Associate Professor of Media, Data & Society @UniUtrecht @UU_GDS. Research: Platformization, platform studies, @appstudies, @digitalmethods, web history.
Amsterdam
Joined August 2007
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Our new article on 'Big AI: Cloud Infrastructure and the Industrialisation of AI' w/@fvandervlist & @fabianlferrari on the convergence of AI and Big Tech (‘Big AI’), and AI’s ‘industrialization’ – its pervasive expansion and integration across industries. doi.org/10.1177/205395172412…
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“Our world runs on platforms.”
Platforms: A Critical Introduction shows how platforms structure modern life, from communication to commerce and labour.
A new book from @silvertje and @fvandervlist is out today in the UK.
See more: politybooks.com/bookdetail?b…
New book chapter! We just published 'App Ecosystem Analysis' (w/ @fvandervlist @esthr) introducing methods for analysing app ecosystems, emphasizing that apps are not stand-alone entities but exist within larger ecosystems: doi.org/10.4324/978100316601… (pdf: annehelmond.nl/wordpress/wp-…)
📷📷 New OA book out now with Amsterdam University Press:
Governing the Digital Society: Platforms, Artificial Intelligence, and Public Values
Edited by José van Dijck, Karin van Es, Anne Helmond, and @fvandervlist
Open Access: aup.nl/en/book/9789048562718…
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Applications just opened for a postdoctoral position in Digital Media Studies with Markus Krajewski and myself at the Department of Media Studies and the Digital Humanities Laboratory at the University of Basel. (1/3)
REMINDER. We have a call for papers for a special issue on "Greening the Digital Society: Platforms, Sustainability & the Climate Crisis" for Platforms & Society.
Abstract deadline: May 23, 2025.
We are looking forward to your contributions! Info: journals.sagepub.com/page/pn…
Call for Papers "Greening the Digital Society: Platforms, Sustainability & the Climate Crisis" Deadline for abstract: May 23rd, 2025. We aim to publish the special issue in Platforms & Society in winter 2026/2027.
Info: journals.sagepub.com/page/pn…
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I have a paper out!
It's about how we tell supply chain histories. It's also about how software work came to be offshored. Check it out if you're interested in production networks, economic globalisation, computing history, or conjunctural analysis
academic.oup.com/joeg/advanc…
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JOB OPPORTUNITY: Looking for a 2-year postdoc to join our project AIDEMOCRACY, examining Big Tech influence on AI strategy. Deadline is 28th Feb: jobs.gold.ac.uk/vacancy/post…
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Join us in Utrecht or online next month to discuss the ✨politicisation of influencers✨ with Johanna Arnesson and @hreinikainen. Register for workshop hosted by @humanadserc and @UU_GDS on 5 March 14:00-16:00 (CET) ⤵️ forms.office.com/e/YwHA3EB0g…
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🧵Say hi to our brand new *open access* @humanadserc edited volume on the influencer economy! @TaylorAnnabell, @dasfiesch & I. Wildhaber curated incredible scholarship from both young talent and established experts from EU, UK, Australia, India & Brazil..
elgaronline.com/edcollbook-o…
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Platforms & your toxic ex: both gaslight you, but one calls it 'community guidelines'🚩@bloggeronpole, Pam Briggs and I illuminate the lived experiences of creators on TikTok & Instagram, exposing how gaslighting is used as a strategy in moderation 🧵👇 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…
Walkout demonstration against the planned budget cuts on Dutch Higher Education. Janskerkhof, Utrecht. #woinactie
Wat is de gezelligste kroeg van Amsterdam in kerstsfeer op dit moment? (liefst Centrum/Jordaan?) Dank voor eventuele tips!
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. #RegainingDigitalSovereignty white paper is out!! Over 100 authors & supporters led by @cedric_durand
@parana_ @paologerbaudo
@parismarx & myself
Download here (también en español y portugués): ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/public-pu…
#AgainstBigTech
#DemocraticeAI
4 key proposals 👇
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New article published in the Platforms & Society journal. The platformization of the follower factory: para-platforms, automation, and labor in the market for social media engagements, by Esther Weltevrede and Johan Lindquist @pandsociety
journals.sagepub.com/doi/epd…
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Book announcement: In/Convenience: Inhabiting the Logistical Surround is now out!!! 4 years in the making, co-edited by @gem_neves and me, this OA volume is full of chapters that will make you rethink the meaning of convenience. Please read & circulate!
networkcultures.org/blog/pub…
Vandaag stonden we met 25.000 mensen op het Malieveld in Den Haag te demonstreren tegen de voorgenomen desastreuze bezuinigingen tegen het hoger onderwijs! #woinactie #stopdebezuinigingen
