The first of a number of invited opening commentaries features Jose van Dijck who discusses the state of platform studies as well as the challenges of researching and governing platform societies journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/29…

We are happy to announce our second launch commentary, where Devika Narayan reflects on the importance of a political economy of market structures for platform research journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/29…

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Our first original research article on the algorithmic management of house-cleaning platform labour journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/29…

Another commentary is out: this time Brett Neilson discusses consolidation as an entry point to the study of the political economy of platforms journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/29…

New paper out. Tyler Blackman and Daniel Harley chart the implications of spatial computing in Apple's Vision Pro journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/29…

What does it mean to research platforms while on the platform (and in academia)? Dr Carolina Are 💃🏻 bloggeronpole answers this question in this new paper journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/29…

How are visibility and ephemerality negotiated by feminist activists in their platformed acts of engagement? Sofia P. Caldeira - @sofiapcaldeira.bsky.social writes about this in a new research article hot off the press journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/29…

In one of our launch commentaries, Cecilia Rikap writes about the monopolizing thrust of platform companies - a must read journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/29…

New paper out: Gianmarco Cristofari on the uses of "platform" journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/29…

We are very glad to share two new commentaries as part of our inaugural essays. Edemilson Paraná writes about platforms at the finance-technology nexus: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/29… and Nick Srnicek writes about the new conglomerates" dominating platform capitalism journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/29…

Very happy to share this - with @nielsvdoorn Julie Yujie Chen Cheryll Soriano and Rafael Grohmann we've been working on a set of inaugural essays for Platforms & Society and these two are 🔥 for platform research

Texts have paratexts. Platforms have paraplatforms - and we need to think through them. New research objects and angles appear as we do. That's what I argue in this short commentary for this great new journal Platforms & Society . Please take a read! journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/29…

New commentary out. Marc Steinberg reflects on the necessity to extend platform research to what stands adjacent, before and after platforms journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/29…

Thank you Marc Steinberg for the invitation to think beyond but close ;) Platforms & Society

It took us 2 year to write this paper & 4 more years to get this article out! Not a easy paper to write, but it forces us to reflect on our own experiences as international students and international faculty members in the Amercisn higher ed system. Hope this is useful for people

A late announcement: new article out by esther weltevrede Johan Lindqvist journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/29…

We're honored to see this live in Platforms & Society and grateful to the editors, reviewers, and editorial team for helping us bring this paper to light! Julie Yujie Chen Rafael Grohmann andrea pollio Cheryll Soriano Niels van Doorn; thank you for creating an exciting space for our community 🫶💌

Since Platforms & Society (Platforms & Society) is an open-access, digital-only journal, the publication process is quite rapid. With no page constraints, your research will be published as soon as the publication process is complete. Click here to learn more: ow.ly/wzmh50UNTTF

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