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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“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...
'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...
✨📚 Our latest book, Platforms, is now available from Polity!
Out worldwide now! 📚 Keep an eye out for the book launch events we’re planning this autumn.
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/...
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/...
September 1, 2026 at 11:44 AM
Out worldwide now! 📚 Keep an eye out for the book launch events we’re planning this autumn.
With some of our work in progress!
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
with @digitalmethods.net @lboungr.bsky.social @silvertje.bsky.social @ktmac.bsky.social @fvandervlist.bsky.social
@esthrr.bsky.social @framerframed.nl @nataliastanusch.bsky.social
exploring AI historiographies and chatbot materialities in Amsterdam
Last 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...
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July 10, 2026 at 3:48 PM
With some of our work in progress!
✨📚 Our latest book, Platforms, is now available from Polity!
“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...
'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...
June 5, 2026 at 5:59 PM
✨📚 Our latest book, Platforms, is now available from Polity!
Reposted by Fernando van der Vlist
🎉 We just received our author copies of Platforms: A Critical Introduction!
Out 5 June in Europe (August in the US) with @politybooks.bsky.social, but already available to order with 30% off using code HVD30:
www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...
w/@fvandervlist.bsky.social
Out 5 June in Europe (August in the US) with @politybooks.bsky.social, but already available to order with 30% off using code HVD30:
www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...
w/@fvandervlist.bsky.social
May 29, 2026 at 2:52 PM
🎉 We just received our author copies of Platforms: A Critical Introduction!
Out 5 June in Europe (August in the US) with @politybooks.bsky.social, but already available to order with 30% off using code HVD30:
www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...
w/@fvandervlist.bsky.social
Out 5 June in Europe (August in the US) with @politybooks.bsky.social, but already available to order with 30% off using code HVD30:
www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...
w/@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
✨📗 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
May 29, 2026 at 8:07 AM
✨📗 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
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I'm co-chairing the Society for Social Studies of Science @4sweb.bsky.social Conference in Toronto, Oct 2026. #STS #scipol #innovation
Theme: "TechnoPower • Technoscientific Futures".
Open panel submissions portal is open! ls!
Deadline: 2nd February 2026
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Theme: "TechnoPower • Technoscientific Futures".
Open panel submissions portal is open! ls!
Deadline: 2nd February 2026
www.4sonline.org/about_the_co...
About the Conference
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January 14, 2026 at 4:12 PM
I'm co-chairing the Society for Social Studies of Science @4sweb.bsky.social Conference in Toronto, Oct 2026. #STS #scipol #innovation
Theme: "TechnoPower • Technoscientific Futures".
Open panel submissions portal is open! ls!
Deadline: 2nd February 2026
www.4sonline.org/about_the_co...
Theme: "TechnoPower • Technoscientific Futures".
Open panel submissions portal is open! ls!
Deadline: 2nd February 2026
www.4sonline.org/about_the_co...
Na jaren luisteren mocht ik laatst zelf langskomen om te vertellen over mijn onderzoek naar online platforms en de platformisering van AI!
Wie is de baas van AI? We spraken met @fvandervlist.bsky.social, nu in alle podcastapps en via ondermediadoctoren.nl/afl-216-de-p...
Afl 216: De platformisering van AI | Onder Mediadoctoren
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January 14, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Na jaren luisteren mocht ik laatst zelf langskomen om te vertellen over mijn onderzoek naar online platforms en de platformisering van AI!
Reposted by Fernando van der Vlist
Coming up: @fvandervlist.bsky.social over de platformisering van AI
December 22, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Coming up: @fvandervlist.bsky.social over de platformisering van AI
❗ 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
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
Vacancy — 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>
werkenbij.uva.nl
December 11, 2025 at 8:37 AM
❗ 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
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
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)! ✨
@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:
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We are reaching out to colleagues who teach courses where the book might be of interest for an inspection copy:
forms.gle/k85pemd8BTQv...
December 10, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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)! ✨
☀️ I’m very excited to share that I’ve been awarded a Veni grant from the Dutch Research Council (NWO Talent Programme) for my project ‘AI Power: A Critical Platform Analysis’ (2025–2029)! 🔗 www.nwo.nl/en/news/200-...
July 17, 2025 at 10:24 AM
☀️ I’m very excited to share that I’ve been awarded a Veni grant from the Dutch Research Council (NWO Talent Programme) for my project ‘AI Power: A Critical Platform Analysis’ (2025–2029)! 🔗 www.nwo.nl/en/news/200-...
Please join if you're around in Edinburgh next week! 🏰
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).
@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).
June 12, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Please join if you're around in Edinburgh next week! 🏰
Reposted by Fernando van der Vlist
✨This Friday (June 6) at #RESAW25 I'm excited to be presenting a methodological follow-up titled "Critical AI technography: Researching the material political economy and power of AI platforms" w/ @fvandervlist.bsky.social
www.mediacoop.uni-siegen.de/datafiedweb/...
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Program – The Datafied Web
www.mediacoop.uni-siegen.de
June 4, 2025 at 3:35 PM
✨This Friday (June 6) at #RESAW25 I'm excited to be presenting a methodological follow-up titled "Critical AI technography: Researching the material political economy and power of AI platforms" w/ @fvandervlist.bsky.social
www.mediacoop.uni-siegen.de/datafiedweb/...
www.mediacoop.uni-siegen.de/datafiedweb/...
