Matti Pohjonen

Researcher | Occasional Artist | Weary-Eyed Futurist. Tweets should not be taken too seriously. Day works @HelsinkiHSSH

[Matti Pohjonen @objetpetitm]

@SanNuvola also an increasingly geriatric population.

[Matti Pohjonen @objetpetitm]

@SanNuvola Eritrea did not exist then either.

[Matti Pohjonen @objetpetitm]

@SanNuvola Good stuff! Gave it to my Agent to read through and comment on 🤣

[Matti Pohjonen @objetpetitm]

@SanNuvola they could have just read Quine 60 years ago. https://t.co/ZQnmSbuuh8

[Matti Pohjonen @objetpetitm]

May/June: round trip to Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and South Africa. Maybe I will bump into some of you then?

[Matti Pohjonen @objetpetitm]

Should I be worried to see Pohjonen cited together with Baudrillard? 🤣 https://t.co/Kctmu7EJhL

[Matti Pohjonen @objetpetitm]

@SanNuvola whats your github?

[Matti Pohjonen @objetpetitm]

@SanNuvola let me check

[Matti Pohjonen @objetpetitm]

@SanNuvola wonderful idea - normalise lateness 😂

[Addis Standard @addisstandard]

AI-generated propaganda fuels #Ethiopia–Eritrea tensions

Global voices reports that Artificial intelligence (AI) tools are increasingly being used to amplify nationalist sentiment and political messaging amid growing tensions between Ethiopia and #Eritrea, according to analyses of social media activity following the inauguration of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (#GERD) on 9 September 2025.

Alongside celebratory posts about the dam, AI-generated videos and images circulated online promoting the idea that Ethiopia should reclaim access to Eritrea’s #Assab port. One viral video, shared on TikTok and X and endorsed by former State Minister Birhanu M. Lenjiso, featured a fictional concert at the GERD with a voiceover declaring, “From the Nile to Assab, one people, one heart.”

Experts warn these AI-generated materials amount to “synthetic propaganda” aimed at normalizing expansionist rhetoric. Despite official claims that sea access will be pursued diplomatically, recent statements by Ethiopian leaders have raised fears of military escalation.

Analysts say the phenomenon mirrors a global trend of using AI to manipulate public opinion, with the Horn of Africa emerging as a new arena for digitally driven geopolitical tensions.

https://t.co/4KBz6raL5U

[Matti Pohjonen @objetpetitm]

@angadc I think it's is like internet, there is just too much of everything, including middle-of-the-road crap but probably more fringe as well. Not sure if the homogeneity thesis would stand empirical testing or how it could be even assessed rigorously. Perhaps that's not the point.

[Matti Pohjonen @objetpetitm]

interrupting vacation for this public service announcement. https://t.co/MU0koQ8mnA

[Matti Pohjonen @objetpetitm]

time to attend a talk about going beyond talk?

[Matti Pohjonen @objetpetitm]

@SanNuvola good to hear.

[Aethiopia @Amie74152698]

In #Eritrea you need to buy a CD to watch TikTok videos on your DVD.
In 2025

[Helsinki Institute of Social Sciences & Humanities @HelsinkiHSSH]

Exciting events & happenings in April, May and June – read our March Newsletter on our website! https://t.co/XbpOH5zNd3

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Celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Helsinki Digital Humanities Hackathon!🇫🇮

#DHH2025 is an exciting chance to collaborate, innovate & push your own boundaries🤗

Sponsorship & funding for participants is available 👀

🔜 Deadline: April 12
➡️ Apply: https://t.co/ypPEe6hCgj