Nicole K. Stewart
@nicolestewart.bsky.social
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Researches: platform studies / communication technologies / digital media + cultures
Researches: platform studies / communication technologies / digital media + cultures
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can’t fucking catch a breath
make it stop
make it stop
November 25, 2025 at 7:31 PM
can’t fucking catch a breath
make it stop
make it stop
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NEW: AI “recipe slop” is overrunning search and social. Food creators say Google’s AI Overviews and glossy fake food pics are drowning out real, tested recipes — collapsing traffic and setting home cooks up for disaster, especially this Thanksgiving.
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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AI Slop Recipes Are Taking Over the Internet -- And Thanksgiving Dinner
Food bloggers see traffic dip as home cooks turn to AI, inspired by impossible pictures
www.bloomberg.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
NEW: AI “recipe slop” is overrunning search and social. Food creators say Google’s AI Overviews and glossy fake food pics are drowning out real, tested recipes — collapsing traffic and setting home cooks up for disaster, especially this Thanksgiving.
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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“Meta shut down internal research into the mental health effects of Facebook after finding causal evidence that its products harmed users’ mental health, according to unredacted filings in a lawsuit by U.S. school districts against Meta and other social media platforms.”
Meta buried 'causal' evidence of social media harm, US court filings allege - The Economic Times
Meta reportedly halted internal research into the mental health impacts of Facebook and Instagram after finding causal evidence of harm. Internal documents revealed users reported lower depression and...
m.economictimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:46 PM
“Meta shut down internal research into the mental health effects of Facebook after finding causal evidence that its products harmed users’ mental health, according to unredacted filings in a lawsuit by U.S. school districts against Meta and other social media platforms.”
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Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
Meta halted internal research suggesting social media harm, court filing alleges
Meta is alleged to have halted internal research suggesting social media harm, according to court documents.
www.cnbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
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When OpenAI adjusted ChatGPT’s settings to appeal to more people, some users were left spiraling. Kashmir Hill, who reports on technology and privacy, describes what the company has done about the users’ troubling reports. Read more: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/t...
November 23, 2025 at 11:13 PM
When OpenAI adjusted ChatGPT’s settings to appeal to more people, some users were left spiraling. Kashmir Hill, who reports on technology and privacy, describes what the company has done about the users’ troubling reports. Read more: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/t...
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www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/h... "please, buy new phone. the economy is dying" is an incredible gaslight
Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever and it's costing economy
Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever before, and while it may be consumer smart, it comes at a cost to work productivity and the U.S. economy.
www.cnbc.com
November 23, 2025 at 11:40 PM
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/h... "please, buy new phone. the economy is dying" is an incredible gaslight
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AI is becoming a big part of kids’ lives—but it raises questions about safety, fairness, and bias. 🤖
@mariyastoilova.bsky.social & @sonialivingstone.bsky.social explore the pitfalls and promises in their latest Media@LSE blog:
🔗 blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/202...
@mariyastoilova.bsky.social & @sonialivingstone.bsky.social explore the pitfalls and promises in their latest Media@LSE blog:
🔗 blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/202...
AI literacy in an unequal world: pitfalls and promises - Media@LSE
Can AI literacy deliver? LSE's Mariya Stoilova and Professor Sonia Livingstone discuss their latest findings from the DFC project on AI and children’s rights.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
November 4, 2025 at 3:53 PM
AI is becoming a big part of kids’ lives—but it raises questions about safety, fairness, and bias. 🤖
@mariyastoilova.bsky.social & @sonialivingstone.bsky.social explore the pitfalls and promises in their latest Media@LSE blog:
🔗 blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/202...
@mariyastoilova.bsky.social & @sonialivingstone.bsky.social explore the pitfalls and promises in their latest Media@LSE blog:
🔗 blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/202...
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November 3, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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We didn't plagiarize, you made us plagiarize by asking questions to which we stole the answers.
"Because its output is generated by users of the chatbot via their prompts, OpenAI said, they were the ones who should be held legally liable for it – an argument rejected by the court."
"Because its output is generated by users of the chatbot via their prompts, OpenAI said, they were the ones who should be held legally liable for it – an argument rejected by the court."
ChatGPT violated copyright law by ‘learning’ from song lyrics, German court rules
OpenAI ordered to pay undisclosed damages for training its language models on artists’ work without permission
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:47 AM
We didn't plagiarize, you made us plagiarize by asking questions to which we stole the answers.
"Because its output is generated by users of the chatbot via their prompts, OpenAI said, they were the ones who should be held legally liable for it – an argument rejected by the court."
"Because its output is generated by users of the chatbot via their prompts, OpenAI said, they were the ones who should be held legally liable for it – an argument rejected by the court."
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ONLINE FIRST! This article by @nicolestewart.bsky.social, Joseph M. Nicolai and Graeme Beamiss examines how streamers-as-news-providers on #Twitch remix and amplify secondary #news sources for followers, and develops a new “platform #streaming framework”. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
November 11, 2025 at 6:22 AM
ONLINE FIRST! This article by @nicolestewart.bsky.social, Joseph M. Nicolai and Graeme Beamiss examines how streamers-as-news-providers on #Twitch remix and amplify secondary #news sources for followers, and develops a new “platform #streaming framework”. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Who said twitch is just for games? We ARE the media now.
