Axel Bruns

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Australian Laureate Fellow and Professor at @qutdmrc, researching news, politics, partisanship, polarisation in digital and social media.

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Axel Bruns is a German-Australian media scholar. He is a Professor of Communication and Media Studies at QUT Digital Media Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia, and a Chief Investigator in the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society. .. more

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Axel Bruns @snurb.info · Apr 25

💡 NEW ARTICLE ALERT 💡

My article with @qutdmrc.bsky.social colleagues @kkasianenko.bsky.social, @vishneww.bsky.social, @essideh.com, and @voddenlaura.bsky.social is now out in Social Media + Society.

We introduce a new analytics method: #PracticeMapping.

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Untangling the Furball: A Practice Mapping Approach to the Analysis of Multimodal Interactions in Social Networks - Axel Bruns, Kateryna Kasianenko, Vish Padinjaredath Suresh, Ehsan Dehghan, Laura Vod...

This article introduces the analytical approach of practice mapping, using vector embeddings of network actions and interactions to map commonalities and disjun...

journals.sagepub.com

Axel Bruns @snurb.info · 3h

So say we all.

Reposted by Diane Coyle, Axel Bruns, David N. Thomas , and 10 more Diane Coyle, Axel Bruns, David N. Thomas, Tim Bale, Huw Price, Niels Werber, Kelly Smith, Mark Robinson, Paul Nightingale, Björn Heile, Claire Jowitt, Maksym Polyakov, Virginia Sapiro

Pete @petetheref.bsky.social · 1d

The Embassy staff of Germany, France and the United Kingdom sing Schedryk in the Kyiv underground.
Wonderful!

Reposted by Axel Bruns

BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 1d

a lot of people don't realize that Christmas carols and traditions are actually folk memories of suppressed pre-Christian events, namely the end of the Third Age and the Fall of Sauron.

Reposted by Axel Bruns

Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 2d

Pure unadulterated propaganda. What's worse is he knows that's not how it works.

Reposted by Michael E. Mann, Axel Bruns, Sander van der Linden , and 1 more Michael E. Mann, Axel Bruns, Sander van der Linden, Beatriz Gallardo Paúls

Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · 2d

So the US administration considers hate speech and disinformation “American viewpoints“? 🙄
HateAid is an organization that also helps climate scientists to defend themselves against online abuse and threats.
Its founder was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 🇩🇪 this year.

Matt Burgess (WIRED) @mattburgess1.bsky.social · 2d

“Imran Ahmed, chief executive of Centre for Countering Digital Hate; Josephine Ballon and Anna-Lena von Hodenberg, leaders of HateAid, a German organization; former EU Commissioner Thierry Breton, who was responsible for digital affairs; and Clare Melford, who runs the Global Disinformation Index.”

US bars five Europeans it says pressured tech firms to censor American viewpoints online

The State Department is barring five Europeans it accuses of leading efforts to pressure U.S. tech firms to censor or suppress American viewpoints.

apnews.com

Reposted by Axel Bruns, Arthur Geßler, John Horgan , and 4 more Axel Bruns, Arthur Geßler, John Horgan, Rosemary A. Joyce, Laurent Pech, Robert C. Richards, Ryan Calo

Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 2d

Nina Jankowicz: “They’re not doing this because they have any evidence of censorship — they lost a Supreme Court case that made those claims… They’re doing this because the group of researchers and advocates have stood up to liars like Donald Trump and the platforms that enable them.”

Craig Aaron @notaaroncraig.bsky.social · 2d

“Chilling and unconstitutional” — @attorneynora.bsky.social @freepress.bsky.social

U.S. Bars 5 European Tech Regulators and Researchers

www.nytimes.com

Reposted by Axel Bruns, Benjamin Mason Meier, Eric Goldman , and 10 more Axel Bruns, Benjamin Mason Meier, Eric Goldman, Karen Benjamin Guzzo, Jacob T. Levy, James Goodwin, Mark Rice, Ann Bartow, Greg Linden, Charles T. Mathewes, Farah Mendlesohn, Nathan P. Kalmoe, Stuart Shapiro

The Upshot @upshot.nytimes.com · 2d

On DOGE’s watch, federal spending did not go down at all. It went up. But is still led to cuts that closed offices, canceled programs and deprived people of food, medicine and other aid.

