Brady Robards
@bradyjay.bsky.social
sociologist of the internets
in Naarm/Melbourne 🌈 he/him
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A link to my new book cover and table of contents. www.upress.umn.edu/978081669906...
The Inattention Economy
Revealing the unheralded contributions of women of color to the foundation and development of the digital economyThe Inattention Economy challenges the wides...
www.upress.umn.edu
November 7, 2025 at 1:22 AM
A link to my new book cover and table of contents. www.upress.umn.edu/978081669906...
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Blaqademics/Indigiqueers
We made this for us to celebrate queer Indigenous scholarship lies, but it also counters the many non-Indigenous queer and gender studies scholars that tell us that they can’t find the work of any IndigiQueers. Here's a few hundred citations.
queer-as.org/blaqademics/
We made this for us to celebrate queer Indigenous scholarship lies, but it also counters the many non-Indigenous queer and gender studies scholars that tell us that they can’t find the work of any IndigiQueers. Here's a few hundred citations.
queer-as.org/blaqademics/
BlaQademics
A randomly ordered list of Indigiqueer scholars and thinkers that explore queerness, Indigineity, and creative artmaking Across our program we have learned from the powerful work of Indigenous scho…
queer-as.org
November 7, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Blaqademics/Indigiqueers
We made this for us to celebrate queer Indigenous scholarship lies, but it also counters the many non-Indigenous queer and gender studies scholars that tell us that they can’t find the work of any IndigiQueers. Here's a few hundred citations.
queer-as.org/blaqademics/
We made this for us to celebrate queer Indigenous scholarship lies, but it also counters the many non-Indigenous queer and gender studies scholars that tell us that they can’t find the work of any IndigiQueers. Here's a few hundred citations.
queer-as.org/blaqademics/
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The Right to Delete would just solve so many persistent problems in the ways personal data is misused or left open to attacks/hacks/poor security etc.
As a Right it wouldn't HAVE to be used in every case (that's part of the point), but having the option is so very powerful.
100% backing this!
As a Right it wouldn't HAVE to be used in every case (that's part of the point), but having the option is so very powerful.
100% backing this!
Australians want better protections for their privacy.
A 'Right to Delete' would mean we could have control over our data, protecting ourselves from the kinds of data breaches we are seeing more and more in the news.
Join our campaign for a Right to Delete now: digitalrightswatch.o...
A 'Right to Delete' would mean we could have control over our data, protecting ourselves from the kinds of data breaches we are seeing more and more in the news.
Join our campaign for a Right to Delete now: digitalrightswatch.o...
October 23, 2025 at 1:41 AM
The Right to Delete would just solve so many persistent problems in the ways personal data is misused or left open to attacks/hacks/poor security etc.
As a Right it wouldn't HAVE to be used in every case (that's part of the point), but having the option is so very powerful.
100% backing this!
As a Right it wouldn't HAVE to be used in every case (that's part of the point), but having the option is so very powerful.
100% backing this!
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Aidan Walker on why "now is *not* the time to ban phones ...
why Jonathan Haidt sucks"
howtodothingswithmemes.substack.com/p/now-is-not...
why Jonathan Haidt sucks"
howtodothingswithmemes.substack.com/p/now-is-not...
October 11, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Aidan Walker on why "now is *not* the time to ban phones ...
why Jonathan Haidt sucks"
howtodothingswithmemes.substack.com/p/now-is-not...
why Jonathan Haidt sucks"
howtodothingswithmemes.substack.com/p/now-is-not...
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last week, I wrote about how the rushed/bizarre teen social media ban policy process could lead to bad outcomes for Australians.
One scenario? Platforms forced to check users ages leak private data. Anyway, there's now a leak of some Discord user's passports
www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/30/a...
One scenario? Platforms forced to check users ages leak private data. Anyway, there's now a leak of some Discord user's passports
www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/30/a...
October 6, 2025 at 9:54 PM
last week, I wrote about how the rushed/bizarre teen social media ban policy process could lead to bad outcomes for Australians.
One scenario? Platforms forced to check users ages leak private data. Anyway, there's now a leak of some Discord user's passports
www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/30/a...
One scenario? Platforms forced to check users ages leak private data. Anyway, there's now a leak of some Discord user's passports
www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/30/a...
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New article in @theconversation.com today reflecting on Australia’s 2024 loot box regulations and how, 1 year later, there remains widespread non-compliance - and generally really confusing age ratings for mobile games on the App Stores!
theconversation.com/loot-boxes-a...
theconversation.com/loot-boxes-a...
