“Who gets to be seen as fully human in this world? Our job is to expand that and to push and make that as wide as it can possibly be.” Artist Mimi Ọnụọha's work questions the contradictions of technological progress. Anika Collier Navaroli spoke to her for a special podcast series:

I’ve been a professor for a little over a month now and I’ve lost track of the number of times I’ve been mistaken for a student…

There was a lot in that interview. And I’m still struck by Ezra Klein saying that “there was a politics of content moderation that took hold that was more about enforcing boundaries of what were and were not ideas we should be engaged with - rather than about engaging them.” Like. Whet.

I spend a inordinate amount of my time as an Auntie asking nibblings to turn the volume down on various digital devices

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Once upon a time, I told one of these CEOs that the intersection of gaming and politics on his platform was going to be dangerous enough to lead to offline violence and get him dragged before Congress. He told me that I had “a problem hypothesizing issues.”

In the latest episode of her podcast series, Through to Thriving, Tech Policy Press fellow Anika Collier Navaroli discusses how to center youth in tech policy debates with Vaishnavi J, founder and principal of VYS Strategies, a firm that advises on youth product, engineering, and policy solutions.

In the latest episode of her podcast series, Through to Thriving, Tech Policy Press fellow Anika Collier Navaroli discusses how to center youth in tech policy debates with Vaishnavi J, founder and principal of VYS Strategies, a firm that advises on youth product, engineering, and policy solutions.

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Today I learned that I’m the kind of auntie who yells “CHECK THE FOOTWORK!!” at a soccer tournament for first graders.

In the latest episode in her series of podcasts, Through to Thriving, Tech Policy Press fellow Anika Navaroli talks with Jasmine McNealy & Naomi Nix about the evolving role of journalism in tech accountability and what it will take to reimagine trust in media in the age of influencers and AI.

Tech Policy Press fellow @anikacolliernavaroli.com spoke with @dairinstitute.bsky.social's @timnitgebru.bsky.social about what it would look like to build technology that honors our elders. ➡️ www.techpolicy.press/through-to-t...

In the latest episode of her special podcast series Through To Thriving, Tech Policy Press fellow Anika Collier Navaroli dives into the nuances of the fight for platform accountability, the future of activism, and the contradictions around "woke AI" with Nora Benavidez of Free Press:

Dedicated to Brandi Collins-Dexter, it felt right to spend this @techpolicypress.bsky.social podcast with @anikacolliernavaroli.com discussing how the people treated as lowest rung users online can reclaim platforms & tools for us.

In the latest episode of her special podcast series Through To Thriving, Tech Policy Press fellow @anikacolliernavaroli.com dives into the nuances of the fight for platform accountability, the future of activism, and the contradictions around "woke AI" with @attorneynora.bsky.social of Free Press:

Ahead of TrustCon, a conference for Trust & Safety professionals, Tech Policy Press fellow Anika Collier Navaroli caught up with two practitioners in the notoriously difficult field: Alice Hunsberger, head of Trust & Safety at Musubi; and Jerrel Peterson, the director of content policy at Spotify.

Ahead of TrustCon, a conference for Trust & Safety professionals, Tech Policy Press fellow Anika Collier Navaroli caught up with two practitioners in the notoriously difficult field: Alice Hunsberger, head of Trust & Safety at Musubi; and Jerrel Peterson, the director of content policy at Spotify.

💻 Welcome back, Anika Collier Navaroli, ’13 M.S.! A leading expert in tech policy and digital rights, she's serving as Assistant Professor of Professional Practice at Columbia Journalism School. Read the full announcement: journalism.columbia.edu/news/2025-na...

Some personal news, as they say

Once upon a time, I wrote a policy about race, ethnicity, and national origin for a global social media company. I’ll always remember that the US recognizes exactly 2 ethnicities (Hispanic & non-Hispanic) and realizing how using American binary constructs doesn’t work for the majority of the planet.

