Daniel Angus

@antmandan.bsky.social

1.5K followers 810 following 410 posts

Professor of Digital Communication and Director of the QUT Digital Media Research Centre. Cyclist, beer brewer, nerd, community advocate.

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Computer science 38%

Communication & Media Studies 20%

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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 3d

Fabulous online seminar organized by @algosoc.org

Algorithmic Effects on #Elections: Using Social Media Data Donations to Study Elections

🗓️ Fri 12 Dec, 14:00–15:30 CET

@ernesto-deleon.com @favstats.eu @antmandan.bsky.social @simonchauchard.bsky.social

Registration ⬇️

algosoc.org/events/algos...

AlgoSoc Seminar Series: Algorithmic Effects on Elections: Using Social Media Data Donations to Study Elections | AlgoSoc

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Ross Floate @rossfloate.bsky.social · 13d

What would have been actually awesome would have been if a bunch of Queensland Year 12 students had spent a year learning about the Cohen Brothers film “Hail Caesar!”.

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Axel Bruns @snurb.info · 18d

A very comprehensive critique of the AI moment by @couldrynick.bsky.social to start off Day Two of the #ZeMKI2025 20th anniversary conference.

Liveblog here:

Fighting the Colonial Extractivism of Artificial Intelligence | Snurblog — Axel Bruns

The second day at the

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Daniel Angus @antmandan.bsky.social · 18d

And just to finish off this story the airline cancelled the flight in the end, didn't put on a replacement today, and as a result hundreds of passengers plans are in ruins. We miss a family wedding today as a result. Flights on alternative airlines were $1300+, they know how desperate people are 😡

Daniel Angus @antmandan.bsky.social · 19d

Having spent the last 3 months in Europe it is an entirely different situation there. Yes delays and cancellations still happen, but I noticed how actively they work to avoid this as there are bigger financial penalties. In Australia airlines run terrible services because they can get away with it.

Daniel Angus @antmandan.bsky.social · 19d

Just love busting your arse to get to the airport in Australia only to have your flight delayed by over two hours. And given how much Labor and the Libs are in bed with the airlines and won’t budge on consumer compensation guarantees we aren’t even entitled to something as simple as a meal voucher.

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ADM+S Centre @admscentre.org.au · 19d

Congratulations to ADM+S researchers awarded grants under the 2025 Queensland–Bavaria Collaborative Research Program, supporting projects that advance research in the responsible use of AI in news personalisation and online search. Read more bit.ly/4ngSRcc

ADM+S researchers awarded 2025 Queensland-Bavaria Collaborative Research Grants - ADM+S Centre

ADM+S researchers have been awarded more than $100,000 under the 2025 Queensland-Bavaria Collaborative Research Program, supporting research in the use of AI in news personalisation and online search.

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Daniel Angus @antmandan.bsky.social · 19d

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

'Climate trigger' formally ruled out of environment laws

A "climate trigger" that could be used to block coal and gas projects has been formally excluded from the government's overhaul of Australia's environment laws, minister Murray Watt confirms.

www.abc.net.au

Daniel Angus @antmandan.bsky.social · 19d

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Climate adaptation 'shortfall' exposes vulnerability to hotter temperatures

Shaded and green spaces can be hard to find in northern towns and cities where summer temperatures regularly surpass 40 degrees Celsius.

www.abc.net.au

Daniel Angus @antmandan.bsky.social · 19d

I'm certainly no poet, but thanks to @jocelynbrewer.bsky.social for the inspo.

Daniel Angus @antmandan.bsky.social · 19d

"I want to see kids off their devices and onto the footy fields"
says a Prime Minister
who can't get his party off the fence.

No homes to grow up in,
no shade to play under,
no planet left to plan for
but sure,
all these fade like dew on a Sherrin
the real problem is screen time.

Daniel Angus @antmandan.bsky.social · 22d

Not a huge amount, very booze forward 😂

Daniel Angus @antmandan.bsky.social · 22d

Tart, but tending sweet rather than dry.

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Daniel Angus @antmandan.bsky.social · 22d

And we all leave richer for the experience 🇧🇷❤️

Axel Bruns @snurb.info · 23d

For anyone still wondering: THIS IS WHY WE’RE HERE. Welcome to our family, and thank you for welcoming us to yours. #AoIR2025

Countries

239 scholars from Brazil, for 208 of whom this was their first AoIR
443 first timers in total

Daniel Angus @antmandan.bsky.social · 22d

It really was, my favourite of the lot

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Axel Bruns @snurb.info · 22d

For all of you with #AoIR2025 FOMO, or who are missing the great company in Rio already: consider joining us in Brisbane for the 2026 @qutdmrc.bsky.social Summer School on 2-6 Feb. 2026 – registration is now open !

