Wrote a thing warning people to expect a "Twitter Files" redux, of "The Government Files" in which Elon's dumbest fans will make a bunch of blatantly false conspiracy theory claims, he'll find some credulous "reporter" to repeat them, and people will believe it: www.techdirt.com/2025/02/03/t...

Hi. Are you doomscrolling? A lot of news happened today, and the wildfire in Los Angeles is significant in scope and damage. It's understandable if you're worried. But staring at your phone for hours won't make you feel better. You still deserve time to rest and recover. Try not to stay up too late.

Join @rebekahtromble.bsky.social, @brandonsilverman.bsky.social @rosejackson.bsky.social, & Agustina Del Campo at #FOSO2024 as they discuss the barriers to election research & the oversight mechanisms needed to study platforms and protect free expression. #elections sttrust.swoogo.com/f...#FOSO2024

LAST STOP: “Post-Mortems: Researcher Access to Data” with @rebekahtromble.bsky.social (GW IDDP), @brandonsilverman.bsky.social (GW IDDP), @rosejackson.bsky.social (Atlantic Council), & Agustina Del Campo (Center for Studies on Freedom of Expression). Join us live: youtube.com/live/-EXOaqi...

Heard of the GDC? Trying to make sense of it? Or even just confused as to why I threw a random acronym into your feed? Join us next Tuesday to learn why it REALLY matters and what’s been going on at the UN and the interwebs.

Also that I got to name a serious think tank piece on technology and national security “Hate the Game, not the Player” brings me a level of joy my little nerd heart didn’t know it needed.

Given today’s messaging bill on #TikTok a good time to reup this piece w/ my @dfrlab.bsky.social colleagues assessing #natsec risks, examining the broader digital ecosystem, & highlighting the gaps in tools available to address what most people are actually concerned about dfrlab.org/2024/02/14/t...

Around the world, debates over TikTok have taken center stage with politicians and parents alike raising alarms over the app’s influence and Chinese government access. @kentonthibaut.bsky.social, Seth Stodder and @rosejackson.bsky.social right-size the conversation:

Really enjoyed my conversation with @euractiv.com during my trip to Brussels. We discussed the promise and global importance of the #DSA, role of the research community, what to make of the online context with the war between #Israel and #Gaza and more. Thanks Luca for the invitation!

“Journalists in Gaza are contending with a massive bombing campaign, electrical and internet outages, food and water shortages, and the psychological burden of reporting on the unfolding crisis while living it themselves." www.washingtonpost.com/style/media/...

I especially enjoyed the part of this game where the CEO threatened to fire me because I banned someone and then I had to testify in front of congress. 10/10, fun experience, would recommend.

So excited to see this out in the world. Check it out. A great intro to the dynamics and incentives at play for those making decisions at companies that impact your experience online.

@dfrlab.bsky.social Middle East Research Fellow @dinamsadek.bsky.social spoke with Rolling Stone about how much of the viral Israel-Palestine content seen on Twitter, much of which is mis- and disinformation, gets its start on Telegram.

Good morning folks... today we're launching our new (free, browser-based) game Trust & Safety Tycoon. Please go check it out. Everyone thinks they know how trust & safety should work, but very few have actually done the job. Now's your chance! trustandsafety.fun

This feels like a good time to repost this well researched, collective expert report on innovation, the internet, and societies we want to live in. We’ll call it my manifesto www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-res... @rightsduff.bsky.social @dfrlab.bsky.social

I mean at least he says it all out loud? I find things usually go great when folks use the word “birthright” in a “manifesto” 😳 a16z.com/the-techno-o...

@dfrlab.bsky.social's @laylam.bsky.social joined CNN International to discuss disinformation and graphic content flooding social media from the war in Israel. Layla noted that Telegram's lack of content moderation allows Hamas a pipeline to upload these troubling images that then migrate elsewhere.

Since Hamas' October 7 attack, there has been an unending torrent of false and unverified information and graphic material online. @dinamsadek.bsky.social and @laylam.bsky.social analyzed popular social platforms finding many Israel and Hamas'-affiliated accounts saw massive jumps in followers:

Just outed myself as That Guy in the group chat for parents at my kid's school by letting folks know that the surveillance apps that they use to stalk their kids also sell children's precise location data to pretty much anyone who wants it. themarkup.org/search?s=lif...

I got to have a wonderful conversation with the incredible Audrey Tang, Taiwan's Digital Minister, about the free and open internet. Here it is! www.taiwanplus.com/shows/origin...

