Dr. Craig Ryder 🚴🏾♂️
@drryder.bsky.social
🤖 Digital anthropologist. Interested in politics & platforms in the UK. PhD on social media in Sri Lanka. Work @ Uni of Munich. Based in London. craigeryder.com
After much deliberation, im submitting an extended abstract to Global Communication and Social Change Division. Even emailed the division chair and they confirmed it's a good fit
Dhttps://www.icahdq.org/mpage/GCSC_CFP
Dhttps://www.icahdq.org/mpage/GCSC_CFP
October 30, 2025 at 9:24 AM
After much deliberation, im submitting an extended abstract to Global Communication and Social Change Division. Even emailed the division chair and they confirmed it's a good fit
Dhttps://www.icahdq.org/mpage/GCSC_CFP
Dhttps://www.icahdq.org/mpage/GCSC_CFP
Walked out of Frankenstein last night, couldn't stand another minute. Is his Frankenstein a carbon copy of Shape of Water? Hasn't he been telling this story all his directorial life?
October 30, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Walked out of Frankenstein last night, couldn't stand another minute. Is his Frankenstein a carbon copy of Shape of Water? Hasn't he been telling this story all his directorial life?
Readying a paper for ICA in Cape Town next summer but struggling to decide a division/interest group. there's a lot of overlap! @icahdq.bsky.social www.icahdq.org/mpage/ICA26-...
www.icahdq.org
October 24, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Readying a paper for ICA in Cape Town next summer but struggling to decide a division/interest group. there's a lot of overlap! @icahdq.bsky.social www.icahdq.org/mpage/ICA26-...
i tend to resist online arguing esp with journalists i have previously admired but this article is utter trash. why has he not mentioned Maccabi's racist & rapist chants? the reason for their ban is their hate speech, nothing else. @barneyronay.bsky.social's
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans is a terrible decision – and a depressing one | Barney Ronay
The idea that barring the Israeli club’s supporters from Villa Park will de-escalate a volatile situation just doesn’t stand up
www.theguardian.com
October 21, 2025 at 10:36 AM
i tend to resist online arguing esp with journalists i have previously admired but this article is utter trash. why has he not mentioned Maccabi's racist & rapist chants? the reason for their ban is their hate speech, nothing else. @barneyronay.bsky.social's
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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📣 Save the date- Sat 25th October
👻 Halloween themed #TeslaTakedown in #London
🎁 Prizes for the most ghoulish costumes (please don't all come dressed as Elon; we're not sure we have the stomach for that).
Trigger warning! The Gif below truly is the stuff of nightmares.
👻 Halloween themed #TeslaTakedown in #London
🎁 Prizes for the most ghoulish costumes (please don't all come dressed as Elon; we're not sure we have the stomach for that).
Trigger warning! The Gif below truly is the stuff of nightmares.
a dog is sitting in a black tesla model 3 with green wheels .
ALT: a dog is sitting in a black tesla model 3 with green wheels .
media.tenor.com
September 28, 2025 at 12:10 PM
📣 Save the date- Sat 25th October
👻 Halloween themed #TeslaTakedown in #London
🎁 Prizes for the most ghoulish costumes (please don't all come dressed as Elon; we're not sure we have the stomach for that).
Trigger warning! The Gif below truly is the stuff of nightmares.
👻 Halloween themed #TeslaTakedown in #London
🎁 Prizes for the most ghoulish costumes (please don't all come dressed as Elon; we're not sure we have the stomach for that).
Trigger warning! The Gif below truly is the stuff of nightmares.
It’s my birthday today & for my trip to Prague I was suddenly compelled to buy and read bell hooks. I’m so transfixed by her work when I googled her, I discovered we share the same birthday. What an honour! ☺️
September 25, 2025 at 12:35 PM
It’s my birthday today & for my trip to Prague I was suddenly compelled to buy and read bell hooks. I’m so transfixed by her work when I googled her, I discovered we share the same birthday. What an honour! ☺️
AoiR scheduled updated. I'm presenting TWO papers on the same Friday 17th Oct. One PhD, one postdoc. But it means I get my Saturday back 💃🏽
September 22, 2025 at 10:00 AM
AoiR scheduled updated. I'm presenting TWO papers on the same Friday 17th Oct. One PhD, one postdoc. But it means I get my Saturday back 💃🏽
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If you're in London today, then there's plenty of opportunities to show Mr Trump that he's not welcome.
If you miss the march, then come along to the rally in Parliament Square at 5 instead and make some noise.
If you miss the march, then come along to the rally in Parliament Square at 5 instead and make some noise.
September 17, 2025 at 6:49 AM
If you're in London today, then there's plenty of opportunities to show Mr Trump that he's not welcome.
If you miss the march, then come along to the rally in Parliament Square at 5 instead and make some noise.
If you miss the march, then come along to the rally in Parliament Square at 5 instead and make some noise.
