This report, which was recently cited by @ofcom.bsky.social, and our other commentary on platform data sharing, is central to our mission that platform data should be accessible for independent academics.

Read the Ofcom report here:

www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safet...

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@georgidag.bsky.social

⚠️ For us, accessing platform data is central in enhancing online political safety research, particularly its credibility, validity and ethical standards!

📑 In fact, we have already produced a report on this topic!

➡️ osf.io/preprints/so...

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🟠 We chose orange to honour our present and future at the university

🟢 We chose green from the suffragette flag to symbolise hope, that our research will deliver good things!

🔵 Finally, we chose blue to signify possibility and inspiration, for all the new projects we have to come!

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🤝 Beyond our commitment to rigorous academic research, by working closely with stakeholders, this project seeks to inform evidence-based policymaking in the area.

➡️ Follow us today for updates, research highlights and more!

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Our key research questions include:

🔹 Do platforms moderate and curate political content?
🔹 How, and how often?
🔹 Under what conditions?
🔹 To what extent, if at all, do these platform actions shape people’s political attitudes and behaviours?

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📱 Social media platforms shape how political speech is moderated and curated, but there’s still so much we don’t fully understand

🔬 Our research will examine the role of private companies in framing political debates and amplifying or downplaying particular voices online

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