Ross Don’t Douthat is joining Bari Weiss’ CBS.

Kelly Stonelake (she/her)@kellystonelake.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Someone really needed to say, Ross Don’t Douthat

Go @lawyeroyer.com !

My Testimony on Todd Blanche's Nomination for Attorney General

In case you missed it, I testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee last week about the nomination of Todd Blanche for Attorney General. Here are my remarks.

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"Safety by design instead of age restrictions: It is not platform access but the platforms themselves that need to be restricted, argues @kellystonelake.bsky.social—a former Meta executive turned whistleblower and online safety activist"

eurotopics Presseschau@eurotopicsde.bsky.social · 2w ago

Sicherheit durch Design statt Altersbeschränkung: Nicht der Plattformzugang, sondern die Plattformen selbst müssen beschränkt werden, meint @kellystonelake.bsky.social @sydsvenskan.se, früher Führungskraft bei Meta, heute Whitleblowerin und Aktivistin für Online-Sicherheit ▶️ eurotopics.net/de/361305

While minimum social media age requirements are important first steps, they depend on partnership from tech companies and don't address the harmful product design directly. This is what I’ve explained in my Project Syndicate article that came out this week. overturned.substack.com/i/207849403/...

Read @doctorow.pluralistic.net's comparison of Zuckerberg to dictator Alexander Lukashenka, including the phrase “history’s most guillotineable billionaire."

"Josh Felker, 44, an engineering manager who’s now on leave from the Facebook parent company, admitted he had been grooming and sexting someone he thought was a teen girl during a sting by Predator Poachers Long Island, a vigilante group that seeks to catch would-be pervs."

Exclusive | Meta worker who developed ‘digital experiences for kids’ admits to trying to sext child in undercover NYC sting

He admitted he had been grooming and sexting someone he thought was a 13-year-old girl during a sting by vigilante group Predator Poachers Long Island.

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The latest on Sarah Wynn-Williams, Instagram’s CSAM ads, and why Meta has spent $70,000 per day lobbying the federal government since the beginning of 2026. Here is a roundup of the latest ways Mark Zuckerberg is trying to make the problems he refuses to solve everyone else’s:

July 2026: The Latest in Tech Authoritarianism

The US' new "child-safety bill" that would protect Big Tech, Meta's escalating war on Sarah Wynn-Williams, AI-assisted layoffs, CSAM ads in India, and my op-ed about why Europe’s next moves matter

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My 12-year-old went to his friends house to watch the World Cup today. He didn’t have a jersey so made his own shirt (printed on paper, taped on, speech bubbles glued). Swipe to read ➡️

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Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship on constitutional grounds

The decision firmly rejected the executive order that Trump issued on the first day of his second term.

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Meta won’t engage with the merits of her accusations. They instead want to benefit from principles (stifling speech) and practices (forced arbitration) they’ve publicly denounced (when it benefitted them).

Sarah Wynn-Williams Sues Meta

The author and whistleblower filed suit yesterday, asking a judge to put an end to Meta's gag

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JUST IN: Brand new research on adolescent screen time finds a correlation between screen hours and sleep deficiency. Data collection, analysis and chart via my middle schooler. n= 50

Spotted today, words to live by

I cited DARVO (Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender) in yesterday’s analysis of Meta’s tactics to silence and shift blame to truth tellers like Sarah Wynn-Williams. Today, Dr. Jennifer Freyd who originally coined the term shared my piece! Yes, DARVO 👏🏼 use 👏🏼 by 👏🏼 Meta! 👏🏼

Jennifer Joy Freyd@jjfreyd.bsky.social · 2mo ago

DARVO by Meta? "Confronted with an accusation, the powerful party denies the conduct, attacks the credibility of the person describing it, and recasts itself as the true victim. Freyd observed that genuine offenders often respond to exposure by threatening lawsuits . ." @kellystonelake.bsky.social

Sarah Wynn-Williams sat on stage in silence for an hour last week—the modern muzzle: open.substack.com/pub/overturn...

Blood's thick but nothing like a payroll

The Modern Muzzle: Meta's Paper Branks

A company that sold the world on giving everyone a voice made Sarah Wynn-Williams sit silent on a stage

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Seattle has boats blocking the cars and cars blocking the trains.

