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Baoning Gong is a Research Associate and doctoral student at the Free University of Berlin's Institute for Media and Communication Studies, affiliated with the Department of Political and Social Sciences. She focuses on the intersection of platform functionalities and Far-Right mobilization through social network analysis and quantitative content analysis.
Her research spans digital markets, public spheres, and the dynamics of extremist networks on social media and fringe platforms. She actively contributes to projects like the analysis of conspiracy theory diffusion and political agenda-building.
Recent publications, including a 2025 article in New Media & Society, highlight her work on coordinated social media manipulation. Gong also participates in institutional governance as a Scientific Staff Representative on the Weizenbaum Institute Council.
