My first solo article & last PhD paper is out! . In this #OA article published in @SocialMedia_Soc, I explore how platforms engage in corporate public relations campaigns – soft forms of governance – to negotiate social and political responsibilities. 👇

RT @blakeplease: It has been a privilege to get to think with the #DigitalValues crew since… 2019? The theoretical framework we present her….

Join millions who have switched to Grok.

RT @limor_shifman: The power of values for understanding social media is also their curse: they are everywhere. In an #openaccess article i….

RT @soc_of_internet: Sharing @rscarlets and I’s piece again given what’s going on today - such a moment of uncertainty given Trump’s explic….

🥳Check out this collaborative piece with @soc_of_internet on the TikTok Ban Paradox published at @techpolicypress.

RT @blakeplease: !!Attention!! people who care about platforms, monetization, parasocial relationships, and/or idols: the exceptionally tal….

Excited I get to present new (work in progress) research out of my postdoc project at the #AlgoSoc conference next year 🙃 . WT “Competing Priorities: Identifying Value Gaps Between Public and Private Governance” - a collab w/ @reynoldscj & @blakeplease . Hope to see you there!

RT @TaylorAnnabell: Our publication '(Un)disclosed brand partnerships: How platform policies and interfaces shape commercial content for in….

*inspired by @drjessmaddox & others, glad to see some more interest in creating a space outside of X 🥲.

Created a little #Bluesky Starter Pack that I felt like was missing: Platform Governance Scholars . This is certainly not a complete list, ping me if you'd like me to add you 🐋.

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Really really enjoyed the “reinterpreting platform governance” panel with @hegemonyrules @kelleyhastwoes @reynoldscj & @PalomaViejo 👏 great books and papers to check out #AOIR2024

I'm heading to #AoIR2024 tomorrow (yay!!), ping me if you'd like to chat about platform governance, values, gen AI, and all that jazz. 🙃. I'll be more active on Mastodon during the conference. Check out the @pgmt_lab schedule here:

Happy 1st birthday to this babe, published in @ica_jcmc. Working on this study has made me pay attention to the invisible processes of every communication. Once you see it, you can’t unsee it (sorry not sorry).

Feel free to reach out if you’d like to hear more and watch this space for more to come. Excited (and a little daunted) to begin this new chapter :) (3/3).

A heartfelt thank you to the reviewers for allowing me to explore this topic over the next three years, and to those who supported me throughout this journey and provided countless feedback on my proposal (you know who you are). (2/3).

Full circle moment! I’ve been awarded a 3-year research grant for my postdoctoral project, "Re-evaluating Governing Principles: Navigating the Integration of Generative AI in Social Media Platforms," hosted by @ckatzenbach at the @pgmt_lab. 🙃 (1/3).

With everything that’s happened in the world, these past 5 years have been a unique, wonderful, uplifting, painful, challenging, life-changing journey—and I’m excited for what’s next (stay tuned)! 🙃 . P.S. I hope you enjoy the cheesy group pics as much as I do 🧡.

Shout out to my anonymous external examiners for their highly encouraging and supportive feedback, which made me very emotional. Please also check out my acknowledgments—I would not be who I am, nor would my work be what it is without these people

Hey, I'm Dr. Scharlach now! 🎉.As of yesterday, my PhD thesis was officially approved! This milestone wouldn’t have been possible without the incredible support of my advisor @limor_shifman, mentor @blakeplease, the @digital_values fam, my committee members, friends, and family.

Check out this new study by @soc_of_internet on „latent values“ in TikTok's community guidelines. Super excited to see the concept of platform values being used and further developed!!.