Katy Coduto
@katycoduto.bsky.social
Assistant professor of media science @ Boston U. Researching sexting, swiping, + other online behaviors. Usually watching horror movies.
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Katy Coduto
@katycoduto.bsky.social
· Apr 28
APA PsycNet
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Really excited to share this latest research, just published in Psychology of Popular Media, where I take a mixed-methods approach to dig into how and why people engage with crime news stories: psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
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This interview with @katycoduto.bsky.social explores the adverse psychological effects true crime and compulsive social media usage has on consumers.
"You’re getting people who are saying, 'I literally can’t help but post and engage'", observes Prof. Coduto.
Read here: tinyurl.com/ms7uc4ym
"You’re getting people who are saying, 'I literally can’t help but post and engage'", observes Prof. Coduto.
Read here: tinyurl.com/ms7uc4ym
Is Following True Crime Bad for Your Well-Being?
Researcher Kathryn D. Coduto has studied why it’s hard to disconnect from cases like those of Karen Read or Gabby Petito.
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October 21, 2025 at 3:18 PM
This interview with @katycoduto.bsky.social explores the adverse psychological effects true crime and compulsive social media usage has on consumers.
"You’re getting people who are saying, 'I literally can’t help but post and engage'", observes Prof. Coduto.
Read here: tinyurl.com/ms7uc4ym
"You’re getting people who are saying, 'I literally can’t help but post and engage'", observes Prof. Coduto.
Read here: tinyurl.com/ms7uc4ym
Reposted by Katy Coduto
In an expansive piece exploring @katycoduto.bsky.social's work tackling why we swipe, she explores human connection through a virtual reality. She explains, “I’m curious about how people use dating apps, and what their expectations are when they use them."
Read more here: tinyurl.com/yc7hz6e8
Read more here: tinyurl.com/yc7hz6e8
Why We Swipe
When dating apps like Tinder and Bumble were gaining popularity in the mid-2010s, Katy Coduto was not that impressed. “I…
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May 22, 2025 at 9:55 PM
In an expansive piece exploring @katycoduto.bsky.social's work tackling why we swipe, she explores human connection through a virtual reality. She explains, “I’m curious about how people use dating apps, and what their expectations are when they use them."
Read more here: tinyurl.com/yc7hz6e8
Read more here: tinyurl.com/yc7hz6e8
Really excited to share this latest research, just published in Psychology of Popular Media, where I take a mixed-methods approach to dig into how and why people engage with crime news stories: psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
APA PsycNet
psycnet.apa.org
April 28, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Really excited to share this latest research, just published in Psychology of Popular Media, where I take a mixed-methods approach to dig into how and why people engage with crime news stories: psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
Online daters are increasingly skeptical of AI, especially generative AI. Some thoughts on why:
Can AI Help You Find a Soulmate?
Online daters aren't ready for AI-everything in the search for romance
lovebytesbykdc.substack.com
March 21, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Online daters are increasingly skeptical of AI, especially generative AI. Some thoughts on why:
Reposted by Katy Coduto
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
freedom.press
March 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
Reposted by Katy Coduto
Finally, social media that's billionaire-proof. ⚡
Bluesky's first IRL ads spotted in @boston.gov @mbta.com.
Bluesky's first IRL ads spotted in @boston.gov @mbta.com.
March 7, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Finally, social media that's billionaire-proof. ⚡
Bluesky's first IRL ads spotted in @boston.gov @mbta.com.
Bluesky's first IRL ads spotted in @boston.gov @mbta.com.
I've been thinking a lot about Severance, The Substance, and our own social media profiles, where we double (but also sever?) ourselves: lovebytesbykdc.substack.com/p/i-dont-wan...
I Don't Want Her Memory, I Want My Own
Doubling and severing ourselves one platform at a time
lovebytesbykdc.substack.com
March 6, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I've been thinking a lot about Severance, The Substance, and our own social media profiles, where we double (but also sever?) ourselves: lovebytesbykdc.substack.com/p/i-dont-wan...
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Live footage of academia right now
March 4, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Live footage of academia right now
I've spent a lot of time thinking about the increase in subscriptions to all facets of our lives, especially when it comes to online dating: open.substack.com/pub/lovebyte...
Do You Really Need a Tinder Subscription?
The potential pitfalls of subscribing to everything, including dating applications
open.substack.com
February 20, 2025 at 5:36 PM
I've spent a lot of time thinking about the increase in subscriptions to all facets of our lives, especially when it comes to online dating: open.substack.com/pub/lovebyte...
Not to mention the erosion of peer review for getting research published in anything remotely close to a timely manner:
“Many say that while they still love their work — and particularly working with students — they don’t know how long they can maintain their current pace. ‘Most of us are working seven days a week just to keep up… That’s not sustainable at all.’”
Higher Education Is Exhausted
Some don’t see a future in a sector battling for its very existence.
www.chronicle.com
February 18, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Not to mention the erosion of peer review for getting research published in anything remotely close to a timely manner:
Just in time for Valentine's Day, I've (finally!) started a Substack to share all of my online dating, sexting, and social media musings 💕 open.substack.com/pub/lovebyte...
