Matthew Craig
@matthewjacraig.bsky.social
Assistant Professor @Central Michigan University. Privacy; HMC; HCI; HRI; Emerging media and technology. Nature lover and dog parent. 🏳️🌈www.matthewjacraig.com
📣 New Publication Alert! Last week, I shared a new piece of research I co-authored with Dr. Jeffrey T. Child, published in Human-Machine Communication, examining users' experiences of privacy breakdowns w/ social media algorithms. While recognizing they receive intrusive recommendations… 🧵 (1/9)
September 9, 2025 at 9:45 PM
📣 New Publication Alert! Last week, I shared a new piece of research I co-authored with Dr. Jeffrey T. Child, published in Human-Machine Communication, examining users' experiences of privacy breakdowns w/ social media algorithms. While recognizing they receive intrusive recommendations… 🧵 (1/9)
🚨 New publication! 🚨
Ever had an ad on FB, TikTok, or IG feel way too personal? 😳
In a new pub w/ Dr. Jeffrey T. Child, we studied how sm users (FB, Insta, and TikTok) navigate unsettling moments w/ algorithms seem to know too much via content analysis of their experiences.
Here’s what we found:
Ever had an ad on FB, TikTok, or IG feel way too personal? 😳
In a new pub w/ Dr. Jeffrey T. Child, we studied how sm users (FB, Insta, and TikTok) navigate unsettling moments w/ algorithms seem to know too much via content analysis of their experiences.
Here’s what we found:
September 2, 2025 at 3:34 PM
🚨 New publication! 🚨
Ever had an ad on FB, TikTok, or IG feel way too personal? 😳
In a new pub w/ Dr. Jeffrey T. Child, we studied how sm users (FB, Insta, and TikTok) navigate unsettling moments w/ algorithms seem to know too much via content analysis of their experiences.
Here’s what we found:
Ever had an ad on FB, TikTok, or IG feel way too personal? 😳
In a new pub w/ Dr. Jeffrey T. Child, we studied how sm users (FB, Insta, and TikTok) navigate unsettling moments w/ algorithms seem to know too much via content analysis of their experiences.
Here’s what we found:
2025 Questioning Reality Conference
April 27, 2025 at 2:47 AM
2025 Questioning Reality Conference
I’m excited to share that I’ve accepted a position as Assistant Professor in Computer-Mediated Communication at Central Michigan University joining their outstanding team in the School of Communication, Journalism and Media this fall. Thank you to everyone who’ve supported me! Fire Up, Chips! 🔥 ⬆️
April 9, 2025 at 4:28 PM
I’m excited to share that I’ve accepted a position as Assistant Professor in Computer-Mediated Communication at Central Michigan University joining their outstanding team in the School of Communication, Journalism and Media this fall. Thank you to everyone who’ve supported me! Fire Up, Chips! 🔥 ⬆️
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New white paper from myself and @matthewjacraig.bsky.social : trace.tennessee.edu/cci_whitepap...
We asked 2,422 U.S. residents if social media platforms should employ third-party fact-checkers. Most agreed that they should.
We asked 2,422 U.S. residents if social media platforms should employ third-party fact-checkers. Most agreed that they should.
Despite Meta Ending Its Third-Party Fact-Checking Program, Most People Still Want Fact-Checkers on Social Media
By Benjamin D. Horne and Matthew J. A. Craig, Published on 03/24/25
trace.tennessee.edu
March 31, 2025 at 1:16 PM
New white paper from myself and @matthewjacraig.bsky.social : trace.tennessee.edu/cci_whitepap...
We asked 2,422 U.S. residents if social media platforms should employ third-party fact-checkers. Most agreed that they should.
We asked 2,422 U.S. residents if social media platforms should employ third-party fact-checkers. Most agreed that they should.
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PhD students whose work connects with Communication and Technology and/or Mobile Communication theories, methods, and topics are encouraged to apply to the Doctoral Consortium, an #ICA25 pre-conference to be held on Thurs June 12. Thanks!
https://buff.ly/3USZB4A
https://buff.ly/3USZB4A
February 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM
PhD students whose work connects with Communication and Technology and/or Mobile Communication theories, methods, and topics are encouraged to apply to the Doctoral Consortium, an #ICA25 pre-conference to be held on Thurs June 12. Thanks!
https://buff.ly/3USZB4A
https://buff.ly/3USZB4A
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"consumers had not been aware that the automaker was providing their driving information to data brokers" that's because current surveillance systems go out of their way to hide their existence & obscure information
The FTC just announced a settlement with General Motors, banning the sale of consumers' driving behavior and locations for the next 5 years.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/t...
General Motors Is Banned From Selling Driving Behavior Data for 5 Years
An investigation by the Federal Trade Commission determined that consumers had not been aware that the automaker was providing their driving information to data brokers.
www.nytimes.com
January 17, 2025 at 12:04 AM
"consumers had not been aware that the automaker was providing their driving information to data brokers" that's because current surveillance systems go out of their way to hide their existence & obscure information
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Two years after ChatGPT took the world by storm, academic publishers aren’t universally enforcing their policies about AI writing, because they aren’t willing to or able to. Or both. chroni.cl/3PBJWDL
Scholars Are Supposed to Say When They Use AI. Do They?
