DIGITAL RUPTURES: AI-GENERATED ACTIVISM, STATE REPRESSION, AND THE POLITICS OF DISSENT IN KENYA

Job Mwaura

Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

Bridging the Gap: Older Adults and the Digital Media Landscape

Soo Young Bae

University of Massachusetts, Amherst, United States of America

The portable document format as a site of data colonialism and digital rupture

Jaime Lee Kirtz

Arizona State University, United States of America

USING SPECULATIVE DESIGN TO REIMAGINE DIGITAL PERIOD TRACKING FOR THE GLOBAL MAJORITY

Arathy S B

University of Sheffield, United Kingdom

WHY THE FUTURE OF JOURNALISM IS NOT A TECHNOLOGICAL RUPTURE: ON THE IMAGINATION OF THE SOCIETAL NEEDS OF PUBLIC COMMUNICATION AND INNOVATION IN PIONEER JOURNALISM

Andreas Hepp¹, Wiebke Loosen²

1: Leibniz Institute for Media Research, Germany; 2: ZeMKI, University of Bremen

A RUPTURE IN PHOTOJOURNALISM PRACTICES? A QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS OF AI-GENERATED IMAGERY WITHIN NEWS MEDIA PROFESSIONALS

Chiara Spaggiari, Laura Gemini

University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Italy

Algorithmic mediation in open access journals: platforms, visibility and epistemic challenges

Verônica Soares da Costa¹, Luana Teixeira de Souza Cruz²

1: Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais (PUC Minas), Brazil; 2: INCT Public Communication of Science and Technology (INCT-CPC), Brazil

Visualizing the Amazon: Data-Driven Storytelling, Mapping and Audience for Environmental Journalism

Mathias-Felipe de-Lima-Santos¹, Isabella Gonçalves²

1: Macquarie University (Australia) and Federal University of São Paulo (Brazil); 2: Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (Germany)

TECHNO-PUBLIC RHETORIC, SPECULATIVE VALUE, AND THE GROWTH OF ALT-TECH DIGITAL MEDIA COMPANIES

Reed Van Schenck

IE University, Spain

The Art of Maximizing Attention: Digital Neoliberalism and MrBeast

Sara Katherine Rabon

University of Wisconsin - Madison, United States of America

THE PLATFORMIZATION OF THE FOLLOWER FACTORY: PARA-PLATFORMS, AUTOMATION, AND LABOR IN THE MARKET FOR SOCIAL MEDIA ENGAGEMENTS

Esther Weltevrede¹, Johan Lindquist²

1: University of Amsterdam, Netherlands, The; 2: Stockholm University, Sweden

META’S 3PFC SPEECH GOVERNANCE: AN INQUIRY INTO THE FACT-CHECKING CONTENT MODERATION INFRASTRUCTURE

Otávio Iost Vinhas¹, Marco Toledo Bastos^1,2

1: University College Dublin, Ireland; 2: City St George’s, University of London

Platform Mechanics of Hate and Marginality: Perspectives from the Global South

Gayas Eapen¹, Sarah Khan², Abhishek Sekharan², Wangari Njathi³, Teresia {Terry} Nzau⁴, Rebeccah Wambui⁵

1: Coastal Carolina University, United States of America; 2: University of Michigan, University States of America; 3: Pepperdine University; 4: Missouri School of Journalism; 5: Independent Researcher

Territorializing Internet: WhatsApp use in Andean Argentina

Martina Di Tullio¹, Edgar Gómez-Cruz²

1: CONICET - University of Buenos Aires, Argentine Republic; 2: School of Information, University of Texas at Austin

THE USE OF WHATSAPP IN BRAZILIAN FAVELAS: AN ETHNOGRAPHIC ACCOUNT OF A MUNDANE TECHNOLOGY

Carolina Parreiras

University of São Paulo, Brazil

Diasporic Chats: Investigating Viral Content in Whatsapp Groups of Brazilian Immigrants in the United States

Ben Pereira, María Celeste Wagner, Kiran Garimella

Rutgers University, School of Communication and Information

TELEGRAM AS A MULTIFACETED PLATFORM FOR ANTI-MAINSTREAM POLITICAL PASSION: THE FINNISH FRINGE GROUPS UNDER THE SCOPE

Salla Tuomola, Jakob Bæk Kristensen

Roskilde University, Denmark

“A network of collaborative intelligence”: The platformization of community algorithmic surveillance

