Dr Carolina Are — Co-Founder
I’m a digital criminologist researching on the intersection of online harms and freedom of speech, with an emphasis on digital rights in the observation of social media platform governance, artificial intelligence, digital work and marginalised communities. My work has been published in high-impact journals such as New Media & Society, Social Media + Society, Information, Communications & Society and Feminist Media Studies and funded by high-profile research funders. It has resulted in several citations, in engagement with tech regulators, NGOs and governments. As the researcher, activist and content creator behind the @bloggeronpole social media accounts and blog, and as a former public relations professional turned platform governance expert, I am committed to raising awareness of the issues social media users face, from safety to censorship of marginalised communities. Thanks to my combined social media following of over 400,000 and to features in The Guardian, The New York Times, the BBC and Wired, I am a known expert in the field of digital culture, content moderation and online safety amongst colleagues and civil society alike.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a digital criminologist with expertise in social media governance and online safety.
Location: London, England, United Kingdom
Experience: 13 yrs 10 mos
Skills
- Research
- Social Media
- Pr Strategy
- Social Media Marketing
- Media Relations
Career Highlights
- Published in high-impact journals.
- Engaged with tech regulators and NGOs.
- Over 400,000 social media followers.
Work Experience
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
LSE Fellow in Interdisciplinary Social Science (3 mos)
Northumbria University
Innovation Fellow (3 yrs 5 mos)
*INsPIrE project: an action research project
Speaker (0 mo)
Self-Employed
Social Media Consultant (4 yrs 2 mos)
City, University of London
Visiting Lecturer (4 yrs 3 mos)
Research Impact Administrator (2 yrs 11 mos)
Application Adviser (2 yrs)
Blogger On Pole
Owner, Founder and Blogger (8 yrs 4 mos)
The Atticism PR
Account Director (5 mos)
Account Manager (4 mos)
Broadsheet Media
Freelance Lifestyle Writer (10 mos)
The Defectors
Social Media Manager (4 mos)
visualverse.org
Contributor (1 yr)
The Huffington Post
Blogger (1 yr 9 mos)
Italian Kingdom
Contributor - Cosmopolitalian column (1 yr 9 mos)
International Journalism Festival
Speaker (0 mo)
Manifest London
Account Executive (1 yr 2 mos)
Intern (1 mo)
W Communications
Intern (1 mo)
GolinHarris
Intern (0 mo)
The Charta
Co-founder and Editor (3 mos)
Futureboard Consulting
Social Media Assistant (5 mos)
Journalism.co.uk
Blogger for news:rewired (0 mo)
The Economist Educational Foundation
Volunteer - Journalism ambassador (2 mos)
The News Hub
Communication Intern (2 mos)
Unitemps
Student ambassador (8 mos)
Media Reform Coalition UK
Contributing Editor (5 mos)
Press Gazette
Intern (0 mo)
City OnLine - City University Online Newspaper
Contributor (9 mos)
AIESEC City
Communications Manager (1 yr)
Uncut Magazine
Intern (0 mo)
C Magazine
Contributor (4 mos)
Islington Gazette
Intern (0 mo)
HerUni.com
My Uni Editor for City University (2 yrs 3 mos)
London's Calling - Londra Chiama
Editor and Creator (3 yrs 2 mos)
Education
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD at City St George’s, University of London
Master's degree at University of Sydney
Bachelor of Arts (BA) at City St George’s, University of London
Diploma di Esame di Stato at Liceo Classico Antonio Gramsci