When I read about this this morning, I almost fell out of my chair. These idiots have no idea what they’re talking about and yet their conspiracy theorizing is dictating massive policies and petty, vindictive bullshit like this…

🛰️ New article co-authored by the Citizen Lab's @gabriellelim.bsky.social discusses the risks of privatized space technology. Published in @techpolicypress.bsky.social Read it here: www.techpolicy.press/a-match-made...

Planet of the Apes XI: The Rise of the Fascists

In a short span of time there has been a global rise in "fake news" laws - legislation that purports to or is designed to curb the spread of false information. @sbradshaw.bsky.social, Monzima Haque, and I wanted to understand why. "The Global Spread of Misinformation Laws" ijoc.org/index.php/ij...

Gabrielle Lim, Aidan Kerr, Marlene Terstiege, and Marc Calabretta discuss the risks of privatized space. The issue is not private sector involvement, but power in the hands of private firms “incentivized to serve the surveillance state and further a new kind of space military-industrial complex.”

NOW OUT ON FIRSTVIEW!! Institutional Change on #Digital #Platforms: Temporal Shifts in the #Power of #Users, #Businesses, & #States By @sverrir.bsky.social doi.org/10.1017/S153...

Of all the things I read on AI, this is truly one of the best reports critically examining AI. Highly recommend spending an afternoon with it. ainowinstitute.org/2025-landscape Much respect to @ainowinstitute.bsky.social for publishing it.

NEW REPORT: Artificial Power, our 2025 Landscape Report, is out. Today’s AI isn’t just being used by us, it’s being used on us. We urgently need to reclaim public power over the future trajectory of AI. Another path is possible. Read the report: ainowinstitute.org/2025-landscape

AI Now's 2025 landscape report is out! Highly recommend reading it: ainowinstitute.org/publications...

h/t to @natashagoel.bsky.social for this insightful piece! Hits home on so many levels. thedigitalmeadow.substack.com/p/the-death-...

How not to do social science: www.404media.co/researchers-...

From concerns about social media addiction to urgent civil liberties issues, courts are asking scientists to be arbiters of alleged technology harms. How can scientists reliably inform courts and how can courts interpret our work? New article with @penney.bsky.social tsjournal.org/index.php/jo...

Even after Assad’s fall, #disinformation in #Syria is thriving. In an opinion piece in @timep.bsky.social, The Citizen Lab’s @noura.bsky.social discusses how foreign powers and non-state actors exploit social media to manipulate narratives and spread fear. Read more here: timep.org/2025/01/30/t...

Spot the difference.

What will it take to get news sites to start embedding Bluesky posts instead of x posts in their articles? I’m still seeing even journo x posts in stories on @nymag.com and @nytimes.com when I know they have a Bluesky…

Trump's fascist program is now steamrolling over academia in 🇺🇸 All academics must stand up and resist this political interference in research! EXCLUSIVE: NSF starts vetting all grants to comply with Trump’s orders | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

The inside story of Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces’ high-stakes mission to capture a North Korean soldier. With Dasl Yoon, photos by Serhii Korovayny. www.wsj.com/world/inside... (gift link)