So excited to be at Rightscon this week in beautiful Taipei! It’s so special that it’s hosted in a place I call home. If you’re here, let’s grab boba and catch up. I’m also running a session on Wednesday on integrating global insights for responsible AI development. 歡迎大家來到台灣！

Do podcasts play a decisive role in politics? This fascinating new paper maps the ecosystem using a large database of podcast transcripts from 2020. My first take away: politics is dwarfed by entertainment (not unlike social media): arxiv.org/pdf/2411.07892

A list of China-related starter packs and their creators: China Starter Pack | @barleyscottblair.bsky.social Greater China on Bluesky | @ehundman.bsky.social China Studies and Beyond | @dandanchen.bsky.social Bluesy in China | @weixinwindow.bsky.social 1/3

Starter pack of ppl working in influence operations, disinformation, propaganda, information environment space. This is an iteration of a list I maintained in the bad place called “disinformation braintrust.” I’m selective here to avoid the bs artists. Lemme know if I missed ppl go.bsky.app/4URqqgz

Throughout the past year, we’ve spoken to hundreds of experts from civil society and academia who have asked us how ranking works on Instagram and what drives our decisions.