Academic. Professor in Journalism and Political Communication Dis/mis-information. Pol Comms. Risk Comms. Journalism. Digital. AI. https://bsky.app/profile/vianbakir.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/vianbakir.bsky.social/post/3lrslpw3o522kIndeed. The uni will be viewed as one in 'managed decline'. Or perhaps 'mismanaged decline'. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Jun 2025 13:23 +0000at://did:plc:fltd7pd5kiz4eixymjvfzvdx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrslpw3o522khttps://bsky.app/profile/vianbakir.bsky.social/post/3lraoly7ez22rHave a look at our new journal article in AI & Society - Move fast and break people? Ethics, companion apps, and the case of Character.ai. lnkd.in/ebhNBqNX We identify unresolved ethical issues in companion-based AI tech.10 Jun 2025 10:27 +0000at://did:plc:fltd7pd5kiz4eixymjvfzvdx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lraoly7ez22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/vianbakir.bsky.social/post/3lpramy43wk2sAlso flagging the relevance of our edited book on tackling disinformation: https://www.routledge.com/Routledge-Handbook-of-the-Influence-Industry/Briant-Bakir/p/book/9781032188997?srsltid=AfmBOorbvi84lR2syiknJVQh6pQdP41e6Af83rtF9hn38H_Sf88t_T-Y [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 May 2025 13:42 +0000at://did:plc:fltd7pd5kiz4eixymjvfzvdx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpramy43wk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/vianbakir.bsky.social/post/3lprajchh6k2sJust flagging the relevance of our open access book to the q. of how to address misinformation, disinformation and deepfakes https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-13551-4 [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 May 2025 13:40 +0000at://did:plc:fltd7pd5kiz4eixymjvfzvdx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lprajchh6k2shttps://bsky.app/profile/vianbakir.bsky.social/post/3lpr7yuzkb22sPleased to have delivered a Keynote 'Confronting the Threat: emerging trends & issues in the spread of misinformation & deepfakes’' to Westminster Media Forum conference on Priorities for Tackling Disinformation and Deepfakes in UK. 93 policymakers, regulators, third sector & tech industry present.22 May 2025 13:30 +0000at://did:plc:fltd7pd5kiz4eixymjvfzvdx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpr7yuzkb22shttps://bsky.app/profile/vianbakir.bsky.social/post/3llog552ihm2nMy first post after approx 1 year of social media digital detox (well worth it, my friends!)... I lead with a plug (no pun intended). Having read that the field of mis/disinformation lacks grounding in propaganda theory, I remind the world of this little piece: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/089692051876458631 Mar 2025 13:01 +0000at://did:plc:fltd7pd5kiz4eixymjvfzvdx/app.bsky.feed.post/3llog552ihm2n