I teach media communications and social theory at London School of Economics. Main interests: data colonialism, AI, rebuilding social media. Links to my two new books: https://linktr.ee/SpaceOfTheWorldBook https://lnk.to/DataGrabBookhttps://bsky.app/profile/couldrynick.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/couldrynick.bsky.social/post/3mufb4uwplk2bDo join us tomorrow for what should be an interesting discussion! [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Aug 2026 15:51 +0000at://did:plc:u5amlxpzidpdb3ejovt7eb7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mufb4uwplk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/couldrynick.bsky.social/post/3mrnlgtrymc27this new Jacobin article links to my blog last month on the AI rebellion which you can read here: www.nickcouldry.org/blog-1 [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Jul 2026 19:01 +0000at://did:plc:u5amlxpzidpdb3ejovt7eb7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrnlgtrymc27https://bsky.app/profile/couldrynick.bsky.social/post/3mrnldvvmxk27a new piece in Jacobin by me and @velislavahill.bsky.social on how resistance to AI is misrepresented in mainstream media: https://jacobin.com/2026/07/ai-tech-criticism-resistance-democracy @lsemedia.bsky.social27 Jul 2026 18:59 +0000at://did:plc:u5amlxpzidpdb3ejovt7eb7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrnldvvmxk27https://bsky.app/profile/couldrynick.bsky.social/post/3mnzyxkiyds2jMy latest critical take on the impending social crisis of AI: https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/2026/06/11/ais-impending-social-crisis/ @lsemedia.bsky.social11 Jun 2026 19:54 +0000at://did:plc:u5amlxpzidpdb3ejovt7eb7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnzyxkiyds2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/couldrynick.bsky.social/post/3mmlmjlpzac2fTengo ganas de regresarme a Barcelona el viernes para este impresionante congreso [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 May 2026 09:09 +0000at://did:plc:u5amlxpzidpdb3ejovt7eb7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmlmjlpzac2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/couldrynick.bsky.social/post/3mm4kh4tj7s2iAm speaking at LSE Festival of Ideas on rebuilding social media and the implications of social media's ills for building a better politics on the climate emergency and everything else. Two events on Saturday June 20, tickets on sale NOW! https://www.lse.ac.uk/events/lse-festival/2026/saving-our-digital-world https://www.lse.ac.uk/events/lse-festival/2026/take-us-to-save-the-planet18 May 2026 09:22 +0000at://did:plc:u5amlxpzidpdb3ejovt7eb7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm4kh4tj7s2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/couldrynick.bsky.social/post/3mldmlhmvrs2pThis is very important and much needed research [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 May 2026 11:24 +0000at://did:plc:u5amlxpzidpdb3ejovt7eb7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldmlhmvrs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/couldrynick.bsky.social/post/3mldmiwmets2pVery much looking forward to this event in Barcelona ! [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 May 2026 11:22 +0000at://did:plc:u5amlxpzidpdb3ejovt7eb7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldmiwmets2phttps://bsky.app/profile/couldrynick.bsky.social/post/3mkz6y65r722kWell said @histoftech.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 May 2026 07:54 +0000at://did:plc:u5amlxpzidpdb3ejovt7eb7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkz6y65r722khttps://bsky.app/profile/couldrynick.bsky.social/post/3mj5n75ngbc2obrilliant blog overnight by @parismarx.com on Sam Altman's hubristic thinking about intelligence as private utility: https://disconnect.blog/make-em-dumb-sell-em-smarts/10 Apr 2026 15:28 +0000at://did:plc:u5amlxpzidpdb3ejovt7eb7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5n75ngbc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/couldrynick.bsky.social/post/3mibqldcits2iINCA an EU-based project has just launched a terrific documentary on data (I'm pleased to be part of it - thanks to Niccolo Cuppini). The film is called “Data Revolution!” Please circulate to students, friends . . Trailer: lnkd.in/e2ewHcnP Full video: lnkd.in/ePzbnVEr