Philipp K. Masur
@masurphil.bsky.social
Associate Professor at VU Amsterdam | digital communication, privacy, social influence & media literacy | Director of the Digital Media and Behavior Lab - www.dmb-lab.nl | More on: www.philippmasur.de
🚨Publication Alert🚨
New paper with @masurphil.bsky.social in Human Communication Research! In a longitudinal panel study, we connect chilling effects research with the concepts of privacy cynicism and critical privacy literacy: doi.org/10.1093/hcr/...
Short 🧵 about what we found👇
New paper with @masurphil.bsky.social in Human Communication Research! In a longitudinal panel study, we connect chilling effects research with the concepts of privacy cynicism and critical privacy literacy: doi.org/10.1093/hcr/...
Short 🧵 about what we found👇
November 14, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Not unexpected, but still shocking…
When it comes to statistical power, how is Communication Science doing? Sun, Shen, Pan, and Quan’s article: “Toward a More Powerful Experimental Communication Science: An Assessment of Two Decades’ Research (2001–2023)” gives an answer. In short, not so good: doi.org/10.1177/0093...
November 12, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Not unexpected, but still shocking…
NEW PREPRINT 💡
Together with @dougaparry.bsky.social, I just published a new preprint experimentally examining how specific normative cues on social media shape self-disclosure using an innovative simulation approach.
Link: osf.io/preprints/ps...
Read on for more information (1/9) 👇
Together with @dougaparry.bsky.social, I just published a new preprint experimentally examining how specific normative cues on social media shape self-disclosure using an innovative simulation approach.
Link: osf.io/preprints/ps...
Read on for more information (1/9) 👇
November 11, 2025 at 12:26 PM
NEW PREPRINT 💡
Together with @dougaparry.bsky.social, I just published a new preprint experimentally examining how specific normative cues on social media shape self-disclosure using an innovative simulation approach.
Link: osf.io/preprints/ps...
Read on for more information (1/9) 👇
Together with @dougaparry.bsky.social, I just published a new preprint experimentally examining how specific normative cues on social media shape self-disclosure using an innovative simulation approach.
Link: osf.io/preprints/ps...
Read on for more information (1/9) 👇
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New paper on algorithmic gatekeeping & news engagement out at JOC!
Lucien Heitz, @masurphil.bsky.social, @judith-moeller.bsky.social, @vanatteveldt.com & me ran a 1-week long field experiment to test if we can nudge people to read (and learn from) environmental news.
doi.org/10.1093/joc/...
Lucien Heitz, @masurphil.bsky.social, @judith-moeller.bsky.social, @vanatteveldt.com & me ran a 1-week long field experiment to test if we can nudge people to read (and learn from) environmental news.
doi.org/10.1093/joc/...
Nudges for news recommenders: prominent article positioning increases selection, engagement, and recall of environmental news, but reducing complexity does not
Abstract. News aggregators inherently constitute choice architectures in which placement and presentation of news articles in the user interface affect how
doi.org
August 26, 2025 at 9:15 AM
New paper on algorithmic gatekeeping & news engagement out at JOC!
Lucien Heitz, @masurphil.bsky.social, @judith-moeller.bsky.social, @vanatteveldt.com & me ran a 1-week long field experiment to test if we can nudge people to read (and learn from) environmental news.
doi.org/10.1093/joc/...
Lucien Heitz, @masurphil.bsky.social, @judith-moeller.bsky.social, @vanatteveldt.com & me ran a 1-week long field experiment to test if we can nudge people to read (and learn from) environmental news.
doi.org/10.1093/joc/...
