Thomas Kadri
@thomaskadri.bsky.social
Professor of Law & Senior Fellow at the University of Miami • Working on digital speech, sexuality, privacy & abuse • Legislative & Policy Director at the Clinic to End Tech Abuse at Cornell
Each year, my Torts students create podcasts about the intersections of Tort law with social policy. Below are this past year's podcasts. Most of them are stunningly good and cover important topics like AI, wildfires, medmal, and deepfakes. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Tort Reports
Here, you will find the Tort Reports—podcasts created by Prof. Daniel G. Aaron's Torts classes from 2023-2025. They cover an array of social issues that interse
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Excited to present “Consent Creep,” my new piece with Brenda Dvoskin, at this conference in September! Registration is now open, with a Pride Month special offer. Join us! 🏳️🌈
UCL Faculty of Laws@laws.ucl.ac.uk · 2mo agoPride Month: 25% off standard tickets to the Queering Private Law Conference 2026 🏳️🌈 How might queer theory transform our understanding of private law? Join scholars and practitioners from nine countries at UCL Laws' flagship conference. Use code MANYVOICES by 4 July shorturl.at/KskXj
Brokering Safety is really good. I'm grateful that I could get a chance to engage it so closely. Thanks @thomaskadri.bsky.social @chinmayisharma.bsky.social & @samadler.bsky.social for writing it.
Thomas Kadri@thomaskadri.bsky.social · 2mo agoThen, in “The One-Stop-Shop Is One Step in the Right Direction,” @oliviersylvain.bsky.social contends that our “timely and useful” proposal “would align legal responsibility with economic power” and “be an important step in the right direction.” www.californialawreview.org/online/one-s...
A big thanks to @daniel-solove.bsky.social for featuring our article — and for generously taking the time to collect and share all this great new work!
Daniel Solove@daniel-solove.bsky.social · last mo.Works mentioned in danielsolove.substack.com/p/privacy-ai... include ones by @aliciasn.bsky.social @thomaskadri.bsky.social @hartzog.bsky.social @kashhill.bsky.social @paulschwartz.bsky.social @evanselinger.bsky.social @chinmayisharma.bsky.social @iajunwa.bsky.social @carissaveliz.bsky.social
Honored and a little starstruck by three essays just published in the California Law Review (@califlrev.bsky.social), responding to “Brokering Safety” (my recent article with @chinmayisharma.bsky.social & @samadler.bsky.social). papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Brokering Safety
For victims of abuse, safety means hiding. Not just hiding themselves, but also hiding their contact details, their address, their workplace, their roommates, a
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So honored by this generous @jotwell.bsky.social review from the wonderful Professor Aya Gruber! For anyone interested in reading our underlying article: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Safe Sex in the Age of Big Tech Feminism
<p>Lawmakers and technology companies are regulating online sexuality in the name of feminism. Whereas libertarian ideals dominated early debates about internet
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Jotwell@jotwell.bsky.social · 3mo agoJotwell Crim: Aya Gruber, Sex and Tech, JOTWELL (May 21, 2026) (reviewing Brenda Dvoskin & Thomas E. Kadri, Safe Sex in the Age of Big Tech Feminism, 39 Harv. J. L. & Tech. 59 (2026)), crim.jotwell.com/sex-and-tech/.
@chinmayisharma.bsky.social , @thomaskadri.bsky.social, and @samadler.bsky.social propose a new system of regulating data brokers when it comes to their impacts on victims of abuse and stalking.
So excited that Brokering Safety is finally out in the California Law Review! It was such a joy to write this piece with Thomas and Sam, however disturbing the underlying phenomenon we tackle: the abuse enabled by data brokers and the need for a centralized system to empower victims to opt out.
Thomas Kadri@thomaskadri.bsky.social · 3mo agoNew in the 𝘊𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘢 𝘓𝘢𝘸 𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸 from Chinmayi Sharma, Sam Adler & me: 𝘉𝘳𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘢𝘧𝘦𝘵𝘺 explores privacy law’s complicity in how data brokers exacerbate abuse & harassment. Such a pleasure working with @chinmayisharma.bsky.social, @samadler.bsky.social & the terrific team at @califlrev.bsky.social!
