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Blake Hallinan

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Assistant Professor of Platform Studies at Aarhus University

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Blake Hallinan @blakeplease.bsky.social · Jul 21

How does the professionalization of Trust & Safety shape global content moderation practices? We compare Community Guidelines using the typology of harms from TSPA to identify policy priorities and exclusions, available #openaccess in New Media & Society: doi.org/10.1177/1461...

Priorities and exclusions within Trust and Safety industry standards - Blake Hallinan, CJ Reynolds, Rebecca Scharlach, Dana Theiler, Noa Niv, Omer Rothenstein, Isabell Knief, Yehonatan Kuperberg, 2025

Platform governance is simultaneously a matter of public concern and a professional calling for Trust and Safety, the nascent field tasked with setting and enfo...

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Danielle Flonk @danielleflonk.bsky.social · 1d

Happy to announce a new publication! Ever wondered how and why digital platforms change over time? In this open access paper in @platformsnsociety.bsky.social, Kevin Garvey and I present three mechanisms by which platforms change. doi.org/10.1177/2976...

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Tuğçe Bidav @tugcebidav.bsky.social · 2d

📚 Book Announcement

Our edited volume Global South Creator Cultures is coming soon from @routledgebooks.bsky.social - pre-order on 24 November, out on 15 December 2025! 🎉 @mediaindustries.bsky.social

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Blake Hallinan @blakeplease.bsky.social · 1d

Not my best work, but it’s been a long day of teaching

Blake Hallinan @blakeplease.bsky.social · 9d

It’s giving Mr. Koolaid, but what can you do?

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Blake Hallinan @blakeplease.bsky.social · 10d

👀 exciting!

Blake Hallinan @blakeplease.bsky.social · 12d

I’m hiring for a 2.5 year postdoc position in digital methods and the creator economy, details here: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPG525/p...

Postdoctoral Researcher in Digital Methods and the Creator Economy at Aarhus University

Apply now for the Postdoctoral Researcher in Digital Methods and the Creator Economy role on jobs.ac.uk - the leading job board for higher education jobs. View details.

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Blake Hallinan @blakeplease.bsky.social · 13d

I haven’t setup a class with a list of media examples before and now that seems like an obviously useful thing to do. Have you done this before / do you find it helps with class discussion?

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alice @alice.mosphere.at · 13d

bluesky mentioned in academic paper about puppygirls

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Blake Hallinan @blakeplease.bsky.social · 16d

Fitting for the weather?

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Blake Hallinan @blakeplease.bsky.social · 18d

Honored to serve as the vice chair of Media Industry Studies 🫡

International Communication Association @icahdq.bsky.social · 18d

The results of the ICA Elections are in! 🎉 Congratulations to all newly elected individuals! A huge thank-you to all candidates and voters who participated—your engagement and support strengthen our community. 🔗 buff.ly/EVrbDcR

Blake Hallinan @blakeplease.bsky.social · 18d

Week 43 🌱

Blake Hallinan @blakeplease.bsky.social · 18d

Week 42… got sidetracked.

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Blake Hallinan @blakeplease.bsky.social · 19d

How about that impact, @tomdivon.bsky.social ! Congrats 👏👏

Social Media + Society @socialmedia-soc.bsky.social · 19d

Most cited: Playful Activism: Memetic Performances of Palestinian Resistance in TikTok #Challenges - Laura Cervi, Tom Divon, 2023 journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

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Lab Platform Governance, Media, and Technology (PGMT) @pgmt.bsky.social · 25d

💡 New publication alert!
“On the Controversiality of AI: The Controversy Is Not the Situation” by @noortjem.bsky.social , @ckatzenbach.bsky.social , @anderskristianm.bsky.social, and @annajobin.bsky.social is out now.
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On the controversiality of AI: The controversy is not the situation - Noortje Marres, Christian Katzenbach, Anders Kristian Munk, Anna Jobin, 2025

Do public controversies about AI matter? Can they really make a difference to how AI is taken up or imposed on society? This introduction to the Special Issue o...

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Rebecca Scharlach @rscarlets.bsky.social · 25d

Hey #AoIR2025 catch me today at 4 pm with a wonderful group of scholars - Taylor Annabell, Diyi Liu, Thales Lelo and Tom Divon - for a roundtable on the future of tech governance research. This is going to be an open discussion, so please join and share your thoughts!

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Blake Hallinan @blakeplease.bsky.social · Oct 9

This article has some of the best screenshots I’ve seen in social media research. Really captures the kind of innovation Twitch excels at 🔥🌶️💸

CJ Reynolds @reynoldscj.bsky.social · Oct 9

🚨New publication alert! This one was a personal favorite of mine to work on, including fun facts about such topics as streamers farting into microphones for money. “Hot tubs, yoga pants, and gamba” is out now and open access in Platforms & Society. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....