No one actually wants an all-seeing AI that disempowers humans, Aubrey Tang told @tekendra-parmar.bsky.social at #MozFest. Yet in Silicon Valley, both AI doomers & accelerators assume that future is inevitable. Audrey Tang has a word for this: hyperstition. www.compiler.news/audrey-tang/

If AI companies truly cared about “healthy engagement,” they’d design for healthy disengagement. Most aren’t, write @mluria.bsky.social and Amy Winecoff from @cdt.org.

"If competition from TikTok and YouTube are enough to suggest that Meta’s products aren’t monopolistic, it says more about the limits of antitrust laws than it does Meta’s monopolistic nature," writes @tekendra-parmar.bsky.social.

Relevance was a key theme for #UNGA. For UNESCO it's even more pressing, writes @estherpaniagua.bsky.social. "The next director-general must ... preserve UNESCO’s relevance and navigate a world where faith in multilateral institutions is waning." www.compiler.news/unescos-rele...

Great reporting from @tekendra-parmar.bsky.social that reveals a troubling trend among police departments beginning to use AI that connects to body cameras.

My dear friend and distance cycling partner @natematias.bsky.social is riding the equivalent of Mt. Everest this weekend, as a fundraiser for @globalvoices.org, my online home for over 16 years. Please support Nathan and Global Voices! globalvoices.org/2025/07/24/f...

We’re planning something very cool during UNGA with @theodoraskeadas.bsky.social @meowtree.bsky.social @authormala.bsky.social @ruchowdh.bsky.social and more. Save this date and follow @compiler.news for more details coming soon.

Russia’s AI-powered interference in Romania’s election is a serious warning sign, writes @isabelalinzer.bsky.social of @cdt.org. The threat from AI is growing—but with the right tools, attention and resources, it can help defend democracy, not just endanger it. www.compiler.news/ai-democracy...

I am thrilled share that I'm joining the @freeourfeeds.com team as interim director. Since leaving @globalvoices.org I've been focused on the incentives that influence how we talk to each other in public spaces and online. Free Our Feeds tackles this head on at the level of infrastructure.

We analyzed 10,066 comments to Trump's AI Action Plan to understand who sent feedback, what they said & how they felt. The results show an engaged public "aware of how AI may benefit or harm their lives," writes @tekendra-parmar.bsky.social. www.compiler.news/trump-ai-act...

The Kenyan case against Meta is one of the only measures of accountability the company faces for how its platform has been weaponized by military and paramilitary groups to destabilize nations and target ethnic minorities, writes @tekendra-parmar.bsky.social. www.compiler.news/kenya-lawsui...

@amnesty.org, @hrw.org & other groups accused the Ethiopian military of engaging in ethnic cleansing & war crimes against ethnic Tigrayans. A lawsuit alleging Meta played a role could set a global precedent by holding Big Tech accountable for real-world harms. www.compiler.news/kenya-lawsui...

The $1.6B suit against Meta brought by @marthadark.bsky.social & Foxglove Legal alleges Meta played a key role in fueling Ethiopia’s civil war by amplifying hate speech & failing to remove threats. If the case succeeds, it will set a global precedent. www.compiler.news/kenya-lawsui...

In a $1.6B lawsuit, Meta is accused of helping incite ethnic cleansing in Ethiopia. If the case succeeds, writes @tekendra-parmar.bsky.social, it could open the door to real accountability for platform-enabled violence worldwide. www.compiler.news/kenya-lawsui...

Nina (@ninajankowicz.com) did a fantastic job testifying in the latest of the "censorship industrial complex" hearings, noting how the elaborate conspiracy theories from Taibbi & others emerge from profound misunderstandings — and intentional mischaracterizations — of how any number of things work.

Great piece by @compiler.news tying together AI powered surveillance, its effect on online speech, and how tools designed for stopping online abuse can potentially be exploited. My caveat is that many tools are more basic than AI, like keyword matches and basic ML www.compiler.news/mahmoud-khal...

Good reminder here: Immigration authorities in the U.S. have been collecting social media data since Trump 1.0. Now they're using it to justify their "catch and revoke" scheme. Important reporting and analysis by @tekendra-parmar.bsky.social www.compiler.news/mahmoud-khal...

Grateful for the excellent edits from @elleryrb.bsky.social. Read my latest on the consequences of using AI to "catch and revoke" the visas of non-citizens protesting against the war in Gaza and those deemed by the government to have "pro-hamas" views.

Models that fuel AI systems have historically been biased against minorities, says @alexhanna.bsky.social. These biases are exacerbated when asking models to work in a language like Arabic. “It’s going to do a bad job.” www.compiler.news/mahmoud-khal...

The Trump administration’s access to potentially hazardous AI tools gives it far greater strength to execute what political experts and international observers worry is a quick slide into tech-fueled authoritarianism, writes @tekendra-parmar.bsky.social. www.compiler.news/mahmoud-khal...

“We've talked to non-citizen students and faculty around the country—and people are terrified,” says @alexabdo.bsky.social. Students and faculty are already self-censoring in fear of deportation, removing social media posts or taking down past scholarship. www.compiler.news/mahmoud-khal...

There were a good amount of environmental policy distortions in Trump's speech to Congress last night. @bryangiemza.com breaks down how to deal with climate disinformation during Tump 2.0. www.compiler.news/climate-disi... #tech #disinformation #environment #policy #climate #trump #congress

Smart, provacative & #solution oriented #opinion piece from @bryangiemza.com in @compiler.news about the threat of #climate disinformation during the #Trump administration. Take a look and share with anyone concerned about environmental info disorder. www.compiler.news/climate-disi...

