Andrew Chadwick
@andrewchadwick.com
Prof, Media and Communication, Loughborough University. Ed. Oxford Studies in Digital Politics. Been dubbed “that hybrid media guy.” Here after a 4-year break from social media. Also now active on LinkedIn.
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· Oct 1
Good mentoring can break down class barriers – and I should know
An open approach to knowledge and a kind, enabling manner help students go their own way but never feel alone, says Andrew Chadwick
www.timeshighereducation.com
My PhD supervisor, Professor Rodney Barker, who had a long and distinguished career at LSE, died recently. Last week I wrote an article for @timeshighered.bsky.social reflecting on the transformational influence of his mentoring style. It's out today www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/good...
Much will be said about the British Broadcasting Corporation over the coming days and weeks. But let’s consider for a moment the broader role it and similar public service media organizations play in the increasingly dysfunctional media systems we see around the world.
November 11, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Much will be said about the British Broadcasting Corporation over the coming days and weeks. But let’s consider for a moment the broader role it and similar public service media organizations play in the increasingly dysfunctional media systems we see around the world.
I spoke to Christian Saathoff of ARD's Tagesschau for his feature report about the online disinformation and misinformation swirling around the issue of immigration and asylum in the UK.
www.tagesschau.de/faktenfinder...
www.tagesschau.de/faktenfinder...
Großbritannien: Falschbehauptungen befeuern Proteste gegen Asylpolitik
In Großbritannien wird die Debatte über die Unterbringung Geflüchteter durch Falschinformationen befeuert. Klar ist, dass die Kosten für die Unterbringung massiv steigen werden. Von Christian Saathoff...
www.tagesschau.de
November 10, 2025 at 10:31 AM
I spoke to Christian Saathoff of ARD's Tagesschau for his feature report about the online disinformation and misinformation swirling around the issue of immigration and asylum in the UK.
www.tagesschau.de/faktenfinder...
www.tagesschau.de/faktenfinder...
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Excited to share that, with @cat-tebaldi.bsky.social , we’ve published a new article in New Media & Society!
We examine how far-right actors on X (formerly Twitter) instrumentalize wellness culture to spread reactionary ideology.
Thread below 🧵
We examine how far-right actors on X (formerly Twitter) instrumentalize wellness culture to spread reactionary ideology.
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The wellness pipeline: Tracing far-right health narratives on X - Piotr Marczyński, Catherine Tebaldi, 2025
This article examines how far-right groups advance political agendas through digital platforms, specifically by embedding reactionary ideology within health and...
doi.org
November 6, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Excited to share that, with @cat-tebaldi.bsky.social , we’ve published a new article in New Media & Society!
We examine how far-right actors on X (formerly Twitter) instrumentalize wellness culture to spread reactionary ideology.
Thread below 🧵
We examine how far-right actors on X (formerly Twitter) instrumentalize wellness culture to spread reactionary ideology.
Thread below 🧵
I have to say... I hope that so-called "AI-powered" browsers really do develop into something genuinely agentic and therefore useful for everyday work and leisure. But having watched the OpenAI Atlas demo video, it's starting to feel like...
October 23, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I have to say... I hope that so-called "AI-powered" browsers really do develop into something genuinely agentic and therefore useful for everyday work and leisure. But having watched the OpenAI Atlas demo video, it's starting to feel like...
The latest illustration of a key point often forgotten by the platforms: experiences of AI will never be universal or monolithic and will always be shaped by social inequalities and preexisting vulnerabilities of many different kinds www.wsj.com/tech/ai/teen...
Teen Sues Maker of Fake-Nude Software
There is a growing concern over AI sites that generate fabricated naked photos of minors and nonconsenting adults.
www.wsj.com
October 17, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The latest illustration of a key point often forgotten by the platforms: experiences of AI will never be universal or monolithic and will always be shaped by social inequalities and preexisting vulnerabilities of many different kinds www.wsj.com/tech/ai/teen...
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Really important read. Shame is a powerful social emotion—it is the negative feeling one has upon perceiving that others will think poorly of them for failing to adhere to a norm.
newrepublic.com/article/2015...
newrepublic.com/article/2015...
October 15, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Really important read. Shame is a powerful social emotion—it is the negative feeling one has upon perceiving that others will think poorly of them for failing to adhere to a norm.
newrepublic.com/article/2015...
newrepublic.com/article/2015...