Back in 🇩🇪 NRW this week. Presenting my work on ‘Big AI’—Platforms, Dependency, & Power, at @unibonn.bsky.social tonight (Mon), & Internationale Club La Redoute w/ @silvertje.bsky.social (Tue). 🔗 www.cassis.uni-bonn.de/en/events/up... & intclub-redoute-bonn.de/event/big-ai.... Please come if around!
Infrastructure, Capitalism, and Dependency in the Digital Age
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June 2, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Back in 🇩🇪 NRW this week. Presenting my work on ‘Big AI’—Platforms, Dependency, & Power, at @unibonn.bsky.social tonight (Mon), & Internationale Club La Redoute w/ @silvertje.bsky.social (Tue). 🔗 www.cassis.uni-bonn.de/en/events/up... & intclub-redoute-bonn.de/event/big-ai.... Please come if around!
Reposted by Fernando van der Vlist
✨📗 ‘Appification in the Age of AI: Exploring AI App Cultures and Economies’ (ASI Sprint Report No. 2), edited by @fvandervlist & @esthr. 🔗Download/read more: appstudies.org/research-out... #AppStudies #AI
ASI Sprint Report Series – App Studies Initiative
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May 28, 2025 at 12:13 PM
✨📗 ‘Appification in the Age of AI: Exploring AI App Cultures and Economies’ (ASI Sprint Report No. 2), edited by @fvandervlist & @esthr. 🔗Download/read more: appstudies.org/research-out... #AppStudies #AI
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🎙️ @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...
De verborgen wereld achter AI - Verrekijkers (7) | Rathenau Instituut
Steeds 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 ...
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May 23, 2025 at 12:04 PM
🎙️ @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...
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...
Vacancy — Lecturer in Cultural Data & AI and Archival & Information Studies
Would 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!
werkenbij.uva.nl
May 21, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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...
📢✨ 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...
Governing the Digital Society
Digital 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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May 20, 2025 at 10:08 AM
📢✨ 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...
This will be out officially this Tuesday, 20 May, but you can already access the OA book PDF!
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...
Governing the Digital Society
Digital technologies have rapidly become integral to communities and societies, bringing both significant benefits and serious concerns. Issues such as misinformation, disinformation, online polarizat...
www.aup.nl
May 16, 2025 at 11:06 AM
This will be out officially this Tuesday, 20 May, but you can already access the OA book PDF!
Reposted by Fernando van der Vlist
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...
Governing the Digital Society
Digital technologies have rapidly become integral to communities and societies, bringing both significant benefits and serious concerns. Issues such as misinformation, disinformation, online polarizat...
www.aup.nl
May 16, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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...
✨ Vacancy for a PhD position in Archives of Deep Learning, as part of Prof. Tobias Blanke's ERC project on ‘Deep Culture’ at UvA. 🔗 werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
Vacancy — PhD Position in Archives of Deep Learning
Would you like to become part of a dynamic community that is at the forefront of critical interdisciplinary research in Artificial Intelligence, Historical Digital Culture and Deep Learning?
werkenbij.uva.nl
January 24, 2025 at 11:12 AM
✨ Vacancy for a PhD position in Archives of Deep Learning, as part of Prof. Tobias Blanke's ERC project on ‘Deep Culture’ at UvA. 🔗 werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
A nice take on “Visualization In/As Digital Media Studies” in the book Doing Digital Film History, by @bumatic.bsky.social and @skadiloist.bsky.social, doi.org/10.1515/9783...
Visualization In/As Digital Media Studies
Visualization In/As Digital Media Studies was published in Doing Digital Film History on page 315.
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December 20, 2024 at 1:02 PM
A nice take on “Visualization In/As Digital Media Studies” in the book Doing Digital Film History, by @bumatic.bsky.social and @skadiloist.bsky.social, doi.org/10.1515/9783...
Reposted by Fernando van der Vlist
Hi ✨ Together with Anna Schjøtt Hansen and Tobias Blanke, I organize the #CriticalAI Seminar Series @uvahumanities.bsky.social. This is the 24-25 program🙌
⚡The sessions are online and open to everyone, find more info and sign up here: t.co/ScqpC7ZDrT
⚡The sessions are online and open to everyone, find more info and sign up here: t.co/ScqpC7ZDrT
November 27, 2024 at 11:59 AM
Hi ✨ Together with Anna Schjøtt Hansen and Tobias Blanke, I organize the #CriticalAI Seminar Series @uvahumanities.bsky.social. This is the 24-25 program🙌
⚡The sessions are online and open to everyone, find more info and sign up here: t.co/ScqpC7ZDrT
⚡The sessions are online and open to everyone, find more info and sign up here: t.co/ScqpC7ZDrT
Reposted by Fernando van der Vlist
New platform, new paper! Talking about ideal first posts :) The platformization of the follower factory with my co-author Johan Lindquist: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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November 25, 2024 at 11:35 AM
New platform, new paper! Talking about ideal first posts :) The platformization of the follower factory with my co-author Johan Lindquist: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
🙋♂️ 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.
November 19, 2024 at 8:46 AM
🙋♂️ 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.