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Compiler @compiler.news · 18/12/2025
No one actually wants an all-seeing AI that disempowers humans, Aubrey Tang told @tekendra-parmar.bsky.social at #MozFest. Yet in Silicon Valley, both AI doomers & accelerators assume that future is inevitable. Audrey Tang has a word for this: hyperstition. www.compiler.news/audrey-tang/
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Audrey Tang: A.I. should serve communities, not control them
As Taiwan’s first digital minister, Tang pioneered a model of AI governance built on civic participation, transparency and “broad listening."
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Center for Democracy & Technology @cdt.org · 05/12/2025
In @compiler.news, CDT’s @mluria.bsky.social & Amy Winecoff warn that major AI labs are quietly optimizing chatbots for engagement — despite public claims to the contrary. As financial pressures rise, companies risk prioritizing stickiness over safety, even for vulnerable users.
AI Labs Want More of Your Time. That's a Serious Problem.
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Compiler @compiler.news · 25/11/2025
If AI companies truly cared about “healthy engagement,” they’d design for healthy disengagement. Most aren’t, write @mluria.bsky.social and Amy Winecoff from @cdt.org.
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A.I. labs want more of your time. That's a problem.
Healthy disengagement — not stickiness — should become a core safety feature within AI chatbots.
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Compiler @compiler.news · 24/11/2025
"If competition from TikTok and YouTube are enough to suggest that Meta’s products aren’t monopolistic, it says more about the limits of antitrust laws than it does Meta’s monopolistic nature," writes @tekendra-parmar.bsky.social.
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Meta victory reveals cracks in antitrust enforcement
If Meta’s not a monopoly, the ruling gives every other tech giant a green light to become one.
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Compiler @compiler.news · 29/09/2025
Relevance was a key theme for #UNGA. For UNESCO it's even more pressing, writes @estherpaniagua.bsky.social. "The next director-general must ... preserve UNESCO’s relevance and navigate a world where faith in multilateral institutions is waning." www.compiler.news/unescos-rele...
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UNESCO’s fight for relevance
The United Nations cultural agency must prove multilateralism still matters in the age of AI.
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Dr. Chinasa T. Okolo @chinasa.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
In "Building AI to serve the Global Majority", my latest commentary for @compiler.news, I discuss the impact of the lack of inclusion in global AI governance and development on socioeconomic growth and global power dynamics. www.compiler.news/ai-for-globa...
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How to build AI to serve the Global Majority
The lack of inclusion in global AI governance raises profound implications for socioeconomic growth and global power dynamics.
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Compiler @compiler.news · 04/09/2025
Great reporting from @tekendra-parmar.bsky.social reveals how police departments regularly deactivate safeguards meant to prevent bias and increase oversight of an AI tool designed to generate police reports. www.compiler.news/axion-ai-bod...
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Police disable safety features in AI crime tools
Departments are turning off Axon’s A.I. safeguards in software that auto generates reports from body-cam footage, raising accountability concerns.
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Compiler @compiler.news · 18/08/2025
We're co-hosting a special UNGA side event along with @humaneintelligence.bsky.social and meowtree.bsky.social of Technology Salon NY on 9/16 in NYC. Spend an evening with us digging into the big issues around how AI will affect the UN's SDGs. Register to attend here: forms.gle/i2KM8roxJSUi...
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Compiler @compiler.news · 31/07/2025
We're excited to announce the next edition of our global pop-up series on Sept. 16 in partnership with @humaneintelligence.bsky.social & Technology Salon NY. Details coming soon. For now, sign up for Compiler to get more info on this event, articles and more. www.compiler.news/united-natio...
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Tech Policy Pop-Up: The UN Edition
Join Compiler, Humane Intelligence & Technology Salon NYC for an evening of big ideas for building a safer, healthier global internet.
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Center for Democracy & Technology @cdt.org · 30/05/2025
AI can threaten democracy—but it can also help defend it. Civil society groups are using AI to expand access to trustworthy info, fight deepfakes, and protect voters. Check out CDT @Isabellinzer.bsky.social analysis + recommendations in @Compiler.news: www.compiler.news/ai...
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How to harness A.I. in the fight for democracy
Autocratic regimes are using artificial intelligence to attack democracies, stirring concern from Romania to Rhode Island. But the technology could also become a powerful tool to safeguard elections if deployed in the right ways.
