CSS Lab, LMU Munich

Last chance to get registered to this year's hackathon at @icahdq.bsky.social @icacm.bsky.social

🚀Breakout sessions @ #HackICA26 A glimpse at last year’s breakout sessions — and what you can expect this time. 🧠Agent-Based Modeling @what-if-horizon.bsky.social 🌐Sharing and learning methods @gesis.org #MethodsHub 🎤Podcasting for the community #CCSPodcast More sessions coming soon! Register now!

Throwback to HackICA 2025 in Boulder 📸 Two days full of ideas, energy, and collaboration. From early brainstorming to real projects in less than 48 hours #HackathonSpirit. Ready for the next round in Stellenbosch🇿🇦? Registration is still open! Join now! #HackICA26 www.icahdq.org/event/Hackat...

It's three months to go until #hackica26 and a good moment to say THANK YOU to our sponsors from all over the world ❤ You bring the hackathon to life and we couldn't do it without you!

DDC: A ᴘʀᴏᴜᴅ co-sᴘᴏɴsᴏʀ ᴏꜰ @icahdq.bsky.social's #ɪᴄᴀ26 ʜᴀᴄᴋᴀᴛʜᴏɴ (ᴊᴜɴᴇ 3-4)! ʀᴇɢɪsᴛʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ɴᴏᴡ ᴏᴘᴇɴ! Follow the event here: @hackingcommsci.bsky.social Find out more via the website: hackingcommsci.org And/or register here: www.icahdq.org/event/Hackat...

Dear hackers, meet Marvin!! 🐧 Marvin is a South African Penguin who loves eating squid and developing R packages for his friends. Marvin's also here to remind you to register for some #hackica26 fun 🔽

Good news! 🎉 The registration issue has been resolved — everything should now work smoothly. 🔗 Direct link: www.icahdq.org/event/Hackat... 🗓 Registration is open until April 5, 2026 Looking forward to seeing you at the ICA Hackathon 2026 @SU School for Data Science and Computational Thinking! 🚀💡

🚀 Save the Date! If you're considering joining us, now is a great time to block the dates and start planning your #trip. We can’t wait to see you at the SU School for Data Science and Computational Thinking in Stellenbosch on 3rd and 4th June 2026 for this year's #Hackathon! 🌍✨

📣Call for Bids! We’re seeking hosts for the 9th & 10th International #COMPTEXT conferences (2027 & 2028). 📅Bid deadline: March 15, 2026 Request materials: info@comptextconference.org Please circulate within your networks!

📢 Call for Abstracts — Deadline: January 16. COMPTEXT 2026 will again be a fantastic place to discover the latest computational methods, tools, datasets & to connect with scholars using AI across communication science, political science, history, sociology, IR, and more.

🚨 Big reveal! New year, new logo, same event! 🚨 Join us for some fun at the 2026 ICA pre-conference hackathon in Stellenbosch, June 3-4. Stay tuned!

We’re excited to share that #hackica26 on June 3 & 4 will be hosted at the SU School for Data Science and Computational Thinking! Huge thanks for welcoming us 🫶🇿🇦 Learn more about them here: www.su.ac.za/en/ Follow us for more updates and announcements regarding the upcoming Hackathon.

This week, we have @lorenzspreen.bsky.social visiting our lab. He presented his work on disinformation classification and toxicity in group discussions on Reddit. He also has a new CSS group, check it out: css-synosys.github.io

✨ New in Nature Climate Change (@natclimchange.bsky.social): Climate injustice through unequal news 🎈 highlights how climate injustice is fueled by disparities in information access across the Global South, including a recent study by J. Thaker et al. 👉 rdcu.be/d7MLX (or: doi.org/10.1038/s415...)

💥 4th Data Donation Symposium @LMU Munich 🗓 October 9th-10th 2025 (no conference fee) 👉 Empirial work employing data donations, method development, tools & infrastructures, etc. 🔍More info & CfP: data-donation-symposium.ifkw.lmu.de

'Tis the season: Our lab is very busy... eating Christmas cookies, writing greeting cards, and discussing fun things to do during the holidays. That is to say: We'll be off for a while, enjoy the holidays everyone! 🌲❄️

Today, our research group hosted a talk by @martinriedl.bsky.social who discussed deepfakes on digital platforms - and how to counter them through coordinated reporting. Thanks for joining us, Martin! #CSS #Platforms #Governance

Hello, world! The #CSS Lab at @ifkw.bsky.social @LMU Munich is now officially on #bluesky. 🙌 Let's discuss #css, #digitalmethods, #AI, & all things #commsci 👉 Parts of our team: @marhai.bsky.social, @simonluebke.bsky.social, @nadjaoz.bsky.social @pschwabl.bsky.social, & @valeriehase.bsky.social