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New special issue, "Comparative Approaches to Studying Privacy," edited by #CPRN is now published in Social Media + Society!
journals.sagepub.com/topic/collec...
w/ @lutzid.bsky.social, Lemi Baruh, Kelly Quinn, @masurphil.bsky.social, Carsten Wilhelm (comparativeprivacy.org)
journals.sagepub.com/topic/collec...
w/ @lutzid.bsky.social, Lemi Baruh, Kelly Quinn, @masurphil.bsky.social, Carsten Wilhelm (comparativeprivacy.org)
journals.sagepub.com
August 7, 2025 at 1:30 PM
New special issue, "Comparative Approaches to Studying Privacy," edited by #CPRN is now published in Social Media + Society!
journals.sagepub.com/topic/collec...
w/ @lutzid.bsky.social, Lemi Baruh, Kelly Quinn, @masurphil.bsky.social, Carsten Wilhelm (comparativeprivacy.org)
journals.sagepub.com/topic/collec...
w/ @lutzid.bsky.social, Lemi Baruh, Kelly Quinn, @masurphil.bsky.social, Carsten Wilhelm (comparativeprivacy.org)
🎉 New publication out!
Really happy to share that our article “Privacy calculus, privacy paradox, and context collapse: A replication of three key studies in communication privacy research” is now published in the Journal of Communication.
Full article: doi.org/10.1093/joc/...
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Really happy to share that our article “Privacy calculus, privacy paradox, and context collapse: A replication of three key studies in communication privacy research” is now published in the Journal of Communication.
Full article: doi.org/10.1093/joc/...
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Privacy calculus, privacy paradox, and context collapse: A replication of three key studies in communication privacy research
Abstract. Since the advent of social network sites, researchers have investigated how and why users share personal information online. Yet, the replicabili
doi.org
July 4, 2025 at 10:15 AM
🎉 New publication out!
Really happy to share that our article “Privacy calculus, privacy paradox, and context collapse: A replication of three key studies in communication privacy research” is now published in the Journal of Communication.
Full article: doi.org/10.1093/joc/...
(1/4)
Really happy to share that our article “Privacy calculus, privacy paradox, and context collapse: A replication of three key studies in communication privacy research” is now published in the Journal of Communication.
Full article: doi.org/10.1093/joc/...
(1/4)
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CAT Best Paper Award at #ica25: @masurphil.bsky.social with a study on norms on social media
June 13, 2025 at 9:35 PM
CAT Best Paper Award at #ica25: @masurphil.bsky.social with a study on norms on social media
😊😊😊 #ica25
The Power of Others: A Qualitative Mixed-Method Study of Norm Adoption and Norm Adherence on Social Media
Philipp K. Masur @masurphil.bsky.social , Emma Diel
Communication Science, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Haarlem, Netherlands
#ica25
Philipp K. Masur @masurphil.bsky.social , Emma Diel
Communication Science, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Haarlem, Netherlands
#ica25
April 15, 2025 at 6:02 AM
😊😊😊 #ica25
Great PhD and PostDoc opportunity! Having worked with Tobias for years, I can only recommend applying!!! 👍👍👍
I'm hiring! I'm looking for 1️⃣ pre-doc and 2️⃣ post-docs.
If you're fascinated by media effects, quantitative methods, and open science, please consider applying 🙂
International applications welcome!
Application Pre-doc: jobs.uzh.ch/job-vacancie...
Application Post-doc: jobs.uzh.ch/job-vacancie...
If you're fascinated by media effects, quantitative methods, and open science, please consider applying 🙂
International applications welcome!
Application Pre-doc: jobs.uzh.ch/job-vacancie...
Application Post-doc: jobs.uzh.ch/job-vacancie...
March 13, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Great PhD and PostDoc opportunity! Having worked with Tobias for years, I can only recommend applying!!! 👍👍👍
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Hello world! Meet our consortium—15 organizations, 10 countries—joining forces to rethink the digital political information space. 🚀
Last week, we kicked off our project WHAT-IF, setting the stage to build a digital twin that will help us test the impact of policy interventions.
More in the 🧵!
Last week, we kicked off our project WHAT-IF, setting the stage to build a digital twin that will help us test the impact of policy interventions.
