Senior Lecturer in Professional Communication at RMIT University in Australia. Researches ethical online communication in an era of fake news and digital hostility.https://bsky.app/profile/jaydanielthompson.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jaydanielthompson.bsky.social/post/3mr4lnr2zn22dPUBLICATION TODAY: I ask what Australia’s (ultimately unsuccessful) Combating Misinformation and Disinformation Bill 2024 suggests about the tough balance between curbing mis/disinformation and protecting freedom of expression. #research https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783111386034/html?srsltid=AfmBOorIIrHsLq3t7Ce6KV49G7OCK9JoZMGs60CXxe7Cvx1MvFugjTa_#contents21 Jul 2026 00:50 +0000at://did:plc:rekal7sedunka564xeqdjsgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr4lnr2zn22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jaydanielthompson.bsky.social/post/3moepwajmgc23Thanks to HuffPost for interviewing me about digital hostility, conspiracies and the recent UFC fight at the White House. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/michelle-obama-ufc-fighter-trans_l_6a30578fe4b04478a062736916 Jun 2026 02:12 +0000at://did:plc:rekal7sedunka564xeqdjsgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3moepwajmgc23https://bsky.app/profile/jaydanielthompson.bsky.social/post/3mggkyrkyck2gI was recently interviewed by HuffPost on this recent, insidious manifestation of conspiracy culture. Give it a read! https://www.huffpost.com/entry/erika-kirk-sydney-sweeney-maga-trans_l_69a9cd01e4b066e4081deb7e/amp07 Mar 2026 00:27 +0000at://did:plc:rekal7sedunka564xeqdjsgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mggkyrkyck2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jaydanielthompson.bsky.social/post/3mfpt4hdmuc2uLoving the vibe on RMIT University’s Melbourne CBD campus as the new students celebrate Orientation Week. Go forth and prosper!25 Feb 2026 23:21 +0000at://did:plc:rekal7sedunka564xeqdjsgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfpt4hdmuc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/jaydanielthompson.bsky.social/post/3m72yjmcgkc2zAdding to my Summer reading list - thanks @timothyjgraham.bsky.social for sharing! [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Dec 2025 08:01 +0000at://did:plc:rekal7sedunka564xeqdjsgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3m72yjmcgkc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jaydanielthompson.bsky.social/post/3m6lvdpznl22gHuge thanks to Professor Panizza Allmark for launching my book at the CSAA 2025 conference today and for her kind words. I’m feeling grateful.27 Nov 2025 07:54 +0000at://did:plc:rekal7sedunka564xeqdjsgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6lvdpznl22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jaydanielthompson.bsky.social/post/3m5also7wic2eSo, my Monday began with my cat tearing up my latest council rates notice. Does that mean I get out of paying it? #thecatatemyhomework10 Nov 2025 02:39 +0000at://did:plc:rekal7sedunka564xeqdjsgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5also7wic2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/jaydanielthompson.bsky.social/post/3m2xgsvrd3c2cVale, Diane Keaton: 1946-202512 Oct 2025 00:25 +0000at://did:plc:rekal7sedunka564xeqdjsgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2xgsvrd3c2chttps://bsky.app/profile/jaydanielthompson.bsky.social/post/3m2apnkhh7c2cFriday lifts me up02 Oct 2025 23:32 +0000at://did:plc:rekal7sedunka564xeqdjsgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2apnkhh7c2chttps://bsky.app/profile/jaydanielthompson.bsky.social/post/3lxsv2ysdqk2vNo surprises here. There are grave ethical issues with platforming extremists, as Kurt Sengul and I have elsewhere argued (see the links in comments). The Australian media has blood on its hands.02 Sep 2025 00:42 +0000at://did:plc:rekal7sedunka564xeqdjsgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxsv2ysdqk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jaydanielthompson.bsky.social/post/3lx4pnc46bk2t24 Aug 2025 05:06 +0000at://did:plc:rekal7sedunka564xeqdjsgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lx4pnc46bk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/jaydanielthompson.bsky.social/post/3lwnpp5lovc2hPUBLICATION TODAY: My review of the disturbing and disturbingly good debut novel for Melbourne author Thomas Vowles. Enjoy! https://theconversation.com/i-genuinely-did-hold-my-breath-a-sordid-sexy-queer-debut-evokes-hitchcock-and-christos-tsiolkas-262543?trk=feed-detail_main-feed-card_feed-article-content18 Aug 2025 05:57 +0000at://did:plc:rekal7sedunka564xeqdjsgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwnpp5lovc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/jaydanielthompson.bsky.social/post/3lvwuelogss2qSpotted in the wild - my book, in stores as of this week!09 Aug 2025 03:49 +0000at://did:plc:rekal7sedunka564xeqdjsgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvwuelogss2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jaydanielthompson.bsky.social/post/3lv3fmv6f7s2aPUBLICATION