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I am very honoured to be awarded the Simon Fraser University's Sterling Prize in Support of Controversy
On behalf of all of my colleagues @citizenlab.ca and our partners around the world thank you for this recognition of our work
youtu.be/41wkXFyEsP8?...
On behalf of all of my colleagues @citizenlab.ca and our partners around the world thank you for this recognition of our work
youtu.be/41wkXFyEsP8?...
2025 SFU Sterling Prize recipient Ronald J. Deibert protects privacy in the age of cyber espionage
YouTube video by Simon Fraser University
youtu.be
October 15, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I am very honoured to be awarded the Simon Fraser University's Sterling Prize in Support of Controversy
On behalf of all of my colleagues @citizenlab.ca and our partners around the world thank you for this recognition of our work
youtu.be/41wkXFyEsP8?...
On behalf of all of my colleagues @citizenlab.ca and our partners around the world thank you for this recognition of our work
youtu.be/41wkXFyEsP8?...
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NEW:
Last month Trump and RFK Jr announced the FDA was was recommending a new drug to treat autism — leucovorin
But they failed to provide any more information. So parents flocked to a Facebook group, that quickly filled with chaos, confusion and conspiracies
www.wired.com/story/chaos-...
Last month Trump and RFK Jr announced the FDA was was recommending a new drug to treat autism — leucovorin
But they failed to provide any more information. So parents flocked to a Facebook group, that quickly filled with chaos, confusion and conspiracies
www.wired.com/story/chaos-...
Chaos, Confusion, and Conspiracies: Inside a Facebook Group for RFK Jr’s Autism ‘Cure’
A Facebook group set up to share information about leucovorin has been spammed by affiliate links and supplement companies trying to shame parents of autistic kids.
www.wired.com
October 7, 2025 at 4:04 PM
NEW:
Last month Trump and RFK Jr announced the FDA was was recommending a new drug to treat autism — leucovorin
But they failed to provide any more information. So parents flocked to a Facebook group, that quickly filled with chaos, confusion and conspiracies
www.wired.com/story/chaos-...
Last month Trump and RFK Jr announced the FDA was was recommending a new drug to treat autism — leucovorin
But they failed to provide any more information. So parents flocked to a Facebook group, that quickly filled with chaos, confusion and conspiracies
www.wired.com/story/chaos-...
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The new EU rules on political advertising online take effect October 10.
Google and Meta (FB, Insta) will stop political ads on their platforms 🛑
But when??? FB is now very explicit about when it takes effect: October 6
www.facebook.com/business/hel...
Google and Meta (FB, Insta) will stop political ads on their platforms 🛑
But when??? FB is now very explicit about when it takes effect: October 6
www.facebook.com/business/hel...
October 1, 2025 at 9:17 AM
The new EU rules on political advertising online take effect October 10.
Google and Meta (FB, Insta) will stop political ads on their platforms 🛑
But when??? FB is now very explicit about when it takes effect: October 6
www.facebook.com/business/hel...
Google and Meta (FB, Insta) will stop political ads on their platforms 🛑
But when??? FB is now very explicit about when it takes effect: October 6
www.facebook.com/business/hel...
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Good mentoring can break down class barriers: an open approach to knowledge and a kind, enabling manner helps students go their own way but never feel alone, says Andrew Chadwick https://ow.ly/H8H650X4lsq
October 1, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Good mentoring can break down class barriers: an open approach to knowledge and a kind, enabling manner helps students go their own way but never feel alone, says Andrew Chadwick https://ow.ly/H8H650X4lsq
My PhD supervisor, Professor Rodney Barker, who had a long and distinguished career at LSE, died recently. Last week I wrote an article for @timeshighered.bsky.social reflecting on the transformational influence of his mentoring style. It's out today www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/good...
Good mentoring can break down class barriers – and I should know
An open approach to knowledge and a kind, enabling manner help students go their own way but never feel alone, says Andrew Chadwick
www.timeshighereducation.com
October 1, 2025 at 11:06 AM
My PhD supervisor, Professor Rodney Barker, who had a long and distinguished career at LSE, died recently. Last week I wrote an article for @timeshighered.bsky.social reflecting on the transformational influence of his mentoring style. It's out today www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/good...
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Sum: pseudoscience, lies, and fearmongering nonsense.
Those with a science background - Makary, Bhattacharya, Oz, etc - MUST know this is harmful BS. They MUST know they are enabling authoritarian BS.
Integrity black hole.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Those with a science background - Makary, Bhattacharya, Oz, etc - MUST know this is harmful BS. They MUST know they are enabling authoritarian BS.
