It's scandalous. The game continued as adjudged by the referee. Fines have also been awarded for Senegal’s unsporting behaviour. So why needlessly rewrite history?

2026 is dubbed the year of AI hyperscalers. In this very short blogpost, a colleague (Ebenezer Makinde) and I reflect on what this means for Africa.

internet-policy-meco.sydney.edu.au/2026/02/afri...

#AIregulation #AIEthics #Publicpolicy #AfricaAI

2026 is dubbed the year of AI hyperscalers. In this very short blogpost, a colleague (Ebenezer Makinde) and I reflect on what this means for Africa.

internet-policy-meco.sydney.edu.au/2026/02/afri...

#AIregulation #AIEthics #Publicpolicy #AfricaAI

Very interesting decolonial history behind Algeria’s #123vivalAlgérie chant.

AFCON 🤝🏿 Decolonisation

A picture of myself standing in front of an audience in a lecture building at the University of Manchester - delivering my presentation.

As the year draws to a close, I have found myself reflecting on my provocations on decentring research in the social sciences at this year’s @britsoci.bsky.social conference.

You can read more here: www.linkedin.com/posts/muhamm...

Congratulations Robert! 🎉

It‘s published 🎉 I‘m very excited to share that my book „The Social Codes of Tech Workers“ is now out with @mitpress.bsky.social

You can find it in bookstores and online. Thanks to everyone who supported me on the journey! See comments section for link to the first chapter.

Thank you for sharing. 🙏🏿

Redefining social media influencership through followership building - Muhammed Tobiloba Alakitan, 2025 This online ethnographic study explores the nature of online work by Nigerian X (formerly Twitter) influencers through their adaptation of the platform's s...

A new article about the platform-based social media practices that may account for influencership, written by PhD candidate @JustKitan , has just been published.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

#Sociology #Socialmedia #Fediverse

A screengrab of the abstract of the journal article titled: “Redefining social media influencership through followership building”

Yes, influencers usually have a niche - but that does not tell all the story about their rise to popularity.

Thus, in this study, I extend the notions of influencership beyond affective labour and identity entrepreneurship as we enter the fediverse realm. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Bluesky needs to optimise for IPads.

Snapshot of the title and abstract of the journal article titled: “Where are the ethical guidelines? Examining the governance of digital technologies and AI in Nigeria”

In this new research, Ebenezer Makinde and I investigate the major Al & digital technology policies in Nigeria in the last decade, including platform regulations. We suggest that not enough attention has been paid to digital ethics despite divergent approaches.

doi.org/10.1002/poi3...