Mathew Iantorno (he/him)
@mathewiantorno.com
📚 PhD candidate at the University of Toronto (iSchool + ICCIT)
🤖 Studies the history, labour, & public impact of retail automation
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🤖 Studies the history, labour, & public impact of retail automation
🛰️ mathewiantorno.com
There's a lot of fluff in this announcement, but the introduction of unit price labelling for grocery products is a big win for Canada. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
ANALYSIS | In Canadian politics, a new world order can't overshadow the price of groceries | CBC News
The old world is dying and a new era of global instability beckons. The future of world affairs remains to be written. But first, the groceries.
www.cbc.ca
January 30, 2026 at 2:23 PM
There's a lot of fluff in this announcement, but the introduction of unit price labelling for grocery products is a big win for Canada. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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"Notes Toward a Digital Workers' Inquiry," published by Common Notions Press, includes first-hand accounts from the tech sector’s resurgent labour movement as artificial intelligence gains ground in every facet of our lives. www.commonnotions.org/buy/notes-to...
January 27, 2026 at 2:26 PM
"Notes Toward a Digital Workers' Inquiry," published by Common Notions Press, includes first-hand accounts from the tech sector’s resurgent labour movement as artificial intelligence gains ground in every facet of our lives. www.commonnotions.org/buy/notes-to...
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Join ICCIT professors Julie Chen and Alessandro Delfanti on February 12 for the launch of their new book, "Notes Toward a Digital Workers' Inquiry," co-authored with members of The Capacitor Collective. www.tickettailor.com/events/panit...
Julie Chen and Alessandro Delfanti Launch New Book on Digital Labour | Institute of Communication, Culture, Information and Technology
ICCIT professors Julie Chen and Alessandro Delfanti are celebrating the launch of their new book, Notes Toward a Digital Workers' Inquiry. This book was co-authored with other members of The Capacitor...
www.utm.utoronto.ca
January 27, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Join ICCIT professors Julie Chen and Alessandro Delfanti on February 12 for the launch of their new book, "Notes Toward a Digital Workers' Inquiry," co-authored with members of The Capacitor Collective. www.tickettailor.com/events/panit...
Pleased to announce that I'll be leading a Monday Night Seminar at the Centre for Culture and Technology this March. Stay tuned for more details. www.cultureandtech.utoronto.ca/events
January 23, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Pleased to announce that I'll be leading a Monday Night Seminar at the Centre for Culture and Technology this March. Stay tuned for more details. www.cultureandtech.utoronto.ca/events
Good. It'll be interesting to see where other creator-focused platforms and venues land on the generative AI issue over the next few years... and if they actually enforce the rules. www.404media.co/comic-con-ba...
Comic-Con Bans AI Art After Artist Pushback
The famed convention's organizers have banned AI from the art show.
www.404media.co
January 21, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Good. It'll be interesting to see where other creator-focused platforms and venues land on the generative AI issue over the next few years... and if they actually enforce the rules. www.404media.co/comic-con-ba...
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The career of Professor Julie Yujie Chen was recently celebrated in a full-length article published by
@utm-research.bsky.social. Her research projects, such as her recent role as co-editor of the Sage Handbook of Digital Labour, continue to enrich the ICCIT. www.utm.utoronto.ca/research-inn...
@utm-research.bsky.social. Her research projects, such as her recent role as co-editor of the Sage Handbook of Digital Labour, continue to enrich the ICCIT. www.utm.utoronto.ca/research-inn...
Hidden Labour: UTM Researcher Exposes Material Realities of Digital Capitalism | Research and Innovation
www.utm.utoronto.ca
January 19, 2026 at 9:52 PM
The career of Professor Julie Yujie Chen was recently celebrated in a full-length article published by
@utm-research.bsky.social. Her research projects, such as her recent role as co-editor of the Sage Handbook of Digital Labour, continue to enrich the ICCIT. www.utm.utoronto.ca/research-inn...
@utm-research.bsky.social. Her research projects, such as her recent role as co-editor of the Sage Handbook of Digital Labour, continue to enrich the ICCIT. www.utm.utoronto.ca/research-inn...
Looks like there's a snow day at U of T today (on all three campuses!). Everyone stay home and stay safe!❄️
Due to the heavy snowfall and more expected throughout the day, #UTM is closed for Thursday, January 15, 2026.
