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Nathalie Schäfer
@nathalierimb.bsky.social
Media scholar researching fame-enhancing bots on Instagram. PhD candidate @bauhaus-university Weimar | horse trainer.

www.nathalieschaefer.de
Just returned from the Oxford-Berkeley Summer Doctoral Programme at UC Berkeley — two intellectually intense and energising weeks with PhD researchers and leading scholars from around the world.
Thanks to @oii.ox.ac.uk & @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social for creating such a generous environment!
August 7, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Early bird registration closes on 1 August! Safe your spot especially if you’re presenting or participating in the doctoral colloquium!
Did we mention registration for #AoIR2025 is now open? 😉

aoir.org/aoir2025/
July 26, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Such a great kick of and welcoming reception yesterday here by @oii.ox.ac.uk & @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social School of Information. It‘s great to be part of this year‘s Oxford - Berkeley Summer Doctoral Programm alongside so many dedicated doctoral candidates!
Great to see the @oii.ox.ac.uk @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social School of Information Summer Doctoral Programme 2025 in full swing with students enjoying last nights’ welcome reception following talks from @dbamman.bsky.social, John Chuang and @kathryneccles.bsky.social on day one. 1/4
July 16, 2025 at 3:19 AM
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NEW: LLMs in medicine require new forms of risk management, according to @oii.ox.ac.uk researchers Dr Daria Onitiu, @swachter.bsky.social and @bmittelstadt.bsky.social. Read the blog post: 1/3 bit.ly/4lpzZrp
OII | LLMs in medicine require new forms of risk management, according to Oxford researchers
Whether it is merely long-term hype or near-term reality, Large Language Models (LLMs) in medicine are well-positioned to engage with a wide range of medical tasks and be used for medical research pur...
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July 7, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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Our first panel 'Non-Human and Transgressive Bodies' explores different ideas of what our bodies can be, both online and offline, with topics ranging from online communication and veganism to recontexualising religious texts #TIS25
June 17, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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We are officially live! Transgressive Identities and Subjectivities conference has now kicked off with our opening remarks by conference co-chairs Dr Poppy Wilde and Dr Matt Grimes! #TIS25
@poppywilde.bsky.social

Keep an eye on here to hear about the panels of our conference for the next two days!
June 17, 2025 at 8:24 AM
I am officially part of @aoir.bsky.social exec!! Thank you to all who voted and @tomdivon.bsky.social for the encouragement ✨
Your 2025-2027 AoIR Executive Committee!

President: Sarah Roberts
Vice President: Andra Siibak
Immediate Past President: Nicholas John
Secretary: Nathalie Schäfer
Treasurer: Robert W. Gehl
Graduate Student Rep: Lynrose Jane Genon
Open Seats: Admire Mare, Rebecca Scharlach, & Meg Jing Zeng.
May 6, 2025 at 5:08 AM
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Every current paid AoIR member should have received instructions by email about how to vote in elections for the next AoIR Executive Committee.

AoIR is made of people.
AoIR members get to choose them.
Please vote.

(Polls will remain open until 12:00 noon, U.S. Eastern Time, May 1 2025.)
April 23, 2025 at 5:56 AM
I‘m trying to update the age in the personal settings of a company‘s #instagram account. I received the notification that my age could not be verified and I should try it again in 3 months. Do you have similar experience and/or ideas what to do?

#instagram #age #verification
April 24, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Good news: I get the chance to present my research at this year’s BCMCR conference on „Transgressive Identities and Subjectivities“ in June!
March 30, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Submissions are now open for #AoIR2025, taking place at the Universidade Federal Fluminense (Fluminense Federal University) in Niterói, Brazil, from October 15th to 18th 2025.

Submissions are due by 1st March 2025.

aoir.org/aoir2025/aoi...
January 18, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Finally out!! This special issue features my article “1001 followers in 20 days. Framing the use of fame-enhancing bots on Instagram” investigating the practice of botting through the lens of transgressive play. @polityinstabook Open access: https://t.co/yDmLj6lnBT
December 5, 2024 at 12:22 PM
Finally this thought-provoking, great article is published. Highly recommend it! 🤩 https://twitter.com/andairamf/status/1762296556592709686
December 5, 2024 at 12:22 PM
Our open access book „Szenen kritischer Relationalität“ edited by @charlottebolwin, Jasmin Degeling, Gabriel Geffert, @thetousle, @gerrahn, @KatSchwerzmann and myself is out now @meson_press !!

https://meson.press/books/szenen-kritischer-relationalitaet/
Szenen kritischer Relationalität
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December 5, 2024 at 12:22 PM
Cordial invitation to participate in the concluding conference "Reckoning With Everything - Mit Allem Rechnen" of the NOMIS research project "THE NEW REAL" in March 2024 in Weimar!

https://t.co/hIlpL3J3u7
December 5, 2024 at 12:22 PM
Look forward to presenting this Friday at the ECF conference „Growing Virtuality“ of the #SFB1567 at @ruhrunibochum. I will talk about the anthropomediality of the practice of using fame-enhancing bots on Instagram. 🤖 https://twitter.com/SFB1567/status/1721493117147197485
December 5, 2024 at 12:22 PM
Back from NY and Philly where I presented my research on the bot police at AoIR 2023 ! It was a great conference and I’m looking forward to seeing everyone next year in Sheffield! #AoIR2023
December 5, 2024 at 12:22 PM
Thank you @politybooks ! Looking forward to reading this 🤩 #AoIR2023
December 5, 2024 at 12:22 PM
December 5, 2024 at 12:22 PM
Sharing a blog post by @snurb_dot_info about our great bot panel at #AoIR2023 https://twitter.com/snurb_dot_info_/status/1715105978432004188
December 5, 2024 at 12:22 PM
Hello Philly! What a nice reception at the stadium with lovely Mexican fans and a good soccer game #AoIR2023
December 5, 2024 at 12:21 PM
After a first get together in New York with some of my favourite colleagues from the #DMRC, we’re heading to Philly tomorrow. So happy and excited that #AoIR2023 is finally there! 🤩
December 5, 2024 at 12:21 PM
Hello #aoir #aoir2023, I know we will be posting on mastodon but is anyone else coming to see Mexico vs. Germany in Philly on 17 Oct ? Let me know if you want to join and go there together!
December 5, 2024 at 12:21 PM
Yesterday I submitted our anthology „Szenen kritischer Relationalität“ that we’re editing with @charlottebolwin, @KatSchwerzmann, Gabriel Geffert, Marting Kallmeyer, Gereon Rahmfeld, Jasmin Degeling and myself to the publisher @meson_press! So excited🤩
December 5, 2024 at 12:21 PM
Early bird eh cat conference visitor 🐈
#gfm2023
December 5, 2024 at 12:21 PM