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Interdisciplinary Research Team on Internet and Society 🦄
We research how tech and social media impact people's well-being, online risks & opportunities for youth, anonymity, digital parenting, and more.
Masaryk University, Brno 🇨🇿
https://irtis.muni.cz
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irtis.bsky.social
📢 On 14 November 2025, Hana Macháčková, head of the IRTIS team, gave a public lecture on “Aggressive behavior online”. The lecture was part of the process for her appointment as professor. Many attendees joined in person, and international members of the committee participated online 🌐
November 18, 2025 at 12:59 PM
irtis.bsky.social
🧠 In September 2025, our researchers took part in the MediaPsych Conference, this year organized by @unidue.bsky.social. They presented their research on topics such as cyberhate, digital parenting, anonymity in online communication, etc. #MediaPsych25 #MePsy25

📍 Read more on our website:
Blog: MediaPsych Conference 2025
MediaPsych Conference 2025: a venue for discussing the psychological and social dimensions of digital technologies.
irtis.muni.cz
October 31, 2025 at 1:49 PM
irtis.bsky.social
Jak technologie zasahují do lidských životů? 📲
Jak se rodičům daří či nedaří s nimi fungovat a jak se s nimi vypořádat ve výchově? 👩🏻‍🤝‍👨🏼

👉🏻 Přečtěte si rozhovor s Lenkou Dědkovou pro magazín Forbes:

forbes.cz/digitalni-pr...
Mezi rodiči a dětmi je digitální propast. Zákazy nepomáhají, říká Lenka Dědková
Výzkumnice Lenka Dědková se ptá, co vlastně rodiče vědí o online sociálním životě svých dospívajících dětí.
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October 17, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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mediapsychologylab.bsky.social
We attended the @digisoc.bsky.social International Conference for an Inclusive Digital Society in Leuven.👏@robynvanherle.bsky.social (co-)presented 2 mHealth studies, 1 with @svestkova-ady.bsky.social, @irtis.bsky.social. @luca-carbone.bsky.social presented on meritocratic masculinities in music.
September 18, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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🎉 Gratulujeme Dr. Lence Dědkové k zařazení do žebříčku Top vědkyně Česka 2025 podle Forbesu!

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Lenka Dědková - Top vědkyně Česka 2025
Přečtěte si více - Top vědkyně Česka 2025. Jsme prestižní ekonomický magazín Forbes Česko. ➤ I jedna věta vám může změnit život!
forbes.cz
September 25, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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cybermarie.bsky.social
📢 The program for the 29th Workshop on Aggression is now online!

Join us in Brno on November 26–28, 2025, for three days of inspiring presentations, panels, and discussions. Early bird registration is still open.

Check out the program here: irtis.muni.cz/woa/programme

#woa2025 @irtis.bsky.social
September 4, 2025 at 7:12 AM
irtis.bsky.social
Přečtěte si náš nový report o digitálním well-beingu v Česku. ❤️‍🩹📖

Přinášíme reprezentativní data o tom, jak česká dospělá populace prožívá svůj život s technologiemi – co jí dává inspiraci a radost, ale také kde přináší stres a ztrátu kontroly.💡

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September 8, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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cyberpsy.bsky.social
Decisions and Reviews Statistics for 2024 📊

Curious about how many submissions we received, our acceptance rates, how long the review process took, or how many reviewers we contacted? 🤔

Read all the details here: cyberpsychology.eu/announcement...

Or check out the highlights below 🧵
Cyberpsychology
cyberpsychology.eu
August 5, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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📱 Sexting u českých teenagerů: Jak často k němu dochází - a jak se po něm cítí?

🎯 Nová studie na vzorku 2500 dospívajících odhaluje překvapivá data i emoce, které s sextingem souvisejí.

Celé výsledky najdete tady 👇
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Jak se dospívající cítí po sextingu? Výsledky studie 2500 českých adolescentů
Posílání a přijímání sexuálně laděných zpráv je mezi dospívajícími častější, než si možná myslíme. Nová reprezentativní studie mezi českými teenagery odhaluje nejen to, kolik z nich sextuje, ale také ...
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July 3, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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cyberpsy.bsky.social
🌞 New issue is here! 🌞

Vol. 19, No. 3 features 2 new validated measures, 3 longitudinal studies on social media use, and much more - see 🧵👇

📚 Cool off with a smart summer read: cyberpsychology.eu/issue/view/2...
All #OpenAccess 🔓

Heartfelt thanks to everyone who helped bring this issue to life! 🙌
June 30, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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🚨 Deadline extended!

You now have until June 29 to submit your abstract for the 29th Workshop on Aggression, focused on aggression, media, and digital technologies.

📍 Brno, Czech Republic
🗓️ Nov 26–28, 2025
🔗 irtis.muni.cz/woa

#WoA #WoA2025 #CallForPapers #AggressionResearch #DigitalMedia
June 16, 2025 at 12:35 PM
irtis.bsky.social
🎤 Keynote Reveal: Jörg Matthes #WoA2025
In his talk, “Cutting One Head, Growing Two,” Matthes explores how digital hate spreads—and why fighting it may make it grow stronger. @adme-uvienna.bsky.social

🗓️ Nov 26–28, 2025
🌐 More: irtis.muni.cz/woa

#DigitalHate #Aggression #MediaStudies #WoA
June 13, 2025 at 6:28 AM
irtis.bsky.social
Keynote Reveal! 🎙️ #WoA

Lenka Kollerová will headline the 29th Workshop on Aggression with her talk on how teacher interventions, bias, and peer exclusion shape antibullying efforts.