IS there a hashtag here where I can follow the Anti Trump protest? can't find one
September 17, 2025 at 1:10 PM
IS there a hashtag here where I can follow the Anti Trump protest? can't find one
Asides the anachronistic costumes and rituals, PhD Graduation was a VIBE @SOAS
September 8, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Asides the anachronistic costumes and rituals, PhD Graduation was a VIBE @SOAS
Im at BODIES IN DIGITAL TRANSITION conference at Goldsmiths hosted by DiSCo. I founded DiSCo back in 2020 and handed over leadership to to see @aprilw.bsky.social last year. To see DiSCo thriving into new projects and areas is truly amazing. Well done April 🧠🫁🫀🦾👀👂
September 2, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Im at BODIES IN DIGITAL TRANSITION conference at Goldsmiths hosted by DiSCo. I founded DiSCo back in 2020 and handed over leadership to to see @aprilw.bsky.social last year. To see DiSCo thriving into new projects and areas is truly amazing. Well done April 🧠🫁🫀🦾👀👂
Havent thoughts about Baudrillard in a while but then this came by
August 27, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Havent thoughts about Baudrillard in a while but then this came by
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Don’t know who made this but thank you
August 26, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Don’t know who made this but thank you
Received an email from Your Party @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social + @zarahsultana.bsky.social new party with links to Tw, IG, TK + FB. Surprised they are not launching on BlueSky. Also, i think we have to start calling it "X" now
August 26, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Received an email from Your Party @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social + @zarahsultana.bsky.social new party with links to Tw, IG, TK + FB. Surprised they are not launching on BlueSky. Also, i think we have to start calling it "X" now
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"what is anthropology"
"well lets start with what it isnt: sociology. sociology is for stay-at-home dillweeds to make three zingers a day while not smoking pot. anthropology however is when you're a hikikomori in shibuya getting blazed every night like Saint Margaret Mead intended"
"well lets start with what it isnt: sociology. sociology is for stay-at-home dillweeds to make three zingers a day while not smoking pot. anthropology however is when you're a hikikomori in shibuya getting blazed every night like Saint Margaret Mead intended"
August 26, 2025 at 12:51 AM
"what is anthropology"
"well lets start with what it isnt: sociology. sociology is for stay-at-home dillweeds to make three zingers a day while not smoking pot. anthropology however is when you're a hikikomori in shibuya getting blazed every night like Saint Margaret Mead intended"
"well lets start with what it isnt: sociology. sociology is for stay-at-home dillweeds to make three zingers a day while not smoking pot. anthropology however is when you're a hikikomori in shibuya getting blazed every night like Saint Margaret Mead intended"
Reading Character Limit, unsurprised by the hubris of Musk, but 100+ pages in & Dorsey isnt coming off so well, surprised he goaded the acquisition against the board. Anyway, its given me motivation to give Bluesky another go. fyi the ethnographic writing is great @kateconger.com @rmac.bsky.social 👌
August 26, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Reading Character Limit, unsurprised by the hubris of Musk, but 100+ pages in & Dorsey isnt coming off so well, surprised he goaded the acquisition against the board. Anyway, its given me motivation to give Bluesky another go. fyi the ethnographic writing is great @kateconger.com @rmac.bsky.social 👌
White youths on the Lewisham train (from Kent presumably) all dressed in Sergio Tacchini jackets. Always find it galling when hooligans commandeer brands I wear. Like how is North Face now a JD Sports staple?
August 9, 2025 at 11:45 AM
White youths on the Lewisham train (from Kent presumably) all dressed in Sergio Tacchini jackets. Always find it galling when hooligans commandeer brands I wear. Like how is North Face now a JD Sports staple?
500k now
If you live in the UK, you can speak your voice on this very heavy-handed online safety bill.
At the time of posting it has just passed 100k votes - after TWO DAYS of being open.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
At the time of posting it has just passed 100k votes - after TWO DAYS of being open.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
Petition: Repeal the Online Safety Act
We want the Government to repeal the Online Safety act.
petition.parliament.uk
August 8, 2025 at 9:47 AM
500k now
Just finished The Years by Annie Ernuax, cannot recommend it enough. Rips the lid off everything fitzcarraldoeditions.com/books/the-ye...
The Years | Fitzcarraldo Editions
Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2022 Considered by many to be the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate’s defining work, The Years is a narrative of the period 1941 to 2006 told through the ...
fitzcarraldoeditions.com
August 8, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Just finished The Years by Annie Ernuax, cannot recommend it enough. Rips the lid off everything fitzcarraldoeditions.com/books/the-ye...
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Learnt from the TF podcast that the UK government didn't apply the Online Safety Act rules to online gambling, and I think that tells you everything you need to know about how the country is run.
August 7, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Learnt from the TF podcast that the UK government didn't apply the Online Safety Act rules to online gambling, and I think that tells you everything you need to know about how the country is run.
Oh right so it costs me £180 to graduate for my phd, nice one
August 7, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Oh right so it costs me £180 to graduate for my phd, nice one
Recruiting: Research Associate in AI and the Environment – susaifutures.com
susaifutures.com
August 6, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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DuckDuckGo has added a feature to filter out AI images from search results.
August 2, 2025 at 8:00 PM
DuckDuckGo has added a feature to filter out AI images from search results.
Any solid articles out there on the new UK 18+ online safety rules? Would love to read something critical / hefty
August 1, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Any solid articles out there on the new UK 18+ online safety rules? Would love to read something critical / hefty
Bloody hell. Discovered an "alt-LLM" - made by Brighteon.ai - that is trained on conspiracy theories/disinfo. I asked it was covid a hoax 😱
July 22, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Bloody hell. Discovered an "alt-LLM" - made by Brighteon.ai - that is trained on conspiracy theories/disinfo. I asked it was covid a hoax 😱