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Jonas Kaiser is an Assistant Professor at Suffolk University and a Faculty Associate at Harvard University’s Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society. He also serves on Spotify’s Safety Advisory Council. His work focuses on digital and political communication, particularly online extremism, misinformation, and algorithmic governance. He earned his PhD from Zeppelin University, researching climate change skepticism in Germany.
His research explores how far-right groups leverage digital platforms like YouTube, examining algorithmic amplification of extremist content and filter bubbles. He critiques overestimations of Twitter’s societal relevance and investigates disinformation diffusion from fringe to mainstream media. Key projects include Media Cloud, analyzing online media ecosystems, and the Misinformation Working Group at Berkman Klein.
Recent work highlights YouTube’s role in homogenizing online communities and the challenges of bot detection. His studies on mail-in voter fraud disinformation emphasize elite-driven mass media over social media as primary vectors.
Jonas has presented widely on topics such as algorithmic bias, deplatforming strategies, and the networked public sphere’s dark side. His interdisciplinary approach bridges computational social science and policy-oriented content moderation frameworks.