Meg Kitamura, Gabriel Pereira

University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

RACE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD: DEFENSIVE VERSUS SYMBIOTIC EXPERIENCES WITH THE DOORBELL CAMERA

Jenny Lee

University of Pennsylvania, United States of America

How need- and norm-based motives for digital communication mitigate the chilling effects of dataveillance

Sarah Daoust-Braun, Noemi Festic, Michael Latzer

University of Zurich, Switzerland

The Dissociative Gooner: Porn Addiction, Pornosociality, and the "Male Loneliness Epidemic"

Alexander Monea

George Mason University, United States of America

BECOMING PLATFORM: DISRUPTION, MASCULINITY, AND INFRASTRUCTURE

Nicola Bozzi

University of Greenwich, United Kingdom

Confronting Men's Discomfort: The Affective Dimensions Of Masculinity In The Italian Men's Rights Communities

Manolo Farci, Elena Ceccarelli

Università degli Studi di Urbino Carlo Bo, Italy

PLATFORM GOVERNANCE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN: ANALYSIS OF INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, TIKTOK AND TWITCH COMMUNITY GUIDELINES

Luiza Carolina dos Santos^1,2, Raquel Pereira Rodrigues Leite^2,3

1: Federal University of Technology of Paraná, Brazil; 2: Federal University of Paraná, Brazil; 3: Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná, Brazil

NAVIGATING INTIMACY IN A MOBILE WORLD: ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS IN THE DIGITAL NOMAD LIFESTYLE

Cristina Miguel¹, Christoph Lutz², Yunhao Xiao², Filip Majetić³, Rodrigo Perez-Vega¹

1: University of Reading; 2: BI Norwegian Business School; 3: Institute of Social Sciences Ivo Pilar

MICROMOBILITIES SERVICES IN URBAN BRAZIL: A CASE OF MOBILITIES (IN)JUSTICE

Adriana de Souza e Silva¹, Ragan Glover²

1: Northeastern University, USA; 2: University of Michigan, USA

MIGRATING THROUGH HYBRID SPACE: NEW EVIDENCE OF CONCEPTUAL UPDATES

Adriana de Souza e Silva¹, Ana Avila², Scott W. Cambell³

1: Northeastern University, United States of America; 2: University of Michigan, United States of America; 3: The Ohio State University, United States of America

Discussing Digital Methods in Brazil: Towards an emerging school of thought?

Janna Joceli Omena¹, Richard Rogers², Giulia Tucci^3,4, Elias Bitencourt⁵, Alan Angeluci⁶

1: King's College London; 2: University of Amsterdam; 3: Brazilian Institute of Information in Science and Technology (IBICT); 4: Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ); 5: State University of Bahia (UNEB); 6: University of São Paulo (ECA/USP)

WHEN INFLUENCERS ACT POLITICALLY: A CROSS-COUNTRY EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCERS’ EFFECTS ON THEIR FOLLOWERS’ POLICY ATTITUDES, VALUES, AND DEMOCRATIC PARTICIPATION

Miriam Brems, Jessica G. Walter, Anja Bechmann

Aarhus University, Denmark

A BEAUTIFUL BUBBLE: CHINESE WOMEN INFLUENCERS’ GENDERED SELF-BRANDING ON XIAOHONGSHU

Rendan Liu

King's College London, United Kingdom

UNDERSTANDING THE DIGITAL HEALTH KNOWLEDGE ECOSYSTEM: ANALYZING THE MARKETING AND COMMUNICATION PRACTICES OF PATIENT INFLUENCERS, PHARMACEUTICAL AND TELEHEALTH COMPANIES

Milana Leskovac

Queen's University, Canada

The Role of Regional Language Content in Fostering Cultural Pride and Identity: A Study of Maithili Influencers in India

Sonali Jha

Ohio University, United States of America

RUPTURES IN CLIMATE DISCOURSE: DIGITAL PUBLICS, POLARISATION, AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONFLICT IN AUSTRALIA AND BRAZIL

