bastos

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Ad Astra Fellow at University College Dublin’s School of Information and Communication Studies and Senior Lecturer at City, University of London. Computational methods, network science, and critical data studies.
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bastos1d ago
Government engagement with the #UAP & #UFO topic has a quantifiable effect in subsiding disinformation concerns and conspiratorial narratives. Open access: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369118X.2026.2645882
bastosJul 7, 2025

Our contribution to understanding the fractured reality of the Russo-Ukrainian War. We found substantive misalignment in the event selection of British and Russian news outlets.

Behind the Enemy News: issue salience in the Russo-Ukrainian War

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17467586.2025.2529244

bastosJul 4, 2025

Our contribution to the automation vs augmentation debate.

Strategising with generative AI: Productivity gains in social media marketing https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13527266.2025.2525913?src=exp-la

bastosMar 25, 2025
The grammar of influence operations and romance scams is quickly becoming the same. It’s not the Internet you dreamed of but it’s the Internet we have.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/20563051251323652
bastosMar 22, 2025
Finally out our experimental study on how ChatGPT can reinforce beliefs as incorrect information provided by the service goes unchecked and unverified by users.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/20539517241306345
bastosDec 21, 2024
Rob RicciDec 20, 2024
Who needs Google Scholar when you have https://mastodon.academy ?
Mastodon.Academy

Stand on the shoulders of pachyderms

bastosOct 6, 2024

I had a great time talking to New Books Network about my book Brexit, Tweeted: Polarization and Social Media Manipulation. Link to the podcast below.

https://newbooksnetwork.com/brexit-tweeted

bastosSep 4, 2024
This looks legit. Can’t wait to get this undisclosed payout amount.
bastosApr 6, 2024
Fabio GigliettoApr 5, 2024
Exploring ways to access data from social media platforms? Check out the EU's latest report on research access mechanisms. It's comprehensive and clear: https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/library/status-report-mechanisms-researcher-access-online-platform-data
Status Report: Mechanisms for Researcher Access to Online Platform Data

Academic and civil society research on prominent online platforms has become a crucial way to understand the information environment and its impact on our societies.

Shaping Europe’s digital future
bastosApr 6, 2024
“Toxicity is neither a deterrent to user involvement nor an engagement amplifier; rather, it tends to emerge when exchanges become more frequent and may be a product of opinion polarization.”