Integrity black hole.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump attacks Tylenol as officials unveil highly contentious conclusions on autism
President says acetaminophen – also known as paracetamol - increases risk when taken by pregnant women, assertion contradicted by research
www.theguardian.com
September 23, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Sum: pseudoscience, lies, and fearmongering nonsense.
Those with a science background - Makary, Bhattacharya, Oz, etc - MUST know this is harmful BS. They MUST know they are enabling authoritarian BS.
Integrity black hole.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Those with a science background - Makary, Bhattacharya, Oz, etc - MUST know this is harmful BS. They MUST know they are enabling authoritarian BS.
Integrity black hole.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Google's AI summary is telling users Arsenal footballer Declan Rice donated £14m to a London housing project. But the story's not true.
No, Arsenal's Declan Rice didn't donate £14m to house homeless families
www.bigissue.com
September 19, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Google's AI summary is telling users Arsenal footballer Declan Rice donated £14m to a London housing project. But the story's not true.
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This coverage also finally moves past claims of “unprecedented” — NONE of this is unprecedented. The only way to see it as such is to ignore the rest of the world, much less history.
Biggest story in the world, told in the mainstream press perfectly well:
AP/PBS headline: TRUMP'S MOVES AGAINST MEDIA OUTLETS MIRROR AUTHORITARIAN APPROACHES TO SILENCING DISSENT
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
AP/PBS headline: TRUMP'S MOVES AGAINST MEDIA OUTLETS MIRROR AUTHORITARIAN APPROACHES TO SILENCING DISSENT
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
Trump's moves against media outlets mirror authoritarian approaches to silencing dissent
Since taking office in January, President Donald Trump has waged an aggressive campaign against the media unlike any in modern U.S. history, making moves similar to those of authoritarian leaders that...
www.pbs.org
September 19, 2025 at 3:29 PM
This coverage also finally moves past claims of “unprecedented” — NONE of this is unprecedented. The only way to see it as such is to ignore the rest of the world, much less history.
Happy to help @gregbarradale.bsky.social with this story for @bigissue.com.
Is it too much to expect platforms' AI summaries to at least get the big things right?
Have a read.
Is it too much to expect platforms' AI summaries to at least get the big things right?
Have a read.
'This is the latest in a long line of erroneous AI summaries'
Prof @andrewchadwick.com @lborouniversity.bsky.social talks to the The Big Issue
www.bigissue.com/news/housing...
Prof @andrewchadwick.com @lborouniversity.bsky.social talks to the The Big Issue
www.bigissue.com/news/housing...
No, Arsenal's Declan Rice didn't donate £14m to house homeless families
Google's AI summary is telling users Arsenal footballer Declan Rice donated £14m to a London housing project. But the story's not true.
www.bigissue.com
September 19, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Happy to help @gregbarradale.bsky.social with this story for @bigissue.com.
Is it too much to expect platforms' AI summaries to at least get the big things right?
Have a read.
Is it too much to expect platforms' AI summaries to at least get the big things right?
Have a read.
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This is so preposterous I could imagine Banksy staging it as part of the piece itself. Alas, I doubt that’s the case.
BREAKING: They're scrubbing @banksy
The court is erasing Banksy's mural just like it's erasing our right to protest.
The court is erasing Banksy's mural just like it's erasing our right to protest.
September 10, 2025 at 9:27 AM
This is so preposterous I could imagine Banksy staging it as part of the piece itself. Alas, I doubt that’s the case.
LinkedIn + UK universities = institutional isomorphism
September 10, 2025 at 9:18 AM
LinkedIn + UK universities = institutional isomorphism
“Russia targets WhatsApp and pushes new 'super-app' as internet blackouts grow”
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Russia targets WhatsApp and pushes new 'super-app' as internet blackouts grow
Millions of Russians have faced restrictions on popular apps while a new app called Max is aggressively promoted.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 6, 2025 at 2:11 PM
“Russia targets WhatsApp and pushes new 'super-app' as internet blackouts grow”
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Want to get a sense of my book with @ekvraga.bsky.social but not ready to commit? @oxfordacademic.bsky.social has released Chapter One free and downloadable for the next month. academic.oup.com/book/60489/c...
Introduction
Abstract. This chapter introduces the core concept of the book, observed correction, which occurs when direct public corrections of misinformation are witn
academic.oup.com
August 12, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Want to get a sense of my book with @ekvraga.bsky.social but not ready to commit? @oxfordacademic.bsky.social has released Chapter One free and downloadable for the next month. academic.oup.com/book/60489/c...