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...

How Did DOGE Disrupt So Much While Saving So Little?

www.nytimes.com

Reposted by Shannon Vallor, Axel Bruns, Martin Paul Eve , and 5 more Shannon Vallor, Axel Bruns, Martin Paul Eve, Charles West, Fabián Muniesa, Stephen D. Murphy, Aviel Roshwald, Aidan O’Sullivan

Unofficial BBCNews (UK) Bot @bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social · 2d

Mystery as hundreds of Victorian shoes wash up on Ogmore beach

More than 400 leather hobnailed boots, thought to date back to the 19th Century, have been found.

www.bbc.com

Reposted by Axel Bruns, Steve Peers, Daniel W. Drezner

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 3d

Community. Note.

Reposted by Axel Bruns

Sarah Kirchberger @sarahkirchberger.bsky.social · 3d

Awaiting the next-generation supercarrier design any day now.

djbarney.wordpress.com/2007/12/08/n...

Reposted by Shannon Vallor, Axel Bruns, Anders Nilsson , and 8 more Shannon Vallor, Axel Bruns, Anders Nilsson, Robert C. Richards, Brian Keegan, Daryl Adair, Erin O’Donnell, Ann Bartow, Nelson Flores, Aviel Roshwald, Nathan P. Kalmoe

404 Media @404media.co · 3d

iCloud, Mega, and as a torrent. Archivists have uploaded the 60 Minutes episode Bari Weiss spiked.

Archivists Posted the 60 Minutes CECOT Segment Bari Weiss Killed

iCloud, Mega, and as a torrent. Archivists have uploaded the 60 Minutes episode Bari Weiss spiked.

www.404media.co

Reposted by Axel Bruns, Adrian Vickers

Tim Lyons @picketer.bsky.social · 3d

Australians: we don't like guns. This is excellent.

Axel Bruns @snurb.info · 5d

JFC. What was that ? 🤬 #FCNH96

Axel Bruns @snurb.info · 5d

WTAF. #FCNH96

Axel Bruns @snurb.info · 5d

FFS. Really ? #FCNH96

Axel Bruns @snurb.info · 5d

Yessssss. Källmann into double figures. Nice. #FCNH96

Axel Bruns @snurb.info · 5d

Well look, no pressure, @hannover-96.bsky.social, but we need a win today. Shouldn’t be too hard, surely ? #FCNH96 🖤🤍💚

Reposted by Axel Bruns, Kevin Carey

RedScharlach @redscharlach.bsky.social · 5d

Rare footage of St Paul’s Cathedral testing its giant flamethrower

The sun rising over the London skyline this morning, only it’s a very cloudy sky and the sun is visible only as an orange streak of fire that coincidentally seems to be emanating from the spire on the top of St Paul’s dome

Reposted by Axel Bruns, Steven French, Margot C. Finn

ARCA @arca-artcrime.bsky.social · 5d

Despite frequent remonstrations from digital archivists, Persephone never accepted that she could not photocopy a whole book in one go.

Reposted by Richard S.J. Tol, Axel Bruns, Ken Caldeira , and 11 more Richard S.J. Tol, Axel Bruns, Ken Caldeira, Rosemary A. Joyce, Joseph Schafer, David R. Miller, Paolo Beria, Tom Griffin, Anne Norton, Josh Pasek, Thomas Masterson, Nicole Guenther Discenza, Timothy D. McBride, David Darmofal

MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 5d

🚨 The DOJ appears to have redacted Donald Trump’s name from the allegations made in this exhibit in the Epstein files.

Trump’s name was in the original release. Now, it’s blacked out.

See for yourself.

