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Digital X Africa | PhD Candidate, University of Cambridge | Previous: Universities of Oxford & Ibadan | Muslim | Usual disclaimers | Kitan.info

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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

27.02.2026 17:02 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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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

27.02.2026 17:02 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

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

AFCON 🤝🏿 Decolonisation

10.01.2026 18:36 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A picture of myself standing in front of an audience in a lecture building at the University of Manchester - delivering my presentation.

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...

30.12.2025 12:20 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Congratulations Robert! 🎉

17.12.2025 13:51 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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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.

17.12.2025 12:21 👍 30 🔁 3 💬 6 📌 0

Thank you for sharing. 🙏🏿

19.11.2025 13:21 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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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/...

18.11.2025 13:21 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1

#Sociology #Socialmedia #Fediverse

15.11.2025 16:10 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A screengrab of the abstract of the journal article titled: “Redefining social media influencership through followership building”

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/...

10.11.2025 19:27 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1

Bluesky needs to optimise for IPads.

02.05.2025 17:28 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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”

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...

10.09.2024 00:55 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0