Absolutely crucial piece of research on misinformation in local news on Facebook, X and Nextdoor by @smfthinktank.bsky.social Full report is here (www.smf.co.uk/publications...) but these are some key findings:
New paper out in the @thejop.bsky.social (w/ @christinagahn.bsky.social)
Do opinion polls shape election results?
Using both cross-national data and a survey experiment, the answer we find is yes - though it depends on how we communicate polling results.
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
Tim Bale
Werner Krause
✖️ Dutch politicians have been advised to leave X.
See what our lab co-director @claesdevreese.bsky.social had to say in the debate through his contributions in @volkskrant.nl, on how the choice of platform for official communications matters more than one may think:
www.aim4dem.nl/dutch-govern...
(Google) AI kills referral traffic to media and journaliste sites.
There is a surge in time spent on AI services, but it leads to ZERO clicks. Not just less than regular search, but zero!
Result just out in new report from Danish Media Association.
#dkmedier #journalism
dpcmo.dk/app/uploads/...
It’s a wrap
Last #ica26 #RunningWithPresidents was a gem. No ☀️ but plenty of #CapeTown beauty, new participants and extended 8k edition.
Thanks to all who joined one or more mornings. Special shoutout to @dscheykopp.bsky.social for route plotting and 5 morning #streak 💪🏽 🏃🏼 ❤️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
It’s a wrap.
Thanks @icahdq.bsky.social staff and all volunteers for a wonderful edition. Thanks for bringing #ica26 to Africa 🌍
See you #ica27 Glasgow 🏴
Save (some of)the best for last #ica26
@rensvliegenthart.bsky.social
Warning or Guiding? Comparing the Effect of Pos-Neg Boosting Interventions and the Role of Repetition for the Effects of Misinformation’
@sannetamboer.bsky.social Svenja Schäfer @nickmattis.bsky.social @skruikemeier.bsky.social & 🙋
Jeg er IKKE på Folkemødet, desværre.
Men der er rigtig mange gode mennesker og det er godt at se at forskning og temaer som AI, medier, demokrati, offentlig debat og mental sundhed fylder meget.
Tak for overblikket @overskrift.dk
#dkforsk #dkmedier #fmdk26 #fm26
www.overskrift.dk/blog/2026/06...
No to a US tech deal: The mistrust of Trump and US big tech is spreading.
“European leaders increasingly view reliance on U.S. technology as a threat to the region’s economic and geopolitical future”
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/t...
No to a US tech deal: The mistrust of Trump and US big tech is spreading.
“European leaders increasingly view reliance on U.S. technology as a threat to the region’s economic and geopolitical future”
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/t...