ONLINE FIRST! This article by @nicolestewart.bsky.social, Joseph M. Nicolai and Graeme Beamiss examines how streamers-as-news-providers on #Twitch remix and amplify secondary #news sources for followers, and develops a new “platform #streaming framework”. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
November 11, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Who said twitch is just for games? We ARE the media now.
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“When Sora finished generating those videos it sent us notifications like ‘Your choke scene just went live, brace for chaos,’ and ‘Yikes, intense choke scene, watch responsibly.’”
OpenAI’s Sora 2 Floods Social Media With Videos of Women Being Strangled
X and TikTok accounts are dedicated to posting AI-generated videos of women being strangled.
www.404media.co
November 8, 2025 at 8:53 AM
“When Sora finished generating those videos it sent us notifications like ‘Your choke scene just went live, brace for chaos,’ and ‘Yikes, intense choke scene, watch responsibly.’”
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My chilling week on Roblox: sexually assaulted and shat on as a child avatar roaming the online world
My chilling week on Roblox: sexually assaulted and shat on as a child avatar roaming the online world
In seven days my young alter ego is cyberbullied and attacked while exploring clubs, casinos and horror games, all with parental controls in place. Is the platform safe for children – or an ‘X-rated paedophile hellscape’?
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:02 PM
My chilling week on Roblox: sexually assaulted and shat on as a child avatar roaming the online world
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Big beautiful elections.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Big beautiful elections.
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My favorite way to "derive" the Schrödinger eq: think of a plane wave with frequency ω and wave number k. Planck tells you E=hbar ω, de Broglie says p = hbar k, and Newton says E=p^2/2m. From that you can get a dispersion relation ω = (hbar/2m)k^2. Then just guess what equation has that solution.
August 27, 2025 at 2:06 PM
My favorite way to "derive" the Schrödinger eq: think of a plane wave with frequency ω and wave number k. Planck tells you E=hbar ω, de Broglie says p = hbar k, and Newton says E=p^2/2m. From that you can get a dispersion relation ω = (hbar/2m)k^2. Then just guess what equation has that solution.
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thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM
thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
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“it’s 2025, surely nobody could still be using ‘password’ as their password”
the louvre: hold our baguette
the louvre: hold our baguette
November 3, 2025 at 8:36 PM
“it’s 2025, surely nobody could still be using ‘password’ as their password”
the louvre: hold our baguette
the louvre: hold our baguette
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The authoritarian takeover of X was a harbinger of the regime’s strategy for America at large.
Bluesky is a perfectly adequate refuge for X exiles. The biggest problem with Bluesky is that so many political and media elites are still on X. That’s not Bluesky’s fault—it reflects poorly on the elite.
Bluesky is a perfectly adequate refuge for X exiles. The biggest problem with Bluesky is that so many political and media elites are still on X. That’s not Bluesky’s fault—it reflects poorly on the elite.
I'm doing a big Bluesky column today! Hit me with your where-Bluesky-is-at-this-moment-in-2025 takes
November 3, 2025 at 9:51 PM
The authoritarian takeover of X was a harbinger of the regime’s strategy for America at large.
Bluesky is a perfectly adequate refuge for X exiles. The biggest problem with Bluesky is that so many political and media elites are still on X. That’s not Bluesky’s fault—it reflects poorly on the elite.
Bluesky is a perfectly adequate refuge for X exiles. The biggest problem with Bluesky is that so many political and media elites are still on X. That’s not Bluesky’s fault—it reflects poorly on the elite.
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November 3, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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"If you're a billionaire, why are you a billionaire?" Billie Eilish speaking directly to Mark Zuckerberg, as she donates $11.5m to food poverty and climate justice organisations.
'Give your money away,' Billie Eilish tells billionaires
The singer called on the mega wealthy to donate more to charity, during a speech at the WSJ Awards attended by the likes of Mark Zuckerberg and George Lucas.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 31, 2025 at 8:28 AM
"If you're a billionaire, why are you a billionaire?" Billie Eilish speaking directly to Mark Zuckerberg, as she donates $11.5m to food poverty and climate justice organisations.
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#CfP out now: M/C Journal '#multiverse' issue, edited by Angelique Nairn & Lorna Piatti-Farnell. Articles due 12 Jan. 2026, issue launch 18 Mar. 2026.
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October 29, 2025 at 11:44 PM
#CfP out now: M/C Journal '#multiverse' issue, edited by Angelique Nairn & Lorna Piatti-Farnell. Articles due 12 Jan. 2026, issue launch 18 Mar. 2026.
journal.media-cultur...
journal.media-cultur...
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My gut reaction to all these announcements of “AI” driven layoffs is that it’s ideological cover for recession-driven layoffs
October 29, 2025 at 2:50 PM
My gut reaction to all these announcements of “AI” driven layoffs is that it’s ideological cover for recession-driven layoffs
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How do AI videos end up on Donald Trump’s social media accounts? WIRED investigates. www.wired.com/story/donald...
Donald Trump Is the First AI Slop President
How do AI videos end up on Donald Trump’s social media accounts? WIRED investigates.
www.wired.com
October 29, 2025 at 3:06 PM
How do AI videos end up on Donald Trump’s social media accounts? WIRED investigates. www.wired.com/story/donald...