5/The reason it seems so confusing is this is not about a specific dispute. It is an attempt to shift the underling principles of the international system to what @segoddard.bsky.social call neo-royalism -- a system based not on rules but hyper elite interests. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

"Shifting international order..." Source: flowingdata.com/2025/05/22/m...

The more I work in digital policy the more I feel drawn, in other areas of life, to the analogue, the antiquated, the dogmatically unplugged version of moving through the wrold. (As I write this on a social media platform!) www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Truly thoughtful and essential analysis of the AI field from @randomwalker.bsky.social @sayash.bsky.social. States what many felt, but haven't articulated. Pairs well with Shazeda Ahmed's "epistemic culture of AI safety" and others' work on risk and anti-trust. knightcolumbia.org/content/ai-a...

The erasure of labour, of toiling data labelling, of dehumanizing content moderation, of supply chains that start with brutal extractive industries and conflict minerals — these are the people who quite literally built the “modern world” and keep it running.

Canadian officials are currently providing a background briefing on Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs, and on Ottawa's response to them. Officials say there was a strategic selection of what things to tariff, with an eye to create a bit of shock on the American side.

freedomonlinecoalition.com/foc-issues-j... Timely statement given the trends we see in international tech governance..

www.techpolicy.press/openais-sora... As always, keen observations from Sam Gregory at WITNESS, including a critically underreported point about global inequities in the access to tools to uphold information integrity, especially in fragile media ecosystems.

🧵 Disinformation is different from lying: The "Santa Claus" test. As the image below shows, it is common to think that disinformation is more or less equivalent to lying. While the intention is welcome, this belief is incorrect and unhelpful. Credit: @brentlee.bsky.social

The banality of automated decision-making. As "AI" has become synonymous with generative systems, the policy focus has shifted away from the inumerable, mostly inscrutable, ways ML and other automated systems affect lives - from surveillance to access to essential services.

Digital transnational repression (DTR) is increasingly becoming the cornerstone of ‘everyday’ transnational repression, posing a significant threat to the rights and freedoms of dissidents and activists living in exile. youtu.be/FkPCec7jG5I

1/ 📢 New Report: No Escape: The Weaponization of Gender for the Purposes of Digital Transnational Repression. We examine how gender shapes digital transnational repression—where governments target, suppress, and surveil activists across borders using digital tools 📖 citizenlab.ca/2024/12/the-...

“Critical Mass” is back in Toronto because of Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s vindictive and dangerous war on safe bike infrastructure and successful city-building. This was last night. #CriticalMass #Toronto #BikeLanes