Albert Sharra
@albertsharra.bsky.social
Digital Culture, Media, Politics and Society researcher at University of Witwatersrand and University of Edinburgh.
Finally launched. Grab a copy.
December 7, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Finally launched. Grab a copy.
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I'd like to know how many uni administrators have even the slightest awareness of these harms. How is it not utterly egregious to impose novel technologies at scale without so much as considering possible negative consequences? Either they understand nothing about AI or they are fine with the risks.
You think LLM-based chatbots can help students learn? Think again.
Take a few minutes to listen to Dr. @drtanksley.bsky.social clear explanation why this is very bad, harmful idea, especially for Black students.
#Critical_AI_Literacy
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mtc...
Take a few minutes to listen to Dr. @drtanksley.bsky.social clear explanation why this is very bad, harmful idea, especially for Black students.
#Critical_AI_Literacy
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mtc...
Howard University AI Panel
YouTube video by Tiera Tanksley
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November 22, 2025 at 11:37 PM
I'd like to know how many uni administrators have even the slightest awareness of these harms. How is it not utterly egregious to impose novel technologies at scale without so much as considering possible negative consequences? Either they understand nothing about AI or they are fine with the risks.
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The EU has published a world-first risk landscape report under the #DSA.
It flags systemic risks on big platforms — from illegal content to generative AI— and tracks how platforms are addressing them.
More transparency. More accountability.
A safer online space for all.
link.europa.eu/NKM4yd
It flags systemic risks on big platforms — from illegal content to generative AI— and tracks how platforms are addressing them.
More transparency. More accountability.
A safer online space for all.
link.europa.eu/NKM4yd
November 23, 2025 at 9:13 AM
The EU has published a world-first risk landscape report under the #DSA.
It flags systemic risks on big platforms — from illegal content to generative AI— and tracks how platforms are addressing them.
More transparency. More accountability.
A safer online space for all.
link.europa.eu/NKM4yd
It flags systemic risks on big platforms — from illegal content to generative AI— and tracks how platforms are addressing them.
More transparency. More accountability.
A safer online space for all.
link.europa.eu/NKM4yd
Reposted by Albert Sharra
Reposted by Albert Sharra
BBC News - www.bbc.com/news/article...
Zuckerberg to testify in landmark social media trial - BBC News
Zuckerberg to testify in landmark social media trial - BBC News
Zuckerberg to testify in landmark social media trial - BBC News
Meta and other firms have been accused of making addictive apps while ignoring risks to young people.
www.bbc.com
October 22, 2025 at 1:41 PM
BBC News - www.bbc.com/news/article...
Zuckerberg to testify in landmark social media trial - BBC News
Zuckerberg to testify in landmark social media trial - BBC News
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My new research project examines the digital technologies partnerships that Africa signs with Global North partners. They come with copy and paste strategies paying no attention to differences in context and needs. They commercialise public services, risking national data to commercial interests.
October 11, 2025 at 8:35 PM
My new research project examines the digital technologies partnerships that Africa signs with Global North partners. They come with copy and paste strategies paying no attention to differences in context and needs. They commercialise public services, risking national data to commercial interests.
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‘Creators are the new Hollywood’: YouTubers take on the big studios - on.ft.com/474LtvE via @financialtimes.com
‘Creators are the new Hollywood’: YouTubers take on the big studios
Content creators are bringing Silicon Valley-style disruption to the capital of the traditional media
on.ft.com
October 3, 2025 at 6:14 AM
‘Creators are the new Hollywood’: YouTubers take on the big studios - on.ft.com/474LtvE via @financialtimes.com
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Reposted by Albert Sharra
Data centres look to tap UK gas pipelines to meet power demands - on.ft.com/4lL3eV8 via @financialtimes.com
Data centres look to tap UK gas pipelines to meet power demands
Official enquiries about grid connection suggest need for speedy energy access will support fossil fuel use
on.ft.com
September 17, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Data centres look to tap UK gas pipelines to meet power demands - on.ft.com/4lL3eV8 via @financialtimes.com
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TikTok’s Chinese owner set for outsized share of US profits under Trump deal - on.ft.com/482ewRF via @financialtimes.com
TikTok’s Chinese owner set for outsized share of US profits under Trump deal
ByteDance set for greater financial upsides than US shareholders following Washington-Beijing agreement
on.ft.com
September 26, 2025 at 9:14 PM
TikTok’s Chinese owner set for outsized share of US profits under Trump deal - on.ft.com/482ewRF via @financialtimes.com
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Palgrave has finally published my new book, Technologies and Media Production Cultures, co-edited with Prof Ufuoma Akpojivi. Thanks to University of Edinburgh (Centre of African studies) and University of the Witwatersrand(WitsPolitics).
The book is here: link.springer.com/book/10.1007....
The book is here: link.springer.com/book/10.1007....
May 19, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Palgrave has finally published my new book, Technologies and Media Production Cultures, co-edited with Prof Ufuoma Akpojivi. Thanks to University of Edinburgh (Centre of African studies) and University of the Witwatersrand(WitsPolitics).
The book is here: link.springer.com/book/10.1007....
The book is here: link.springer.com/book/10.1007....
Our new book is coming out soon. Visit the link below to see what’s inside. Thanks to @iashedinburgh.bsky.social, @uoe-sps.bsky.social and @UniversityofWitwatersrand for inspiring this project.
www.routledge.com/The-BBCs-Leg...
www.routledge.com/The-BBCs-Leg...
April 14, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Our new book is coming out soon. Visit the link below to see what’s inside. Thanks to @iashedinburgh.bsky.social, @uoe-sps.bsky.social and @UniversityofWitwatersrand for inspiring this project.
www.routledge.com/The-BBCs-Leg...
www.routledge.com/The-BBCs-Leg...
Celebrating my @WitsPolitics student, #TintswaloChauke, for winning the Honours Research Essay Prize. It was a pleasure supervising her dissertation on State Intelligence in Ghana during the Cold War. She is brilliant and among the few who got distinctions in research in our department. 👏👏👏
April 8, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Celebrating my @WitsPolitics student, #TintswaloChauke, for winning the Honours Research Essay Prize. It was a pleasure supervising her dissertation on State Intelligence in Ghana during the Cold War. She is brilliant and among the few who got distinctions in research in our department. 👏👏👏
My co-edited book with @UfuomaAkpojivi, Technologies and Media Production Cultures: A Global South Perspective', part of the 'Palgrave Studies in Journalism and the Global South' is now available for preorder.
@uoe-sps.bsky.social
link.springer.com/book/9783031...
@uoe-sps.bsky.social
link.springer.com/book/9783031...
January 23, 2025 at 11:23 AM
My co-edited book with @UfuomaAkpojivi, Technologies and Media Production Cultures: A Global South Perspective', part of the 'Palgrave Studies in Journalism and the Global South' is now available for preorder.
@uoe-sps.bsky.social
link.springer.com/book/9783031...
@uoe-sps.bsky.social
link.springer.com/book/9783031...
South Sudan blocks social media
January 22, 2025 at 6:37 PM
South Sudan blocks social media
Probably one of the first books to present a closer look at how digital technologies are transforming African newsrooms. The book shows using empirical evidence what is happening and changing in different African newsrooms. Coming out soon!
December 7, 2024 at 10:40 AM
Probably one of the first books to present a closer look at how digital technologies are transforming African newsrooms. The book shows using empirical evidence what is happening and changing in different African newsrooms. Coming out soon!