Loot boxes are still rife in kids’ mobile games, despite ban on ‘gambling-like’ features
Games with ‘loot boxes’ should be classified for over-15s – but a new study shows many of the most popular mobile games completely ignore the rules.
theconversation.com
September 30, 2025 at 1:18 AM
New article in @theconversation.com today reflecting on Australia’s 2024 loot box regulations and how, 1 year later, there remains widespread non-compliance - and generally really confusing age ratings for mobile games on the App Stores!
theconversation.com/loot-boxes-a...
theconversation.com/loot-boxes-a...
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✨I’m recruiting for a research project on game monetisation!✨
I’m keen to chat to game devs about how monetisation shapes the dev process. Interviews will be 60mins via Zoom. To learn more, head to bit.ly/40mOB3f
if you'd like to participate, shoot me a DM or email taylor.hardwick@sydney.edu.au 😊
I’m keen to chat to game devs about how monetisation shapes the dev process. Interviews will be 60mins via Zoom. To learn more, head to bit.ly/40mOB3f
if you'd like to participate, shoot me a DM or email taylor.hardwick@sydney.edu.au 😊
September 12, 2025 at 4:25 AM
✨I’m recruiting for a research project on game monetisation!✨
I’m keen to chat to game devs about how monetisation shapes the dev process. Interviews will be 60mins via Zoom. To learn more, head to bit.ly/40mOB3f
if you'd like to participate, shoot me a DM or email taylor.hardwick@sydney.edu.au 😊
I’m keen to chat to game devs about how monetisation shapes the dev process. Interviews will be 60mins via Zoom. To learn more, head to bit.ly/40mOB3f
if you'd like to participate, shoot me a DM or email taylor.hardwick@sydney.edu.au 😊
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Wonderful profile of Raewyn Connell just published in the SMH www.smh.com.au/national/rae... - her Wheelwright Lecture, “Should we abolish universities?” is on tomorrow night! www.ppesydney.net/2025-wheelwr...
Raewyn’s groundbreaking work changed how we think about men. Its origins were deeply personal
Raewyn Connell has a global reputation and is speaking at an event marking one of the PM’s intellectual influences.
www.smh.com.au
September 9, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Wonderful profile of Raewyn Connell just published in the SMH www.smh.com.au/national/rae... - her Wheelwright Lecture, “Should we abolish universities?” is on tomorrow night! www.ppesydney.net/2025-wheelwr...
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🚨 New article in The Conversation from Callum Jones and myself.
We wanted to focus specifically on how the white nationalist rallies were supported and amplified online by far-right actors like Elon Musk and Tommy Robinson
theconversation.com/how-australi...
We wanted to focus specifically on how the white nationalist rallies were supported and amplified online by far-right actors like Elon Musk and Tommy Robinson
theconversation.com/how-australi...
How Australia’s anti-immigration rallies were amplified online by the global far right
Prominent figures such as Elon Musk and Tommy Robinson are increasingly using social media to unite far-right groups and causes around the world.
theconversation.com
September 2, 2025 at 7:52 AM
🚨 New article in The Conversation from Callum Jones and myself.
We wanted to focus specifically on how the white nationalist rallies were supported and amplified online by far-right actors like Elon Musk and Tommy Robinson
theconversation.com/how-australi...
We wanted to focus specifically on how the white nationalist rallies were supported and amplified online by far-right actors like Elon Musk and Tommy Robinson
theconversation.com/how-australi...
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From Darkness to Hypervisibility! A one day symposium on the promotional and creator cultures of social media at UQ in November. CFP and details here: hass.uq.edu.au/event/sessio... @bradyjay.bsky.social @antmandan.bsky.social
Darkness to hyper-visibility: exploring promotional and creator cultures of social media
This one-day symposium explores the visibility games at the heart of social media’s promotional and creator cultures. From influencers and everyday users to advertisers and automated algorithms, every...
hass.uq.edu.au
August 25, 2025 at 6:26 AM
From Darkness to Hypervisibility! A one day symposium on the promotional and creator cultures of social media at UQ in November. CFP and details here: hass.uq.edu.au/event/sessio... @bradyjay.bsky.social @antmandan.bsky.social
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✨ Digital Intimacies 11: The Love of Machines is here!
Explore how machines reshape intimacy. Submission deadline: 29 Aug 2025.
Join the conversation: 🖥️🤖❤️
👉 digitalintiamcies11.wordpress.com
#digint11 #TheLoveOfMachines
Explore how machines reshape intimacy. Submission deadline: 29 Aug 2025.
Join the conversation: 🖥️🤖❤️
👉 digitalintiamcies11.wordpress.com
#digint11 #TheLoveOfMachines
Digital Intimacies 11
The Love of Machines
digitalintiamcies11.wordpress.com
July 4, 2025 at 12:12 AM
✨ Digital Intimacies 11: The Love of Machines is here!
Explore how machines reshape intimacy. Submission deadline: 29 Aug 2025.