TODAY: On the Epstein files and the dangers of conspiracy. https://www.abc.net.au/religion/epstein-files-trump-and-danger-of-conspiracy-theories/10558641429 Jul 2025 05:44 +0000at://did:plc:rekal7sedunka564xeqdjsgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lv3fmv6f7s2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/jaydanielthompson.bsky.social/post/3lrgwgqyshc2ePUBLICATION TODAY! My monograph on Silverchair’s iconic Frogstomp album has been published as an eBook. Link below. Grunge forever!12 Jun 2025 22:03 +0000at://did:plc:rekal7sedunka564xeqdjsgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrgwgqyshc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/jaydanielthompson.bsky.social/post/3lqbzp2iivk2nPleased to be interviewed for this student magazine about online hostility following the 2024 presidential election. I always enjoy speaking with student journos, having been one myself. https://www.mojonews.com.au/politics/online-volatility-booms-following-the-us-election?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR4BXpT1tw4rycQiXLmjQcnTvX6Pf6PsjlLGjm2Kpc8hZoh_go1UOd18GaiMGw_aem_awcIPB_YeIPrmhgdYkN1YQ29 May 2025 05:53 +0000at://did:plc:rekal7sedunka564xeqdjsgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqbzp2iivk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jaydanielthompson.bsky.social/post/3lop5d5lofc22PUBLICATION TODAY: the ethics of reporting on an increasingly brazen, media-savvy Far Right. Co-authored with @kurtsengul.bsky.social and published by the ABC. https://www.abc.net.au/religion/ethical-challenges-media-covering-far-right-propaganda/10525967009 May 2025 00:12 +0000at://did:plc:rekal7sedunka564xeqdjsgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lop5d5lofc22https://bsky.app/profile/jaydanielthompson.bsky.social/post/3lo5jyobh4k22Farewell, Jill Sobule, a striking figure in 1990s pop music. Gone too young. [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 May 2025 00:11 +0000at://did:plc:rekal7sedunka564xeqdjsgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo5jyobh4k22https://bsky.app/profile/jaydanielthompson.bsky.social/post/3lnfhfzrnzc2gA real privilege to work with Kurt Sengul on this paper, published today in Communication and the Public, and addressing a topical - and disturbing - set of issues. [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Apr 2025 10:21 +0000at://did:plc:rekal7sedunka564xeqdjsgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnfhfzrnzc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jaydanielthompson.bsky.social/post/3lmvbeh4nrs2nSpotted in Naarm15 Apr 2025 23:50 +0000at://did:plc:rekal7sedunka564xeqdjsgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmvbeh4nrs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jaydanielthompson.bsky.social/post/3llks63acck2fI’ve got this feeling somebody’s watching me30 Mar 2025 02:26 +0000at://did:plc:rekal7sedunka564xeqdjsgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3llks63acck2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jaydanielthompson.bsky.social/post/3lkrauq7zws2kWith the 30th anniversary of Silverchair’s ‘Frogstomp’ album, what better time to plug my forthcoming book on my forthcoming Bloomsbury 331/3 book on that album and its persistent cultural legacy? https://www.bloomsbury.com/au/silverchairs-frogstomp-9798765113349/19 Mar 2025 22:40 +0000at://did:plc:rekal7sedunka564xeqdjsgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkrauq7zws2khttps://bsky.app/profile/jaydanielthompson.bsky.social/post/3lk7vqjvkik2vPUBLICATION TODAY! Open access in 'Convergence', co-authored with the brilliant research team on the Australian Research Council project 'Online hostility in Australian digital cultures'. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13548565251324508?fbclid=IwY2xjawI_Dq5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHXq8QmSXXk9Ebnn6UyXmpNcGksHVEZ4SwgkfWX6t7T_VNLQy0JGLER7RbQ_aem_vzL9b70TxAbJQscu_tFHow13 Mar 2025 01:06 +0000at://did:plc:rekal7sedunka564xeqdjsgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk7vqjvkik2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jaydanielthompson.bsky.social/post/3ljbledu5ik2yWonderful to meet the new BP354 students at the induction as part of RMIT University’s O-Week. For info on this excellent degree, see the comments below.28 Feb 2025 23:40 +0000at://did:plc:rekal7sedunka564xeqdjsgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljbledu5ik2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/jaydanielthompson.bsky.social/post/3lj232juuks2gExcellent vibe on campus today.25 Feb 2025 23:59 +0000at://did:plc:rekal7sedunka564xeqdjsgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj232juuks2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jaydanielthompson.bsky.social/post/3liskl7wr4c2cPreparing for Semester One - we can do it! #academiclyfe23 Feb 2025 00:16 +0000at://did:plc:rekal7sedunka564xeqdjsgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3liskl7wr4c2c