Florian Primig
@floprim.bsky.social
Researcher at LMU; researching digital and social media, dis- and misinformation, knowing and truth in (far-right) digital publics; https://www.en.ifkw.uni-muenchen.de/staff/academic_staff/primig_florian/index.html
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Florian Primig
@floprim.bsky.social
· Apr 9
The epistemic crisis and the rise of the far right: toward a conceptualization of counter-knowledge orders in digital knowledge society - Publizistik
Years of global crises since the turn of the millennium and recently the coronavirus pandemic have made the opening fault lines of rationality in digital knowledge society more visible. This paper dra...
link.springer.com
🆕 New article in Publizistik (OA): link.springer.com/article/10.1...
I introduce the concept of counter-knowledge orders (CKOs) to better understand digital dissent & disruption + far-right knowledge strategies.
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#commsky #misinformation #knowledge #farright
I introduce the concept of counter-knowledge orders (CKOs) to better understand digital dissent & disruption + far-right knowledge strategies.
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#commsky #misinformation #knowledge #farright
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Eliminating gender studies courses helps to ensure that universities and other institutions will continue to protect men who benefit from the abuse of women and girls, either directly or through their connections to those who exploit girls and women for profit.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Gender studies courses are shutting down across the US. The Epstein files reveal why | Joan Wallach Scott
Texas A&M University is the latest school to end women’s and gender studies programs and teaching race. We know why
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Eliminating gender studies courses helps to ensure that universities and other institutions will continue to protect men who benefit from the abuse of women and girls, either directly or through their connections to those who exploit girls and women for profit.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Hey #commsky, we’re hosting a workshop soon for early career and student researchers: 25 February 2026 | 10:00–11:30 CET | Zoom
Register now to join the discussion.
cts.ku.dk/projects/to-...
Register now to join the discussion.
cts.ku.dk/projects/to-...
February 10, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Hey #commsky, we’re hosting a workshop soon for early career and student researchers: 25 February 2026 | 10:00–11:30 CET | Zoom
Register now to join the discussion.
cts.ku.dk/projects/to-...
Register now to join the discussion.
cts.ku.dk/projects/to-...
Review Friday rant: Why is everyone selling the use of GPT-x as a methodological innovation? It’s not like you programmed chatGPT. Using LLMs to classify text data is as „innovative“ as hiring someone to do. No one would think that hiring coders is a methodological contribution lol
a stuffed white cat is sitting on top of a box and asking why ?
ALT: a stuffed white cat is sitting on top of a box and asking why ?
media.tenor.com
January 23, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Review Friday rant: Why is everyone selling the use of GPT-x as a methodological innovation? It’s not like you programmed chatGPT. Using LLMs to classify text data is as „innovative“ as hiring someone to do. No one would think that hiring coders is a methodological contribution lol
Today will historically be known as „the #Cloudflare em-dash valley“.
A brief moment of internet orthography normalisation.
A brief moment of internet orthography normalisation.
November 18, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Today will historically be known as „the #Cloudflare em-dash valley“.
A brief moment of internet orthography normalisation.
A brief moment of internet orthography normalisation.
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Got questions about your #ICA26 reviews? We got you!
We are partnering with the Global Communication and Social Change (GCSC) Division to offer an online Reviewer Workshop, where you can hear from experienced reviewers.
🗓️ Nov 20th at 2pm GMT
Sign up at: docs.google.com/forms/d/1GFR...
We are partnering with the Global Communication and Social Change (GCSC) Division to offer an online Reviewer Workshop, where you can hear from experienced reviewers.
🗓️ Nov 20th at 2pm GMT
Sign up at: docs.google.com/forms/d/1GFR...
November 14, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Got questions about your #ICA26 reviews? We got you!
We are partnering with the Global Communication and Social Change (GCSC) Division to offer an online Reviewer Workshop, where you can hear from experienced reviewers.
🗓️ Nov 20th at 2pm GMT
Sign up at: docs.google.com/forms/d/1GFR...
We are partnering with the Global Communication and Social Change (GCSC) Division to offer an online Reviewer Workshop, where you can hear from experienced reviewers.
🗓️ Nov 20th at 2pm GMT
Sign up at: docs.google.com/forms/d/1GFR...
Hey #commsky people: I am looking for papers employing thematic analysis to study alternative media for my syllabus this term. Let me know about your must-reads please! 🙌
Self promotion welcome!
Self promotion welcome!
October 9, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Hey #commsky people: I am looking for papers employing thematic analysis to study alternative media for my syllabus this term. Let me know about your must-reads please! 🙌
Self promotion welcome!
Self promotion welcome!
Eine rechte US Regierung kündigt eine „Blitz Operation“ gegen die eigene Bevölkerung an - irre übrigens, das unkritisch als News abzudrucken btw. Und hierzulande überlegt der Feuilleton, ob nicht doch irgendwie der „linke Zeitgeist“ an allem Schuld sein könnte.
www.zdfheute.de/politik/ausl...
www.zdfheute.de/politik/ausl...