More in the 🧵!
February 3, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Hello world! Meet our consortium—15 organizations, 10 countries—joining forces to rethink the digital political information space. 🚀
Last week, we kicked off our project WHAT-IF, setting the stage to build a digital twin that will help us test the impact of policy interventions.
More in the 🧵!
Last week, we kicked off our project WHAT-IF, setting the stage to build a digital twin that will help us test the impact of policy interventions.
More in the 🧵!
New PhD students: This is a great opportunity to get feedback on your project as well as meet other PhD buddies! 👇
👩🎓👨🎓📱💻 🤖You are a PhD student in Media Psychology? Then, this PhD Workshop is waiting for you! If you are interested in receiving feedback on your writing, presentation style, career planning and much more from mentors and PhD peers - please apply for this preconference! www.uni-due.de/media-psych-...
Call for Papers
www.uni-due.de
January 28, 2025 at 10:13 AM
New PhD students: This is a great opportunity to get feedback on your project as well as meet other PhD buddies! 👇
🎆 New Publication on comparative privacy research!
After almost 5 years, we (that is @thinkmacro.bsky.social, Kelly Quinn, Carsten Wilhelm, Lemi Baruh, @lutzid.bsky.social and myself) are proud to have published this article:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
After almost 5 years, we (that is @thinkmacro.bsky.social, Kelly Quinn, Carsten Wilhelm, Lemi Baruh, @lutzid.bsky.social and myself) are proud to have published this article:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Comparative privacy research: Literature review, framework, and research agenda
The ways in which privacy is understood, defined, perceived, and enacted are contingent on cultural, social, political, economic, and technological settings. Yet, privacy research is often criticiz...
www.tandfonline.com
January 28, 2025 at 10:09 AM
🎆 New Publication on comparative privacy research!
After almost 5 years, we (that is @thinkmacro.bsky.social, Kelly Quinn, Carsten Wilhelm, Lemi Baruh, @lutzid.bsky.social and myself) are proud to have published this article:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
After almost 5 years, we (that is @thinkmacro.bsky.social, Kelly Quinn, Carsten Wilhelm, Lemi Baruh, @lutzid.bsky.social and myself) are proud to have published this article:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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📢📢📢 #MediaPsych2025 It's time to update your to do lists! Submission system is open: www.conftool.net/mediapsych20... (Deadline February 15) @unidue.bsky.social @mepsy.bsky.social @CAIS
January 8, 2025 at 8:44 AM
📢📢📢 #MediaPsych2025 It's time to update your to do lists! Submission system is open: www.conftool.net/mediapsych20... (Deadline February 15) @unidue.bsky.social @mepsy.bsky.social @CAIS
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Roughly 100 downloads were from me looking up something Aliya did there. Still, it's a nice promo on the wrong platform for an even nicer article. Check it out, it is open access: Andrich, A., Bachl, M., & @emesedomahidi.bsky.social (2023). Goodbye, Gender Stereotypes? doi.org/10.1177/1077...
October 23, 2023 at 6:48 PM
Roughly 100 downloads were from me looking up something Aliya did there. Still, it's a nice promo on the wrong platform for an even nicer article. Check it out, it is open access: Andrich, A., Bachl, M., & @emesedomahidi.bsky.social (2023). Goodbye, Gender Stereotypes? doi.org/10.1177/1077...
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New paper with @ianhussey.bsky.social @taymalsalti.bsky.social @rubenarslan.bsky.social. Most measures are only used once or twice, w/o agreement on gold standards - a serious barrier to cumulative science. that leads to lots of papers without meaningful progress. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
October 17, 2023 at 9:48 AM
New paper with @ianhussey.bsky.social @taymalsalti.bsky.social @rubenarslan.bsky.social. Most measures are only used once or twice, w/o agreement on gold standards - a serious barrier to cumulative science. that leads to lots of papers without meaningful progress. www.nature.com/articles/s44...