1/ Happy Friday from Project Liberty! Our newsletter this week asks an increasingly realistic question: are “our” AI systems working against us? And here’s our Week in Review for November 8-14. Let’s dive in 👇

1/ Happy Friday from Project Liberty! Here’s our Week in Review for November 1-7. Let’s dive in 👇

One of the guiding themes of #AttnGovernOrBeGoverned was how we can build digital technologies with humans in mind. This question has informed much of Frank McCourt's work, as the Founder of @projectliberty.io and Executive Chairman of McCourt Global. 🧵 #Attention2025

Today at #EmTechMIT, Frank McCourt, the founder of Project Liberty, spoke about his hopes for the future of AI: “Let’s use the technology to get smarter. Let’s use the technology to spread the wealth. Let’s use the technology to revitalize democracy.”

1/ Happy Halloween from Project Liberty! Here’s our Week in Review for Oct 25-31. Let’s dive in 👇

@taylorowen.bsky.social highlighted the online harms component of this conversation, emphasizing the pedagogical challenges in this space that must be addressed to safeguard our democracy in the age of AI.

We wrapped day 1 of #AttnGovernOrBeGoverned with a closing keynote from Jim Balsillie (former Chair and Co-CEO, Research in Motion) on "Un-Capturing Democracy," followed by an interview with Centre Founder @taylorowen.bsky.social 🧵 #Attention2025

We kicked off day 2 with keynote address from Nobel Laureate and Co-founder/CEO of @rappler.bsky.social, @mariaressa.bsky.social, on the future of global digital governance. #AttnGovernOrBeGoverned #Attention2025

Another powerful moment from #AttnGovernOrBeGoverned was the day 2 plenary panel: Chatbots as the New Threat to Children Online, moderated by Ava Smithing (Centre Youth Fellow & Advocacy and Operations Director, Young People’s Alliance).

1/ Happy Friday from Project Liberty! Here’s our Week in Review for Oct 18-24. Let’s dive in 👇

I enjoyed moderating this conversation with Frank McCourt from @projectliberty.io at today's Attention Forum in Montreal @mediatechdemocracy.bsky.social. We spoke about everything from buying TikTok to building a better digital world.

What if our digital infrastructure put people first, instead of platforms? For @projectliberty.io Founder and Executive Chairman of McCourt Global, Frank McCourt, it is possible to imagine a new digital future where we get to set the terms.

1/ Happy Friday from Project Liberty! Here’s our Week in Review for Oct 11-17. Let’s dive in 👇

SPECIAL REPORT: This past week, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a slew of tech accountability and AI governance bills into law, capping a monthslong drama that gripped Silicon Valley and the broader US digital rights movement. 🐻 Let’s review!

1/ Happy Friday from Project Liberty! Here’s our Week in Review for Oct 4-10. Let’s dive in 👇

1/ Happy Friday from Project Liberty! Here’s our Week in Review for Sept 27-Oct 3. Let’s dive in 👇

1/ Happy Friday from Project Liberty! Here’s our Week in Review for Sept 20-26. Let’s dive in 👇

1/ Happy Friday from Project Liberty! Here’s our Week in Review for Sept 13-19. Let’s dive in 👇

1/ Happy Friday from Project Liberty! Here’s our Week in Review for Sept 6-12. Let’s dive in 👇

Our friends at @projectliberty.io point to new business models emerging in response to AI — like Cloudflare letting publishers charge AI crawlers — and they explain how this could transform the way we live online. email.projectliberty.io/who-pays-for...

1/ Happy Friday from Project Liberty! Hope everyone had a great Labor Day weekend – here’s our Week in Review for August 30-Sept 5. Let’s dive in 👇

“Erik, you’re not crazy.” A murder-suicide shows how ChatGPT fueled a dangerous man’s paranoia.

1/ Happy Friday from Project Liberty! Here’s our Week in Review for August 23-29. Let’s dive in 👇

1/ Happy Friday from Project Liberty! Here’s our Week in Review for August 16-22. This week’s focus: the rise of AI chatbots and personas, and the threats they pose to us, our children, and our civic society. Let’s dive in 👇

Sez Us & @projectliberty.io announce that Sez Us is the latest application to launch on the @frequency.xyz blockchain with single sign-on. www.counton2.com/business/pre...

Last week, Project Liberty hosted the State Leadership Summit on Digital Choice & The Future of Social Media at the MIT Media Lab. We were joined by a bipartisan group of state lawmakers across 20 states taking action on America’s crisis of digital choice. events.projectliberty.io/state-leader...

1/ Happy Friday from Project Liberty! Here’s our Week in Review for August 9-15…with a special celebratory post for our recent State Leadership Summit in Boston. Let’s dive in 👇

Almost everyone agrees that controlling your own online data is important. Yet generational differences in attitudes about data collection and personalized ads complicate global efforts to legislate on data privacy. Read more in Tech Policy Press: www.techpolicy.press/as-privacy-p...

