CfP: 2017 International Conference on Social Media & Society (#SMSociety) – Toronto, Canada – July 28-30, 2017 – International Conference on Social Media & Society

Our community of researchers started detecting problems with social media in early 2016, and that's why in 2017, the theme for #SMSociety was "Social Media for Social Good or Evil" socialmediaandsociety.org/2016/cfp-201...

International Conference on Social Media & Society – Next Conference: July 13-15, 2026 | Location: Glasgow

As a lab, we've been organizing @socialmediaandsociety.org since 2010. Running #SMSociety gave us a peek into what our colleagues were seeing out in their corner of the world. We often notice that what's presented at our conf. is often a preview of what'll be in the news. socialmediaandsociety.org

Spark - The History of the #SMSociety Conference. Building an Interdisciplinary Home for Social Media Scholarship socialmediaandsociety.org/spark/ #SocialMediaResearch

This year at the #SMSociety Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, we are proud to introduce the "Anatoliy Gruzd & Philip Mai #SMSociety Founders’ Emerging Scholar Award," a new award recognizing an exceptional student researcher. socialmediaandsociety.org/2026/announc... #SocialMediaResearch

This year at the #SMSociety Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, we are proud to introduce the "Anatoliy Gruzd & Philip Mai #SMSociety Founders’ Emerging Scholar Award," a new award recognizing an exceptional student researcher. socialmediaandsociety.org/2026/announc... #SocialMediaResearch

Meet the 2026 #SMSociety 2026 Organizing Committee socialmediaandsociety.org/about/ #ComSky #SocialMediaResearch

Join us this summer in Glasgow and be a part of an inclusive, rigorous research community focused on real-world impact.

Posters submission (extended abstracts) 1-1.5K words are due Mar. 13, 2026. socialmediaandsociety.org/smsociety-20...
#SMSociety #ComSky #PHDSky #AcademicSky #SocialMediaResearch

C’mon tae Bonnie Glasgow! Save the dates: #SMSociety July 13-15, 2026 socialmediaandsociety.org/2025/cmon-ta...

C’mon tae Bonnie Glasgow! Call for submissions! #SMSociety July 13-15, 2026 in Glasgow, UK socialmediaandsociety.org/2025/call-fo... #academicsky #phdsky #comsky

@philipmai.com Hi Philip, I recently found your info through the #SMSociety and nice to learn about the @socialmedialab.ca being close to home. I'm around Vancouver (no snow yet!). Has the lab done any research on Bluesky?

Thanks for sharing! #SMSociety

@zoetanja.bsky.social Hi, nice to connect with you here as well. #SMSociety

Thanks for sharing, Devina. How many people roughly attended the 2024 conference and is education a big theme? Thanks! #SMSociety #EduSky

Call for submissions! #SMSociety July 13-15, 2026 in Glasgow, UK – International Conference on Social Media & Society

📌 Reminder: #SMSociety Call for Submissions is open
📍 Glasgow | 🗓️ 13–15 July 2026

PhD students & ECRs very welcome. This will be a supportive, interdisciplinary conference on social media, platforms & digital society.

🔗 socialmediaandsociety.org/2025/call-fo...

#PhDLife #ECRs #SocialMediaResearch

The #SMSociety special issue in @socialmedia-soc.bsky.social I co-edited with @zoetanja.bsky.social and @harrytdyer.bsky.social is out now!

It's #openaccess, please do check it out - many relevant studies on platforms, publics, and anti-publics on social media.

Call for submissions! #SMSociety July 13-15, 2026 in Glasgow, UK – Social Media & Society International Conference

The call for papers for #SMSociety 2026 is live! I look forward to seeing you in Glasgow. Let me know if you have any questions or comments. In the meantime, all the details are here: socialmediaandsociety.org/2025/call-fo...

CFP LIVE! #SMSociety

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Pleased to announce CFP for the 2026 International Conference on Social Media & Society (#SMSociety) in-person at U of Glasgow, July 13-15 2026.

In keeping with the conference’s inter- & transdisciplinary focus, we welcome both..
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C’mon tae Bonnie Glasgow! Save the dates: #SMSociety July 13-15, 2026 – Social Media & Society International Conference

Save the date: The unmissable #SMSociety conference is happening July 13–15, 2026, in Glasgow (!!). socialmediaandsociety.org/2025/cmon-ta...

I'm thrilled to be part of the organizing committee (alongside a fantastic group), so feel free to reach out if you have any questions.

C’mon tae Bonnie Glasgow! Save the dates: #SMSociety July 13-15, 2026 – International Conference on Social Media & Society

A very exciting day - not only did the new Madonna album drop, but (arguably more importantly) so did our Save the Date for #SMSociety 2026! come join us in Glasgow! CFP coming soon, we're really excited to see you there! socialmediaandsociety.org/2025/cmon-ta...

#YouTube just banned one of #SMSociety conference talks that we hosted online just because the presenter mentioned words like 'COVID', 'conspiracy theories', and 'far-right'.

@YouTube, your content moderation is broken! With all the "smart" AI, why is it still keyword-based?

Prof. Dr. Stephanie Geise gave a poster presentation on her project entitled “The expressive landscape of #digital #politics: exploring the power of creative political participation in social media” at the #SMSociety Conference in London on July 17.

Read more:
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Philip Mai speaking at the Social Media & Society 2024 awards ceremony, and announcing the handover to new organisers and the creation of the Gruzd & Mai student paper award.

Absolutely the end of an era. Thank you so, SO much for your incredibly generous service and commitment to the #SMSociety conference and community, @gruzd.ca and @philipmai.com, and enjoy the quiet (haha) life… 👏🙏❤️

Screenshot of CfP for Fringe democracy and platformization of the public sphere – (ComPol n. 1/2025) Guest editors: Giovanni Boccia Artieri (University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Italy) Axel Bruns (Queensland University of Technology, Australia) Ehsan Dehghan (Queensland University of Technology, Australia) Laura Iannelli (University of Sassari, Italy)

Re-upping this – might be of interest to #SMSociety 2024 participants too: with some excellent colleagues in Italy and Australia we’re now calling for submissions to a special issue of ComPol on _Fringe Democracy and Platformization of the Public Sphere_.

www.compol.it/news/f...

Title slide for “The Twitter That Was: Reflections on Ten Years of #auspol”, by Axel Bruns and Anand Badola.

My own #SMSociety 2024 paper on the past ten years of #auspol is coming up in Lecture Theatre A at 10:50, so see you there !

Slides are here:
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Hashtag hijacking, political homophily, Reddit’s battles of the bots – some really interesting papers in this morning session on the final day of #SMSociety 2024. Liveblog here: snurb.info/taxonomy/...

Hashtag hijacking, political homophily, Reddit’s battles of the bots – some really interesting papers in this morning session on the final day of #SMSociety 2024. Liveblog here:

Coming up at #SMsociety, presentation of the 1st stage of our EMOTICONES project:

"Knowing Your Users by Heart. A Critical Analysis of Social Media Platforms' Scientific Research on Emotions"

I played the role of impromptu tour guide tonight with a great group of colleagues also attending the #smsociety conference here in London. Checking out the Waterloo graffiti tunnel.

Some really interesting work on online music fandom to end the day at #SMSociety. Liveblog:

Seen in one of the #SMSociety lecture theatres. English students are so compliant.