Join the conversation: 🖥️🤖❤️
👉 digitalintiamcies11.wordpress.com
#digint11 #TheLoveOfMachines
Explore how machines reshape intimacy. Submission deadline: 29 Aug 2025.
Join the conversation: 🖥️🤖❤️
👉 digitalintiamcies11.wordpress.com
#digint11 #TheLoveOfMachines
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Glad to share my new publication in The Sociological Review: "Queer milestones: Intergenerational relations and youth transitions of Chinese queer female students residing overseas" (open access). doi.org/10.1177/0038...
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July 22, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Glad to share my new publication in The Sociological Review: "Queer milestones: Intergenerational relations and youth transitions of Chinese queer female students residing overseas" (open access). doi.org/10.1177/0038...
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We all have forests on our minds. Forests unexplored, unending. Each one of us gets lost in the forest, every night, alone.
July 21, 2025 at 2:30 AM
We all have forests on our minds. Forests unexplored, unending. Each one of us gets lost in the forest, every night, alone.
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A new paper co-authored with R. Reschiglian & @bradyjay.bsky.social
We explored how Italian LGBTQ+ young adults navigate safety on dating apps in a challenging sociocultural climate.
If you’re interested in LGBTQ+ digital cultures, safety, have a look!
👉 rosa.uniroma1.it/rosa03/media...
We explored how Italian LGBTQ+ young adults navigate safety on dating apps in a challenging sociocultural climate.
If you’re interested in LGBTQ+ digital cultures, safety, have a look!
👉 rosa.uniroma1.it/rosa03/media...
Guarda “To be Queer, To be in Dating Apps, To be Queer in Dating Apps”
rosa.uniroma1.it
July 18, 2025 at 9:54 AM
A new paper co-authored with R. Reschiglian & @bradyjay.bsky.social
We explored how Italian LGBTQ+ young adults navigate safety on dating apps in a challenging sociocultural climate.
If you’re interested in LGBTQ+ digital cultures, safety, have a look!
👉 rosa.uniroma1.it/rosa03/media...
We explored how Italian LGBTQ+ young adults navigate safety on dating apps in a challenging sociocultural climate.
If you’re interested in LGBTQ+ digital cultures, safety, have a look!
👉 rosa.uniroma1.it/rosa03/media...
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I am THRILLED to have a new article with Emma Kirby in @societyandspace.bsky.social
Focused on Queering the Map, we analyse how people contribute to this queer mapping of life – and become cartographic queers 📍💜
Open access: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
@emmawatsonkirby.bsky.social
Focused on Queering the Map, we analyse how people contribute to this queer mapping of life – and become cartographic queers 📍💜
Open access: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
@emmawatsonkirby.bsky.social
Desire lines, queer cartographies and cartographic queers - Ash Watson, Emma Kirby, 2025
Digital technologies have enabled communities to map and (re)claim space in novel ways and at significant scale. Queering the Map (queeringthemap.com), a commun...
journals.sagepub.com
July 14, 2025 at 10:29 AM
I am THRILLED to have a new article with Emma Kirby in @societyandspace.bsky.social
Focused on Queering the Map, we analyse how people contribute to this queer mapping of life – and become cartographic queers 📍💜
Open access: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
@emmawatsonkirby.bsky.social
Focused on Queering the Map, we analyse how people contribute to this queer mapping of life – and become cartographic queers 📍💜
Open access: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
@emmawatsonkirby.bsky.social
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In our new paper 'Qualified Hope' we counter concern for a 'COVID generation' of young people with upended work and study plans.
Despite hardship, hope is a psychosocial resource for sense-making and reflects young people’s resourcefulness and adaptability. 👀📃⤵️
Despite hardship, hope is a psychosocial resource for sense-making and reflects young people’s resourcefulness and adaptability. 👀📃⤵️
Qualified Hope: Young People’s Education and Employment Pathways in Times of Disruption - Journal of Applied Youth Studies
The pandemic and its aftermath have prompted an extended public and academic conversation about young people, with concerns about the increasing uncertainty of youth employment and education trajector...
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June 25, 2025 at 11:25 AM
In our new paper 'Qualified Hope' we counter concern for a 'COVID generation' of young people with upended work and study plans.
Despite hardship, hope is a psychosocial resource for sense-making and reflects young people’s resourcefulness and adaptability. 👀📃⤵️
Despite hardship, hope is a psychosocial resource for sense-making and reflects young people’s resourcefulness and adaptability. 👀📃⤵️
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‘Hang on, why am I editing my photos?’ Disrupting the virtual gaze through selfie-editing workshops - Julia Coffey, Akane Kanai, Amy S Dobson, Rosalind Gill, Niamh White, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
‘Hang on, why am I editing my photos?’ Disrupting the virtual gaze through selfie-editing workshops - Julia Coffey, Akane Kanai, Amy S Dobson, Rosalind Gill, Niamh White, 2025
This article presents findings from a qualitative study that aimed to provide some of the first detailed accounts of how young people use selfie-editing apps, a...
journals.sagepub.com
June 20, 2025 at 3:22 AM
‘Hang on, why am I editing my photos?’ Disrupting the virtual gaze through selfie-editing workshops - Julia Coffey, Akane Kanai, Amy S Dobson, Rosalind Gill, Niamh White, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Necessary reminder that literally every digital media expert in the country have been saying exactly this since this whole sorry ordeal started. None of this is a surprise.
