Thomas Poell is Professor of Data, Culture & Institutions at the University of Amsterdam. Leveraging social media data and digital methods, he has studied how the use of digital platforms is affecting the mobilization, organization, and communication of protest around the globe. In recent years, Thomas has examined how platforms and AI are reshaping the cultural industries around the globe. He is the co-author of Platforms and Cultural Production (Polity, 2022) and The Platform Society (Oxford University Press, 2018).