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How does credibility work on personal channels such as WhatsApp? Find out here 👇
On #WhatsApp, labeling a message as coming from a respected outlet like #BBC News can make false information seem as credible as true news. Vaccari, Chadwick, Hall & Lawson explore this effect through an experiment with 2,580 UK users.
doi.org/10.1177/1077...
@profdimitrova.bsky.social #commsky
doi.org/10.1177/1077...
@profdimitrova.bsky.social #commsky
August 28, 2025 at 12:56 PM
How does credibility work on personal channels such as WhatsApp? Find out here 👇
Reposted by Andrew Chadwick
On #WhatsApp, labeling a message as coming from a respected outlet like #BBC News can make false information seem as credible as true news. Vaccari, Chadwick, Hall & Lawson explore this effect through an experiment with 2,580 UK users.
doi.org/10.1177/1077...
@profdimitrova.bsky.social #commsky
doi.org/10.1177/1077...
@profdimitrova.bsky.social #commsky
August 24, 2025 at 4:56 AM
On #WhatsApp, labeling a message as coming from a respected outlet like #BBC News can make false information seem as credible as true news. Vaccari, Chadwick, Hall & Lawson explore this effect through an experiment with 2,580 UK users.
doi.org/10.1177/1077...
@profdimitrova.bsky.social #commsky
doi.org/10.1177/1077...
@profdimitrova.bsky.social #commsky
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Excited to present this great essay by Ashanty Rosario, a talented young journalist who attends Newtown High School in Queens, about how she's experienced the arrival of AI in the classroom.
"These programs have destroyed much of what tied us together as students."
"These programs have destroyed much of what tied us together as students."
I’m a High Schooler. AI Is Demolishing My Education.
The end of critical thinking in the classroom
www.theatlantic.com
September 3, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Excited to present this great essay by Ashanty Rosario, a talented young journalist who attends Newtown High School in Queens, about how she's experienced the arrival of AI in the classroom.
"These programs have destroyed much of what tied us together as students."
"These programs have destroyed much of what tied us together as students."
Reposted by Andrew Chadwick
Blue Note legend Horace Silver was born on this day September 2, 1928. Stream our playlist "Horace Silver: The Finest" bluenote.lnk.to/HoraceSilver...
Pre-order the pianist’s previously unissued 1965 live album “Silver In Seattle: Live At The Penthouse” out 10/24 horacesilver.lnk.to/SilverInSeat...
Pre-order the pianist’s previously unissued 1965 live album “Silver In Seattle: Live At The Penthouse” out 10/24 horacesilver.lnk.to/SilverInSeat...
September 2, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Blue Note legend Horace Silver was born on this day September 2, 1928. Stream our playlist "Horace Silver: The Finest" bluenote.lnk.to/HoraceSilver...
Pre-order the pianist’s previously unissued 1965 live album “Silver In Seattle: Live At The Penthouse” out 10/24 horacesilver.lnk.to/SilverInSeat...
Pre-order the pianist’s previously unissued 1965 live album “Silver In Seattle: Live At The Penthouse” out 10/24 horacesilver.lnk.to/SilverInSeat...
I was happy to be interviewed by @robynvinter.bsky.social for this @theguardian.com In Focus feature. It presents important, often overlooked, facts of the case while also reflecting on the bigger picture for media and politics.
Have a read: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Have a read: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘Two-tier Britain’: how Lucy Connolly became a cause célèbre for the right
Woman jailed for social media post after Southport attack has been seized on as a symbol that free speech is supposedly failing in the UK
www.theguardian.com
September 3, 2025 at 8:53 AM
I was happy to be interviewed by @robynvinter.bsky.social for this @theguardian.com In Focus feature. It presents important, often overlooked, facts of the case while also reflecting on the bigger picture for media and politics.
Have a read: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Have a read: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reposted by Andrew Chadwick
Eloquent article by @sivav.bsky.social on the cultural revolution going on in US universities: newrepublic.com/article/1973...
UVA President James Ryan Caved to MAGA—and They Forced Him Out Anyway
Ryan had not fought Trump on DEI and other matters. His forced ouster proves that no capitulation is enough.
newrepublic.com
June 30, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Eloquent article by @sivav.bsky.social on the cultural revolution going on in US universities: newrepublic.com/article/1973...