Pam Briggs
@pamogranite.bsky.social
Academic still puzzling out whether social media is a good or bad thing. Same with AI.
Most of my spare time spent throwing pots and hoping the toon win their next game.
Most of my spare time spent throwing pots and hoping the toon win their next game.
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Just in time before I take a break: my paper with @pamogranite.bsky.social and Richard Brown focusing on content creators’ hopes and fears about #artificialintelligence is out, open access, in Convergence: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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August 30, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Just in time before I take a break: my paper with @pamogranite.bsky.social and Richard Brown focusing on content creators’ hopes and fears about #artificialintelligence is out, open access, in Convergence: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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In a new paper for Convergence, @pamogranite.bsky.social & I examine the challenges Instagram & TikTok creators at risk of de-platforming face when holding onto communities, arguing that these spaces' turn towards entertainment & selling is producing fatigue: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
May 14, 2025 at 2:55 PM
In a new paper for Convergence, @pamogranite.bsky.social & I examine the challenges Instagram & TikTok creators at risk of de-platforming face when holding onto communities, arguing that these spaces' turn towards entertainment & selling is producing fatigue: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Pre-Trump 2.0, Big Tech seemed to at least pretend to care about user rights, & used PR & comms as a way to engage in damage control (as @tomdivon.bsky.social, @pamogranite.bsky.social & I have argued in our paper on gaslighting as a platform comms strategy): journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Platform gaslighting: A user-centric insight into social media corporate communications of content moderation - Tom Divon, Carolina Are, Pam Briggs, 2025
This paper delves into communications dynamics between social media platforms and their users as they navigate the opacity of governance policies. Using Meta an...
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April 16, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Pre-Trump 2.0, Big Tech seemed to at least pretend to care about user rights, & used PR & comms as a way to engage in damage control (as @tomdivon.bsky.social, @pamogranite.bsky.social & I have argued in our paper on gaslighting as a platform comms strategy): journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Had the best day - I love this city
March 30, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Had the best day - I love this city
Amazing work from such a talented researcher - congratulations
I can finally share that I've been working on a new analysis of 7 social media platforms’ policies governing s3xuality education & g3nd3r expression content focusing on young people & adolescents. I was awarded funding in September 2024 & have been leading this analysis with support from UNESCO⤵️
March 25, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Amazing work from such a talented researcher - congratulations
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We lead at the break courtesy of a stunning strike from Alex Isak! 💪
December 4, 2024 at 8:20 PM
We lead at the break courtesy of a stunning strike from Alex Isak! 💪
So proud - let’s get Newcastle on the telly again - show everyone what they’re missing
Delighted to announce that The Silent Killer has been optioned for TV by FilmNation TV UK which makes the @wearebookanista.bsky.social review seem very prescient indeed.
November 25, 2024 at 4:54 PM
So proud - let’s get Newcastle on the telly again - show everyone what they’re missing
Just to get me started on this new platform, I’m sharing this photo of my sister’s sheep. Subsequent posts more likely to be about books, AI or #nufc
November 23, 2024 at 1:07 PM
Just to get me started on this new platform, I’m sharing this photo of my sister’s sheep. Subsequent posts more likely to be about books, AI or #nufc
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Robert Rutherford
and I are on Radio Newcastle this morning talking about Whose Crime Is It Anyway and Newcastle Noir, just after 10am.
and I are on Radio Newcastle this morning talking about Whose Crime Is It Anyway and Newcastle Noir, just after 10am.
November 20, 2024 at 7:50 AM
Robert Rutherford
and I are on Radio Newcastle this morning talking about Whose Crime Is It Anyway and Newcastle Noir, just after 10am.
and I are on Radio Newcastle this morning talking about Whose Crime Is It Anyway and Newcastle Noir, just after 10am.