📅 November 26-28, 2025
📍 Brno, Czech Republic

Don’t miss it! 🔗 irtis.muni.cz/woa
#WoA2025 #Bullying #KeynoteSpeaker
June 10, 2025 at 9:02 AM
irtis.bsky.social
Keynote Reveal! 🎙️ #WoA

Brad J. Bushman—top expert on aggression and media—will headline the 29th Workshop on Aggression! His talk will dive into a huge meta-analysis of 1,678 effects from 733 studies on video game violence.

📅 November 26-28, 2025
📍 Brno, Czech Republic

irtis.muni.cz/woa #WoA2025
June 5, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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@svestkova-ady.bsky.social finished her 3-month stay from @irtis.bsky.social. She worked on a longitudinal study on adolescent mHealth app use & wellbeing with @kathbeullens.bsky.social &@robynvanherle.bsky.social and led a seminar on how we navigate health online. Excited for future collaborations!
May 30, 2025 at 2:13 PM
irtis.bsky.social
🚨 Submissions are open for the 29th Workshop on Aggression!

Theme: Aggression, media, and digital technologies.
📅 Deadline: June 15, 2025
🗓️ Conference: November 26-28, 2025, Brno, Czech Republic.

More info: irtis.muni.cz/woa
#WoA #WoA2025 #CallForPapers #AggressionResearch #DigitalMedia
June 3, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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cybermarie.bsky.social
🎉I am happy to share our longitudinal article about adolescents' experiences with cyberhate, discrimination and digital literacy published in the Journal of Children and Media. Thanks to all my co-authors. ✨
doi.org/10.1080/1748...
#openaccess #digitalliteracy #cyberhate #yskills
@irtis.bsky.social
Adolescents’ intentional and unintentional cyberhate exposure in Estonia, Finland, Germany, Italy, Poland, and Portugal: The role of perceived discrimination and digital literacy
Cyberhate refers to hateful and biased online content that targets people based on their group membership. This study differentiates between intentional and unintentional cyberhate exposure and exa...
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April 29, 2025 at 6:58 AM
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cybermarie.bsky.social
Today, I talked with sociology students at the University of Hradec Králové about our research on digital technologies and well-being. Thank you for the invitation and the discussion! 😊 #digitalwellbeing
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April 28, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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cyberpsy.bsky.social
🌱 The spring issue is here! 🌱

Vol. 19, No. 2 features 5 articles about preventing sexual harassment using VR, influencers and health behaviors or body image, livestream shopping, and more (contents 👇 ).

📚 Read the issue here: cyberpsychology.eu/issue/view/2...

Everything #OpenAccess 🔓

Enjoy! ✨
April 22, 2025 at 2:12 PM
irtis.bsky.social
📣 We are thrilled to announce the 29th Workshop on Aggression, held on November 26-28, 2025, at Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic 🇨🇿. #woa2025

This year’s topic is Aggression, media, and digital technologies, but all aggression research topics are welcome.

Call for papers: irtis.muni.cz/woa
March 19, 2025 at 6:23 AM
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sonialivingstone.bsky.social
For #SaferInternetDay, #GlobalKidsOnline joins #EUKidsOnline to celebrate a new report by @davidsmahel.bsky.social highlighting findings from 15 studies of the impact of digital technology use on adolescents @unicefinnocenti.bsky.social @lseblogs.bsky.social
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Tech & Teens: the impact of digital technology on wellbeing
From 2020 to 2025, researchers from IRTIS at Masaryk University in the Czech Republic conducted a series of in-depth studies exploring how smartphones, social networks, and online gaming influence ado
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February 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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A new report by our Czech colleagues
(@irtis.bsky.social) shows that the impact of digital technologies on young people's wellbeing varies according to individual characteristics, online activities, and wellbeing. #SID2025 #children #online #wellbeing
📌 Full report: eprints.lse.ac.uk/127158/
February 11, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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For #SID #EUKidsOnline @eukidsonline.bsky.social launches a report summarsing 3 years of research by @davidsmahel.bsky.social @irtis.bsky.social on the impact of digital media on teens' wellbeing: no universal effects, teens are diverse, how media is used matters eprints.lse.ac.uk/127158/
Tech & teens: insights from 15 studies on the impact of digital technology on well-being - LSE Research Online
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February 11, 2025 at 9:18 AM
irtis.bsky.social
📢 On the occasion of #SaferInternetDay 2025, we are excited to share our latest report:

📖"How Do Digital Technologies Affect Adolescents? Insights from 15 Studies on the Impact of Digital Technology on Well-Being"

📥 Read the full report here: irtis.muni.cz/aktuality/cl...
@eukidsonline.bsky.social
How Do Digital Technologies Affect Adolescents? Insights from 15 Studies on the Impact of Digital Technology on Well-Being
As part of Safer Internet Day 2025, the Interdisciplinary Research Team on Internet and Society (IRTIS), a member of the EU Kids Online network, presents a new report with key findings from 15 compreh...
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February 11, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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cybermarie.bsky.social
Good morning from Czech TV! 😊 Today, we celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science and Safer Internet Day. 💙 Thank you for the opportunity to talk about my and my colleagues' research. @irtis.bsky.social #SaferInternetDay #InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience
February 11, 2025 at 8:20 AM