This Tesla image of a robot watering a snake plant seems too perfect of a representation of the usefulness of AI.

I know I'm not the first person or even the millionth person to point this out; it's not even the first time *I* have said it, but this is what actual First Amendment violations look like and the fact that none of the supposed free speech warriors are saying anything about it tells us everything.

In the special podcast series Through to Thriving, Tech Policy Press fellow Anika Collier Navaroli explores futures beyond the current moment. For the latest episode, she spoke to Dr. Timnit Gebru about honoring our elders, imagination, and building technology that uplifts rather than exploits:

It was so wonderful talking to @timnitgebru.bsky.social about building tech that honors our elders!

In the special podcast series Through to Thriving, Tech Policy Press fellow Anika Collier Navaroli explores futures beyond the current moment. For the latest episode, she spoke to Dr. Timnit Gebru about honoring our elders, imagination, and building technology that uplifts rather than exploits:

Of all the major life changes I’ve been through over the past few years, my transition into Auntie Who Makes The Coconut Cake For The Function is by far my favorite.

The new Digg plans to use AI for community moderation. Humans weigh in, by @anikacolliernavaroli.com. www.cjr.org/analysis/new...

In the latest episode in her special podcast series, Through to Thriving, Tech Policy Press fellow @anikacolliernavaroli.com talks with @dupatton.bsky.social about his personal and intellectual engagement with the concept and practice of joy, and what it all has to do with technology and policy:

Listening to this conversation between two brilliant and humane people I like and admire brought me a lot of joy. Take the time to listen - you won’t be sorry. @dupatton.bsky.social @anikacolliernavaroli.com podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Much love to all the T&S folks writing the documents and making the arguments that decide what we see and learn in this moment.

In the latest episode in her special podcast series, Through to Thriving, Tech Policy Press fellow Anika Collier Navaroli talks with Dr. Desmond Upton Patton about his personal and intellectual engagement with the concept and practice of joy, and what it has to do with technology and policy:

Talking to @dupatton.bsky.social about the importance of joy was such a delightful conversation! As tech policy folks, we often experience the worst of humanity. But focusing our lives around joy is a radical act that can help us build better futures.

🎙️ In the latest episode in her special podcast series, Through to Thriving, Tech Policy Press fellow Anika Collier Navaroli talks with Dr. Desmond Upton Patton about his personal and intellectual engagement with the concept and practice of joy, and what it has to do with technology and policy:

Six months ago, I lost my kitty to cancer. Every day without her has felt nearly impossible. But a few weeks ago, this little beauty showed up outside of my doorstep. Proof that the cat distribution system continues to work as designed #caturday

Blue check mark PTSD

It’s great to be a Florida Gator

It’s great to be a Florida Gator

I feel this in my spirit.

I have a theory that I’ll eventually write fully through… and, I believe the social media policy dismantling that is currently occurring in Big Tech is directly tied to this same thing happening inside T&S teams and companies

Repeating something many Black journos have said already, but never underestimate how much white journos+editors willingness to play nice w/ varied iterations of “anti-wokeism” was b/c they got really uncomfortable from 2012 to 2020 when called to account for racism w/in their outlets/profession.

Reality is absurd

Star Trek did say the 2020s were gonna be a little rough

There’s never been a better time to have a solid understanding that the law is not actually real.

Me, a trained newspaper journalist (still paying off my student loans), asking my nibbling to show me what they like to watch on YouTube. Nibbling’s YouTube fave:

the lesson i take from octavia butler as a black woman in this lifetime: they probably won’t listen to you while you’re alive, so leave something behind they can’t ignore once you’re dead.

3️⃣ @anikacolliernavaroli.com writes about the harms for moderators from marginalized communities asked to work on content that attacks them. www.cjr.org/tow_center/b...

When I wrote content policy, one of the most sickening parts of the job was having to write/find examples of vios.

Stop Forcing A.I. into Fucking EVERYTHING!