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Digital Economy and Extreme Politics Lab (DeepLab) We are a research lab investigating major world transformations in labour and politics in the 21st century.
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deeplab @deeplab.bsky.social · Feb 13
How is Instagram shaping digital work? Who benefits—and who gets left behind? Our latest report dives into the social, cultural, and political impacts of Instagram’s labour market shift. Read here: labdeep.com/reports-2/
Inquiries: deeplab@ucd.ie

#DigitalLabour #FutureOfWork #PlatformInequality
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We’re delighted to welcome Sthéfani Luane and Raylon Álvares to DeepLab as part of the Abdias Nascimento Fellowship Programme! 🌍
Raylon is the first student to join us from the Federal University of Pará!
@erc.europa.eu @ucddublin.bsky.social #DeepLab #AbdiasProgramme #Brazil #ResearchExchange
November 10, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Thanks to everyone who joined us for the launch of New Consumers in the Global South at UCD, a thoughtful discussion with the authors on class, consumption, and everyday life across the Global South. @erc.europa.eu @ucddublin.bsky.social @pinheiromachado.bsky.social @marinafrid.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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📚Join us tomorrow (4 Nov, 3:30 PM) at UCD D101 or online for the launch of New Consumers in the Global South!
Featuring authors Anna Cristina Pertierra, @pinheiromachado.bsky.social & Czarina Saloma-Akpedonu all welcome! EMAIL DEEPLAB@UCD.IE to register @ucddublin.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu #
November 3, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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📚 Book Launch at UCD!
Join us on Nov 4, 3:30 PM (Newman D101) for New Consumers in the Global South — exploring class & consumption beyond “poor” and “middle class.”
Featuring authors Pertierra, @pinheiromachado.bsky.social Pinheiro-Machado & Saloma-Akpedonu 🍷 @ucddublin.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu
October 29, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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Reminder 🔔 Our next Deep Thoughts Seminar is today! Join Dr. Camila Rocha (CCI/Cebrap, Brazil) for Work and Politics in Brazil — exploring how work and employment shape political views and voting. 🗓️ 28 Oct | 3:30–5PM (Hybrid, UCD D101 & Zoom) 👉 labdeep.com
| deeplab@ucd.ie
October 28, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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Join us for our next Deep Thoughts Seminar with Dr. Camila Rocha on Work and Politics in Brazil — exploring how employment shapes political views and voting. 🗓️ 28 Oct, 3:30–5PM (Hybrid, UCD D101 & Zoom)details at labdeep.com | deeplab@ucd.ie @erc.europa.eu @ucddublin.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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Dr. Rodrigo Campos (King’s College London) joined our Deep Thoughts Seminar to discuss evangelical activism in Brazil’s military police. He reminds us: “We need to be compassionate with the figure of the police officer who is themselves a victim of the system.” @erc.europa.eu @ucddublin.bsky.social
September 4, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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🚨 Our social data scientist @jessicamatheus.bsky.social was featured in O Dia discussing how young Brazilians are turning away from formal work and embracing influencer-led entrepreneurship. Read the full piece here: odia.ig.com.br/economia/emp...
@erc.europa.eu @ucddublin.bsky.social
July 21, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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“I’m not Anitta, nor Madonna”: Sex Influencers and Their Political Action on Social Media by Gianluca Oliveira-Soares
📷 Photo by Ezequiel Aguilera ft. Fernando brutto
Read piece here labdeep.com/takeaways/
@erc.europa.eu @ucddublin.bsky.social
#SexWorkIsWork #PlatformPolitics #DeepLabTakeaways
June 30, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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📢 Coming up 23 June!
Join us for a double lecture on religion, resistance & far-right politics in Brazil 🇧🇷

🗣️ Rodrigo Campos + Winnie Bueno
📍 UCD & Zoom | 2:30–4:30PM
🍷 Wine reception after!

