📣 New series alert: @knightgtown.bsky.social + @techpolicypress.bsky.social teamed up to unpack the state of access to public platform data. ➡️ Why this is needed: public data is driving the AI gold rush, but there’s no collective framework to use it for research in the public interest.

New reports show that Meta generates *10%* of its revenue from scam ads. The good news? Two former Meta staffers have teamed up to launch a nonprofit aimed at fighting the problem. 👇 www.wired.com/story/scam-a...

Web crawlers accepting massive “donations” from AI companies to look the other way when privacy and use rules are violated is…not good! And P.S., the robots are in fact *not* people. 🤖

Transparency in AI will save lives.

Thanks to corporate loopholes, AI giants disclose less than their public peers about their financials and business operations.🧐 But what if we governed AI like a market, not a Messiah? @ilan-strauss.bsky.social + @timoreilly.bsky.social share what could happen ⬇️ techpolicy.press/ai-isnt-a-su...

If you were impacted by Amazon layoffs & want to speak about what you’ve seen behind the scenes, we can help. We’ve helped lots of tech workers with free legal advice/support if they're concerned about something in their current or former workplace. You don’t need to “go public.” Psst.org/safe

"OpenAI said on Tuesday that it had adopted a new for-profit structure, a long-sought change that could allow the business to operate like a more traditional company while it raises the billions of dollars it needs to develop artificial intelligence."

It's not everyday that we get a bombshell testimony from someone formerly inside the most influential AI company out there - but today, we do. If you read one thing today, make it Steven Adler's piece on OpenAI's failure to prove erotic AI use is safe. 👇 www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/o...

We rarely talk about the price of telling the truth. @katekenny.bsky.social breaks down the moral math of whistleblowing in a new interview with yours truly. The question isn’t why people stay silent; it's why doing the right thing still costs so much.

We’re proud of our board member Mark MacGann, profiled in FT Magazine this weekend, who has now blown the whistle a 2nd time. This is one of the best accounts we’ve read of transformation from corporate insider to whistleblower, and reminds us why strong protections + corporate transparency matter.

There are so many layers to this statement. 🫠 But, let's play "Guess which department Meta is eliminating human roles from?" trivia... Answer in comments. ⬇️

Psst, if you were laid off and want to speak about what you’ve seen behind the scenes at Meta, we can help. We’ve helped lots of workers with free legal advice/support if they’re concerned about something in their current or former workplace. You don’t need to “go public.” Psst.org/safe

Meta says this research demonstrates its commitment to understanding its products. But when that research shows the product causes harm, then what?

When you talk to real tech workers instead of billionaire CEOs, they hold one common opinion about AI. 👇 We need to make it easier - and normal - for people who work in tech to be able to share their takes. A working climate that chills free speech at the peril of job loss doesn't serve anyone.

Well, let's face it, everyone hates dating apps, maybe we just go back to meeting people in bars! Truly scary erosions of privacy.

Ummmm…this can’t be good. Keeping public pressure on these companies has quite literally become an existential imperative.

What’s the ROI on telling the truth in Big Tech/AI? Professor @katekenny.bsky.social of @uniofgalway.bsky.social spent 15 years running the numbers—and the moral math doesn’t look great... But she’s got ideas for changing it. 🔦 Full Q&A in our Substack (link below).

October 13: Study shows social media harms kids reading, vocabulary, and memory skills. October 14: Instagram announces it will overhaul app to give kids a “PG-13” experience. Turns out tech giants *do* have the capability to protect kids. When people speak up, it makes a difference.

Forever revisiting @poppyalexander.whistleblower.law’s case for combining whistleblower protections with strong AI regulations. Always relevant. ⬇️

Important take from a former Apple worker:

This is concerning. The public needs guardrails for this new tech.

Just when we're all totally fed up with and leaving "enshittified" social media--whaddaya know, another addictive and dependency inducing tech product, by design.

Privacy disaster waiting to happen… www.npr.org/2025/10/03/n...

267%! Behind the ad campaigns, this is the impact of AI development on communities. Working families and small businesses should not be shouldering these costs.

👇Watch this and you’ll understand why we need to protect AI whistleblowers at all costs.

HUGE win for AI workers! The difference whistleblower protection laws make cannot be overstated. 🥳

Concerned your boss has gone Big Brother 👀? New report details how workplace AI tools are driving unnecessary surveillance, automated punishments, & discriminatory work assignments. If you're a worker concerned about something you're seeing, we can help ➡️ psst.org futurism.com/future-socie...

