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Personal profile
Overview
I am a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in AI Trust and Security at the University of Manchester, and an Associated Researcher at the Weizenbaum Institute for the Networked Society in Berlin. Previously, I was an Assistant Professor in Media, Politics, and Democracy at the University of Groningen (Netherlands) and a Senior Researcher at the Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society. I hold a PhD from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
My research broadly explores how AI-driven technologies and social media reshape the political realm – both in everyday life and within institutions. Until 2028, I am leading a project on the global political history of platform content moderation, funded by a Veni grant from the Dutch government.
I am a founding member of the Platform Governance Research Network (PlatGovNet) and co-organize an online talk series on empirical research in platform governance with colleagues from the University of Bremen (Germany).
More at www.jcmagalhaes.com
Education/Academic qualification
Master in Science, London School of Economics & Political Science (University of London)
Doctor of Philosophy, London School of Economics & Political Science (University of London)
Keywords
- Platform Governance
- Power
- AI governance
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Facebook election advertising: dangerous for democracy or politics as usual? The case of the 2017 UK general election
Anstead, N., Magalhães, J. C., Stupart, R. & Tambini, D., 24 Apr 2025, In: Journal of Information Technology and Politics.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Human Life as Terra Nullius: Socially Blind Engineering in Facebook’s Foundational Technologies
Magalhães, J. C. & Couldry, N., Dec 2025, In: Philosophy & Technology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Less Hype, More Drama: Open-Ended Technological Inevitability in Journalistic Discourses About AI in the US, The Netherlands, and Brazil
Magalhães, J. C. & Smit, R., 24 Jun 2025, In: Digital Journalism.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Meta is not returning to its free speech origins –: It’s preparing for an autocratic future
Magalhães, J. C., 8 Jan 2025, Tech Policy Press.Research output: Other contribution
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The Great Sysop: Elon Musk, X, and the Emergence of Platform Illiberalism
Magalhães, J. C., Keller, C. I. & Gorwa, R., 21 May 2025, (Submitted) OSF Preprints, p. 1-20, 20 p.Research output: Preprint/Working paper › Working paper