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Marcus Bösch
@boesch.bsky.social
Researcher & Consultant. Exploring Postdigital Propaganda, AI Slop & TikTok Tactics. Free Newsletter http://understanding-tiktok.com 🦑
None of these people exist, but that hasn’t stopped them from posting profusely on TikTok www.conspirator0.com/p/one-ai-gen...
One AI-generated human race
None of these people exist, but that hasn’t stopped them from posting profusely on TikTok
www.conspirator0.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:07 PM
www.8ball.report/p/the-great-... I have a different take here, but the expression „top down slop“ is nice
the great meme reset of 2026
things right now 55—week of 11.17.25
www.8ball.report
November 21, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Given the current speed of meme hype cycles: Will anyone remember the great meme reset by January 1, 2026?
November 19, 2025 at 11:46 AM
The status quo of political communication in 2025: rapid fire meme shitposting ca.news.yahoo.com/gavin-newsom...
Gavin Newsom Roasts ‘Piggy’ Trump in Flurry of AI-Generated Memes After President Lashes Out at Female Journalist
Sharing a photo of the president and Jeffrey Epstein to his X account, the California governor simply wrote: "Piggies."
ca.news.yahoo.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Platform reveals it hosts more than 1bn AI videos and i have only seen 1 million so far
November 19, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Generative AI and Disinformation ijoc.org/index.php/ij...
Vol. 19 (2025) | International Journal of Communication
ijoc.org
November 19, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Even the lawmakers behind the TikTok ban have no idea what’s going on www.theverge.com/policy/82216...
Even the lawmakers behind the TikTok ban have no idea what’s going on
TikTok was supposed to be banned from the US 10 months ago.
www.theverge.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:29 AM
TikToks Church Testing made it to the New York Times www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/b...
The Viral TikToks Testing Churches
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Reposted by Marcus Bösch
📣 Das Social Media Observatory am @bredowinstitut.bsky.social und @fgz-risc.bsky.social lädt zum TikTok Starter Workshop ein!

🗓 Wann? 2.12. 13:00 - 3.12. 14:00 Uhr
🌐 Wo? Online (Zoom)
👨‍💻 mit @boesch.bsky.social, @julianhohner.bsky.social & @lionw.bsky.social

Infos 👉 leibniz-hbi.de/hbi-events/t...
TikTok Starter Workshop
Das Social Media Observatory (SMO) des Hamburger Standorts des Forschungsinstituts Gesellschaftlicher Zusammenhalt (FGZ) veranstaltet einen Starter Workshop zum Thema TikTok. Der Workshop findet onlin...
leibniz-hbi.de
November 17, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Welche Gesellschaft soll das widerspiegeln?

kaput-mag.com/catch_de/eri...
November 17, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Nostalgia humans vs. slop robots: Jack Dorsey Releases Vine Reboot Where AI Content Is Banned futurism.com/future-socie...
Jack Dorsey Releases Vine Reboot Where AI Content Is Banned
Twitter co-founder and blockchain evangelist Jack Dorsey has revived the six-second video platform, Vine — well, sort of.
futurism.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:51 AM
...whirled out of my private feedback loop into some larger, untraceable orbit. robhorning.substack.com/p/the-songs-...
The songs remain the same
Into the universe of posthistorical music
robhorning.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:10 AM
𝔻𝕖𝕖𝕡 𝕃𝕠𝕣𝕖 – "If deepfakes are about deception, deep lore is about affective world-building – an emotional atmospheres that shape how people interpret reality" argues @zeaszebeni.bsky.social peripheralpolitics.substack.com/p/are-deepfa...
Are deepfakes a distraction?
How AI disinformation works through lore-building, not deception
peripheralpolitics.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:59 PM
November 13, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Running on the spot in a dream.
This feels good right now...
itscharlibb.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Can Sydney Sweeney survive leaning into becoming an avatar for the culture war? Why is every viral moment now a referendum on politics? www.usermag.co/p/how-sydney...
How Sydney Sweeney Lost The Culture War
+ Certified Bangers, the Great Yassification, Nike’s non-binary furry, UES mama meltdown, the forehead kiss of doom and despair, human safari hunting trips, and the secret radical history of Santacon
www.usermag.co
November 13, 2025 at 10:36 AM
"Younger creatives are responding with discipline, not panic. Many are adding 'prompt practice' to their daily routines" www.creativebloq.com/ai/gen-z-is-...
Gen Z’s AI obsession is changing design faster than anyone expected
New survey reveals who's really using AI for art.
www.creativebloq.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:45 AM
"Marcus is quite a conversationalist and his research (soon to drop) is important." Oh, thx. sic.substack.com/p/sic-371-gi...
[SIC] 371: Giant Grime
Vol 8, No. 11. Tiktok Researcher Marcus Bösch on HIP REPLACEMENT, a little help from my friends, linkies
sic.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:44 AM
I'm finally giving a seminar on memes. And I'm already very happy with my reference slide
November 12, 2025 at 4:05 PM