Tariq Choucair¹, Raquel Recuero^4,5,6, Axel Bruns¹, Carly Lubicz-Zaorski¹, Laura Vodden¹, Ehsan Dehghan¹, R. Marie Santini², Debora Gomes Salles², Marina Loureiro Santos², Luciane Leopoldo Belin², Thiago Ciodaro², Katharina Esau¹, Laura Vodden¹, Michelle Riedlinger¹, Samantha Vilkins¹, Thales Antonelli³, Rousiley Maia³

1: Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Australia; 2: Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil; 3: Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Brazil; 4: Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPEL), Brazil; 5: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Brazil; 6: MIDIARS (Laboratório de Pesquisa em Mídia, Discurso e Análise de Redes), Brazil

Understanding ‘safety’ on dating apps: control features, user perceptions, and app imaginaries

Brady Robards, Lisa Wheildon, Asher Flynn, Zarina Vakhitova, Bridget Harris

Monash, Australia

DIGITAL PARENTING IN THE AGE OF DATAFICATION: A CARE PERSPECTIVE

Victoria Andelsman

University of Copenhagen, Denmark

From Scrubs to Scrolling: Healthcare Professionals on Douyin

Xinna Li

University College Dublin, Ireland

RHYTHMS OF RUPTURE AND REPAIR: AN EXPERIMENTAL WORKSHOP EXPLORING DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT TECHNOLOGIES, PLATFORMS AND USER WELLBEING

Emily Cousins

University of Southern Denmark, Denmark

EXPLORING PERIPHERAL DIGITAL LABOR: CREATOR EXPERIENCES IN LATIN AMERICA

Ana María Castillo¹, Lionel Brossi², Núria Roca³, Pedro Sigaud³, Karina Santos⁴

1: Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University; 2: University of Chile; 3: International University of Catalonia; 4: Institute for Technology and Society of Rio de Janeiro

Social Media in Elections: Evidence from the United States, Germany, and Australia

Axel Bruns¹, Jennifer Stromer-Galley², Jill Karia², Felix Victor Münch^3,4, Philipp Kessling^3,5,4, Jakob Ohme⁶, Lion Wedel⁶, Nico Pfiffner⁷, Thomas N. Friemel⁷, Samantha Vilkins¹, Katherine M. FitzGerald¹, Tariq Choucair¹, Daniel Angus¹, Caroline Gardam¹, Kunal Chand¹, Laura Vodden¹, Klaus Gröbner¹, Katharina Esau¹, Carly Lubicz-Zaorski¹, Ehsan Dehghan¹, Kate Susan O'Connor-Farfan¹

1: Digital Media Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane; 2: Syracuse University, Syracuse, USA; 3: Leibniz-Institute for Media Research | HBI, Hamburg; 4: Research Institute Social Cohesion (RISC); 5: Centrum for Communication and Information (ZeMKI), University of Bremen; 6: Weizenbaum Institute, Berlin; 7: University of Zürich, Zürich

Dynamics of Polarization: Unpacking Echo Chambers with Agent-Based Modeling

Frederik Møller Henriksen, Jens Ulrik Hansen, Jakob Bæk Kristensen, Eva Mayerhöffer

Roskilde University, Denmark

Political podcasts in Brazil: left-leaning shows in a polarized market

Daniel Gambaro

Institute of Philosophy and Human Sciences - Unicamp, Brazil

Networked Misogynoir, Mythology and Disinformation

Brooklyne Gipson

Rutgers University, New Brunswick, United States of America

Cynicism and internalized responsibility for digital well-being among young people in Slovenia

Katja Koren Ošljak, Anamarija Šiša, Tanja Oblak Črnič

University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Social Sciences, Slovenia

Reaching a Deadlock: Areas of Contention in Platform Regulation in Brazil

Andressa Michelotti, Leticia Birchal Domingues

UFMG - Minas Gerais Federal Uninversity, Brazil

Access is not enough! Reconceptualizing Data Quality as a Public Value in Times of Platformization and European Regulation

Yannik Peters, Katrin Weller

GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences, Germany

Marco Civil da Internet and the Future of Social Media Regulation in Brazil: the Impact of Courts on Platform Policy

Beatriz Kira¹, Ivar Alberto Hartmann²

1: University of Sussex; 2: Insper

Infrastructural Ruptures: anxieties, borders, and clouds

Fieke Jansen¹, Andreas Baur², Corinne Cath³, Niels ten Oever¹, Nai Lee Kalema⁴

1: University of Amsterdam, Netherlands, The; 2: University of Tübingen, Germany; 3: Article 19 / Cambridge University; 4: University College London, United Kingdom

