Fernando van der Vlist

Fernando van der Vlist

@fvandervlist.bsky.social

Media Studies @uvahumanities.bsky.social · 📚 Author, Platforms (Polity) · 📦 NWO Veni: ‘AI Power’ · 🔍 platforms, apps, data, AI, digital methods · 👥 @appstudies.bsky.social, @digitalmethods.net, @publicdatalab.bsky.social · 🔗 fernandovandervlist.nl

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Fernando van der Vlist
@fvandervlist.bsky.social

✨📚 Our latest book, Platforms, is now available from Polity!

Polity@politybooks.bsky.social

“Our world runs on platforms.” 'Platforms: A Critical Introduction' shows how platforms structure modern life, from communication to commerce and labour. A new book from @silvertje.bsky.social and @fvandervlist.bsky.social is out today in the UK. See more: politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...

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Agustin Ferrari Braun
@ferraribraun.bsky.social

New paper out! In this peer-reviewed article, @fvandervlist.bsky.social, @tpoell.bsky.social and I explore how the infrastructure of French and Dutch news media websites has changed over the last decade. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

tandfonline.comNegotiating Infrastructural Integration: Cloud Services and the Evolution of News Website Ecosystems in France and the NetherlandsThis paper analyzes the infrastructural integration of European news media with digital platforms and third-party service providers between 2015–2025. Reviewing current research, we note increased ...
Fernando van der Vlist
@fvandervlist.bsky.social

Out worldwide now! 📚 Keep an eye out for the book launch events we’re planning this autumn.

Anne Helmond@silvertje.bsky.social

Our book, Platforms: A Critical Introduction, co-authored by Anne Helmond and @fvandervlist.bsky.social, is now officially out worldwide with Polity! Use code HVD30 for 30% off: www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b... We wrote a blog post about the book here: www.politybooks.com/blog-detail/...

Fernando van der Vlist
@fvandervlist.bsky.social

With some of our work in progress!

jonathan w. y. gray@jwyg.bsky.social

yaay - notes from amsterdam on AI historiographies, chatbot meme-making & more 🪭🍵🌌💜✨ jonathangray.org/2026/07/09/a... with @digitalmethods.net @lboungr.bsky.social @silvertje.bsky.social @ktmac.bsky.social @fvandervlist.bsky.social @esthrr.bsky.social @framerframed.nl @nataliastanusch.bsky.social

jonathangray.orgexploring AI historiographies and chatbot materialities in AmsterdamLast week I was part of the Digital Methods Summer School 2026 at the University of Amsterdam. This year’s theme was ‘visual AI for internet research: on and beyond slop’. I was part of a project on A...
Fernando van der Vlist
@fvandervlist.bsky.social

✨📗 Our 3rd @appstudies.bsky.social ASI Sprint Report (w/ @esthrr.bsky.social) is out now! Building directly on previous work in this series, it explores what we call ‘Appification of AI’, focusing on the embeddedness, visibility, and dependency of artificial intelligence. #AppStudies #AI

App Studies@appstudies.bsky.social

✨📗 Out now: ‘Appification in the Age of AI: Exploring Exploring Embeddedness, Visibility, and Dependency’ (ASI Sprint Report No. 3), edited by @fvandervlist.bsky.social & @esthrr.bsky.social. 🔗Download/read more: appstudies.org/research-out... #AppStudies #AI

Fernando van der Vlist
@fvandervlist.bsky.social

❗ We are urgently looking for a new Lecturer in Cultural Data & AI at the University of Amsterdam: werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies... The deadline for applying is very soon: Jan 4th. You’ll work with @tpoell.bsky.social, @riederb.bsky.social, @dluitse.bsky.social, @louravn.bsky.social, me, & more

werkenbij.uva.nlVacancy — Lecturer in Cultural Data & AI (D4)<p>Would you like to teach cutting-edge theories, computational methods, and questions in Critical Data & AI? Then we have the perfect challenge for you!</p>
Fernando van der Vlist
@fvandervlist.bsky.social

Please let us know if you teach, or plan to teach, a course where the book could be assigned or recommended (please find the link below)! ✨

Anne Helmond@silvertje.bsky.social

@fvandervlist.bsky.social and I are pleased to share that our book 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘴: 𝘈 𝘊𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 will be published with Polity in June/Aug 2026! We are reaching out to colleagues who teach courses where the book might be of interest for an inspection copy: forms.gle/k85pemd8BTQv...

Fernando van der Vlist
@fvandervlist.bsky.social

Please join if you're around in Edinburgh next week! 🏰

AdTech Project@adtechproject.bsky.social

Speakers include keynotes from @silvertje.bsky.social (Anne Helmond, Utrecht University) and @fvandervlist.bsky.social ‬(Fernando van der Vlist, University of Amsterdam), @allartmarkets.bsky.social (Liz McFall, University of Edinburgh), and Brian O’Kelley (co-founder of AppNexus and Scope3).

