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...

The Twitter Files Playbook Comes For The US Government

Remember the Twitter Files? That carefully orchestrated “exposé” where incredibly gullible hand-picked journalists were given selective access to internal documents to manufacture misle…

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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...

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.

DFRLab@dfrlab.bsky.social · 2y ago

Event alert🚨 Join @rosejackson.bsky.social and esteemed experts from the US and Danish government tech departments as we delve into the latest UN discussions on internet governance and its impact on global democracy. Register below:

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.

Rose Jackson@rosejackson.bsky.social · 2y ago

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...

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:

TikTok: Hate the Game, Not the Player

How strategic and regulatory confusion around TikTok prevent an effective national security response

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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!

DFRLab@dfrlab.bsky.social · 3y ago

Now that the EU's Digital Services Act is up and running, how's it holding up to the challenges presented by the ongoing war in Israel and Palestine? @dfrlab.bsky.social's @rosejackson.bsky.social joined @euractiv.com's "The Tech Brief" podcast to give her assessment. 🎧🎙️Listen now:

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Internet Access Shouldn't Be a Bargaining Chip In Geopolitical Battles

We at EFF are horrified by the events transpiring in the Middle East: Hamas’ deadly attack on southern Israel last weekend and Israel’s ongoing retributive military attack and siege on Gaza. While...

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“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/...

It’s becoming impossible to report from Gaza

In Gaza, electrical and internet outages are making it hard for journalists to do their job — while many are also struggling to evacuate their own families.

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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.

Mike Masnick@masnick.com · 3y ago

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

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.

Mike Masnick@masnick.com · 3y ago

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

@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.

The Telegram-to-Twitter Pipeline Is Fueling Israel-Hamas Misinformation

The messaging app Telegram is a central hub for raw media from the Israel-Hamas war. Under X’s lax moderation, it’s feeding a misinformation mess.

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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

Trust & Safety Tycoon

Manage your team, set policies, make investments, and tackle the challenging world of Trust & Safety

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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

Scaling trust on the web

The Task Force for a Trustworthy Future Web's report captures analysis of the systems gaps and critical opportunities that will define how the next generation of online spaces will be constructed.

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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.

Mounting concerns over misinformation about Israel-Hamas war on social media | CNN

CNN’s Rosemary Church talks to Layla Mashkoor, associate editor at the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab, about concerns that misinformation about the Israel-Hamas war is rapidly sp...

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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:

In Israel-Hamas conflict, social media become tools of propaganda and disinformation

Endless flood of false, misleading, and unverified information risks inflaming the conflict

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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...

Search results for life360 – The Markup

Data-driven investigations of tech and how it influences society

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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

Sudan's precarious information environment and the fight for democracy

An examination of the time from December 2018, when protests against then-president Omar al-Bashir first broke out, and December 2022, when a framework agreement between civilian and military leaders ...

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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.

DFRLab@dfrlab.bsky.social · 3y ago

Pandas Ya Ya and Le Le became targets of anti-American misinformation that alleged they were intentionally abused. We analyzed the economic incentives and the emotional messaging that drove the spread of misinformation on Chinese platforms.

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:

Can Tech Save Democracy? with Rose Jackson | OpenWeb

Rose discusses her unique background and covers the intersection of human rights and technology.

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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.

The Lawfare Podcast: Can We Build a Trustworthy Future Web?

What are the challenges to scaling trust and safety to new information ecosystems? 

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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

The Kids Online Safety Act is Still A Huge Danger to Our Rights Online

Congress has resurrected the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), a bill that would increase surveillance and restrict access to information in the name of protecting children online. KOSA was introduced

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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

Wes Miller@getwired.com · 3y ago

How is this not a flagrant violation of HIPAA?

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

Emmanuel Macron annonce le lancement en septembre des Etats généraux de l’information

Alors que le chef de l’Etat s’apprête à concrétiser cette promesse de campagne, il a défendu, jeudi, le ministre de l’éducation nationale, Pap Ndiaye, critiqué pour avoir qualifié d’ext...

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