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Professor of Digital and Social Science. Working at various sociotechnical intersections. Also on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/prof-amanda-ml-taylor-beswick-b3810647?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=
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Thrilled to announce our second keynote speaker for #ICRMC: Amanda Taylor-Beswick (@amltaylor66.bsky.social) from the University of Cumbria! 🎤 More updates coming soon! #ICRMC #CRMethods

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Really honoured to be involved in this brilliant annual #researchevent #ICRMC

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NEW: Meta has quietly dismantled the system that prevented misinformation from spreading in the United States. Machine-learning classifiers that once identified viral hoaxes and limited their reach have now been switched off, Platformer has learned www.platformer.news/meta-ends-mi...

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Our long term public contributor Louise Ting is the brains behind the wildly successful diagram outlining how patient and public involvement can be woven into every stage of the research cycle. In this blog she describes how it's taken on a life of its own. #PatientInvolvement #PPI bit.ly/3MBj2KV

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Very much look forward to welcoming @jamesbedford.bsky.social on Wednesday at 8pm GMT as #LTHEchat guest joining us from Australia.

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I cannot begin to imagine being able to spend nearly a million dollars on a *watch*; having so much money that you run out of things to spend it on so you buy million-dollar watches. I thought I was being profligate buying Aesop handwash, FFS.

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Ressa said “Mark Zuckerberg’s move to relax content moderation on the Facebook and Instagram platforms would lead to a ‘world without facts’ and that was ‘a world that’s right for a dictator.’”

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“He has now adopted the same bad-faith characterizations of his employees’ work that the political right did, which used it as a bludgeon to force Facebook to allow ultraconservatives to promote things like targeted harassment and intentional misinformation.”

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Coffee with the authors! Do have a look, share, come along! #phenomenography www.linkedin.com/posts/prof-a...

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Word of the day is ‘pavonise’ (19th century): to strut about like a peacock, all puffed up with conceit.

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”It is easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism.”F Jameson

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Great new blogpost from the FTC, highlighting the fakeness of "AI safety" and highlighting harm from facial recognition, revenge porn, and false promises about making the web more accessible. www.ftc.gov/policy/advoc...

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Outstanding, as always #booksky

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What a headline “Firm led by ex-UK envoy on ethics made £13m on not-for-profit visa services” apple.news/AF-qTe1rZTAW...

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If your business model doesn’t work without breaking the law, Sam, then you’re not in business. You’re in organized crime. futurism.com/the-byte/ope...

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These were the badly handled data breaches of 2024

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Even Apple wasn’t able to make VR headsets mainstream in 2024

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Happy #Jolabokalflod Bluesky friends and followers

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Get a library card—even if you don’t plan to use it. Your registration helps secure funding for libraries, keeping them open and thriving for the entire community. Every card counts!

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“Fundamentally, the engine of generative AI is fill-in-the-blanks, or what I like to call ‘autocomplete on steroids.’ Such systems are great at predicting what might sound good or plausible in a given context, but not at understanding at a deeper level what they are saying…”

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A couple of days on from #SocMedHE24 I've reflected on what I learnt. Thank you again to Liz Mossop for her welcome address, @amltaylor66.bsky.social for her thought provoking keynote, and to @suebecks.bsky.social for being such a wonderful co-organiser! www.linkedin.com/pulse/reflec...

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What an amazing 10th year of #SocMedHE24 Met a number of people who attended #SocMed15. And got home to the most amazing gift, peppered with local histories I had no idea about #StrongandNorthern Thank you SO much @suebecks.bsky.social @dralison.bsky.social and the #SocMedHE community

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This is epic! Thank you so much @debbaff.bsky.social #SocMedHE24

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What a fabulous day and legacy you’ve created… @suebecks.bsky.social @dralison.bsky.social and Helen. #SocMedHE24

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So pleased to be connected @alererou.bsky.social Hope to speak again soon #SocMedHE24

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What a complete honour to keynote at the 10th #SocMedHE conference. So much progressive pedagogy, criticality, student focus and collaboration. #highereducation

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