KB Heylen πŸ’›πŸ€πŸ’œπŸ–€ (@kbheylen) 's Twitter Profile
KB Heylen πŸ’›πŸ€πŸ’œπŸ–€

@kbheylen

PhD Candidate @Macquarie_Uni. I research digital platform regulation and platform sovereignty, currently focused on BNPL apps + FinTech. They/them πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈ

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There are way more PhD graduates than academic jobs (for those who want them). Gov funding creates a perverse incentive for Unis to focus on PhD recruitment, with little support for grad students at the other end. Something has to change. theconversation.com/australia-has-…

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Super excited to share my first article for The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand on what the government's plans to regulate buy now, pay later services will mean for consumers and industry theconversation.com/the-rules-for-…

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With more credit checking, spending limits and caps on fees are among the changes being imposed on buy now, pay later lenders, @kbheylen (Macquarie University) writes. theconversation.com/the-rules-for-…

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My latest article, with my amazing Associate Supervisor and lead author Tai Neilson, is now published! In this article we explore how digital labour is represented in the News Media Bargaining Code, through an analysis of journalism union submissions journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13…

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Officially through the first year of my PhD. Where did the time go?! So far I’ve written 1.5 chapters of my thesis, published 2 journal articles and am working on a 3rd, and published 1 article in The Conversation. Going to have an afternoon nap to celebrate 🀣

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I love it when I learn something from my students. Just had to look up the P in LGBTIQAP+ while marking an essay. Either I'm a bad queer or I'm just old and things are moving fast these days 🀣

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Looking forward to presenting at this conference next week on my research on platform responses to the news media bargaining code, plus co-presenting with Tai Neilson on our research on how digital labor is represented in the news media bargaining code. Such a great lineup!

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Just rocked up 24 hours early to a conference, which doesn’t bode well for a week in which I have 3 presentations. At least it was online and not the conference I’m actually travelling to 🀣

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Excited to be presenting my research on platform sovereignty and the news media bargaining code at #GDC_UVA23 via zoom. I only wish I was there in person!

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Great panel on financing platform growth at #GDC_UVA23. The relationship between VC finance, platforms and state reliance on platform infrastructure needs further interrogation.

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Great presentation by Prof Bronwyn Carlson (she/her) on the erasure of Indigenous people in the so-called β€˜lucky country,’ in this plenary on inequality in so-called Australia #ISAWCS23

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Today I’m joining some excellent scholars on the panel: International Political Economy of Digital Platforms: Sovereignty and Infrastructural Power, presenting my research on the News Media Bargaining Code. Can’t wait! #ISAWCS23

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Presenting my research at 8.30am seems ungodly, but then I remember 20 years ago I worked in this very casino where the conference is being held, starting at 4am every day. #Solidarity with casino workers ✊🏼 #ISAWCS23