Journals have policies about disclosing ChatGPT writing, but enforcing them is another matter, according to a new study.
chroni.cl
January 16, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Two years after ChatGPT took the world by storm, academic publishers aren’t universally enforcing their policies about AI writing, because they aren’t willing to or able to. Or both. chroni.cl/3PBJWDL
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PhD students whose work connects with Communication and Technology and/or Mobile Communication theories, methods, and topics are encouraged to apply to the Doctoral Consortium, an #ICA25 pre-conference to be held on Thurs Jun 12.
https://buff.ly/3USZB4A
https://buff.ly/3USZB4A
January 8, 2025 at 11:00 AM
PhD students whose work connects with Communication and Technology and/or Mobile Communication theories, methods, and topics are encouraged to apply to the Doctoral Consortium, an #ICA25 pre-conference to be held on Thurs Jun 12.
https://buff.ly/3USZB4A
https://buff.ly/3USZB4A
I feel like Marshall McLuhan might know a thing or two about emerging media and technology.
December 22, 2024 at 12:53 PM
I feel like Marshall McLuhan might know a thing or two about emerging media and technology.
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I’m hiring a (well paid) Ph.D. intern to work with me and the Viva UX research lead on a qualitative research project about employee connection, organizational culture, and Copilot adoption. Based in Cambridge MA. Deadline January 31.
jobs.careers.microsoft.com/global/en/jo...
jobs.careers.microsoft.com/global/en/jo...
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jobs.careers.microsoft.com
December 18, 2024 at 10:04 PM
I’m hiring a (well paid) Ph.D. intern to work with me and the Viva UX research lead on a qualitative research project about employee connection, organizational culture, and Copilot adoption. Based in Cambridge MA. Deadline January 31.
jobs.careers.microsoft.com/global/en/jo...
jobs.careers.microsoft.com/global/en/jo...
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oh, this is out and they make me sound like an angel but a really good read
“We are not evaluating systems for some hypothetical, potential risks in the future,” Birhane says
www.fastcompany.com/91238006/how...
“We are not evaluating systems for some hypothetical, potential risks in the future,” Birhane says
www.fastcompany.com/91238006/how...
How Abeba Birhane is cleaning up AI’s dirty data
“We are not evaluating systems for some hypothetical, potential risks in the future. These audits are uncovering actual real issues, real problems, whether it's racism, sexism, or encoding of stereoty...
www.fastcompany.com
December 10, 2024 at 7:01 PM
oh, this is out and they make me sound like an angel but a really good read
“We are not evaluating systems for some hypothetical, potential risks in the future,” Birhane says
www.fastcompany.com/91238006/how...
“We are not evaluating systems for some hypothetical, potential risks in the future,” Birhane says
www.fastcompany.com/91238006/how...
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**Black UK PhD students**
Fully funded PhD study - fees and stipend
-Faculty of Arts, Law and Social Sciences
-Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
**Tell everyone**
www.bristol.ac.uk/study/postgr...
Fully funded PhD study - fees and stipend
-Faculty of Arts, Law and Social Sciences
-Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
**Tell everyone**
www.bristol.ac.uk/study/postgr...
Black heritage PhD scholarships | Study at Bristol | University of Bristol
We welcome applications for full scholarships to postgraduate research programmes starting in 2025.
www.bristol.ac.uk
December 8, 2024 at 5:55 PM
**Black UK PhD students**
Fully funded PhD study - fees and stipend
-Faculty of Arts, Law and Social Sciences
-Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
**Tell everyone**
www.bristol.ac.uk/study/postgr...
Fully funded PhD study - fees and stipend
-Faculty of Arts, Law and Social Sciences
-Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
**Tell everyone**
www.bristol.ac.uk/study/postgr...
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The Associated Press is finally here! (Yes, this is real!. Verified by AP staff.) AP is a nonprofit, working in nearly 100 countries and every U.S. state.
Follow: @apnews.com!
Follow: @apnews.com!
December 6, 2024 at 11:47 PM
The Associated Press is finally here! (Yes, this is real!. Verified by AP staff.) AP is a nonprofit, working in nearly 100 countries and every U.S. state.
Follow: @apnews.com!
Follow: @apnews.com!
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We uncovered more than 100k deceptive US election/social issues ads across +200 FB pages. The ads used deepfakes of Trump, Biden & others to make false claims about gov subsidies and to hawk Trump merch. Meta earned more than **$25 million** from the ads. Story: www.propublica.org/article/face...
Exploiting Meta’s Weaknesses, Deceptive Political Ads Thrived on Facebook and Instagram in Run-Up to Election
Despite Meta's stated commitment to crack down on harmful content, it failed to catch tens of thousands of ads that used false claims and deepfakes of political figures to collect users’ sensitive per...
www.propublica.org
December 5, 2024 at 9:20 PM
We uncovered more than 100k deceptive US election/social issues ads across +200 FB pages. The ads used deepfakes of Trump, Biden & others to make false claims about gov subsidies and to hawk Trump merch. Meta earned more than **$25 million** from the ads. Story: www.propublica.org/article/face...