For more info, visit: www.utm.utoronto.ca/visitors/campus-status
For more info, visit: www.utm.utoronto.ca/visitors/campus-status
January 15, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Looks like there's a snow day at U of T today (on all three campuses!). Everyone stay home and stay safe!❄️
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I'm co-chairing the Society for Social Studies of Science @4sweb.bsky.social Conference in Toronto, Oct 2026. #STS #scipol #innovation
Theme: "TechnoPower • Technoscientific Futures".
Open panel submissions portal is open! ls!
Deadline: 2nd February 2026
www.4sonline.org/about_the_co...
Theme: "TechnoPower • Technoscientific Futures".
Open panel submissions portal is open! ls!
Deadline: 2nd February 2026
www.4sonline.org/about_the_co...
About the Conference
www.4sonline.org
January 14, 2026 at 4:12 PM
I'm co-chairing the Society for Social Studies of Science @4sweb.bsky.social Conference in Toronto, Oct 2026. #STS #scipol #innovation
Theme: "TechnoPower • Technoscientific Futures".
Open panel submissions portal is open! ls!
Deadline: 2nd February 2026
www.4sonline.org/about_the_co...
Theme: "TechnoPower • Technoscientific Futures".
Open panel submissions portal is open! ls!
Deadline: 2nd February 2026
www.4sonline.org/about_the_co...
Did a dive into corporate micro-market social media posts today. It's a lot.
January 9, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Did a dive into corporate micro-market social media posts today. It's a lot.
Jeffrey Boase, a faculty member at the ICCIT, will be having a book talk tonight at Victoria College. There's still time to sign up!
Join the ICCIT on January 8th for a discussion with Professor Jeffrey Boase on his recently released book, "The Digital Bind: Constant Connectivity and the Reconfiguring of Family, Work, and Friendship." www.eventbrite.ca/e/iccit-book...
ICCIT Book Talk: Jeffrey Boase, The Digital Bind
Professor Jeffrey Boase explores how constant connectivity is reconfiguring family, work, and friendship.
www.eventbrite.ca
January 8, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Jeffrey Boase, a faculty member at the ICCIT, will be having a book talk tonight at Victoria College. There's still time to sign up!
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Canada's federal gov has a new program to bring researchers to Canada & my uni is starting an internal nomination process for chairs. If you are a full or associate prof working on AI/democracy/community engagement/environmental justice and you may be interested in moving to Canada, dm me
January 7, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Canada's federal gov has a new program to bring researchers to Canada & my uni is starting an internal nomination process for chairs. If you are a full or associate prof working on AI/democracy/community engagement/environmental justice and you may be interested in moving to Canada, dm me
The Sage Handbook of Digital Labour, edited by my amazing supervisor Julie Yujie Chen, is out in the world! 📖✨
This arrived today. There is only one copy which is grrr but it is a thing of beauty. And hard graft. Thanks to all our contributors and my co-editors @grohmannrafael.bsky.social @bltergin.bsky.social and Julie Chen
January 6, 2026 at 4:26 PM
The Sage Handbook of Digital Labour, edited by my amazing supervisor Julie Yujie Chen, is out in the world! 📖✨
In what has inadvertently become an annual tradition, I've redesigned my website. 💻✨ mathewiantorno.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:46 PM
In what has inadvertently become an annual tradition, I've redesigned my website. 💻✨ mathewiantorno.com
Your periodic reminder that I host a Labour & Technology Scholars starter park. It's a good way to connect with people studying AI, platforms, unions, etc. if you're new to Bluesky. go.bsky.app/UMaa7T3
January 6, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Your periodic reminder that I host a Labour & Technology Scholars starter park. It's a good way to connect with people studying AI, platforms, unions, etc. if you're new to Bluesky. go.bsky.app/UMaa7T3
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Generative AI has made Amazon’s knockoff problem more inescapable than ever. Authors tell Rolling Stone it’s leaving them frustrated— and the internet worse in the process.
Amazon Is the World's Biggest Online Book Marketplace. It's Filled With AI Knockoffs
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October 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Generative AI has made Amazon’s knockoff problem more inescapable than ever. Authors tell Rolling Stone it’s leaving them frustrated— and the internet worse in the process.
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“Don’t walk in” instead of “just walk out.”
