The Minneapolis protesters were remarkable for how peaceful and restrained they were in the face of brutality. It’s why nearly all the charges against them haven’t held up in court. Seeking out footage to the contrary isn’t “telling the whole story.” It’s constructing a false narrative.

This was so much fun to take part in. I learned so much! I hope folks read it. Also, special shout out to @dwj.eurosky.social for a great intro and the perfect title for the series: "Panic at the Arcade?"

This series surfaced so many insights into how we can make games safer, more collaborative and more fun - and how we can view gaming spaces as conflict resolution spaces. Lots of insights from an incredible list of authors!

This is so real.

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“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back to a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.” IT SAVES PUBLIC MONEY to house people.

In the new edition of #CODISignals, @cdt.org’s @aliyabhatia.bsky.social highlights the need for collaboration among industry, academia, civil society and others to advance multilingual AI. Read more: www.codi.global/newsroom/cod...

The same Trump-appointee who fucked with the Broadview 6 grand jury is the one going after E. Jean Carroll.

🚨 Silly little guy alert 🐙

No it the fuck was not.

Because personal stories matter: this policy would have destroyed my nuclear family had this been in place a few years ago. I can think of dozens of people, from all walks of life, this would have wrecked or may yet wreck. The cruelty is the point.

My nephew goes to an elite college and is spending part of his time, for credit, on a dairy farm.

I wrote something about how to dress for your body type. I disagree with guides that approach this from a corrective POV (e.g. clothes that make fat people look slim, short people look tall). Instead, I think it's about learning how to express yourself in a language www.mrporter.com/en-us/journa...

Hear them out:

Eliminating pathways for qualified candidates that will enrich the profession to preserve people who argue that “Plessy v. Ferguson was correctly decided actually.” Shameful.

ICYMI: CDT’s Aliya Bhatia wrote in The Guardian about the growing wave of age verification laws that could force people to upload government IDs just to access everyday online platforms. The piece explores what’s at stake as govts push new restrictions.

I would like a personal apology from every man who called the station or emailed me personally to gripe about my voice during my time on public radio but never did the same to Ira Glass.

Our ability to maintain anonymity online diminishes by the day. "Researchers who analysed 321 real-world AI incidents found that in 93 per cent of cases, AI either created a new type of privacy risk or made an existing one significantly worse." www.straitstimes.com/multimedia/g...

Holy balls, this opinion: "As citizens, we trust that federal prosecutors . . . will play fair and be honest with its counterparts and the judiciary. DOJ has proven unworthy of this trust at every point in this case." (via @chrisgeidner.bsky.social) storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Boston City Council gets it.

🎉 I've joined @cdt.org as their Research Director. 🎉 I could not be more excited to be part of an organization that has championed people's online rights, fought for good technologies, and defended against problematic ones for decades. If you have research ideas, reach out!

"This is not the time to hand over more data about ourselves to tech actors." @aliyabhatia.bsky.social Indeed.

Put “Dancing on My Own” by Robyn on at any gathering and watch every Millennial in the room stand up like a sleeper cell that’s been activated

lol, they gave Artemis II astronaut (and Philadelphia sports fan) Christina Koch an astronaut Gritty

This is Oliver. He might not be particularly enthusiastic about his birthday. But he will participate in the festivities. 14/10 #SeniorPupSaturday (TT: la_cabrita_kelly)

I just want to add, since this is breaking containment, that this can't be made right. these people, each one a whole universe, are gone. there can only be justice for the perpetrators; public remorse & restitution; & reform to ensure future aid systems are more just and less prone to imperial whims

This proposes a licensing scheme, also known as a prior restraint on speech. Those don't usually do well in court because they give the government too much power over what can be said and are presumptively unconstitutional. Thank you for your time. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/t...

CDT and the Cornell Global AI Initiative are calling for real investment in linguistic diversity at the UN’s first Global Dialogue on AI Governance, because AI systems must work for people across all languages, not just English.