More details are here:

DIGITAL MEDIA RESEARCH CENTRE

2026
SUMMER
SCHOOL

MON 2 FEB - FRI 6 FEB 2026
QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, BRISBANE

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Axel Bruns @snurb.info · 23d

For anyone still wondering: THIS IS WHY WE’RE HERE. Welcome to our family, and thank you for welcoming us to yours. #AoIR2025

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Daniel Angus @antmandan.bsky.social · 23d

My @qutdmrc.bsky.social colleague @snurb.info now up in our #aoir2025 elections panel, talking about our work studying the 2025 Australian Federal election. Key highlights of this work is the splintering of discourse across multiple platforms combined with challenges in observing those platforms.

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Jakob Ohme @dscheykopp.bsky.social · 23d

On last day of #aoir2025 @lionw.bsky.social presents our @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social work on TikTok data donation from the 2025 German Federal Election - only 5% of content was political and the Left party could capitalize most in reaching voters of other parties with their content on TT.

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Axel Bruns @snurb.info · 24d

This is really excellent work, just released by #AoIR2025 keynote speaker Marie Santini's Netlab Brazil, on #greenwashing in LinkedIn ads ahead of #COP30. Can't think of too many people who've even paid attention to advertising practices on LinkedIn !

(ping @ketanjoshi.co)

Greenwashing in the Energy Transition: How LinkedIn Ads Distort the Climate Debate and Legitimize Unsustainable Practices

The report "Greenwashing in the Energy Transition: How LinkedIn Ads Distort the Climate Debate and Legitimize Unsustainable Practices" is a groundbreaking study on the presence of socio-environmental misinformation in digital advertising campaigns on LinkedIn. The study analyzes 2,800 ads from 917 companies, published between 2023 and 2025, and shows how national and international corporations have been using sustainability rhetoric to reinforce a "green" image without providing real evidence of

netlab.eco.ufrj.br

Daniel Angus @antmandan.bsky.social · 24d

It's great to see attention here towards questions of ethics, sharing of methods, internationalisation and representation. These were also themes at the data donation symposium held at LMU Munich last week so to me it feels like the field is moving in a really productive direction. #aoir2025

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Daniel Angus @antmandan.bsky.social · 24d

We had a fabulous roundtable discussion with @anjabechmann.bsky.social @dscheykopp.bsky.social @tgrootkormelink.bsky.social @jiarut.bsky.social here at #aoir2025 that concluded with a thought exercise: "It's 2030 & data donation is the dominant data gathering paradigm, what must we get right today?"

A group of postcards with reflections and provocations written on the back.

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Axel Bruns @snurb.info · 24d

And my colleague @antmandan.bsky.social did a great job presenting our @qutdmrc.bsky.social work on auditing what if any guardrails are in place to prevent chatbots from spouting conspiracist ideas (spoiler: not many). Summary and slides here. #AoIR2025

Auditing Chatbots’ Responses to Conspiracist Questions | Snurblog — Axel Bruns

The final speaker in this session at the AoIR 2025 confe

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Axel Bruns @snurb.info · 25d

Hey #AoIR2025 participants, the upcoming @qutdmrc.bsky.social Summer School will be highly relevant to many of you:

Axel Bruns @snurb.info · Oct 10

Join us for the 2026 @qutdmrc.bsky.social Summer School – registration opens next Monday !

Daniel Angus @antmandan.bsky.social · 26d

Hey #aoir2025, kick start your conference with our @qutdmrc.bsky.social @internetobservatory.org.au experimental session on data donation where you can develop your own unique digital persona and learn about the creative potential of this emerging method. In room 10b @ 9-10:30am (Thursday).

8 custom playing cards that feature cute woodland creatures each representing a specific digital persona like the news nerd and the chaos clicker.

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Axel Bruns @snurb.info · 27d

🆕 Right, so just ahead of the start of #AoIR2025 (and AoIR liveblogging) tomorrow, I've posted up a quick round-up of my trip so far, with various presentations and a couple of bonus journal articles that came out recently.

See you all tomorrow, @aoir.bsky.social family...

A Quick Update along the Way: New Presentations and Publications | Snurblog — Axel Bruns

After my stops in Brussels,

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Daniel Angus @antmandan.bsky.social · 27d

For those at #aoir2025 the Museu do Amanhã (Museum of the future) is worth a visit. It beautifully blends science, art and culture. I found several of the exhibits deeply moving, and I think many of you will as well. Easy to walk to from the ferry, budget 1 - 1.5 hour inside the museum.

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Josh Taylor @joshtaylor.bsky.social · 29d

As I wrote before the legislation even hit parliament www.theguardian.com/media/articl...

Daniel Angus @antmandan.bsky.social · Oct 11

German supermarkets are elite. The freshest produce, incredible vegan selections, great prices, and the added thrill and adrenaline hit of watching your groceries get absolutely obliterated at the register by a cashier moving at Mach 3. #LidlLeague #ALDIAthletics #ReweRage

Daniel Angus @antmandan.bsky.social · Oct 10

Thanks Lion, I had a lot of fun on this panel. I really liked @theoaraujo.bsky.social observation of how sample bias, often invoked to support the universality of research findings, could be more productively reframed to identify and prioritise the inclusion of marginalised/underrepresented groups.

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