Raquel Recuero is a professor and researcher both at the Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) and at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) in the departments of Information Science, Communication Science, and Applied Linguistics. Hear broad research interests focus on the themes of discourse, disinformation, and digital platforms, particularly in the context of the Global South and Latin America. She is currently the director of the MIDIARS Laboratory (Social Media, Network Analysis and Discourse - https://wp.ufpel.edu.br/midiars/).