Trump-Regierung startet Einsatz gegen Migranten in Chicago
Die US-Regierung kündigt einen "Blitz-Einsatz" gegen illegale Einwanderer in Chicago an - und eskaliert damit den Streit mit den Demokraten.
www.zdfheute.de
September 9, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Eine rechte US Regierung kündigt eine „Blitz Operation“ gegen die eigene Bevölkerung an - irre übrigens, das unkritisch als News abzudrucken btw. Und hierzulande überlegt der Feuilleton, ob nicht doch irgendwie der „linke Zeitgeist“ an allem Schuld sein könnte.
www.zdfheute.de/politik/ausl...
www.zdfheute.de/politik/ausl...
Dreamt that I taught an elementary school class tonight and now I don’t know what to do with that in my teaching philosophy 🤷🏻♂️
At some point, all classes gathered in a big auditorium for lunch and each class sang in a choir.
At some point, all classes gathered in a big auditorium for lunch and each class sang in a choir.
September 3, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Dreamt that I taught an elementary school class tonight and now I don’t know what to do with that in my teaching philosophy 🤷🏻♂️
At some point, all classes gathered in a big auditorium for lunch and each class sang in a choir.
At some point, all classes gathered in a big auditorium for lunch and each class sang in a choir.
Guess heavily AI „assisted“ reviewer comments are our brave new age of peer review now lol… we’ll only get overly generic recommendations in lists of three applicable to a wide range of input texts and odd typesetter-level punctuation from now on.
Only consolation: The former we also got without AI.
Only consolation: The former we also got without AI.
August 31, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Guess heavily AI „assisted“ reviewer comments are our brave new age of peer review now lol… we’ll only get overly generic recommendations in lists of three applicable to a wide range of input texts and odd typesetter-level punctuation from now on.
Only consolation: The former we also got without AI.
Only consolation: The former we also got without AI.
Defrosted my freezer today and oh my the effort was ridiculous, but oh my the sense of accomplishment is insane. Wish I’d get that kick out of finishing my dissertation lol
June 22, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Defrosted my freezer today and oh my the effort was ridiculous, but oh my the sense of accomplishment is insane. Wish I’d get that kick out of finishing my dissertation lol
You know what’s really relaxing after #ica25? Being able to sit in a café/restaurant as long as you wish, not being rushed out the second you put your fork down 🙌
(I know that’s because US staff can’t make a living without max. fluctuation - makes it all the more annoying/wrong on multiple levels)
(I know that’s because US staff can’t make a living without max. fluctuation - makes it all the more annoying/wrong on multiple levels)
June 22, 2025 at 2:18 PM
You know what’s really relaxing after #ica25? Being able to sit in a café/restaurant as long as you wish, not being rushed out the second you put your fork down 🙌
(I know that’s because US staff can’t make a living without max. fluctuation - makes it all the more annoying/wrong on multiple levels)
(I know that’s because US staff can’t make a living without max. fluctuation - makes it all the more annoying/wrong on multiple levels)
June 13, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Bored or awakened after the afternoon low? Come to our #ica25 presentation on algorithmic censorship, power and resistance based on a case study on pro-Palestinian digital content! 4:30pm in Capitol 2 (Regency 4).
Hosted by the @acsj-ica.bsky.social division (yes, we’re a division now 🙌).
Hosted by the @acsj-ica.bsky.social division (yes, we’re a division now 🙌).
June 13, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Bored or awakened after the afternoon low? Come to our #ica25 presentation on algorithmic censorship, power and resistance based on a case study on pro-Palestinian digital content! 4:30pm in Capitol 2 (Regency 4).
Hosted by the @acsj-ica.bsky.social division (yes, we’re a division now 🙌).
Hosted by the @acsj-ica.bsky.social division (yes, we’re a division now 🙌).
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“How do I stop my students from cheating with AI?” Universal basic income, for starters
One hundred percent. Economic precarity breeds transactional education, which incentivizes grades over learning, which creates demand for cheating, for which AI provides an abundant supply.
This is shared in reflection of prior comments on Bluesky that many academics comment that a degree provides a student with the opportunity to "stretch" their learning, and the "struggle" of writing is part of the learning experience - yet if students are grade/degree hungry, is this relevant?
June 7, 2025 at 8:51 PM
“How do I stop my students from cheating with AI?” Universal basic income, for starters
Dass das nicht die Titelseiten der Tagespresse füllt wundert mich leider nicht mehr. Eine Schande ist es trotzdem. Wenn sich nicht bald (lol) entschiedener Widerstand gegen die extreme Rechte aus der breiten Mitte der Öffentlichkeit formiert, sehe ich tiefbraun. www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/asyl...
Richter nach Entscheidung zu Asyl-Zurückweisungen bedroht
Drei Berliner Verwaltungsrichter werden laut Richterbund diffamiert und bedroht, seit sie die von Bundesinnenminister Dobrindt angeordneten Zurückweisungen Asylsuchender als rechtswidrig eingestuft ha...
www.sueddeutsche.de
June 5, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Dass das nicht die Titelseiten der Tagespresse füllt wundert mich leider nicht mehr. Eine Schande ist es trotzdem. Wenn sich nicht bald (lol) entschiedener Widerstand gegen die extreme Rechte aus der breiten Mitte der Öffentlichkeit formiert, sehe ich tiefbraun. www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/asyl...