In the 16th century, women who threatened power were punished with the branks, an iron cage locked over the head with a flat bit that pressed down the tongue. Last week, Sarah Wynn-Williams sat silent for an hour on stage. Modern branks are made of paper: NDAs, forced arbitration, and lawsuits.

The Modern Muzzle: Meta's Paper Branks

A company that sold the world on giving everyone a voice made Sarah Wynn-Williams sit silent on a stage

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Executives must be incentivized to prevent child-safety failures, not just manage Meta’s exposure to them. Executives must be measured against whether child-safety systems actually work, not whether Meta can manage the optics.

What I Told Mark Zuckerberg This Morning: Child Safety Must Be Tied to Executive Pay

At Meta’s annual meeting, I urged executives and shareholders to support a proposal asking whether child-safety performance should be tied to senior executive pay.

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RFK Jr.’s sepsis canon event

Robert F Kennedy Jr grabs writhing snakes on a Florida patio

The US health secretary's serpent wrangling has gone viral, but wildlife officials warn people to avoid the reptiles.

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I'm honored to present the proposal, which asks for a report assessing the feasibility of integrating child safety improvements into Meta's senior executive compensation program, tomorrow at Meta's Annual General Shareholder Meeting.

Proxy Impact: Shareholders Move to Link Meta Executive Pay to Child Safety as Landmark Lawsuit Losses Mount

/PRNewswire/ -- On Wednesday May 27, Meta shareholders will vote on a shareholder resolution asking the Board to assess the feasibility of tying senior...

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#meta #tech #layoffs

I Feel For Those Laid Off by Meta, and Why More Must Go

I’d like to say this is offered without judgment, but that would not be true.

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If your kids use i-Ready, or you are interested in the proliferation of predatory tech at the expense of tax-payers, you might appreciate my latest reporting:

A Learning Tool Used by Millions Faces Questions About Evidence—and a Lawsuit

Is i-Ready running consumer tech's predatory playbook in public schools?

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@timnitgebru.blacksky.app: If you’re building a bridge, you think about what vehicles will cross it, what loads it needs to bear, and you choose your materials accordingly. “The current approach to #AI is building a bridge out of pig iron and never asking who’s going to drive over it,” Bergman said.

"They Prey on Gazelles, But Only the Weakest Ones"

A room of lawyers, legislators, and litigators mapping the fight to protect kids from predatory tech

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My girl @kathleenicanrah.bsky.social’s Tiny Love Story in the NYT (again!!) today!

I have to renew my license before my birthday and they’re finally saying I’m ineligible for online renewal. INJUSTICE. I took this pic 13 years ago before I had kids IT LOOKS EXACTLY LIKE ME TODAY. How DARE they! I’m just as vibrant, happy, and free!! I SWEAR!!!!!!!!!

Today, I wrote about #autisticburnout and my variable capacity, #wellnessculture, and the radical act of self-compassion. Perhaps you’re also navigating this burnout, or maybe because you’ve reckoned with your limits some other way, due to chronic illness, disability, caregiving, job-loss, or grief.

Peanut Butter on Crackers Can Be a Complete Meal

On capacity limitations, wellness culture, and the radical act of self-compassion

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46 minutes after attacking Pope Leo, the president has posted an AI image of himself healing someone in the style of Jesus Christ. (The heavens, meanwhile, feature a war plane, bald eagles and a somewhat demonic-looking figure)

If married women lost the right to vote, we’d see divorces on principle and a steep decline in marriage rates. Misogynistic incels and the far right pretending to care about the “male loneliness epidemic” while advocating for this are like beavers trying to dam Niagara.

The Women Who Believe That Women Should Lose the Right to Vote

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Even Ron Johnson is sounding sane momentarily.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4mo ago

Sen. Ron Johnson: "I am hoping and praying that President Trump is, that this really is bluster. I do not want to see us start blowing up civilian infrastructure. I do not want to see that. We are not at war with the Iranian people. We are trying to liberate them."

There is some MAGA opposition to Trump's "whole civilization will die" plans: • Alex Jones: "🚨🚨WAR CRIME ALERT!!🚨🚨" • Marjorie Taylor Greene: "This is evil and madness" • Joe Kent: "reckless rage and destruction" • Candace Owens: "The 25th amendment needs to be invoked."