The "multipolar world" tale has been told hundreds of times in Latin America. Now, the scenery of the story is the BRICS * READ my complete analysis on the @dfrlab.bsky.social website. dfrlab.org/2023/09/06/p...

🆕Report: Democracy Derailed Take a look through @codeforafrica.bsky.social’s @lujainion.bsky.social + @dfrlab.bsky.social's @awildknight.bsky.social research into 🇸🇩's media ecosystem and the political upheaval affecting the country since 2019. 📰 Read it here: bit.ly/3OCE4t4

My team has been referring to “the panda story” on and off for a week and I’m beyond pleased it’s finally here. If you want to know what “panda diplomacy”, a mine collapse in “inner Mongolia”, and the Memphis Zoo have in common, read on.

This week on Open Web's Community Exchange podcast, Democracy + Tech Initiative director @rosejackson.bsky.social joined hosts Mitch Hansen and Joi Podgorny to discuss trust & safety, supporting democracy and human rights online, and her work at the @dfrlab.bsky.social.  Listen in here:

On today's Lawfare Podcast, @benjaminwittes.bsky.social talks to @rosejackson.bsky.social and @camillefrancois.bsky.social about the Task Force for a Trustworthy Future Web's report "Scaling Trust on the Web," how their understanding of trust & safety has grown and potential future challenges.

This is the best explanation I've found of how terrible the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) is. It's probably worse than you thought, even in its amended form. Please call your reps now! https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/05/kids-online-safety-act-still-huge-danger-our-rights-online

Now’s a great time to start asking these Qs in the context of NEW kinds of data generated by not so new tech. We’re overdue for a convo on what HIPAA SHOULD cover in a digital world where health data & health decisions are increasingly linked. Particularly as politicians politicize our well being

Huge félicitations to @camillefrancois.bsky.social on her appointment by Pres of France to co-lead an effort to reframe our understanding of information in society. No better person to lead the charge as the ground shifts beneath us on everything from AI to democracy https://tinyurl.com/123abcg

Every cat has 3 names: one that is familiar; one that is particular; and a Barbie name that the cat himself knows and will never divulge

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1-Considering these sentiments it is no surprise the judge decided as she did. I think we are missing so much that 10 years from now will look as frustratingly short sighted as complaining now about consolidated power of companies like Facebook. Gaming is future tech of our info space.

Excited to have @dfrlab.bsky.social latest event on our Task Force report on the future web. @rightsduff.bsky.social @feerst.bsky.social @nighatdad.bsky.social & T2’s Sarah Oh at #TrustCon! https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/report/scaling-trust/ #ScalingTrust

1- This judge’s sentiment is why we dedicated an entire annex of our new report to the gaming industry. It’s not “just about a video game” https://www.marketwatch.com/story/all-of-this-is-for-a-shooter-videogame-fate-of-microsoft-activision-deal-now-in-judges-hands-dd4416eb?siteid=msnheadlines

Awesome panel tonight in NYC w/ @mmasnick.bsky.social @yoyoel.com @rightsduff.bsky.social and Maya Wiley talking about our Task Force for a Trustworthy Future Web report! Read it here: atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-resea… #ScalingTrust

Congratulations to @rightsduff.bsky.social & the entire team for this ambitious report about the state of online trust & safety. In a moment when many are reaching for easy solutions, this report takes seriously the complexity of the Trust & Safety ecosystem and what we need to do next. Bravo!

@rightsduff.bsky.social live from Washington DC launching our Task Force report. Tune in to hear more! #ScalingTrust https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/report-launch-scaling-trust-on-the-web/

This is a hugely important effort in getting people to understand what "trust and safety" actually means. Kat did at astounding job in pulling together this amazingly thorough report, with contributions from a wide range of actual experts.

My biggest passion is making sure people who care can find other people who care. This report should help you see yourself and your work within a broader jigsaw puzzle, and help you chart new paths to other pieces of the puzzle and the people who hold them. Everyone has a role. What is yours?

The future web is here and lucky for us, @rightsduff.bsky.social is lighting a fire beneath the right butts with the new report: Scaling Trust on the Web. If you work in anything remotely tech, you need to read this: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/report/scaling-trust/

"Scaling Trust on the Web," the final report of the Task Force for a Trustworthy Future Web, is now live. Huge congrats to @rightsduff.bsky.social and @rosejackson.bsky.social! https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/report/scaling-trust/