RESEARCH
I am particularly interested in the relationship between states and global platforms: how platforms govern speech and visibility, how public institutions assert jurisdiction, and what happens when those forms of authority collide.
01 — AREAS OF INQUIRY
01
PLATFORM GOVERNANCE
How private platforms make rules for public communication, structure visibility and negotiate authority with states and other institutions.
02
DIGITAL SOVEREIGNTY
How public authorities seek to govern digital environments that depend on transnational, privately controlled infrastructures.
03
AI POLICY & INFRASTRUCTURE
The political and institutional choices embedded in AI systems, knowledge infrastructure, media markets and public-interest technology.
04
MEDIA INNOVATION & INFORMATION INTEGRITY
Journalism, fact-checking, press freedom and independent media as civic infrastructure in contested information environments.
02 — DOCTORAL RESEARCH
My doctoral research examines conflicts between public authority and global platform governance, with comparative attention to Nigeria, Brazil and the European Union.
Nigeria · Brazil · European Union
03 — QUESTIONS THAT ANIMATE THE WORK
04 — SELECTED SCHOLARSHIP
01 Multi-Method Analysis of Locally Built Artificial Intelligence Models Designed for Journalists in an African Country
Media and Communication · 2026
02 Generative AI and Digital Disruption in African Newsrooms: From Theories to Practice
Routledge · Book chapter
03 The Political Economy of AI Knowledge Infrastructure: Media Content Licensing and Compensation for African Publishers
Edward Elgar · Forthcoming
04 Facebook, Disinformation, and the Political Economy of Fact-Checking in West Africa
Book chapter · Forthcoming
05 — RESEARCH & PUBLIC WRITING
Research beyond the university
These questions also inform my public writing on platforms, technology, journalism, AI and public authority.
Akintunde Babatunde
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