Online Media Archeology as AI Critique: Wikipedia’s Links and Edits as Spatial and Temporal Fields

Natalia Stanusch, Richard Rogers, Natalia Sánchez-Querubín

University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands

(A)I CAN’T SEE HER

Lina Ruth Harder

Center for Digital Narrative, University of Bergen, Norway

“ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE” IS/AS NEITHER: RETHINKING AI AGAINST “RUPTURE”

Zachary McDowell

University of Illinois at Chicago

What is left of BreadTube? Researching YouTube-based political cultures with Situational Analysis

Marius Liedtke

University of Salzburg, Austria

THE 'TRUMP EFFECT' ON THE USE OF POLITICAL CONTENT AND NEWS BY FAR-RIGHT AUDIENCES ON PORTUGUESE-LANGUAGE YOUTUBE CHANNELS

João Guilherme dos Santos², Tatiana Dourado¹, Inês Amaral³, Pedro Jerónimo⁴, Dalby Dienstbach⁵, Alexsander Dugno Chiodi⁶, Luísa Torre⁴

1: PUC-Rio, Brazil; 2: National Institute of Science and Technology in Digital Democracy, Brazil; 3: University of Coimbra, Portugal; 4: University of Beira Interior, Portugal; 5: Democracia em Xeque Institute, Brazil; 6: Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Disrupting or Conforming: A Computational Analysis of International News Coverage of Africa on YouTube

Dani Madrid-Morales

University Of Sheffield, United Kingdom

THE CONVERGENCE OF RIGHT-WING YOUTUBE AUDIENCES BETWEEN CANADA AND THE U.S. DURING FREEDOM CONVOY

Jihye Kim

University of Massachusetts Amherst, United States of America

STUDYING DIGITAL SEXUAL CULTURES BEYOND ANGLOCENTRISM

Susanna Paasonen¹, Eduardo Espindola Braud Martins², Carolina Parreiras³, Jenny Sundén⁴, Katrin Tiidenberg⁵

1: University of Turku, Finland; 2: Federal University of Uberlândia; 3: University of São Paulo; 4: Uppsala University; 5: Tallinn University

Feminist Labor Histories of Neighborhood Surveillance

Jenny Lee

University of Pennsylvania, United States of America

BLACK (BRITISH) IDENTITY AND ARCHIVAL RITUALS

Rianna Walcott

University of Maryland, United States of America

Hackers and Hatewatchers: Tracing the origin stories of doxing

Jamie Theophilos

Indiana University, Bloomington, United States of America

“We created this account to be free”: Technobiographies of Engaging with X among Filipino Men Living with HIV

Aldo Gavril Tobias Lim

University of the Philippines Los Baños, Philippines

Disrupting Mediated Publics: Comment Sections as Sites of Epistemic and Political Rupture

Nina Duque, Alexandre Coutant, Louvinia Sainte-Rose-Fanchine, Michelle Stewart, Florence Millerand

Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada

Constructing reality: Paratexts, power dynamics, and meaning-making in "Love is Blind"

Yaara Cohen, Lillian Boxman-Shabtai

Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

“Sometimes Banning Abortion Doesn't Mean Fewer Abortions or Fewer Babies Die - It Just Means More Women Die”: A Thematic Analysis of Roe v. Wade Partisan Cable News Coverage

Briana Marie Trifiro

Northeastern University, United States of America

NEGOTIATING GENDERED RISKS ONLINE: ESTABLISHING SINGLE FEMALE SOLIDARITIES AND AFFECTIVE COMMONALITIES VIA DATING WHISPER NETWORKS

Kate Rosalind Gilchrist

UCL, United Kingdom

Cross-platform gendertrolling: a case study on a prominent harassment case in Brazil

R. Marie Santini, Débora Salles, Adriano Belisario, Luciane L. Belin

Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Unravelling the Nation: Digital Contestations of Gendered Narratives in the Iranian Women, Life, Freedom Movement

Mitra Shamsi

Center for Advanced Internet Studies (CAIS), Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany

BEING SEEN AND LOOKING BACK: MANDATORY ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF SURVEILLANCE FOR LGBTQ+ USERS

Alex Chartrand

Concordia University, Canada