Former #Meta employee Arturo Béjar ran the numbers and found that *two-thirds* of Instagram’s new safety tools aimed at protecting children are ineffective… The takeaway, in his own words:

As pioneering legislation for AI regulation around child safety marches forward, the lobbying machine revs up. Our kids' voices can be louder than money in politics. (I mean, anyone with a kid out there? They're loud! We got this!). Spread the word 👀👇

PSA: if you find yourself flirting with a sexy Grok AI “companion”, beware that it might be more of a peep show. Thanks to these former workers for keeping people informed about these new technologies.

NIOSH was protecting workers from all kinds of safety hazards for a grand total of… $1 per taxpayer per year. Once again, federal workers are stepping up to tell us what will happen when these agencies are gutted. ⬇️

500 thank-yous to @amberscorah.bsky.social & @psst-org.bsky.social for caring to profile me and taking the time to narrate my perspective with empathy + flair! Amber & Psst are shining examples of why independent media is critical! Please read AND support: psstpsst.substack.com/p/strategic-...

WORKERS SPEAK OUT 🎤 Be careful who you RIF. Aisha Coffey spent 15 years running campaigns that literally saved lives. After getting laid off by Doge, she’s leading a network of federal workers getting the truth out to the public. Here's her “villain arc”: psstpsst.substack.com/p/strategic-...

Ah yes, glasses from Meta, which we know is famous for neglecting to protect user data and silencing whistleblowers. What could go wrong!

👇 Integrity is what drives everyone who risks their career and reputation to share information in the public good. No matter the circumstances, to continue to have whistleblowers looking out for us, we must return the favor by listening to them and keeping them safe.

Good news today. 👏👏👏 We tuned into this hearing live and shared out the most salient moments, check out our thread for a recap: bsky.app/profile/psst...

Senate hearing today, "Examining the Harm of AI Chatbots." Parents who lost children at the encouragement and instruction of an AI "friend" sounding a warning to us all. Robbie Torney of @commonsensemedia.bsky.social on the failure of AI safety systems. Hear what the public needs to know: 🧵⬇️

Meanwhile, Gemini just surged past ChatGPT for the top spot on the App Store - helping Alphabet hit a $3 *trillion* violation for the first time. 👀

A common thread across AI research: safeguards exist, but are way too easy to bypass. ⬇️

I'm surprised this whistleblower story about WhatsApp security isn't getting more attention on this site. Maybe people on Bluesky already know to use Signal instead? Anyway, NYT story troubling enough on its own: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/t...

More whistleblower news this week ➡️ a former executive at Alphabet’s health subsidiary, Verily, alleged that the company jeopardized the sensitive health data of 25,000 patients. When he raised the alarm, he was fired. While on protected leave. www.fastcompany.com/91402764/why...

Did you read the WhatsApp whistleblower story out this week? 6 security engineers for 2.5 billion users? ~100,000 hacks/day? Meta pretending the whistleblower is the problem? (surprise surprise) Here are the juicy details the NYT left out, in our newsletter: psstpsst.substack.com/p/a-whatsapp...

For every $1 Meta has invested in the safety and security of its users, it has spent more than $7 to boost its own stock price.

Whistleblowers say Meta buried research showing kids — some as young as 10— faced grooming and harassment in VR. We’ll live‑update the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing as testimony unfolds. Turn on notifications for this thread. #Meta #LiveUpdates #ChildSafety #SenateHearing

New Meta whistleblower says WhatsApp was shockingly unprotected: just 6 security engineers, 100,000 account hacks/day, exposed metadata. Businesses, journalists, activists, families rely on it daily. We helped protect this worker as he brought his story to the NYT: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/t...

NEW: Current and former #Meta staffers tell Congress the company’s lawyers suppressed research that exposed child safety risks associated with their virtual reality products. Workers keeping us informed, yet again.👇 www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...

Whistleblowers have long been one of the most important checks on power we have. When they share, we listen.

Groups of workers coming together is what the public needs right now to stay informed. AND what workers need--there is strength in numbers. ⬇️

Today in headlines that make you want to rip your hair out 🫠 futurism.com/medicare-pay...

👇 PSA: AI chatbots can very easily be tweaked to reflect the ideological biases of their makers. (Translation: Elon Musk is personally tweaking Grok to reflect his billionaire's worldview) www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/t...