Project page: lnkd.in/eZkpUWnh https://lnkd.in/e2ewHcnP30 Mar 2026 13:14 +0000at://did:plc:u5amlxpzidpdb3ejovt7eb7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mibqldcits2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/couldrynick.bsky.social/post/3mhi2v63ut22yReally important from @robinberjon !! Citizens are already ahead of most of their politicians. In today's hyperconnected world, a transactional US government is anything but a friend! [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Mar 2026 08:10 +0000at://did:plc:u5amlxpzidpdb3ejovt7eb7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhi2v63ut22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/couldrynick.bsky.social/post/3mhe2qmdpes2mI strongly agree. We cannot afford to abandon social media to the right, even as we need to find ways to rebuild social media on a better basis. @debbieball.bsky.social @adelewalton.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Mar 2026 17:56 +0000at://did:plc:u5amlxpzidpdb3ejovt7eb7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhe2qmdpes2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/couldrynick.bsky.social/post/3mhan3tnjos2wI am excited too. A movement needs to be built around these issues. Maybe this is one place it starts? [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Mar 2026 09:14 +0000at://did:plc:u5amlxpzidpdb3ejovt7eb7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhan3tnjos2whttps://bsky.app/profile/couldrynick.bsky.social/post/3mgnhqkc4is2tMe complace anunciar una renovación de mi página web personal www.nickcouldry.org En un solo lugar mis blogs recientes medios publicaciones y charlas, por ej. www.nickcouldry.org/blog-1 Me alegra especialmente que mis páginas web estén tanto en inglés como en español. Gracias a Aikaterini Mniestri https://www.nickcouldry.org/09 Mar 2026 18:18 +0000at://did:plc:u5amlxpzidpdb3ejovt7eb7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgnhqkc4is2thttps://bsky.app/profile/couldrynick.bsky.social/post/3mgnhjh2g622tPleased to announce a revamp of my personal website: www.nickcouldry.org . There in one place are my recent blogs, media, publications, and talks, eg www.nickcouldry.org/blog-1 Particularly pleased my webpages are in both English and Spanish. Thanks to Aikaterini Mniestri for invaluable support https://www.nickcouldry.org/blog-109 Mar 2026 18:14 +0000at://did:plc:u5amlxpzidpdb3ejovt7eb7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgnhjh2g622thttps://bsky.app/profile/couldrynick.bsky.social/post/3mgkkxcouw222Exactly, because GenAI Chatbots are designed to further a similar business model to the commercial social media whose failure we already understand all too well [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Mar 2026 14:37 +0000at://did:plc:u5amlxpzidpdb3ejovt7eb7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgkkxcouw222https://bsky.app/profile/couldrynick.bsky.social/post/3meowhbvbok2mthis was great fun to record. Thanks the DDTU project and team for having us! [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Feb 2026 21:23 +0000at://did:plc:u5amlxpzidpdb3ejovt7eb7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3meowhbvbok2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/couldrynick.bsky.social/post/3mebxu5n6kc26This new piece by @hartzog.bsky.social and @jessicasilbey.bsky.social is brilliant - and essential reading on the damage to the social texture that unbounded AI use threatens to do: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=587062307 Feb 2026 17:44 +0000at://did:plc:u5amlxpzidpdb3ejovt7eb7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mebxu5n6kc26https://bsky.app/profile/couldrynick.bsky.social/post/3mddruufi722rIf you are interested in my take on the social media age ban debate, here it is, thanks to @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Jan 2026 17:37 +0000at://did:plc:u5amlxpzidpdb3ejovt7eb7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mddruufi722rhttps://bsky.app/profile/couldrynick.bsky.social/post/3mchsclzwwc2shttps://theintercept.com/2026/01/13/dhs-ice-white-nationalist-neo-nazi/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=The%20Intercept%20Newsletter15 Jan 2026 14:30 +0000at://did:plc:u5amlxpzidpdb3ejovt7eb7e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mchsclzwwc2s