New in the 𝘊𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘢 𝘓𝘢𝘸 𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸 from Chinmayi Sharma, Sam Adler & me: 𝘉𝘳𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘢𝘧𝘦𝘵𝘺 explores privacy law’s complicity in how data brokers exacerbate abuse & harassment. Such a pleasure working with @chinmayisharma.bsky.social, @samadler.bsky.social & the terrific team at @califlrev.bsky.social!
We filed an amicus brief in Chatrie v. US, which will argued be at SCOTUS in two weeks. Check it out here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
“Immigration Enforcement Intermediaries” is forthcoming in the BYU Law Review! @chinmayisharma.bsky.social and I describe how the rise of a vendor-mediated enforcement apparatus disrupts immigration federalism and circumvents democratic accountability. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
So excited that my article with @samadler.bsky.social will be published in the BYU Law Review! It takes apart the privatized, automated architecture of the new immigration enforcement regime and gives an unvarnished critique of how it erodes federalism, democratic oversight, and civil liberties.
Sam Adler@samadler.bsky.social · 4mo ago“Immigration Enforcement Intermediaries” is forthcoming in the BYU Law Review! @chinmayisharma.bsky.social and I describe how the rise of a vendor-mediated enforcement apparatus disrupts immigration federalism and circumvents democratic accountability. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
So excited to see my article with Brenda Dvoskin — “Safe Sex in the Age of Big Tech Feminism” — published this week in the Harvard Journal of Law & Technology! papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Excellent & empathetic reporting by @iododds.bsky.social in @the-independent.com about data brokers & interpersonal abuse, with smart quotes from @samadler.bsky.social & mentions of our forthcoming @califlrev.bsky.social article w/ @chinmayisharma.bsky.social. www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
Inside the dangerous and shady business of data brokers
Even if you don't know data brokers, they almost certainly know you. With no nationwide U.S. privacy laws, experts warn there are often minimal safeguards against motivated people exploiting them for ...
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Honored! Anyone curious to read the article can find it here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Deepfake Torts: Emerging Tort Frameworks in U.S. Deepfake Regulation
As deepfake technology becomes increasingly sophisticated and accessible, American lawmakers are responding with a flurry of urgent legislative action to addres
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Sonja West@sonjawest.bsky.social · 7mo agoThanks to @lsolum.bsky.social for naming my piece with @thomaskadri.bsky.social on Deepfake Torts as one of the top ten “Downloads of the Year” for 2025! legaltheoryblog.com/2026/01/01/d...
Thanks to @lsolum.bsky.social for naming my piece with @thomaskadri.bsky.social on Deepfake Torts as one of the top ten “Downloads of the Year” for 2025! legaltheoryblog.com/2026/01/01/d...
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My new piece with @sonjawest.bsky.social is live in the Journal of Tort Law! Our original 50-state survey of 466 deepfake laws reveals a complex landscape in which lawmakers are experimenting with novel criminal, civil & administrative tools to address deepfakes. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Can't wait to dive into this! Nothing like some smart obscurity takes to start the week.
If you fancy a meta experience today, consider listening to an AI-generated workshop from @christianturner.bsky.social's enTalkenator of my article with @sonjawest.bsky.social about AI-generated deepfakes being featured as DoTW by @lsolum.bsky.social! www.entalkenator.com/podcast/work...
Workshop on Kadri and West’s “Deepfake Torts” — enTalkenator: a tool for thinking
Thomas Kadri and Sonja West, Deepfake Torts: Emerging Tort Frameworks in U.S. Deepfake Regulation . Solum’s Download of the Week for September 6, 2025. Available at https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3...
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Lawrence Solum@lsolum.bsky.social · 11mo agoDownload of the Week: "Deepfake Torts" by Kadri & West,, buff.ly/mHVqTbJ - The Download of the Week is Deepfake Torts: Emerging Tort Frameworks in U.S. Deepfake Regulation by Thomas Kadri & Sonja West.
Thanks to @lsolum.bsky.social for the generous recommendation of my forthcoming piece with @sonjawest.bsky.social!
Lawrence Solum@lsolum.bsky.social · 11mo agoDownload of the Week: "Deepfake Torts" by Kadri & West,, buff.ly/mHVqTbJ - The Download of the Week is Deepfake Torts: Emerging Tort Frameworks in U.S. Deepfake Regulation by Thomas Kadri & Sonja West.
