the collection and request a free trial: buff.ly/odzH2Zx

What does it mean to put workers first in an AI economy? Tomorrow at @aflciotech.bsky.social's AI Summit, D&S Executive Director Janet Haven will be part of a panel discussing how government use of AI, AI efficiency narratives, and workplace surveillance impact workers — and what the remedies are.

I love the New Books Network podcasts, and many thanks to Miranda Melcher for interviewing me about my new one: _The Inattention Economy: How women of color build the internet_ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

Excited to speak on #PredatoryData @U-M's Digital Studies Institute tom/Tues @ 3P ET-US. Join online or onsite. Thx @Yousif Hassan @Center for Ethics, Society & Computing @Amer Culture @English Lang & Lit @Film, TV & Media @Instit for Research on Women & Gender + @Sci, Tech, & Public Policy Program!

Last call folks! 🌐🏥 Join @umichdigital.bsky.social TODAY at 3:00 PM [EST] for Anita Say Chan & Yousif Hassan's conversation on "Predatory Data: Eugenics in Big Tech and Our Fight for an Independent Future" This event is HYBRID w/ free copies for the first 25 in-person attendees 📙🚫 myumi.ch/n1zqb

The wait is (almost) over! @ghostdoc2026.bsky.social is coming to audiences on March 27th! Screenings and rentals are available via Kinema, and the film will stream free on PBS and YouTube this fall. Details at: notaidoc.com

We're excited to announce the 2026 cohort of our DISCO Network Affiliate Program! 🪩💫 We are so excited to support this incredible group of scholars this year! Learn more about our affiliates and their work at www.disconetwork.org/affiliate-pr...

A reminder that applications are currently open for the NASEM Schmidt #Scicomm Awards, which come with a top prize of $40K in each category and welcome into a networked community of previous winners. 🧪🔭⚛️ Submit your work for consideration! www.nationalacademies.org/programs/NAE...

“The pessimism of the intellect means seeing the Loop for what it is with no illusions, no false exits, and no comforting narratives about the arc of history. The optimism of the will means refusing to let that clarity become paralysis.” Such powerful writing, thank you for sharing! 🏳️‍⚧️🫡🏳️‍⚧️🫡

i love and adore hybrid events and am so grateful for them but it is always so funny seeing the in-person set up. im just this looming presence 😆

So happy with how this event went, with it being my first official live public engagement in three years. Thank you to @disconetwork.bsky.social, Cherice, and Remi for making the space accessible for me. I'm so grateful! ❤️ and thanks to folks who tuned in!

this is happening now!

Today! Remi will be reading responses for me and I’ll come off mute for Q+A. This helps me retain my voice because I have laryngeal spasms. Really grateful for conveners that took my access needs into consideration so that I could participate in my first panel since 2023. ❤️

Last call y'all! Join us this afternoon at 4:00 PM [ET] ‼️ To register and learn more about each of our panelists, visit: myumi.ch/R35pz & hey! If you're coming in-person, four of our DISCO staff just walked several boxes of sandwiches down State Street-- come on by and get some food 🥪🥤

Anita Say Chan writes incisively about the ledger in Predatory Data: Eugenics in Big Tech and Our Fight for an Independent Future. luminosoa.org/chapters/225...

Two weeks from today! @umichdigital.bsky.social Interested in exploring the throughline between the 19th century's anti-immigration & eugenics movements and today's sprawling systems of surveillance & algorithmic discrimination? Join the conversation at 3:00 PM [ET] on Tuesday, March 24th

Tried power mapping with my big lecture class and was pleased with the way it went. The assignment is here if you're interested in the logistics of it. docs.google.com/presentation...

New paper: "Opportunities, challenges, and conspicuous absences: An integrative review of the social work literature on artificial intelligence." For a special issue of critical perspectives on technology and social work. Check it out: anzswjournal.nz/anzsw/articl... #SocialWork #SWTech #CriticalAI

Rediscover pioneering works of feminism from leading writers including Kathi Weeks, Vron Ware, and Michele Wallace! Feminist Classics are 30% off until March 13th.

What does #accessibility look like across higher education right now? In our latest blog post, Jennifer Saville explores how public colleges and universities are preparing for ADA Title II and embedding accessibility into everyday digital workflows. Read the full post: https://bit.ly/4sMPmO7

Call for International Doctoral Students: Short-Term Research Visit at the Social Media Lab socialmedialab.ca/2026/02/24/c...

"Join Our Research Team! @SMLabTO is Hiring a Postdoctoral Research Fellow" socialmedialab.ca/2026/03/04/p...

Sad you couldn't make it to this event? Wish you could hear specific quotes again? 🔥💫 The full recording will be posted on our YouTube channel (DISCONetwork) on Thursday, March 12th at 11:00 AM [ET]!