Yesterday's Project Liberty newsletter explored the vibe coding revolution's effects on innovation, privacy, efficiency, and human agency. Scroll down for more articles spanning data leaks, AI safety, social trust, tech whistleblowers, and more. email.projectliberty.io/welcome-to-t...

1/ Happy Friday from Project Liberty! Here’s our Week in Review for Aug 2-8. Let’s dive in 👇

1/ Happy Friday from Project Liberty! Here’s our Week in Review for July 26-Aug 1. Let’s dive in 👇

1/ Happy Friday from Project Liberty! Here’s our Week in Review for July 18-25. Let’s dive in 👇

1/ Happy Friday from Project Liberty! Here’s our Week in Review for July 11-18. Let’s dive in 👇

Last week, the Project Liberty Institute, along with our partners at the Global Solutions Initiative, attended the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)+20 and the AI for Good Summit, both organized by the International Telecommunication Union in Geneva. 🔗https://tinyurl.com/5n89vk89

1/9 Happy Friday from Project Liberty! Here’s our Week in Review for July 3-10. Let’s dive in 👇

In this video about the Digital Choice Act, @tomicah.bsky.social discusses Utah’s history of developing critical systems that affect the rest of the country. At this moment, when we need to upgrade the digital infrastructure that powers the internet, Utah is well-positioned to do so.

📢 5Rights Marie-Eve Nadeau is taking part in a webinar on policy & legislative trends in child online safety. 🗓️ Wed 16th July | 14:00 - 15:30 CET Hosted by SafeOnline Fund @UNICEF @WHO ➡️ Full agenda + register: https://loom.ly/mjLujbI #ChildRights

“Platform design is a silent pilot steering human behavior.” Friend of New_ Public @lisa-schirch.bsky.social warns profit-driven social media design is leading us into an era of "techno-autocracy." But in the right hands, platform design can foster democratic engagement and civic participation.

📢 New blog post: Protecting Kids from Abuse II members Abhi Chaudhuri, Dominique Wimmer, Jenna Dietz, ‪mattmotyl.bsky.social‬, & David Jay explore how Trust & Safety teams address online child abuse. We’re proud to spotlight the people doing the hard work to keep kids safe online. 👉

Project Liberty Institute is proud to launch a new report: "How Can Data Cooperatives Help Build a Fair Data Economy? Laying the Groundwork for a Scalable Alternative to the Centralized Digital Economy," in collaboration with the @thedrc.bsky.social ⬇️https://tinyurl.com/mzpn3sjv

In this week’s newsletter, we explore how a moratorium on state AI laws went from likely to dead in the span of a few days, the arguments for and against limiting state-level AI regulation, and what the moratorium’s defeat says about the future of tech policy. email.projectliberty.io/the-99-1-vot...

We’re back with a new series of open source challenges! Bellingcat researcher @oldpete45.bsky.social created five exercises that allow you to uncover some dark secrets buried in time. Welcome to a world of forgotten files, and (confusing) historic maps! ➡️ challenge.bellingcat.com

TikTok is banning the harmful hashtag "SkinnyTok". But will this decision really protect users or is it just cosmetic? Read our blog to learn our take on TikTok's move ⤵️ buff.ly/7zcd1pA

1/8 Happy Thursday from Project Liberty! Here’s our Week in Review for June 28-July 3, one day early so everyone can enjoy the long Fourth of July weekend. 🇺🇸 🎇 Let’s dive in 👇

On July 1–2, Project Liberty Institute participated in the Global Digital Collaboration Conference in Geneva, serving as an official co-organizer alongside the World Bank, ITU, European Commission, OECD, ISO, W3C, and other leading institutions. Read the recap below ⬇️

After Iran's "near-total internet blackout" following Israeli strikes, this week’s Project Liberty newsletter explores how geopolitical conflicts and domestic unrest are disrupting the digital world. email.projectliberty.io/the-internet...

Utah Representative @dougfiefia.bsky.social discusses how they heard from legislators concerned about the Digital Choice Act's potential impact on smaller tech start-ups. Several small tech companies testified that the bill would foster competition and innovation.

Our Co-Director @deeptidoshi.bsky.social draws on her parents' journey to the U.S. to argue that American ideals only become real through local community action. To Deepti, our neighborhoods, schools, and digital spaces are where we actually practice freedom together — not just defend it from afar.

👏 Project Liberty Institute was proud to participate in the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Norway. We hosted a series of dynamic workshops, community events, and high-level discussions advancing digital infrastructure and data agency. www.projectliberty.io/news/project... @wesbiggs.bsky.social

AI agents are not 'agentic' in the way we mean. Stay tuned for more on this topic from us..😎