CJ Reynolds is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Copenhagen, working on Finfluence: The interplay between trading platforms, investment communities, and financial influencers.

`CJ’s research has appeared in New Media & Society, Internet Policy Review, Platforms & Society, Cultural Studies, and Television & New Media. CJ has received two top paper awards from the International Communication Association and the Stuart Hall Foundation x Cultural Studies award for early career researchers. CJ is also a former PhD Research Intern with the Social Media Collective at Microsoft Research.

Recent Publications:

Hot tubs, yoga pants, and gamba: Twitch's controversial metas as cultural negotiations of platform governance

Paralocal relationships: Re-placing civic engagement for the social media age

Priorities and exclusions within Trust and Safety industry standards