Incoming: Love Bytes
Introducing your weekly update on online dating, flirting, sexting, and more
open.substack.com
February 13, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Just in time for Valentine's Day, I've (finally!) started a Substack to share all of my online dating, sexting, and social media musings 💕 open.substack.com/pub/lovebyte...
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In my years of covering internet culture I’ve always tried to impress upon people that social media algorithms + audiences actively incentivize and reward behavior and people that are almost comically evil and stupid. Anyways now that culture is running the country
February 8, 2025 at 1:11 AM
In my years of covering internet culture I’ve always tried to impress upon people that social media algorithms + audiences actively incentivize and reward behavior and people that are almost comically evil and stupid. Anyways now that culture is running the country
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Hi all, I'm a WIRED journalist on the science desk. If you're a government scientist or federally funded researcher with info to share about the Trump transition, please feel free to contact me securely on Signal: emullin.06
February 5, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Hi all, I'm a WIRED journalist on the science desk. If you're a government scientist or federally funded researcher with info to share about the Trump transition, please feel free to contact me securely on Signal: emullin.06
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What's so impressive to me about Wired's handling of the Doge developments is how they have absolutely everyone on staff involved. Feels like every single new development I see there is a different byline.
A teen DOGE staffer recently given access to government systems worked at a startup known for hiring convicted hackers. Someone using a Telegram handle associated with him also solicited a cyberattack-for-hire service in 2022. All raising questions about his vetting. www.wired.com/story/edward...
DOGE Teen Owns ‘Tesla.Sexy LLC’ and Worked at Startup That Has Hired Convicted Hackers
Experts question whether Edward Coristine, a DOGE staffer who has gone by “Big Balls” online, would pass the background check typically required for access to sensitive US government systems.
www.wired.com
February 6, 2025 at 11:21 AM
What's so impressive to me about Wired's handling of the Doge developments is how they have absolutely everyone on staff involved. Feels like every single new development I see there is a different byline.
No one is reporting like @wired.com in this moment, so I purchased a subscription so they can keep doing work like this:
NEW: NOAA employees were ordered to give an engineer from Elon Musk's DOGE task force access to all of the agency's Google sites by the end of business Wednesday.
Nothing in the engineer's background suggests any special expertise relevant to his new role.
Nothing in the engineer's background suggests any special expertise relevant to his new role.
This DOGE Engineer Has Access to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Sources tell WIRED that NOAA employees were ordered to give an engineer from Elon Musk's DOGE task force access to all NOAA Google sites by the end of business Wednesday.
wrd.cm
February 5, 2025 at 8:48 PM
No one is reporting like @wired.com in this moment, so I purchased a subscription so they can keep doing work like this:
✨New research: An exploratory analysis of how text network analysis can be used to analyze conversations between online-first chat partners. TLDR: Lots of positively valenced words in very little time! www.tandfonline.com/eprint/IS7YD...
Getting to Know You: Using Text Network Analysis to Identify Key Topics and Word Choice in Initial Online Interactions
Many online spaces allow individuals to connect and get to know each other without ever meeting face-to-face. This research explored the contents of the conversations between individuals who met on...
www.tandfonline.com
January 27, 2025 at 3:13 PM
✨New research: An exploratory analysis of how text network analysis can be used to analyze conversations between online-first chat partners. TLDR: Lots of positively valenced words in very little time! www.tandfonline.com/eprint/IS7YD...
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Seems like U.S. government’s genius plan to stop Chinese influence over its populace has resulted in the populace downloading Chinese apps en masse out of loyalty to China
January 13, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Seems like U.S. government’s genius plan to stop Chinese influence over its populace has resulted in the populace downloading Chinese apps en masse out of loyalty to China
very curious to see how Golden Globes conversations are on here tonight 👀
January 6, 2025 at 12:35 AM
very curious to see how Golden Globes conversations are on here tonight 👀
Twin Peaks or Buffy ✨
January 2, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Twin Peaks or Buffy ✨
...and getting inspiration for some spring 2025 projects, too :)
December 18, 2024 at 1:49 PM
...and getting inspiration for some spring 2025 projects, too :)
My treat for finishing grading 😌
@kait.bsky.social
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December 18, 2024 at 1:37 PM
My treat for finishing grading 😌
@kait.bsky.social
@kait.bsky.social
Another great weekend in New Orleans for the National Communication Association’s annual convention—and yes, I did indeed find a vampire speakeasy 🦇
November 27, 2024 at 12:02 AM
Another great weekend in New Orleans for the National Communication Association’s annual convention—and yes, I did indeed find a vampire speakeasy 🦇
For those who will still be at NCA #commsky tomorrow morning (11/24), I'll be presenting one of my very favorite projects I've done yet--an exploration of compulsive social media behaviors and parasocial relationships in true crime contexts. Bright & early at 8 am Sunday!
November 23, 2024 at 4:16 PM
For those who will still be at NCA #commsky tomorrow morning (11/24), I'll be presenting one of my very favorite projects I've done yet--an exploration of compulsive social media behaviors and parasocial relationships in true crime contexts. Bright & early at 8 am Sunday!