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Anne Helmond
@silvertje.bsky.social

🎙️ @fvandervlist.bsky.social en ik waren te gast in de Verrekijkers-podcast van Rathenau Instituut. We spraken over "De verborgen wereld achter AI". AI is een complex digitaal en fysiek ecosysteem –een AI stack– waarvan we via tools als ChatGPT slechts het topje zien: www.rathenau.nl/nl/digitalis...

rathenau.nlDe verborgen wereld achter AI - Verrekijkers (7) | Rathenau InstituutSteeds meer mensen maken gebruik van kunstmatige intelligentie (AI) om teksten en afbeeldingen te maken. Deze lijken bijna op magische wijze tot stand te komen, maar achter elke zoekopdracht gaat een ...
Fernando van der Vlist
@fvandervlist.bsky.social

We’re hiring: Lecturer in Cultural Data & AI and Archival & Information Studies (Media Studies, @uvahumanities.bsky.social)! Join @tpoell.bsky.social, @riederb.bsky.social, myself, & other wonderful colleagues in the Critical Data & AI team. Applications due 28 May. werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...

werkenbij.uva.nlVacancy — Lecturer in Cultural Data & AI and Archival & Information StudiesWould you like to teach on cutting-edge theories, methods, and questions in Cultural Data & AI and Archival & Information? Then we have the perfect challenge for you!
Fernando van der Vlist
@fvandervlist.bsky.social

📢✨ New OA book out now with Amsterdam University Press: Governing the Digital Society: Platforms, Artificial Intelligence, and Public Values, edited by José van Dijck, @kfvanes.bsky.social, @silvertje.bsky.social, & @fvandervlist.bsky.social. Access: www.aup.nl/en/book/9789...

aup.nlGoverning the Digital SocietyDigital technologies have rapidly become integral to communities and societies, bringing both significant benefits and serious concerns. Issues such as misinformation, disinformation, online polarizat...
Fernando van der Vlist
@fvandervlist.bsky.social

This will be out officially this Tuesday, 20 May, but you can already access the OA book PDF!

Rob Kitchin@robkitchin.bsky.social

New OA book. Governing the Digital Society: Platforms, Artificial Intelligence, and Public Values, edited by José van Dijck, @kfvanes.bsky.social, @silvertje.bsky.social & @fvandervlist.bsky.social www.aup.nl/en/book/9789...

aup.nlGoverning the Digital SocietyDigital technologies have rapidly become integral to communities and societies, bringing both significant benefits and serious concerns. Issues such as misinformation, disinformation, online polarizat...

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Rob Kitchin
@robkitchin.bsky.social

New OA book. Governing the Digital Society: Platforms, Artificial Intelligence, and Public Values, edited by José van Dijck, @kfvanes.bsky.social, @silvertje.bsky.social & @fvandervlist.bsky.social www.aup.nl/en/book/9789...

aup.nlGoverning the Digital SocietyDigital technologies have rapidly become integral to communities and societies, bringing both significant benefits and serious concerns. Issues such as misinformation, disinformation, online polarizat...
Fernando van der Vlist
@fvandervlist.bsky.social

🙋‍♂️ Hi, 🦋Bluesky! For new followers, here are some of my latest published works (all 2024) that I’m proud of, focusing on the critical empirical study of the political economy of 🤖AI/cloud, platforms, & 📱global ‘super apps’. Sharing these with tags to help you find and follow friends and coauthors.

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Fernando van der Vlist
@fvandervlist.bsky.social

🙋‍♂️ Hi, 🦋Bluesky! For new followers, here are some of my latest published works (all 2024) that I’m proud of, focusing on the critical empirical study of the political economy of 🤖AI/cloud, platforms, & 📱global ‘super apps’. Sharing these with tags to help you find and follow friends and coauthors.

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Fernando van der Vlist
@fvandervlist.bsky.social

🙋‍♂️ Hi, 🦋Bluesky! For new followers, here are some of my latest published works (all 2024) that I’m proud of, focusing on the critical empirical study of the political economy of 🤖AI/cloud, platforms, & 📱global ‘super apps’. Sharing these with tags to help you find and follow friends and coauthors.

Fernando van der Vlist
@fvandervlist.bsky.social

📑 ‘Platform: A Tapestry of Meanings and Metaphors’, w/ @silvertje.bsky.social | 📗 Digital Media Metaphors (Eds. @jfarkas.bsky.social & Marcus Maloney) | 🔗 doi.org/10.4324/9781... (💬 Chat for PDF)

doi.orgPlatform | 4 | A Tapestry of Meanings and Metaphors | Anne Helmond, FeThis chapter explores the metaphorical ‘tapestry’ of meanings woven into the ‘platform’ metaphor, tracing its journey from a technical term in the computing

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Anne Helmond
@silvertje.bsky.social

Hi, nice to be here 👋! Recently published: * The 'Platform' metaphor (w/ @fvandervlist.bsky.social): dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781... * 'Big AI: Cloud Infrastructure and the Industrialisation of AI' (w/ @fvandervlist.bsky.social & @fabianlferrari.bsky.social): journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

dx.doi.orgPlatform | 4 | A Tapestry of Meanings and Metaphors | Anne Helmond, FeThis chapter explores the metaphorical ‘tapestry’ of meanings woven into the ‘platform’ metaphor, tracing its journey from a technical term in the computing

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