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We've always been a fan of blueskies.
December 6, 2024 at 1:44 AM
We've always been a fan of blueskies.
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well said, @hypervisible.bsky.social
most of the argument in the article is a simplistic caricature of AI, the tech industry and it's critics
most of the argument in the article is a simplistic caricature of AI, the tech industry and it's critics
This is wildly dismissive of scholars, activists, and journalists whose critiques go well beyond “it sucks and it’s fake.” Moreso, substantive critiques about it sucking often point out not that it’s “fake” but that it’s used for tasks it’s not suited for to the detriment of people it’s used against
The phony comforts of AI skepticism
It’s fun to say that artificial intelligence is fake and sucks — but evidence is mounting that it’s real and dangerous
www.platformer.news
December 6, 2024 at 4:13 PM
well said, @hypervisible.bsky.social
most of the argument in the article is a simplistic caricature of AI, the tech industry and it's critics
most of the argument in the article is a simplistic caricature of AI, the tech industry and it's critics
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It really can't be stated enough how the AI craze is rooted deeply in utter vitriolic disrespect for the working class. Like I've seen multiple cases of this tech being marketed directly on sticking it to us filthy poors who want things like "benefits" and "fair pay for our labor"
December 4, 2024 at 6:38 PM
It really can't be stated enough how the AI craze is rooted deeply in utter vitriolic disrespect for the working class. Like I've seen multiple cases of this tech being marketed directly on sticking it to us filthy poors who want things like "benefits" and "fair pay for our labor"
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OpenAI’s answer to defamatory outputs, blocking names
"In that lawsuit, [Brian Hood] threatened to sue OpenAI after discovering ChatGPT falsely claimed he had been imprisoned for bribery when, in fact, he was a whistleblower who had exposed corporate misconduct."
arstechnica.com/information-...
"In that lawsuit, [Brian Hood] threatened to sue OpenAI after discovering ChatGPT falsely claimed he had been imprisoned for bribery when, in fact, he was a whistleblower who had exposed corporate misconduct."
arstechnica.com/information-...
Certain names make ChatGPT grind to a halt, and we know why
Filter resulting from subject of settled defamation lawsuit could cause trouble down the road.
arstechnica.com
December 4, 2024 at 10:45 AM
OpenAI’s answer to defamatory outputs, blocking names
"In that lawsuit, [Brian Hood] threatened to sue OpenAI after discovering ChatGPT falsely claimed he had been imprisoned for bribery when, in fact, he was a whistleblower who had exposed corporate misconduct."
arstechnica.com/information-...
"In that lawsuit, [Brian Hood] threatened to sue OpenAI after discovering ChatGPT falsely claimed he had been imprisoned for bribery when, in fact, he was a whistleblower who had exposed corporate misconduct."
arstechnica.com/information-...
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There are already many articles for which there is more attention on Bluesky than on other comparable micro-blogging sites, meaning the academic community and the general public have clearly adopted Bluesky as one of its core places to disseminate and discuss new research.
A Place of Joy.
A Place of Joy.
December 3, 2024 at 2:00 PM
There are already many articles for which there is more attention on Bluesky than on other comparable micro-blogging sites, meaning the academic community and the general public have clearly adopted Bluesky as one of its core places to disseminate and discuss new research.
A Place of Joy.
A Place of Joy.
First snow since moving to Tennessee. Excited for when I drive up to the UP for the holidays.
December 3, 2024 at 1:02 AM
First snow since moving to Tennessee. Excited for when I drive up to the UP for the holidays.
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"The audience expectation is that you won’t have to turn your phone sideways to watch video...people are experiencing everything in portrait mode."
News outlets push vertical video to the homepage
"It's a much better experience if you're not turning your phone. And people don't turn their phones."
buff.ly
December 2, 2024 at 7:36 PM
"The audience expectation is that you won’t have to turn your phone sideways to watch video...people are experiencing everything in portrait mode."
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In June, a woman named Stephenie reached out to @propublica.org. An outreach worker told her we were reporting on cities conducting sweeps of homeless encampments, and she had a story to tell. 🧵
December 1, 2024 at 4:51 PM
In June, a woman named Stephenie reached out to @propublica.org. An outreach worker told her we were reporting on cities conducting sweeps of homeless encampments, and she had a story to tell. 🧵
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New article out today we explore changes to Siri’s gender and accent with interesting effects and lack of effects. Just trying to advance #hmc :) check it out for free: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Gender and accent stereotypes in communication with an intelligent virtual assistant
People are using intelligent virtual assistants (IVAs) more than ever before. Today's IVAs can be customized with unique voices including both gender …
www.sciencedirect.com
November 29, 2024 at 9:01 PM
New article out today we explore changes to Siri’s gender and accent with interesting effects and lack of effects. Just trying to advance #hmc :) check it out for free: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...