Vasilisa Kuznetsova

Research Associate

About

Vasilisa Kuznetsova is a research associate in the research group “Platform Algorithms and Digital Propaganda” at the Weizenbaum Institute, where she investigates algorithmic systems and their impact on political discourse. She is also a researcher and PhD candidate at the Center for Media, Communication and Information Research (ZeMKI) at the University of Bremen. In her doctoral research, she examines platform governance of climate communication, focusing on how content moderation policies and algorithmic systems shape climate discourse. At the University of Bremen, she has taught courses on platform algorithms, computational propaganda and digital manipulation, and quantitative methods in the social sciences.

 

Positions

Research Associate, Research Group: Platform Algorithms and Digital Propaganda (since March 2026)

Former Research Fellow, Research Group: Platform Algorithms and Digital Propaganda (1.-17.9.2025)

Contact

Organisation
Weizenbaum Institute, University of Bremen

Fields of Research

Vasilisa Kuznetsova conducts research on:

  • Platform regulation
  • Platform algorithms
  • Misinformation
  • Political communication