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Kate FitzGerald 🌻

@katemfitzgerald

PhD Candidate & Senior Research Analyst @ QUT Digital Media Research Centre. Research misinformation, conspiracy theories, and knowledge production. (She/her)

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I just posted my first Medium post, discussing the pitfalls of X's Community Notes, particularly in the context of a post-truth society. I'd love if you could check it out! link.medium.com/bCS1y4Hu0Jb

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“People think it was staged." Marianna Spring discusses the sharing of disinformation and conspiracies on social media since the assassination attempt on Donald Trump @americast bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…

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Here is my new piece in The Conversation on the conspiracy theories spreading on both sides of the political aisle regarding the assassination attempt on Donald Trump over the weekend. Feel free to check it out and share! The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand theconversation.com/conspiracy-the…

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How are you observing the change on X since the Musk acquisition? Check out my new piece in The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand if you'd like to learn more about the evolution of this platform! :)

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It was great to speak with Daniel Angus (he/him) @[email protected] recently about the QUT Digital Media Research Centre's submission to the government's Joint Select Committee on Social Media and Australian Society. Check out our podcast episode here! open.spotify.com/episode/13iczR…

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Excellent op ed from my good colleague, @_aleeshajoy on the importance of fostering a safe, positive, and educational children's internet instead of government mandated bans on children participating on social media. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

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It was great to chat to Nature Magazine about this interesting new research that was released today around the use of AI to reduce conspiratorial belief.

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Fascinating article from Tim Graham 🌻 [email protected] and Mark Andrejevic about potential algorithmic boosting of Elon Musk's tweets since July. "Musk’s actions have torpedoed the fantasy that social media platforms such as X are neutral." theconversation.com/tech-billionai…