Francesca Comunello is a full professor in the Department of Communication and Social Research, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy, where she teaches internet and social media studies and gender and media studies. Her research focuses on the intersections between digital technology and society, including digitally mediated social relations, ageing and digital communication, gender and digital platforms, digital media, and disaster communication. Her work has been published in journals like New Media and Society, Information Communication and Society, Media Culture and Society, International Journal of Press/Politics, The Sociological Review, Ageing and Society, American Behavioral Scientist, and Violence Against Women, among others.