To all who attended "Content Creation & the End of Social Media" last week, ty for such an insightful afternoon w/ Crystal Abidin, @brookeerinduffy.bsky.social @kelechnekoff.bsky.social & @steelecat717.bsky.social!! We felt connected, learned so much, & sincerely appreciated everyone who joined 🌐🌌

#OutNow in #iCS In this article, Catalina Farías analyses TikTok beauty filters as part of platformed racism, tracing how Latinidad is stylised, normalised, and contested in algorithmic environments. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Our Critical Data Studies group at @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social has a few talks this semester: March 27th: Jonathan Gray: Public Data Cultures April 1st: Amelia Acker: Archiving Machines: A Material History of Data Storage April 29th: Sophie Bishop: Influencer Creep See eventbrites below

Yes indeed they are! All of our panels in this series (Voices in Protest, full playlist linked below) are edited and posted to YouTube with captions "Content Creation and the End of Social Media" will premiere on our channel on Thursday, March 12th youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Last call everyone-- register and join us on Zoom for a conversation about "Content Creation and the End of Social Media" later this afternoon at 4:00 PM [ET] 🌟🎤 moderated by DISCO's own @steelecat717.bsky.social (Director, @bcatlab.bsky.social) 🔗💻 myumi.ch/g3Xxq

Join us online TODAY at 12 pm ET! (Please note corrected time)

🌿 The Digital X Climates network has officially launched 🌎 Led by colleagues in the Department of Digital Humanities, the network advances research and public engagement on the entanglements of digital technologies with environmental, social and political ecologies. www.kcl.ac.uk/news/digital...

☀️🪟 Happening Tomorrow! 🪟☀️ Is social media still social? Where is the space for sociality in social media? Is content creation a business, political strategy, pastime, or somehow all of the above at once? Explore these questions w/ us tmrw on Zoom at 4:00 PM ET Register/info: myumi.ch/g3Xxq

Can you believe it? Our upcoming community panel "Against Surveillance & Spectacle" is just TWO WEEKS AWAY! ❤️‍🔥🌟 We're very much looking forward to hearing this remarkable group's insights on building resistance to tech-mediated oppression-- join the conversation on Zoom 🖥️ More info: myumi.ch/R35pz

Following a successful pilot cycle in 2025, the open call for applications will launch in June 2026. 🔗Learn what the CGCF grant program supports, who can apply, and how to prepare for the open call: ow.ly/VFBq50Yl9gV #CommonGoodCyberFund #Cybersecurity #DigitalSecurity

Update: so sorry folks, but we've received word this event is no longer happening this afternoon!! ❌🗓️ We apologize for the short notice & will provide updates as we receive them, thank you for your grace & @michacard.bsky.social for working w/ us

IN ONE WEEK: Join us via Zoom for "Content Creation and the End of Social Media" next Thursday, February 24th from 4:00 - 5:30 PM [ET] 🌟🎤 Ft. Crystal Abidin, Brooke Erin Duffy, & Kelechi Okafor in conversation w/ Catherine Knight Steele 💻🔗 Learn more by visiting the link in our bio or myumi.ch/g3Xxq

🚨 Lecture TODAY! 🚨 Join us for a lecture w/ @sophiestephenson.me, who will discuss interpersonal security and privacy, as interpersonal digital threats become more pervasive. #academicsky 📅 TODAY, 2:15 pm - 3:25 pm 📍 210 South Hall & Online

One week from today! 📅 Don't miss this DSI Lecture Series event with @michacard.bsky.social as we explore trans ecologies, art, and digital worlds. Join us online Tuesday the 24th at 3:00PM ET

starting soon!! (12 pm ET) with not one but TWO of our beloved 2025 DISCO Affiliates 🌐🔔 an incredibly timely and important conversation about AI's impact on workers and how govt/industry priorities shape access to opportunity datasociety.net/events/404-j...

AWN's latest newsletter from Kyara Bellamy: awnnetwork.org/valentines-d...

This is an excerpt of "Mounting Your Defense," an installment part of the "Faculty on the Front Lines" initiative in the AAUP's Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom. This installment features a conversation among Dr. Sang Hea Kil, Dr. Rupa Marya, and Dr. Henry Reichman. Full episode here👇

We’re proud to celebrate our 2025 DISCO Network Affiliates! 🎉🪩 21 affiliates from a diverse range of disciplines participated this past year, engaging in work-sharing, collaborative writing, and mentorship through monthly small-group meetings and workshops with our DISCO Network PIs.

REMINDER: Two weeks from today we will be hosting our VIRTUAL panel conversation "Content Creation and the End of Social Media" 📅 We're beyond excited for this one, 4:00 PM ET on Thursday, February 26th cannot come soon enough!

We're honored to have hosted this conversation and are looking forward to future collaborations with all of the folks involved with this event-- including those in the audience! Thank you everyone for attending, watching, and engaging 🪩🌐 We appreciate you being in our Network

Sharing the link to our most recent VIP panel "Black Boys and the Future of Technology" featuring Jonathan Cropper, Kareem Edouard, and John Pasmore in a community discussion moderated by our own Rayvon Fouché (Director, HAT Lab) youtu.be/-A72zhzckAI?...