👉 Email deeplab@ucd.ie to register!
@winniebueno.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu @ucddublin.bsky.social
June 19, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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📢 Join us on 23 June for a Deep Thoughts Seminar on religion, resistance, and far-right politics in Brazil 🇧🇷. Featuring Rodrigo Campos and @winniebueno.bsky.social , live at UCD and on Zoom! @erc.europa.eu @ucddublin.bsky.social
June 16, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Dr. Marina Frid spoke at the Reaction(ary) Media symposium on how digital marketing coaches influence Brazil’s freelance beauty workers, drawing on WorkPoliticsBIP research into platform labour and social media in low-income contexts. @ucddublin.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu @marinafrid.bsky.social
June 4, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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Our PhD Wagner Guilherme Alves da Silva is back in Dublin after completing fieldwork in Metro Manila, where he explored political dynamics ahead of the elections and gave a talk at Ateneo. 🇵🇭✈️🇮🇪

#PhDLife #DeepLab #Fieldwork #PoliticalResearch @erc.europa.eu @ucddublin.bsky.social
May 28, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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“The CLT worker can’t catch a break!”
New DeepLab takeaway unpacks memes, labour precarity & the digital hustle dream. Read here labdeep.com/takeaways/
Image source - © Brenda Rocha Blossom via Canva.com #DigitalLabour #CLT #DeepLab @erc.europa.eu @ucddublin.bsky.social @jessicamatheus.bsky.social
May 19, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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🗳️ On 12 May, millions voted in the Philippines to elect senators, reps & local leaders. DeepLab’s Miguel P Rivera cast his vote (note the inked finger!) while Wagner Guilherme Alves da Silva observed similarities with Brazil’s process.

#PhilippinesElections @ucddublin.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu
May 14, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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📢 Deeplab is delighted to host our next Visiting Researcher Seminar on 13 May featuring talks on gendered disinfo & educational inclusion.
🔗 Details: deeplab@ucd.ie | #DeepLab @ucddublin.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu #ResearchSeminar #DigitalPlatforms #Inclusion
May 7, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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DeepLab’s Dr. Wagner Guilherme Alves da Silva is featured in Rest of World, offering key insights on Brazil’s booming child influencer economy. His research shows how social media became informal work for vulnerable youth.📖 Read the full article: restofworld.org/2025/brazil-child-influencers-legal
Kidfluencers’ dreams of wealth clash with Brazil’s labor laws
Young Brazilians chase social media fame, selling “get-rich” schemes, while legal battles question platform responsibility and the cost to childhood.
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May 1, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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In April, we welcomed Dr. Ianaira Neves to the Philippines for a research immersion with DeepLab scholars, exploring the lives of food delivery riders in PH and Brazil. From fieldwork to local culture, meaningful exchange of insights, stories, and community. @erc.europa.eu @ucddublin.bsky.social
April 30, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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WhatsApp calls in India, podcast activism in Brazil—platform workers are finding solidarity across borders. Read DeepLab's Miguel Paolo Rivera, Rashmi Guha Ray & Wagner Alves da Silva’s reflections from fieldtrip in Rio labdeep.com/takeaways/ #DigitalLabour@erc.europa.eu @ucddublin.bsky.social
April 9, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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In March Wagner Guilherme Alves de Silva carried out further fieldwork in Metro Manila: interviews with domestic workers, deep dives into digital politics, and a research talk at Ateneo. Labor, tech, and activism in motion. 🇵🇭📱

#DomesticWorkers #DigitalPolitics #ERC #UCD #MetroManila
April 2, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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#ThrowbackThursday to the amazing visiting researchers who visited DeepLap this past year — thanks for the insights, memories, and collaboration! 🙌 #DeepLap #TBT #ResearchCommunity#erc #ucd
March 27, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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DeepLab welcomes visiting researchers Andressa Santos & Gehovany Figueira through the Abdias do Nascimento Programme! Excited to collaborate this year! 🚀 #DeepLab #Research #Welcome #abdiasdoNascimentoprogramme
March 20, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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Feb in the field: Rashmi Guha Ray spoke with food delivery partners on park benches, in fast food joints, even on shop stairs. Many work 2-16 hours daily, making ‘flexible time meaningless. Zomato announced rest points in Bengaluru for delivery partners to recharge and access Wi-Fi. @erc.europa.eu
March 19, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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Team member Wagner Guilherme Alves da Silva continues fieldwork, connecting with domestic workers via shared experiences & conversations. From 15th Ave to Union meetings, he’s listening, learning, & exploring ties between domestic work, politics, & social media -1 suman, 1 kalamansi juice at a time.
March 10, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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📢 New on DeepLab: How ‘Right’ is the Future? 🇮🇳🗳️Rashmi Guha Ray explores India’s shifting political landscape post-2024 elections. Don’t miss it! 📚🔥 labdeep.com/takeaways/
#IndianElections #Deeplab @ucddublin.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu
Image source: Image source: kremlin.ru, via Wikimedia Commons
March 3, 2025 at 10:56 AM