Appreciate that Tech Policy Press & Jasmine Mithani recognize the important shift we are helping drive in how states respond to IBSA. These are the kinds of nuanced policy changes we can achieve when we bring all stakeholders to the table—including those who’ve caused harm. bsky.app/profile/tech...

How The Media Is 'Economically Exploiting' Survivors of Image-Based Sexual Abuse – Byline Times bylinetimes.com/2025/04/07/r...

The media’s deepfake fixation is rewriting who matters—fueling a good victim vs. bad victim dichotomy shaped by narrative, not harm. Internalized misogyny decides who gets justice & who is erased. Both deepfake & authentic NCII survivors deserve protection www.cnn.com/2025/03/02/p...

"I know I haven't been involved in any sexually explicit photography…but the problem is Mary…up the road does not know that…If we don't create better legislation & stand up for this…then we will have a very different democracy." www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/iris...

In these male-dominated channels, women are doxed, harassed, & targeted with NDII—punished for warning each other. This isn’t just backlash; it’s a coordinated effort to silence & intimidate women who speak out. The intersection of misogyny & technology-facilitated violence is undeniable

Assemblywoman Ramirez is a true champion for women. I’m proud to be working with her to criminalize the nonconsensual distribution of intimate images of candidates- real or AI generated- during elections. www.insidernj.com/press-releas...

Love when I check the CDC for medical guidance & find it being rewritten by Trump- who thinks “science” is a conspiracy, wanted to see if disinfectants could be applied to the lungs, & pushed hydroxychloroquine creating a shortage of a drug lupus & rheum arthrtits pts depend on

Some, like Delegate Amanda Batten, still think that consent is a lifetime contract arguing that once you consent to a partner taking an intimate photo or video, you lose all rights to prevent them from further distributing it to others

It's particularly satisfying to put the Twitter Files bloggers on blast on the platform where they've spread their lies (Substack), in a publication that is challenging their reach (@contrariannews.org). contrarian.substack.com/p/making-cen...

Stronger laws, greater accountability for platforms, and robust education on online safety are critical. www.the-independent.com/news/health/...

“2022 survey by the National Domestic Violence Hotline revealed that 27% of respondents reported being threatened w/ nonconsensual intimate image sharing & 17% had experienced it. As these numbers continue to rise addressing IBSA demands urgent & comprehensive action” www.acf.hhs.gov/blog/2025/01...

“This is what the next generation is learning – that it’s OK to humiliate and abuse others, as long as it stays online. What does this teach young people about respect, boundaries, and basic humanity?” metro-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/metro.co...

NEW from me: 68% percent of Virginia's adults are overweight or obese. As states look to tackle the issue and the costly health problems that come with it, #VALeg is considering expanding access to GLP-1 drugs for low-income individuals in the name of public health. www.wvtf.org/news/2024-12...

Thread: New publication Image-Based Abuse: A Practical Technical Guide to Control The Spread of Content genderit.org/articles/par... #TFGBV #IBSA #IBA #NCII #OGBV

The FDA said studies have shown that by aiding weight loss, Zepbound improves sleep apnea symptoms in some patients.

It made it into the continuing resolution and will likely pass tomorrow! (see my TL)

Thrilled to see Take it Down included in the Continuing Resolution- a critical first step in validating survivors, addressing harm, and strengthening protections against image-based sexual abuse & nonconsensual distribution of intimate images. docs.house.gov/billsthiswee...

Am I done grading? No. Did I say I'd come back to this. Yes, because I enjoy giving myself more work. Here is a short (non-exhaustive!) thread with some academic and industry-expert work on networked misogyny and online culture. Where I can find them I've included paywall free articles 🧵

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...