This is absolutely harrowing. Faced with the choice of capitulation to censorship or standing on principle, @accessnow.org stood up and showed courage. I am grateful for their example. Let's follow it.

Powerful statement from @accessnow.org in response to the #RightsCon cancelation. I'm very proud of them for speaking truth to power. www.rightscon.org/rc26-stateme... @rightscon.org

BREAKING: The Chinese government pressured Zambia to screen + exclude Taiwanese speakers attending @rightscon.org, leading to the largest international convention on digital rights being canceled a week before it takes place, the host org @accessnow.org tells WIRED. By @telliotter.bsky.social + me

Following our April 29 announcement, we believe it's important to be transparent about the context that led to the decision. We want to explain, where we can, why this was made on such short notice, only days before we were set to host RightsCon. Read: www.rightscon.org/rc26-stateme...

i still can't believe this is real, it's so awfully stupid & dismissive of what thousands of people put into it, evidently meant to suppress speech & knowledge. zambian officials deserve to hear outrage about this for years. ✊ with @accessnow.org & everyone associated with @rightscon.org.

Amidst the news re: RightsCon (www.404media.co/rightscon-hu...), I'd encourage folks who are able to make a donation to @accessnow.org. (My receipt is below!) The cost of having to cancel could tank the organization, not to mention the stress of figuring out what to do.

the government of zambia is announcing that it canceled RightsCon. this is a serious attack on civil society, the global & local ones. thousands of people - activists, academics, govt etc - are en route to lusaka. to cancel at this late stage is just horrible.

Former Chili's waitress here, this is absolutely not what 86 means.

a ballroom has a core strategic weakness: the man in the back saying “everyone attack”

Them: "think of the children!!!!" Me: omg yes you are so right. we should abolish child prisons, stop funding militaries that slaughter children, ensure every child has access to medical care and healthy food, provide mental health counselors in schoo-- Them: NO WE MEAN CENSOR THE INTERNET!!!

This wild document is the basis for the State Department's decision to cancel the visas and green cards of tech researchers who study the social media platforms and of tech regulators who enforce privacy and transparency laws. Disclosed to us last night in @thecoalition.bsky.social v. Rubio.

Flagrant unconstitutionality aside, it's telling that the presumption that underlies this censorship threat is that parents would be concerned about content related to gender identity. I for one have a different reaction. I like things that teach self-acceptance and celebration of inclusion.

Important thread on an underexamined issue - verifiable parental consent.

This bill is dangerous. It does not protect privacy. It lets Big Tech and Telecom do anything they want with your data. And it blows up all state and many federal privacy laws that we already have. Most dangerously, it may nuke all state civil rights laws. Here are some examples: 1/n

This piece is essential reading for everyone in Massachusetts. The proposals pose real risks to everyone, including kids. @evangreer.bsky.social and @nathaliemarechal.net explain why and what could be done instead.

The FTC is dropping its appeal in the Media Matters case. They've withdrawn the civil investigative demand that is at the heart of the dispute (and presumably also want to avoid a D.C. Circuit decision). storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

True! Fun fact: They did this because someone leaked Robert Bork’s rental history during his confirmation battle.

THREAD: I've now analyzed @massgovernor.bsky.social's proposed social media legislation and ... ... it is somehow even worse than the House bill that passed last week (which was already one of the worst bills on this issue we've seen in the US.) You might wanna sit down for this. Here goes: 🧵

“Governor Healey is right that we can’t trust Big Tech, so why does she want to force our kids to send them even more data, and force them to share that data even more widely?” www.boston.com/news/local-n...

We call this the "Chicken Little SCIF" It's where they send Members to tell them the sky will fall unless you vote the way the Speaker and White House tell you

I told the Globe “incredibly disappointing to hear the governor say that she supports the social media ‘ban’ legislation that just passed the House, which is completely unworkable, unconstitutional, and lets Big Tech off the hook while punishing parents and teens” www.bostonglobe.com/2026/04/14/m...