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Advancing research in HASS & RDC through the development of a National Research Infrastructure equipped with cutting-edge tools, data, and training. Empowering Australian digital research for a better future. #AIO
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Australian Internet Observatory (AIO) @internetobservatory.org.au · Jun 15
Doing or planning digital platform research? We want to hear from you. Take our 5–8 min survey to help shape tools, infrastructure & training for researchers.
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Digital Platform Research - Tools and Data Survey 2025
Digital platform research requires access to data from a range of platforms, in a variety of formats and using many methods and analytical tools and approaches. This survey aims to gather information…
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We’re hiring a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to join the AIO at The University of Queensland!

Lead cutting-edge citizen science, build digital toolkits & explore Australia’s digital platform ecosystem.

📅 Apply by 7 Nov 2025
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Work with us: Postdoctoral Research Fellow — Australian Internet Observatory
New opportunity to contribute towards the citizen science project at AIO.
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October 21, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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Does AI pose an existential risk? This new @theconversation.com article asks 5 experts, including ADM+S researchers Aaron Snoswell and Simon Coghlan.

Read all 5 expert opinions: bit.ly/48YwxR4

#AIrisks #AIharms #AI
October 13, 2025 at 3:42 AM
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Our partner lead @antmandan.bsky.social is a currently in Germany as a visiting fellow at @gesis.org.

His talk is on Sep 10 to the institute is on Tracking online ads through citizen-engaged, privacy-preserving methods. Check out more info here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
QUT (Queensland University of Technology) partner lead, Prof. Daniel Angus, is currently spending time as a visiting fellow at GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences in Germany. As an… | Au...
QUT (Queensland University of Technology) partner lead, Prof. Daniel Angus, is currently spending time as a visiting fellow at GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences in Germany. As an inter...
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September 1, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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AIO is at IAMCR 2025 this week!

Dr Amanda Lawrence presents our work on large-scale research infrastructure for platform observability. Strengthening transparency and accountability online. @ardc.edu.au @admscentre.org.au

Read more: internetobservatory.org.au/post/aio-at-... #IAMCR2025
AIO at IAMCR 2025: Advancing platform observability research — Australian Internet Observatory
AIO is at IAMCR 2025 in Singapore.
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July 16, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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Doing or planning digital platform research? We want to hear from you. Take our 5–8 min survey to help shape tools, infrastructure & training for researchers.
🔗 tiny.cc/aio-survey #AIO2025survey
Digital Platform Research - Tools and Data Survey 2025
Digital platform research requires access to data from a range of platforms, in a variety of formats and using many methods and analytical tools and approaches. This survey aims to gather information…
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June 15, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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📣We want to hear from you! Help us improve the services we deliver to the Australian research community. Start the anonymous 5 min survey now 🕐
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ARDC Survey 2025
June 17, 2025 at 5:06 AM
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An astronomical theme is emerging for this great #ica25 session as I'm also looking forward to presenting one of the new tools from our own @internetobservatory.org.au. Please come and join us this afternoon as we chart the constellations of public communication 🔭🌠. Note this is in the GRAND Hyatt
yang3kc.bsky.social Kevin Yang @yang3kc.bsky.social · Jun 15
Our introduction to the National Internet Observatory, a platform for collecting and sharing online activity data designed for researchers, is happening this afternoon at #ica25
June 15, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Hey #ica25 I know I've plugged this pretty hard all conference, but it would really help us if you could fill in this brief questionnaire which will inform the prioritisation of the platforms, data types, collection mechanisms, etc. that we are going to develop in the @internetobservatory.org.au
June 15, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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Hey #ica25, introducing The Mobile Observation of Advertising Toolkit, a new app for capturing ads in the wild from Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, & YouTube.

@icacm.bsky.social Data Collection Tools & Datasets
Sunday 15th | 4:30 PM - 5:45 PM | Colorado B (Grand 2)

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June 14, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Doing or planning digital platform research? We want to hear from you. Take our 5–8 min survey to help shape tools, infrastructure & training for researchers.
🔗 tiny.cc/aio-survey #AIO2025survey
Digital Platform Research - Tools and Data Survey 2025
Digital platform research requires access to data from a range of platforms, in a variety of formats and using many methods and analytical tools and approaches. This survey aims to gather information…
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June 15, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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Join the Indigenous Datathon: 11–12 Oct at QUT, Brisbane. Collaborate on real-world health data challenges using Indigenous data governance principles (CARE). Open to students, researchers, and data scientists. EOIs open now: internetobservatory.org.au/events/indig...
Indigenous Datathon 2025 — Australian Internet Observatory
Indigenous Datathon 2025 @ Level 4, P-Block, Queensland University of Technology, Gardens Point Campus, Brisbane
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June 13, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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AIO is excited to join #ResBazQLD2025 at UniSC Moreton Bay! Catch our session “Studying digital platforms with data donation tools from AIO” on Wed 2 July, 9:15–10:30am in Room MBA1-G.32. Let’s talk research & data! #AIO #DigitalPlatforms @ardc.edu.au
Explore Data Donation tools @ ResBaz 2025 — Australian Internet Observatory
Explore data donation tools developed by AIO at ResBaz 2025 in UniSC Moretan Bay Campus.
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June 10, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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Explore the latest from AIO in our May 2025 newsletter: platform transparency, TikTok research (@admscentre.org.au), election ad tracking, and more. Stay informed on tools, events, and insights shaping digital accountability. Subscribe for more updates:

