First Monday August 2025

Readers:

First Monday has just published the August 2025 (volume 30, number 8) issue=
 at firstmonday [dot] org.

First Monday
Volume 30, Number 8 - 4 August 2025

Classifying YouTube channels: Algorithmic approach to channel mapping
by Anna Zaitsev and Sam Clark

Understanding #vent channels on Discord
by Kayode Oladeji, Tony Wang, Diyi Yang, and Amy S. Bruckman

Memes for rapid engagement: A study of memes in an intense and time-sensiti=
ve political discourse on Reddit
by Minhyung Jo

Imagined futures of social media recommendation innovations: A systematic r=
eview of patents
by Mikko Apiola and Nicolas Pope

Artificial ignorance: Understanding the role of AI in modern agnotology
by Amit Ray and Michael Nolan

Only (dis)connect: Facing the intertwined (in)security of self, systems and=
 society
by David M. Wood

With the August issue, First Monday has published 2,417 papers in 351 issue=
s, written by=20
3,608 different authors over the past 29 years.

Thanks for your continuing interest in our work,

Edward J. Valauskas
Chief Editor and Founder, First Monday=