I talked to 404 Media about devices for tracking and spying on your partner being sold on TikTok. This is not stalkerware, but these are devices for tech-enabled abuse and I think we should be talking about tech-enabled abuse more broadly. www.404media.co/tiktok-shop-...
TikTok Shop Sells Viral GPS Trackers Marketed to Stalkers
"If your girl says she’s just out with friends every night, you’d better slap one of these on her car."
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Appreciate the opportunity to write with @thomaskadri.bsky.social and @chinmayisharma.bsky.social for @lawfaremedia.org to call for a more expansive right to obscurity, building off our article—Brokering Safety—forthcoming in @califlrev.bsky.social
Lawfare@lawfaremedia.org · 12mo agoThe perpetrator of an assasination of a Minnesota lawmaker in June likely used data brokers to find personal information of his victims. Sam Adler, @thomaskadri.bsky.social, and @chinmayisharma.bsky.social look at how policymakers should address this brokered violence.
Excited to share a @lawfaremedia.org piece with @thomaskadri.bsky.social and @samadler.bsky.social that builds off our article Brokering Safety, forthcoming in @califlrev.bsky.social, that calls for an overdue conversation about how much we privilege data broker profits over human safety.
Lawfare@lawfaremedia.org · 12mo agoThe perpetrator of an assasination of a Minnesota lawmaker in June likely used data brokers to find personal information of his victims. Sam Adler, @thomaskadri.bsky.social, and @chinmayisharma.bsky.social look at how policymakers should address this brokered violence.
A new provocation from me, @samadler.bsky.social & @chinmayisharma.bsky.social to extend the proposal in our forthcoming Calif. L. Rev. (@califlrev.bsky.social) piece by letting *anyone* force data brokers to obscure info through a centralized process. It's time to call the 1st Amendment question!
Lawfare@lawfaremedia.org · 12mo agoThe perpetrator of an assasination of a Minnesota lawmaker in June likely used data brokers to find personal information of his victims. Sam Adler, @thomaskadri.bsky.social, and @chinmayisharma.bsky.social look at how policymakers should address this brokered violence.
Well, this was a lovely surprise! www.pace.edu/news/brenda-...
Brenda Dvoskin and Thomas E. Kadri Receive 2025–2026 Haub Law Emerging Scholar Award in Women, Gender & Law
Professors Brenda Dvoskin of Washington University School of Law and Thomas E. Kadri of the University of Georgia School of Law have been selected as the recipients of the 2025–2026 Haub Law Emerging ...
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@ugaschooloflaw.bsky.social Professor @thomaskadri.bsky.social recently spent time as a fellow at @eui-eu.bsky.social in Florence, Italy. (1/3)
So proud to see this piece out in the world and excited about the research agenda it anticipates, shedding light on the political economy and capitalist maneuvers of prison healthcare. petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/2025/04/18/t...
The Constitutive Contradictions of Prison Health Care in the United States - Petrie-Flom Center
From forced labor on plantations, roads, and industrial plants to extracting blood, fines, and fees, incarcerated peoples’ bodies have been a known site of capitalist exploitation. Yet, they are also ...
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Thank you @thomaskadri.bsky.social for pairing scholarship with action. Drawing on our article with @chinmayisharma.bsky.social (Brokering Safety), Thomas testified in support of MA’s Location Shield Act and emphasized its importance in mitigating abuse survivors’ privacy self-management burden.
Sharma, Kadri, & Adler on Data Brokers and Safety for Abuse Victims, buff.ly/E4hgZG3 - Chinmayi Sharma (Fordham Law), Thomas Kadri (University of Georgia School of Law), & Sam Adler (Fordham Law) have posted Brokering Safety (114 Calif. L. Rev. (2026)) on SSRN.
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I too would recommend anything written by @chinmayisharma.bsky.social and @thomaskadri.bsky.social!
Lawrence Solum@lsolum.bsky.social · last yr.Sharma, Kadri, & Adler on Data Brokers and Safety for Abuse Victims, buff.ly/E4hgZG3 - Chinmayi Sharma (Fordham Law), Thomas Kadri (University of Georgia School of Law), & Sam Adler (Fordham Law) have posted Brokering Safety (114 Calif. L. Rev. (2026)) on SSRN.