Reposted by Dorothy Bishop, Axel Bruns, Steven French , and 4 more Dorothy Bishop, Axel Bruns, Steven French, Smith, Samantha Brennan, Aurélien Mondon, Catherine J. Frieman

Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · 5d

I feel like I'm going to get a lot of use out of this Pluribus screencap

Carol in Pluribus: All the brains in the world, and you can't navigate a fuckin' pronoun?

Reposted by Axel Bruns, Euan G. Ritchie

Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 5d

“Never has there been a time where politics has been played so blatantly, so openly at the expense of a terrified, traumatised community and the wider nation at large.” @amyremeikis.bsky.social

www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025...

Our hearts are shattered – and some have broken them further

There is no going back to where we were before December 14. But a social contract Australians relied on has been destroyed by the Coalition.

www.thenewdaily.com.au

Axel Bruns @snurb.info · 6d

Naww, thank you. Plenty more of this for you to discover in the Brainticket back catalogue, and a new show every Saturday morning Australian time - enjoy...

(And as they say, please like and subscribe, I guess... 😳)

Axel Bruns @snurb.info · 6d

⛄ #Brainticket 098 is out – and since half the world is heading into the cold season, this episode features some Songs of Winter, with chilly #Prog tracks from Tusmørke, Siena Root, Genesis, Big Big Train, Yes, Tiger Moth Tales, and Ian Neal... 🌨️❄️

www.mixcloud.com/LexaSnurb/098/

Brainticket 098: Songs of Winter

A collection of progressive rock songs with wintry themes, featuring music from Tusmørke, Siena Root, Genesis, Big Big Train, Yes, Tiger Moth Tales, and Ian Neal.

www.mixcloud.com

Reposted by Axel Bruns

Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 8d

Fantastic piece of journalism by the AP. A map of the 145 Russian sabotage and disruption incidents across Europe.

These are not random acts. "Russia wants to drain Europe's investigative resources with its sabotage campaign, officials say." apnews.com/projects/rus...

Russia wants to drain Europe's security resources with sabotage campaign, officials say | AP News

The Associated Press has tracked 145 cases of sabotage and disruption that Western officials blame on Russia since its 2022 invasion of Ukraine. They say Moscow wants to drain Europe’s investigative r...

apnews.com

Axel Bruns @snurb.info · 9d

Bit of an unorthodox Xmas tree, but the bees seem to like it… 🐝🦋

Reposted by Axel Bruns, Timothy Graham

QUT Digital Media Research Centre @qutdmrc.bsky.social · 11d

Congratulations to DMRC scholars @kathaesa.bsky.social, @snurb.info, @riedlinm.bsky.social, @vilkins.bsky.social, Laura Vodden, and Thet Zin Myint for their new publication in Media International Australia as part of the AANZCA special issue!

journals.sagepub.com...

Axel Bruns @snurb.info · 13d

😳 Ooops, I missed out on sharing the latest episode of #Brainticket this morning. This week we’re celebrating the excellent Cuneiform label, with great #Prog tracks from Soft Machine, Univers Zéro, Boud Deun, Philharmonie, Happy the Man, Guapo, PFS, and NeBeLNeST. 🧠🎫

www.mixcloud.com/LexaSnurb/097/

Brainticket 097: Prog's Great Labels #3 — Cuneiform

Celebrating some 40 years of service to progressive rock by the amazing Cuneiform label, with music from Soft Machine, Univers Zéro, Boud Deun, Philharmonie, Happy the Man, Guapo, PFS, and NeBeLNeST.

www.mixcloud.com

Axel Bruns @snurb.info · 15d

🌊☀️🏖️

Axel Bruns @snurb.info · 17d

In all honesty the Australian government should be delighted that Wells is dodgy with her spending. 😳

It’ll distract from the incredible damage to young citizens that their terrible and stupid #SocialMediaBan is about to inflict. 😫

Wells initiates audit of expenses as Shorten defends her against 'pile-on'

The sports minister maintains all her taxpayer-funded expenses have been within the guidelines.

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