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Stay updated with the latest from the Australian Internet Observatory (AIO)
Our newsletter highlights new tools, research insights, upcoming events, and collaborative projects shaping the future of digital transparency and data governance. Subscribe to follow how AIO is…
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May 28, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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We’re hiring! Join our QUT team as a Senior Developer / Data Scientist, and become part of the AIO—a large, multi-institution initiative building a national research infrastructure. Apply: qut.nga.net.au/cp/index.cfm...
Please share or tag anyone in your network who’d be a great fit!
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May 15, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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New piece out with the @admscentre.org.au Ad Observatory team: what political ads are Australians seeing online? We map the ads of #auspol2025. @internetobservatory.org.au @gisellenewton.bsky.social @markandrejevic.bsky.social @kateeuph.bsky.social
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What political ads are Australians seeing online? Astroturfing, fake grassroots groups, and outright falsehoods
New data shows how groups with benign-sounding names like ‘Mums for Nuclear’ are running political ad campaigns online. But they don’t even have to be truthful.
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April 28, 2025 at 4:03 AM
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We partnered with @admscentre.org.au & @qutdmrc.bsky.social at the 2024 Woodford Folk Festival to support Data Mystics—a public activation exploring digital identity, data ethics, and algorithmic influence.
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May 12, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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📣Share your feedback on ARDC Community Data Lab draft project plans!
The HASS & Indigenous research community is invited to share feedback and help shape the ARDC Community Data Lab. @ardc.edu.au
🔗 bit.ly/cdl-plans
#HASS #research #data #GLAM
Draft Project Plans for the ARDC Community Data Lab Now Open for Feedback | ARDC
We invite the research community to provide feedback on the ARDC Community Data Lab draft project plans.
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May 12, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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In partnership with @admscentre.org.au the AIO team developed a mobile advertising observation toolkit. This is now being used by the Australian Ad Observatory to research "What political ads are Australians seeing online?"
#AIO #ADMSCentre #ARDC #AdObservatory #FederalElections2025 #AusPoll2025
What political ads are Australians seeing online? — Australian Internet Observatory
A new mobile advertising observation toolkit is now being utilised as a key platform to research on “What political ads are Australians seeing online?” by the Australian Ad Observatory project. This…
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May 3, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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It's difficult to know how digital platforms see you as an individual, but they do push content your way. Help us understand social media dynamics and contribute to citizen science, donate your data & receive a glimpse of your TikTok personality.

#ARDC #AIO #DigitalObservatory #TikTok #ADMSCentre
A new Citizen Science initiative: Exploring TikTok data donation — Australian Internet Observatory
Our QUT partners, along with USyd, have launched the ARC Discovery Project on using data donation for studying TikTok experiences of Australian users. It is an exciting new approach to help us…
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April 23, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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AIO's latest insights on the Australian 2025 Federal Election include key themes that reddit users care about: political cynicism, economic concerns, housing affordability, energy policy debates, and healthcare access.

#2025Election #ARDC #ADO #RedditAnalysis
2025 Federal Election: Insights from Australian Reddit users — Australian Internet Observatory
As Australia prepares to vote in the upcoming Federal Election 2025, we at AIO are working with our partners to present public attitudes and sentiments from Reddit users.
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April 22, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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Latest #ausvotes Reddit community analysis by the Australian Digital Observatory looks at topics the users are engaged with and associated political parties
#auspol www.digitalobservatory.net.au/blog/week-2-...
Parties redditers support and oppose on different political issues associated with the Australian election Top 20 political topics Australian redditers are engaged with
April 15, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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Our partner team at QUT uses novel research method like data donation to understand and investigate TikTok data, further building Australia's research infrastructure capabilities to make digital platforms transparent. Read more here & welcome to try it out yourself: www.foryouparticipate.net/tiktok/
Peering inside his TikTok viewing history, one user finds it is 'not just raw, pointless data'
A new tool created by researchers at the Queensland University of Technology is allowing people to see themselves through the eyes of the algorithm.
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April 16, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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When voting in the age of #misinfo we must recognise the gap in fact-checking resources. As Australia heads to the polls, the absence of fact-checkers & the rise of AI-generated content raises concerns More from ADM+S researchers @nedwatt.bsky.social @riedlinm.bsky.social bit.ly/4iHLXLP #AusPol
Why voting in a fact-checking void should worry you - 360
Australian voters heading to the polls need to be aware there’s little standing between them and potential manipulation of information by vested interests. The loss of Australia’s go-to political fact...
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March 26, 2025 at 5:37 AM
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CHIIR 2025 just wrapped—what a week!
Still thinking about @antmandan.bsky.social Dan's Monday keynote: data donation, observability, and the role of AIO in interactive #InfoRetrieval.
🔥 Talk of the conference. #CHIIR2025
March 26, 2025 at 4:23 AM
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How can we rethink fault & responsibility for AI harms? In this article, ADM+S researchers Henry Fraser & Nicolas Suzor propose a new approach that moves beyond technical errors to the broader AI system bit.ly/3Rk8Jx3 @nicsuzor.bsky.social #ResponsibleAI #AIlaw
Locating fault for AI harms: a systems theory of foreseeability, reasonable care and causal responsibility in the AI value chain
This paper presents an original perspective on fault and responsibility for harms caused by artificial intelligence (AI) systems. Scholarship on liability for AI harms highlights the difficulties t...
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March 26, 2025 at 3:22 AM