Ich sag’s euch wie‘s ist: Wenn der ÖR #cosmo einstellt, gibt es für Menschen unter 60 einfach einen Grund weniger, ÖR Radio zu hören. Mit ein/zwei Männer-Fußballspielen weniger wäre Cosmo doch ausfinanziert, oder nicht? www.radioszene.de/203320/cosmo...
COSMO vor dem Aus? ARD-Sparkurs sorgt für Protest
Der interkulturelle Radiosender COSMO steht offenbar vor einschneidenden Veränderungen. Im Zuge geplanter Sparmaßnahmen innerhalb der ARD könnte das
www.radioszene.de
June 5, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Ich sag’s euch wie‘s ist: Wenn der ÖR #cosmo einstellt, gibt es für Menschen unter 60 einfach einen Grund weniger, ÖR Radio zu hören. Mit ein/zwei Männer-Fußballspielen weniger wäre Cosmo doch ausfinanziert, oder nicht? www.radioszene.de/203320/cosmo...
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Die AFD hasst diese Trick!
Eine Stadtratsmehrheit unter Führung der AFD möchte die städtischen Gelder für das soziokulturelle Zentrum "Telux" in Weißwasser streichen. Nun werden Spenden gesammelt, nicht für das Telux, sondern für die Stadt Weißwasser - und zwar zweckgebunden 😎
Warum das clever ist🧵
Eine Stadtratsmehrheit unter Führung der AFD möchte die städtischen Gelder für das soziokulturelle Zentrum "Telux" in Weißwasser streichen. Nun werden Spenden gesammelt, nicht für das Telux, sondern für die Stadt Weißwasser - und zwar zweckgebunden 😎
Warum das clever ist🧵
May 20, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Die AFD hasst diese Trick!
Eine Stadtratsmehrheit unter Führung der AFD möchte die städtischen Gelder für das soziokulturelle Zentrum "Telux" in Weißwasser streichen. Nun werden Spenden gesammelt, nicht für das Telux, sondern für die Stadt Weißwasser - und zwar zweckgebunden 😎
Warum das clever ist🧵
Eine Stadtratsmehrheit unter Führung der AFD möchte die städtischen Gelder für das soziokulturelle Zentrum "Telux" in Weißwasser streichen. Nun werden Spenden gesammelt, nicht für das Telux, sondern für die Stadt Weißwasser - und zwar zweckgebunden 😎
Warum das clever ist🧵
Beileid an alle Wohnungssuchende in #münchen, die gerade auf #immoscout mit günstigen Wohnungspushnotifications zugespammt werden, um dann feststellen zu müssen, dass die nur für Angestellte der Stadt sind 🤦🏻♂️
May 23, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Beileid an alle Wohnungssuchende in #münchen, die gerade auf #immoscout mit günstigen Wohnungspushnotifications zugespammt werden, um dann feststellen zu müssen, dass die nur für Angestellte der Stadt sind 🤦🏻♂️
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✨NEW BOOK CHAPTER OUT✨
The Phantom Counter-Public:
Liberal Responsiveness to Far-right Information Networks as the Next Crisis of Public Communication.
doi.org/10.1007/978-...
In: Coleman et al.: Public Communication in Freefall: Revisiting the Work of Jay Blumler.
🧵⤵️
The Phantom Counter-Public:
Liberal Responsiveness to Far-right Information Networks as the Next Crisis of Public Communication.
doi.org/10.1007/978-...
In: Coleman et al.: Public Communication in Freefall: Revisiting the Work of Jay Blumler.
🧵⤵️
May 21, 2025 at 2:25 PM
✨NEW BOOK CHAPTER OUT✨
The Phantom Counter-Public:
Liberal Responsiveness to Far-right Information Networks as the Next Crisis of Public Communication.
doi.org/10.1007/978-...
In: Coleman et al.: Public Communication in Freefall: Revisiting the Work of Jay Blumler.
🧵⤵️
The Phantom Counter-Public:
Liberal Responsiveness to Far-right Information Networks as the Next Crisis of Public Communication.
doi.org/10.1007/978-...
In: Coleman et al.: Public Communication in Freefall: Revisiting the Work of Jay Blumler.
🧵⤵️
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New paper out!
What impact had the first wave of COVID-19 lockdowns on radicalization processes in the incel community?
Find out now, the answer may suprise you! -> doi.org/10.1177/1461...
What impact had the first wave of COVID-19 lockdowns on radicalization processes in the incel community?
Find out now, the answer may suprise you! -> doi.org/10.1177/1461...
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May 21, 2025 at 6:14 AM
New paper out!
What impact had the first wave of COVID-19 lockdowns on radicalization processes in the incel community?
Find out now, the answer may suprise you! -> doi.org/10.1177/1461...
What impact had the first wave of COVID-19 lockdowns on radicalization processes in the incel community?
Find out now, the answer may suprise you! -> doi.org/10.1177/1461...