"I don't think the ban is viable," said Lisa Given, professor of information sciences at RMIT University, who has closely analysed the government's social media age restriction policy.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...
With six months until teen social media ban, experts don't think tech is viable
Children as young as 15 were repeatedly misidentified as being in their 20s and 30s during government tests of age-checking tools, sowing new doubts about whether the teen social media ban is viable.
www.abc.net.au
June 20, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Necessary reminder that literally every digital media expert in the country have been saying exactly this since this whole sorry ordeal started. None of this is a surprise.
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I think a lot about how Aaron Swartz committed suicide while facing a probably long jail sentence for download some of JSTOR, but no one at Meta is going to face any repercussions for using all of Libgen to train its AI.
Someone else said something very similar to this the other day, but.
It really burns me that our (millennials') generation was legally terrorized for like, downloading Radiohead discographies
But we're supposed to be ok with billionaires stealing human intellectual output in its entirety bc AI
It really burns me that our (millennials') generation was legally terrorized for like, downloading Radiohead discographies
But we're supposed to be ok with billionaires stealing human intellectual output in its entirety bc AI
June 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
I think a lot about how Aaron Swartz committed suicide while facing a probably long jail sentence for download some of JSTOR, but no one at Meta is going to face any repercussions for using all of Libgen to train its AI.
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Murray Watt is a perfect model of the modern Labor politician. President of Young Labor. Chief of staff for a Premier. Boss of the Qld Left. Now he’s the Environment Minister with responsibility for a critical decision. He chose to destroy the environment. www.crikey.com.au/2025/05/29/m...
Watt waves through Woodside, and Labor’s light on the hill becomes a gas flare
The newly minted environment minister faced a stark choice: protect the environment, or approve a massive fossil fuel development that will destroy the environment. He chose destruction.
www.crikey.com.au
May 29, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Murray Watt is a perfect model of the modern Labor politician. President of Young Labor. Chief of staff for a Premier. Boss of the Qld Left. Now he’s the Environment Minister with responsibility for a critical decision. He chose to destroy the environment. www.crikey.com.au/2025/05/29/m...
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"She was also Gaza’s youngest influencer, offering practical survival tips for daily life under bombardment, such as advice on how to cook with improvised methods when there was no gas.
'I try to bring a bit of joy to the other children so that they can forget the war. '”
'I try to bring a bit of joy to the other children so that they can forget the war. '”
Gaza’s youngest influencer aged 11 among children killed by Israeli strikes
Yaqeen Hammad offered tips for surviving life under bombardment and is just one of dozens of minors who have died
www.theguardian.com
May 26, 2025 at 10:59 PM
"She was also Gaza’s youngest influencer, offering practical survival tips for daily life under bombardment, such as advice on how to cook with improvised methods when there was no gas.
'I try to bring a bit of joy to the other children so that they can forget the war. '”
'I try to bring a bit of joy to the other children so that they can forget the war. '”
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The crazy thing is just how manufactured this Welcome to Country debate is. This wasn't a grassroots campaign during a cost-of-living election:
Clive Palmer paid millions for newspaper ads attacking it, Advance has been running ads about it
a bunch of neo-Nazis hijacked a high-profile event.
Clive Palmer paid millions for newspaper ads attacking it, Advance has been running ads about it
a bunch of neo-Nazis hijacked a high-profile event.
A week after Nine signed onto an anti-racism campaign there is a national debate about Indigenous culture driven, in no small part, by what their highest profile staff spout on radio and ads they place on the front page.
We canvassed this in our podcast today: open.spotify.com/episode/2Bkg...
We canvassed this in our podcast today: open.spotify.com/episode/2Bkg...
The Podcast Election, Three Overlooked Campaign Stories, and the Media's Race Hypocrisy
Lamestream · Episode
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April 28, 2025 at 4:35 AM
The crazy thing is just how manufactured this Welcome to Country debate is. This wasn't a grassroots campaign during a cost-of-living election:
Clive Palmer paid millions for newspaper ads attacking it, Advance has been running ads about it
a bunch of neo-Nazis hijacked a high-profile event.
Clive Palmer paid millions for newspaper ads attacking it, Advance has been running ads about it
a bunch of neo-Nazis hijacked a high-profile event.