Bringing people together, addressing information disorder, and confronting climate change--these things are related. Delighted to see my oped out with Compiler today, and grateful to Mike Farrell for his vision and excellent editorial eye: www.compiler.news/climate-disi...

If technology is being tested more aggressively in poorer communities, it's worth asking why www.compiler.news/ai-for-good-... @ruchowdh.bsky.social

Incredibly proud to see my amazing friend Paola Galvez Callirgos share her perspectives along such wonderful women. Women in the Global Majority fighting for a fair AI. Our voices are needed 🫡

"There’s a pressing need to shift the [AI] conversation from competition to collaboration—failing to do so could come at a critical cost not only to global economies but the safety of people everywhere," writes @tekendra-parmar.bsky.social. www.compiler.news/techs-new-ai...

"Deployed poorly, so-called 'AI for Good' ... can serve as a convenient test environment for these tools in a less visible or legally restrictive environment, with local populations as collateral damage," says @ruchowdh.bsky.social of @humaneintelligence.bsky.social www.compiler.news/ai-for-good-...

Our AI Action Summit Edition highlights Global Majority perspectives often left out of international summits such as last week's in Paris. Big ideas from @ruchowdh.bsky.social, @camilleesq.bsky.social, @chinasa.bsky.social, @tekendra-parmar.bsky.social and more! www.compiler.news/ai-action-ed...

@compiler.news featured our head of Product, @julietshen.bsky.social in their latest newsletter: “Open-source tools are here to earn trust from the general public and policymakers so that everyone has a say in the online experience.” Read more about the AI summit: www.compiler.news/ai-action-ed...

If you’re in Paris for the AI Action Summit, come hangout with and hear from @julietshen.bsky.social, @camilleesq.bsky.social, @ruchowdh.bsky.social, @chinasa.bsky.social and many more! www.cas-strategies.com/ai-action-su...

Trump's censorship EO is based on a "manufactured crisis that the far-right has used to target disinformation researchers and social media platforms through lawsuits and congressional inquiries over the last several years," writes @msdatx.bsky.social. www.compiler.news/trump-facts/

It was such an honor to work with @compiler.news on this op ed about an issue that is near and dear to my heart. Though the situation does indeed seem grim, I see it as a marvelous opportunity to collectively and positively transform our shared information space.

Incredibly sharp, sobering and timely opinion piece from the brilliant @msdatx.bsky.social, founder of @connexions.bsky.social, on the new era of unchecked disinformation. “Are we willing to reimagine our current structures and operations, or are we going to allow disinformation to reign?”

If you’ll be in Paris for the AI Action Summit, hope to see you here:

nearly 1 in 6 congresswomen are the victims of deepfake porn - only the latest in technologically enabled intimidation and silencing mechanisms meant to keep women out of public spaces 19thnews.org/2024/12/ai-s...

We’ve had this painting from James Bradford hanging in our house for years. James was a painter and professor at VCU who died in 1997. I’m looking at the piece a bit differently since Cattelan’s “Comedian” sold for $6.2M. We can’t eat this banana. #art

For my old colleague @heymike.bsky.social’s new non-profit newsroom @compiler.news, I took a look at how artist-turned-tech-critic John Mack is thinking about humanity in the social media era. www.compiler.news/john-mack/

This year, @proton.me made more servers available for free during elections in countries with histories of shutting off access to information, reports @peterguest.bsky.social in his inside look at how the VPN provider fights autocratic regimes (tip @techmeme.com). www.compiler.news/proton-vpn-v...

Tech journalist @peterguest.bsky.social goes inside of @proton.me to see what it takes for the Swiss company to stay ahead of internet censors in Venezuela, Russia, China, Iran and elsewhere in the world. 👉 www.compiler.news/proton-vpn-v...

The digital powers and ability of Russia's censorship agency, Roskomnadzor, appear to be growing, according to Anastasiya Zhyrmont, Eastern Europe policy manager at Access Now. www.compiler.news/proton-vpn-v...

Really fantastic and important story from @peterguest.bsky.social in @compiler.news that goes inside the fight at @proton.me to keep the internet open and safe.

That's right, we mentioned trichinellosis in the lead of a tech story by @nancyscola.bsky.social.

It was really amazing putting this group together ... Thanks to @lorenaoneil.com, @issielapowsky.bsky.social, @alexandrasamuel.com, @tekendra-parmar.bsky.social, @nancyscola.bsky.social and @peterguest.bsky.social for your contributions to @compiler.news. go.bsky.app/B2hC8mt

Talked to a range of people with all sorts of perspectives on whether folks on the left should stay on X. New from me for Politico Magazine: www.politico.com/news/magazin...

As someone who has experienced the full gamut of the severity of these attacks, I am committed to making sure the American people are aware of the 21st century McCarthyist inquisition ongoing in the United States. It’s about to get worse. compiler.news/misinformation-research

Glad to see my piece on legal threats against researchers is making the rounds here on @bsky.app, where I've finally set up camp. Thanks to @heymike.bsky.social & @compiler.news for all the support. Please read and share --- more relevant than ever.

The most pressing AI cyber threats come from tech companies rushing chatbots to market with unpatched vulnerabilities, making enterprise IT networks even easier targets for cybercriminals, writes @watermanreports.bsky.social. 👉 Subscribe for free to read more: www.compiler.news/ai-flaws-ope...

Will the #Trump win further chill private funding to study #disinformation? “Philanthropies are much more cautious than they were four years ago,” said @ninajankowicz.com. “They don't want to be dragged into the next political battle or hauled before Congress.” www.compiler.news/misinformati...