NYC Wegmans is storing biometric data on shoppers' eyes, voices and faces
The supermarket chain says it’s a move to ensure shopper safety. Surveillance experts warn of privacy risks.
gothamist.com
January 3, 2026 at 9:09 PM
“Don’t walk in” instead of “just walk out.”
Expect a lot more of these in 2026 as I hack through the dissertation.
January 2, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Expect a lot more of these in 2026 as I hack through the dissertation.
I've joined LinkedIn! What a Christmas gift to give myself. Connect with me if you feel like it. www.linkedin.com/in/mathew-ia...
www.linkedin.com
December 31, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I've joined LinkedIn! What a Christmas gift to give myself. Connect with me if you feel like it. www.linkedin.com/in/mathew-ia...
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“Accepting this story of AI’s inevitability — or that of any technology — is a grave mistake for educators. Not only does it cede tremendous power to tech companies that are unaccountable to teachers, students, or school communities…” 1/2
kappanonline.org/teach-like-a...
kappanonline.org/teach-like-a...
Teach like a Luddite - Kappan Online
Embracing new technologies that don’t advance teaching and learning is a mistake. Educators must ask questions — and resist when necessary.
kappanonline.org
December 29, 2025 at 6:40 PM
“Accepting this story of AI’s inevitability — or that of any technology — is a grave mistake for educators. Not only does it cede tremendous power to tech companies that are unaccountable to teachers, students, or school communities…” 1/2
kappanonline.org/teach-like-a...
kappanonline.org/teach-like-a...
It's always great when the conference comes to you.🍁
We're also now on Instagram: 4Son.line
December 19, 2025 at 10:58 PM
It's always great when the conference comes to you.🍁
A spiritual sequel to the article I posted earlier this week about AI making up books.
Do not cite an academic paper unless you’ve read it
AI Is Inventing Academic Papers That Don't Exist -- And They're Being Cited in Real Journals
Academic articles from authors using large language model are creating an ecosystem of fake research that threatens human knowledge itself.
www.rollingstone.com
December 19, 2025 at 10:36 PM
A spiritual sequel to the article I posted earlier this week about AI making up books.
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Join the ICCIT on January 8th for a discussion with Professor Jeffrey Boase on his recently released book, "The Digital Bind: Constant Connectivity and the Reconfiguring of Family, Work, and Friendship." www.eventbrite.ca/e/iccit-book...
ICCIT Book Talk: Jeffrey Boase, The Digital Bind
Professor Jeffrey Boase explores how constant connectivity is reconfiguring family, work, and friendship.
www.eventbrite.ca
December 19, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Join the ICCIT on January 8th for a discussion with Professor Jeffrey Boase on his recently released book, "The Digital Bind: Constant Connectivity and the Reconfiguring of Family, Work, and Friendship." www.eventbrite.ca/e/iccit-book...
Finally, the overlap between my research and AI research. The Venn diagram isn't just two floating circles anymore! www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anth...
We Let AI Run Our Office Vending Machine. It Lost Hundreds of Dollars.
An AI agent ran a snack operation in the WSJ newsroom. It gave away a free PlayStation, ordered a live fish—and taught us lessons about the future of AI.
www.wsj.com
December 18, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Finally, the overlap between my research and AI research. The Venn diagram isn't just two floating circles anymore! www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anth...
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End of year interview! 🗞️ I'm quoted in Dazed Media's coverage of the "performative male" & our digital fixation with fakes. A decade of researching the losing game of gendered "authenticity" in games has prepared me for this moment... 🛍️📚👩
When did everything (and everyone) become so ‘performative’?
From performative males to performative hobbies and even accessories, now everything is under the microscope for being inauthentic
www.dazeddigital.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:08 PM
End of year interview! 🗞️ I'm quoted in Dazed Media's coverage of the "performative male" & our digital fixation with fakes. A decade of researching the losing game of gendered "authenticity" in games has prepared me for this moment... 🛍️📚👩
I don't have a lot of faith in Canada's grocery code of conduct. Similar to housing affordability, we need major governmental oversight and intervention to fix food affordability in the country. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
The grocery code of conduct takes effect next month. Its first enforcer has a ‘big job’ ahead
Karen Proud says new rules won’t be a ‘silver bullet’ for problems in Canada’s grocery industry
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 16, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I don't have a lot of faith in Canada's grocery code of conduct. Similar to housing affordability, we need major governmental oversight and intervention to fix food affordability in the country. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...