Carl Zhou

A nobody in political science, into authoritarian propaganda and protest @UvA_Amsterdam

[Carl Zhou @CarlChou1111]

Check out our new research in JoC!

[Yingdan_Lu @YingdanL_kk]

How do social media algorithms shape the reach of authoritarian regime? In our new @Journal_Of_Comm paper with @xinyi_liu_ and @CarlChou1111, we show how recommendation algorithms systematically amplify state-created content in China: https://t.co/2X6lgi99HD

[Yingdan_Lu @YingdanL_kk]

How do social media algorithms shape the reach of authoritarian regime? In our new @Journal_Of_Comm paper with @xinyi_liu_ and @CarlChou1111, we show how recommendation algorithms systematically amplify state-created content in China: https://t.co/2X6lgi99HD

[Carl Zhou @CarlChou1111]

It was a truly wonderful experience working with Dr. Yingdan and her team. I’m grateful for her support, guidance, and the opportunities I’ve received throughout this journey.

[Yingdan_Lu @YingdanL_kk]

Postdoc Opportunity at @NorthwesternU @NU_SoC @BuffettInst! Our Global LLM Values Benchmarking Working Group is seeking a postdoc starting Summer 2026. If you are working on LLMs and computational social science, this may be for you. Apply by Jan 16, 2026👉[email protected]

[Jean Christopher (Chris) Mittelstaedt @jcmittelstaedt]

"As a mode of governance, affect is reactive and improvisational. In this sense, structures of power are defined as much by what escapes them as by what they contain."

[Jean Christopher (Chris) Mittelstaedt @jcmittelstaedt]

"As long as the US remains anchored in the region, and thus China’s principal enemy, Beijing is forced to use more subtle, longer-term means and ways to gradually increase its influence over neighbors"

[Carl Zhou @CarlChou1111]

Honored to participate this book project!

[Gino Canella @Gino_Canella]

It's pub day for our edited book! With all the debate over AI and class dealignment, it offers critical perspectives about labor, communication and technology.

https://t.co/fgxgelKB4m
@ProfTWolf @_ericblanc @errolsalamon @jamie_woodcock @csowsley @Tai_Neilson

[Eddie Yang @ey_985]

New paper: LLMs are increasingly used to label data in political science. But how reliable are these annotations, and what are the consequences for scientific findings? What are best practices? Some new findings from a large empirical evaluation.
Paper: https://t.co/F8FlrsLbzM

[Carl Zhou @CarlChou1111]

Thanks to Poli com

The best gift for my birthday🤩

[Carl Zhou @CarlChou1111]

First paper on Springer