Thomas Kirchmair

Comm Science & Digital Humanities. Digital hate, the anthropocene and greenwashing.
Vegan.
he/him.
@AdME_univie

[Tomáš Zdechovský @TomasZdechovsky]

Elon Musk calling for the abolition of the EU is absurd and irresponsible.

Europe will not be bullied by a billionaire who cannot accept basic rules of transparency and accountability.
The EU protects its citizens. Musk protects only his profits.

We will not let tech oligarchs dictate Europe’s future.

[Advertising & Media Psychology (U of Vienna) @AdMe_univie]

🔨Workshop🔨

Jörg Matthes & #DIGIHATE invite everyone to gather around for our upcoming workshop feat @ucsantabarbara's Joe Walther (@joewalther) & colleagues from all over the @IPKW_univie to discuss "the architecture of online hate".

Come by or reach out for joining online!🌟

[Advertising & Media Psychology (U of Vienna) @AdMe_univie]

📢Publication📢

Following a global approach (involving 🇩🇪🇧🇪🇿🇦🇹🇭🇨🇱🇲🇾🇰🇷🇮🇳), Matthes et al. found that social media use is consistently related positively to ecoanxiety, while notable cross-country variability exists for links to environmental knowledge.

👉🏼 https://t.co/0gqa2GrcTm

[Advertising & Media Psychology (U of Vienna) @AdMe_univie]

📢Publication📢

Serving as the foundation of the @ERC_Research-funded #DIGIHATE project, Jörg Matthes et al. conducted a large-scope umbrella review (= review of reviews) of "digital hate" research, noting crucial trends & challenges across constructs.

👉🏼https://t.co/kKxK1StucA

[Thomas Kirchmair @kirchtho]

See you in a bit for my presentation on annotating digital hate :D

[Advertising & Media Psychology (U of Vienna) @AdMe_univie]

👩‍🔬 ICA Time 👨‍🔬

Howdy! We're excited for Day 1 of #ica25 talks, including some from us about

- global publishing
- digital hate perpetrators & annotation
- anti-smoking campaigns
- dating anxiety
- bystander responses toward online sexism & homophobia
- generative AI literacy

[Jonathan Culpeper @j_culpeper]

Is it really true that online discourse contain more impoliteness than face-to-face? No, but there are other differences (though both demonstrate reciprocity). Check out this new article: https://t.co/JJfpD2Okgh

[Joon Sung Park @joon_s_pk]

Simulating human behavior with AI agents promises a testbed for policy and the social sciences. We interviewed 1,000 people for two hours each to create generative agents of them. These agents replicate their source individuals’ attitudes and behaviors. 🧵https://t.co/FOVcOQduXO

[Alec Stapp @AlecStapp]

Let’s not go back to the time before vaccines.

[Elise Thomas @elisethoma5]

1. I've found a large, AI-driven bot network on X which is posting in support of Trump in the US election.

Thread.

[Luiza Jarovsky, PhD @LuizaJarovsky]

🔥 Reminder: AI systems are NOT neutral; they will reflect the ideology of their creators (as with any technology). Critical thinking remains an ESSENTIAL skill.

[Thomas Kirchmair @kirchtho]

During my holiday, my first first-author PhD paper (together with Kevin Koban and Jörg Matthes) was published - if you're interested in digital hate and perception, follow the link below, it's open access! @commejcr @AdMe_univie @sosci_univie

[University of Vienna Social Sciences @sosci_univie]

New #publication by @AdMe_univie, @IPKW_univie @kirchtho 📝: "Four eyes, two truths: Explaining heterogeneity in perceived severity of digital hate against #immigrants" in @commejcr. 👀👀
Read here: ⤵
https://t.co/xnjWDy77MS
#digitalhate #hatespeech #onlinehate #openaccess

[Cameron Martel @Cameron_Martel_]

🚨New in @NatureHumBehav 🚨

Will misinfo warning labels backfire for ppl who distrust fact-checkers? No!

Labels reduce belief in & sharing of false news even for those highly distrusting of fact-checkers - warning labels are a key tool for platforms!

https://t.co/Le9nZftM2N

[Thomas Kirchmair @kirchtho]

@YiweiXuPhD @ica_infosys @AdMe_univie Thank you, this means a lot, Yiwei 😊

[Thomas Kirchmair @kirchtho]

Late to the party, but huge thanks to @ica_infosys for the top paper award! Grateful to have worked with my wonderful supervisors Kevin Koban and Jörg Matthes @AdMe_univie on this paper about perceptual severity differences of digital hate. Can't wait for next year! #ica2024

[Timothy Caulfield @CaulfieldTim]

Loneliness associated with conspiracist worldviews https://t.co/FEbW8mFE60

"...people reporting high levels of loneliness in adolescence, and those who experience increasing loneliness over the life course, are more likely to endorse conspiracy worldviews in midlife."

"...conspiracy beliefs in an attempt to gain community and a sense of social identity."

by @KBierwiaczonek @KunstJonas @dhfluit et al. cc @Sander_vdLinden @VoiceOfFranky @picardonhealth @jonathanstea

[Thomas Kirchmair @kirchtho]

@florianaigner @pintofscienceAT Für die Clowns im Club Berlin gibts noch 3 Restkarten :D 🤡

[Julia Partheymüller @schnizzl]

Pint of Science: Vom Labor ins Lokal

Das internationale Pint of Science Festival kommt vom 13. bis 15. Mai wieder nach Österreich. #pint24AT #pint24

https://t.co/AkMO2L5d1W

[Pint of Science Austria @pintofscienceAT]

Der Countdown läuft, in 10 Tagen ist es soweit!

Sichert euch schnell eure Tickets und stoßt mit uns an auf die Wissenschaft!

#pint24 #pint24AT #scicomm #wisskomm #wissenschaft #science

[Pint of Science Austria @pintofscienceAT]

☀️What a day: Die Sonne scheint, die Vögel zwitschern und... das Programm für #pint24 ist endlich online!

🍻 Von 13.-15. Mai könnt ihr in 6 Städten in Österreich Neuestes aus Wissenschaft und Forschung erfahren - und das gemütlich bei einem Bier 😀

👉 https://t.co/laaFCvcx6i