Anda Iulia Solea

Lecturer in Cybercrime @SCCJ_UoP
Digital Criminologist -
PhD researcher studying incels, digital harms and social media
Fellow @TheIRMS

[Anda Iulia Solea @AndaIulia]

Our new article with @lisa_sugiura is out in Crime Media Culture - it proposes Digital Subcultural Diffusion Theory and discusses looksmaxxing tracing it's origins from fringe forums plus findings on TikTokcels, PSL scale, PSL Gods and #TikTok https://t.co/Fhgg9Z69YJ

[Jacob Ware @Jacob_A_Ware]

Really terrific analysis by @AndaIulia in @GNET_research, analyzing a barely-covered terrorist attack in Finland that encapsulated several accelerating trends in terrorism, from youth radicalization to misogyny to the use of artificial intelligence.

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In my latest article for the Global Network on Extremism & Technology (GNET), I examine the tragic stabbing at Pirkkala School and the attacker’s manifesto, allegedly written with the aid of ChatGPT.

[GNET @GNET_research]

Today, @AndaIulia provides an overview of the recent stabbing attack in #Pirkkala, Finland. She analyses the perpetrator’s alleged manifesto and its links to misogynistic incel ideology, as well as the role of Generative AI in crafting the document.
https://t.co/7Uk0CkwZ9c

[European Greens @europeangreens]

We support the pro-European, pro-democracy candidate, Nicușor Dan for President of Romania.
Romania stands at a crossroads in this Presidential election with far-right Simion promoting dangerous isolationism.

Romania's future is in the EU - for peace, prosperity, and democracy.

[Anda Iulia Solea @AndaIulia]

I am wrapping up the year with a second @ConversationUK article in which I analyse why the Romanian election was annulled and what happens next.

If interested, please access the article below!
https://t.co/zN69lozsxP

#Romania #elections @SCCJ_UoP @uop_ccec

[University of Portsmouth @portsmouthuni]

Lecturer in Cybercrime Anda Solea writes for the @ConversationUK about the decision by the #Romanian constitutional court to annul the country’s presidential election this month.

For the full article visit: https://t.co/9nO8YtFNkd

@AndaIulia @SCCJ_UoP #PortsmouthUni #Romania

[Anda Iulia Solea @AndaIulia]

Today, I went on the Sky News Daily podcast to discuss new insights related to the use of TikTok during the Romanian presidential campaign

You can check the full episode below!

[Sky News @SkyNews]

How has far-right candidate Georgescu's TikTok rocked the Romanian election? 📱

@MattBarbet hosts today's Sky News Daily, joined by our Europe correspondent @adamparsons in Romania and @AndaIulia, a lecturer in cyber crime at the University of Portsmouth.

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My first official publication as a lecturer!😊

[University of Portsmouth @portsmouthuni]

Lecturer in Cybercrime @AndaIulia writes for @ConversationUK

For the full article, visit: https://t.co/PBrku6YsR5

#UoP #PortsmouthUni #Cybercrime

[Anda Iulia Solea @AndaIulia]

My new article for the @ConversationUK is out!

It discusses how a little-known far-right candidate manipulated #TikTok to rise to the top in #RomanianPresidentialElections

Read the full article here

https://t.co/2lVZS9juQt

[Anda Iulia Solea @AndaIulia]

This underscores the significance of our research and the vital role of sharing our findings, knowledge, and expertise to create societal impact, support the resolution of critical incidents and directly inform practice.

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Last week, I delivered a keynote presentation w @lisa_sugiura to the Regional Negotiators Conference for the UK Hostage and Crisis Negotiators Police Force on the incel ideology, links to male suicide and extremist behaviour
@uop_ccec @portsmouthuni

[Anda Iulia Solea @AndaIulia]

Excited to share that at the beginning of next month, I am starting a new position as Lecture in Cybercrime @portsmouthuni
Happy to continue my academic career with my first permanent and full-time position!🎉

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Having been a mentee of the Institute since 2022, I’m excited to continue my partnership with IRMS, focusing on addressing male supremacist ideologies and narratives, especially as they intersect with other exclusionary movements.

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I'm thrilled to share that I will be taking on two new roles as a Board Member and Fellow at the Institute for Research on Male Supremacism (IRMS)!

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The books are:
Netnography by Robert V Kozinets
Critical Discourse Analysis: A Multimodal Introduction by David Machin and Andrea Mayr

[Anda Iulia Solea @AndaIulia]

Thank you @Sage_Publishing for gifting me these two incredible books as my prize for the BSC Poster Award 2023 and thank you to the @BritSocCrim for facilitating this amazing award.

[Anda Iulia Solea @AndaIulia]

As a digital criminologist, interested in digital affordances, multimodalities and social media communications, these two books have been essential in guiding my PhD thesis approach and publications.

[Lily Marston @lily_marston]

Uhhh so YouTube denied our appeal & claims our content violates child safety guidelines (for covering someone ELSE being predatory towards children) we’re too scared to try uploading again bc if it happens again we can’t upload for a week & we get a strike… not sure what to do

[Anda Iulia Solea @AndaIulia]

Honoured to share that my and @lisa_sugiura paper ‘Mainstreaming the Blackpill’ won the @bsc_wccjn best paper prize, awarded @BritSocCrim #BSC2024

While I could not attend this year I am over the moon to see my first academic paper being recognised for its contributions!