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I’m Nuurrianti, a media and technology scholar focusing on misinformation, media and technology governance, and political communication in Malaysia, Indonesia, and across Southeast Asia.

My research examines how digital platforms, artificial intelligence, and information ecosystems shape political power, governance, and societal risk. I use quantitative, computational, and qualitative methods, combining statistical analysis with computational techniques and interpretive research, to study AI-driven misinformation, platform governance, and the political economy of social media infrastructures, with particular attention to their impacts in the Global Majority.

Much of my work engages policy and public audiences. I have led multi-country research projects and contributed to policy discussions with government agencies, intergovernmental organizations, and civil society partners across the region. Alongside academic research, I am committed to public scholarship, and my work has been featured in international media outlets including NPR, CNN, ABC Australia, the South China Morning Post, and Al Jazeera.

My work is organized around the following research areas:

AI Governance and Algorithmic Accountability: Examining regulatory frameworks, governance models, and societal risks arising from AI systems, automated decision-making, and algorithmic infrastructures.

Misinformation, Disinformation and Informational Systemic Risk: Studying AI-driven manipulation, digital propaganda, cross-platform misinformation flows, and their impacts on democratic resilience and societal stability.

Platform Governance, Digital Rights and Internet Policy: Investigating platform regulation, content moderation, digital public spheres, and the political economy of global social media platforms.

Political Communication and Digital Democracy in the Global Majority: Analyzing technology–state–society relations, digital authoritarianism, and evolving information ecosystems in Southeast Asia.

Computational and Mixed-Methods Research on Digital Ecosystems: Integrating quantitative analysis, computational social science, qualitative research, and cross-country fieldwork to study digital behavior, online harm, and information flows.

I am the lead author of Misguided Democracy in Malaysia and Indonesia: Digital Propaganda in Southeast Asia. The book was inspired by my deep fascination with the subject, particularly the ways digital propaganda is employed in Southeast Asia to shape political dynamics. Buy this book here: Gerak Budaya Malaysia – Amazon US

Misguided Democracy has been nominated for the prestigious “Readers’ Choice Award” 2025. This annual program, organized by Popular, one of the leading bookstores in Malaysia and Singapore, engages the local community in celebrating their favorite authors and works by inviting them to nominate and vote for outstanding local publications.

“A very timely book written to address the concerns and discuss on the ongoing fake media campaign used by various parties to create multiple objectives be it good or bad. Contains sample of propaganda done on social media along with interesting flow charts on the process of making a fake item seems real” – Verified reader on Gerak Budaya.