Kelly Lewis

✨New article✨ Platforms are battlegrounds of narrative control in conflict situations.I demonstrate how the intertwinement & asymmetrical application of corporate-government power leads to the necropolitical governance of digital populations @icsjournal tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

I wrote about how people are using mutual aid to directly assist Palestinians. While an alternative to the politics of traditional funding mechanisms, platforms like GoFundMe also raise problems like privacy concerns & discrimination theconversation.com/tiktok-users-a… via @ConversationEDU

C4P! We are hosting our annual conference this September 3-4 in Sheffield. The theme is the label of 'terrorism' and the permissibility of violence. Please submit an abstract by 19 July and come take part in the discussion! @MYBISA

Our new paper is out in Economy & Society! We analyse the growing model of "behavioral insurance"—based on capturing data about our lives and changing our daily habits—through a major case study of the Vitality ecosystem. @KLewisKnowledge @ZofiaBednarz1 tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

In times of war, digital activism has power. @MonashUni expert @KLewisKnowledge explains how to engage responsibly. #Echobox=1698125349" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">theconversation.com/in-times-of-wa…

How should we think about digital activism and act with it in the context of the Israel-Gaza War? My new article for ⁦@ConversationEDU⁩ theconversation.com/in-times-of-wa…

Preliminary analysis by FA, @alhaq_org & @earshot_ngo into the #AlAhli hospital blast in Gaza casts significant doubt on IOF claims that the source of the deadly explosion was a Palestinian-fired rocket travelling west to east.

Come be my colleague! @NUQatar's @IAS_NUQ is seeking two post-docs in the areas of 1) research and program development on "Arab Media" and 2) "Digital Media in the Global South." Deadline Feb 1, 2023. qatar.northwestern.edu/research/ias_n…

MIT obtained hi-res satellite images of Saudi’s The Line project, yet, Google Maps doesn’t show images of the latest construction. This raises questions about who gets to access high-res satellite imagery technology. Critically, what else can’t we see? technologyreview.com/2022/12/09/106…

Algorithmic witnessing that works on behalf of NGOs, activists and oppressed peoples, and against the techno-political state. @richardson_m_a #CircusBazaarMagazine #Circus #Bazaar @TheCBCompany circusbazaar.com/witnessing-alg…

The World Cup presents an important opportunity to show solidarity with LGBT+ Qataris — but if western activism doesn’t prioritise their safety and well-being, it risks backfiring. I interviewed some experts about how we should go about this, for @Dazed dazeddigital.com/life-culture/a…

Hi #AoIR2022 I’ll be presenting my work on “platform necropolitics” in the technocolonialism session on Saturday morning at 9am in room CQ-105. Come along and say hi.

Great to see some fantastic books on the @politybooks table at #AoIR2022 @MarkAndrejevic @Ant_McCosker @jeanburgess

"Filmmakers are in the business of selling fantasy, I wouldn't be surprised if some films are made to wipe away their government's culpability in crimes" To film or not to film: Cinema in conflict zones conceals the true horrors of war⬇ english.alaraby.co.uk/features/capit…

Salma al-Shehab, a Leeds University student, sentenced with 34yrs in prison for following and retweeting dissidents and activists. Highlighting how Saudi’s MBS targets users while simultaneously controlling a major indirect stake in Twitter via Saudi’s SWF theguardian.com/world/2022/aug…

It’s beyond ridiculous that the US law mandating degradation of satellite imagery in Israel - Palestine has been lifted two years ago but we still have to deal with the same horrendous quality now as back then. You know what I call that? Censorship. foreignpolicy.com/2020/08/03/isr…

NEW: TikTok is massively expanding its fleet of content moderators in Morocco. Paid $1.60 an hour, thousands of workers sift through unspeakably graphic footage so it doesn't get to your 'For You' page @majd_ai and I spent 4 months investigating ⤵️ businessinsider.com/tiktoks-africa…

@_aleeshajoy @petamitchell @andairamf @jeanburgess Huge congratulations @_aleeshajoy 🌟 great to see all those smiles.

@AoIR_org @s_lehuede Congratulations @s_lehuede such important critical work.

We are pleased to announce the Best Dissertation Award for 2022 goes to Dr. Sebastián Lehuedè @s_lehuede "Governing Data in Modernity/Coloniality: Astronomy Data in the Atacama Desert and the Struggle for Collective Autonomy." aoir.org/2022dissertawa…