Junyan Zhu
junyanzhu.bsky.social
Junyan Zhu
@junyanzhu.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept of Political Science, University of Toronto.
Researching political behaviour, elections and campaigns.
University of Nottingham alum.
Reposted by Junyan Zhu
Influencers are the internet's new information brokers, setting the pace for political conversation that traditional outlets and organizations struggle to match. Our latest brief maps these creators' role in Canada's digital landscape between Jan. 2024–July 2025. 🧵

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November 13, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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WEEKLY UPDATE: WEEK 6 OF CANADA’S 45TH FEDERAL ELECTION🚨

We open this final weekly update with 6 key reflections from our research team on the 2025 Canadian federal election. These are preliminary impressions—our full post-election report will offer deeper insight. 🧵
May 2, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Le groupe SITE a signalé des posts coordonnés et inauthentiques en chinois sur WeChat à propos de Mark Carney. Mais selon la chercheuse Junyan Zhu, il s’agissait plutôt d’une intro à la politique canadienne, sans soutien clair à un parti ou candidat: ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/215...
WeChat, Carney et la Chine : pas de panique, disent des chercheurs en désinformation
Cette opération ne constitue pas une preuve que Pékin appuie le Parti libéral du Canada, selon ces experts.
ici.radio-canada.ca
April 16, 2025 at 5:03 PM