Published works

Over the years, I have written for a variety of different magazines, newspapers and branded magazines. I focus on the reverberation of digital technologies and its impact of society. Below is a selection of the most relevant pieces.

Wired

My articles have been published by the Italian version of the online magazine throughout the few years. They investigate the societal reflections of digital technologies, with a focus on artificial intelligence, media platforms and online privacy.

My work features various analysis on online disinformation, an interview with Wikipedia’s Founder Jimmy Wales, the latest research about model collapse, the impact of TikTok’s algorithms on young adults’ mental health and an in-depth analysis of online privacy and cybersecurity in the Italian web sphere. A video reportage from the Lisbon blackout appeared on the Instagram page, as well as on the website.

Some articles have been featured in the Spanish version, Wired.es.

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Esquire

A long-form article on the effect of online porn addiction on users’ brains and well-being for Esquire Italy.

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Domani

I worked on reports and analysis on the impact of AI on international politics, culture and economics, including research-based evidences of the impact of algorithms on the social sphere. Amongst the most relevant published pieces were a report from India before the elections, a piece on online disinformation in Europe research on Amazon’s echo chambers, and an article on how Large Language Models can influence elections.

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La Repubblica

One of my articles I wrote for Le Macchine Volanti, Telecom’s branded magazine managed by the digital enabler Alkemy, was featured on the national Italian newspaper La Repubblica. It focused on the challenges and issues of providing internet connectivity to the entire world.

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Ultimo Uomo

I contributed to the early stages of Ultimo Uomo (formerly part of Sky Sports Italy), the leading Italian sport webzines with long form interviews, data stories and reportage on football & other sports. In particular, I have explored the role of technology in innovating the beautiful game.

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Il Tascabile

After my copywriting work with Cristina Dondi on her project for the University of Oxford Printing Revolution, I wrote a long form for Il Tascabile, the digital magazine of Treccani, the most prestigious Italian encyclopedia. The piece explored the work by her team at the University of Oxford, which was tracking European culture through the digitalisation of the first books printed in the XV century and their circulation around the continent.

Protesters wearing orange jumpsuits and chains are holding signs with satirical messages about vaccines and COVID-19, in a city square with historic buildings and multiple onlookers.

Che Fare

During the COVID-19 pandemic misinformation was spreading as fast as the virus. Building upon the work of a group of researchers led by professor Fabio Giglietto and conducted on a data set provided by Facebook, it was possible to map media manipulation in the Italian web sphere.

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Tactical Tech

Research, writing and reporting on Trackography, a research project exploring how news media websites track their users – part of My Shadow, a wider research project by the Berlin-based NGO Tactical Tech.

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Global Voices

A reportage from inside of the Amsterdam University occupation in 2015 with the Italian photo reporter Nicola Zolin.

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PRISMO

I wrote articles about media and the societal reflections of digital technologies for the contemporary and pop culture magazine PRISMO – edited by the digital enabler Alkemy.

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The Towner

When I lived in Amsterdam, I contributed to a couple of articles from the Dutch capital for The Towner, an online branded magazine about travel and lifestyle published in Italian and English by Moleskine. I explored the future of the city imaging how it would be to live there in 2026, and followed the quest for freedom of a collective of artists travelling the world on the Ship of Fools.

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Le Macchine Volanti

Over the years, I created content for Telecom, the biggest Italian telecommunication company part of TIM Group. I started on the content section of the corporate website and then wrote articles for their digital culture magazine Le Macchine Volanti.

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Fanpage

I researched and written the history of the use of nitrous oxide in the UK through a journey started in the houses of the English nobility of the XVIII century and ended in the 2020s rave scene in London.

Books

In the last few years I was asked to contribute to two anthologies on the topics I have written about.

The cover of a book titled "Datacrazia" features a pixelated image of a man wearing a blue suit and red tie, with digital matrix-style text and symbols in the background. The title and author are prominently displayed, with additional text describing the book's focus on politics, culture, algorithms, conflicts, and big data.

Uno-Due

Identity was the second issue of Uno-Due, a yearly publication about football and its reverberations on society & culture. Together Antonio Gagliardi – friend, Uefa Pro manager and tactical analyst – I wrote a reportage on the identity of Total Football. This long from features data, timelines, historical analysis, cultural insights and interviews with David Winner – author of the book Brilliant Orange – and David Endt – former Ajax team manager and journalist.

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Datacrazia

Published in 2018, this anthology features essays, interviews and long forms on algorithmic culture, politics and conflicts in the era of Big Data. I contributed with an interview on the definition of Artificial Intelligence with Nello Cristianini – researcher and professor named amongst the world’s leading scientific minds by Thomson Reuters.

Newsletter & Podcast

I co-founded the project ōmega, an Insta-magazine, newsletter and podcast to talk about the societal reflection of AI, beyond the hype.

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Instagram

The project started as an Instagram page, where a monthly issue would be investigated in 12 posts, using carousels, reels and stories.

Easy to digest content, and slick design were the key elements of the project.

A collage of social media posts and images related to technology, artificial intelligence, science, culture, and societal topics, with a focus on AI, robotics, digital effects, and futuristic themes.

Spotify

The production of interviews with experts and researchers in Italian and English landed on the ōmega podcast.

Substack

Today, ōmega is a newsletter on the societal reflections of digital technologies.