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AIO at IAMCR 2025: Advancing platform observability research
Dr Amanda Lawrence will present the paper ‘Towards Large-Scale Research Infrastructure' for Digital Platform Observability’, co-authored with Professor Julian Thomas. This contribution outlines emerging approaches to developing robust, scalable infrastructure for independent monitoring and analysis of digital platforms.
Studying digital platforms? Tell us what data and tools you need
AIO survey 2025 - The aim is to understand the needs and priorities of researchers and data users across sectors—academia, government, civil society, and industry—who are working with (or want to work with) digital platforms and data.
Explore Data Donation and Web Archiving tools @ ResBaz 2025
AIO was at the University of the Sunshine Coast’s Moreton Bay campus for this year’s ResBaz. We hosted workshops on data donation and web archiving, introducing researchers to new tools and methods for studying digital platforms. AIO also ran a stall throughout the event, engaging with researchers about how our infrastructure can support innovative digital research.
Join the AIO team
This position is located within the Queensland University of Technology and is a key role in leading the design and development of the AIO infrastructure, working in collaboration with the NCRIS funded Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC) and other key national partner institutions.
Partnering for public data literacy: QUT DMRC at Woodford Folk Festival 2024
Festival-goers at Woodford Folk Festival 2024 piloted AIO’s new tool for discovering their digital identities — meme maven or nostalgic navigator. QUT’s Digital Media Research Centre (DMRC) created “Data Mystics”—a public-facing activation designed to foster digital self-awareness, and ethical data literacy.
What political ads are Australians seeing online?
A new mobile advertising observation toolkit is now being utilised as a key platform to research on “What political ads are Australians seeing online?” by the Australian Ad Observatory project. This interesting piece of researcher insights informs you that why tools like ADMS Centre and AIO’s mobile advertising observation toolkit build digital trust, and contribute to a more transparent internet ecosystem.
What is your ‘TikTok personality’? A new Citizen Science project can tell you
Our QUT partners, along with USyd, have launched the ARC Discovery Project on using data donation for studying TikTok experiences of Australian users.
2025 Federal Election: Insights from Australian Reddit users
As Australia prepares to vote in the upcoming Federal Election 2025, we at AIO are working with our partners to present public attitudes and sentiments from Reddit users.
‘Dark ads’ challenge truth and our democracy
Political inaction and big tech’s reluctance to protect users leave Australians vulnerable to a murky world of digital misinformation going into the election write Dan Angus and Mark Andrejevic in 360info.
Wrapping Up 2024: AIO’s Year in Review and Exciting Plans for 2025
Wrapping Up 2024: AIO’s Year in Review and Exciting Plans for 2025
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