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Center for Democracy & Technology @cdt.org · 27/05/2025
In a new op-ed for @compiler.news, CDT’s @isabelalinzer.bsky.social explores how AI can defend democracy from AI-fueled threats without undermining democratic principles – or missing out on its potential benefits. www.compiler.news/ai-democracy...
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How to harness A.I. in the fight for democracy
Autocratic regimes are using artificial intelligence to attack democracies, stirring concern from Romania to Rhode Island. But the technology could also become a powerful tool to safeguard elections i...
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Tim Harper @tharper.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
A great Friday read by my @cdt.org colleague @isabelalinzer.bsky.social laying out how global civil society groups leveraged AI to combat AI threats in 2024
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Compiler @compiler.news · 23/05/2025
Russia’s AI-powered interference in Romania’s election is a serious warning sign, writes @isabelalinzer.bsky.social of @cdt.org. The threat from AI is growing—but with the right tools, attention and resources, it can help defend democracy, not just endanger it. www.compiler.news/ai-democracy...
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How to harness A.I. in the fight for democracy
Autocratic regimes are using artificial intelligence to attack democracies, stirring concern from Romania to Rhode Island. But the technology could also become a powerful tool to safeguard elections i...
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Ivan Sigal @ivansigal.eurosky.social · 09/05/2025
I am thrilled share that I'm joining the @freeourfeeds.com team as interim director. Since leaving @globalvoices.org I've been focused on the incentives that influence how we talk to each other in public spaces and online. Free Our Feeds tackles this head on at the level of infrastructure.
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Compiler @compiler.news · 07/05/2025
🚨 More than 10,000 Americans weighed in on the Trump administration's AI Action Plan. @tekendra-parmar.bsky.social analyzed all of it. The results? Not a techlash—something more surprising.🧵
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Compiler @compiler.news · 07/05/2025
We analyzed 10,066 comments to Trump's AI Action Plan to understand who sent feedback, what they said & how they felt. The results show an engaged public "aware of how AI may benefit or harm their lives," writes @tekendra-parmar.bsky.social. www.compiler.news/trump-ai-act...
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What American really feel about A.I.
The Trump administration's AI Action Plan received more than 10,000 comments. We analyzed all of them to find out how Americans feel about artificial intelligence and its impact on jobs, human rights,...
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Internet Education Foundation Projects @iefprojects.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Join us: The Future of Online Expression In The Trump Era: Freedom vs Regulation" lunch with @ashkhen.bsky.social, Jenna Leventoff @aclu.org, Chris Marchese @netchoice.bsky.social, @lehogg.bsky.social @fai.bsky.social. 📅 Wed, April 23 ⏰ 12:00 PM 📍 Rayburn Building & Online ✉️ RSVP lu.ma/o51ptz6j
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Tekendra Parmar @tekendra-parmar.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
And if you can subscribe to our newsletter and follow @compiler.news. As an editor, I'm always grateful to be edited. @elleryrb.bsky.social is always baller to work with. www.compiler.news
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Tech policy news, analysis and opinion
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Compiler @compiler.news · 10/04/2025
The Kenyan case against Meta is one of the only measures of accountability the company faces for how its platform has been weaponized by military and paramilitary groups to destabilize nations and target ethnic minorities, writes @tekendra-parmar.bsky.social. www.compiler.news/kenya-lawsui...
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Kenyan lawsuit against Meta will test Big Tech accountability
A Kenyan court will hear a $1.6 billion lawsuit that alleges Facebook helped incite genocide in Ethiopia. The case could be a model for those looking to hold platforms responsible for online hate and ...
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Compiler @compiler.news · 09/04/2025
@amnesty.org, @hrw.org & other groups accused the Ethiopian military of engaging in ethnic cleansing & war crimes against ethnic Tigrayans. A lawsuit alleging Meta played a role could set a global precedent by holding Big Tech accountable for real-world harms. www.compiler.news/kenya-lawsui...
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Kenyan lawsuit against Meta will test Big Tech accountability
A Kenyan court will hear a $1.6 billion lawsuit that alleges Facebook helped incite genocide in Ethiopia. The case could be a model for those looking to hold platforms responsible for online hate and ...
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Compiler @compiler.news · 09/04/2025
The $1.6B suit against Meta brought by @marthadark.bsky.social & Foxglove Legal alleges Meta played a key role in fueling Ethiopia’s civil war by amplifying hate speech & failing to remove threats. If the case succeeds, it will set a global precedent. www.compiler.news/kenya-lawsui...
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Kenyan lawsuit against Meta will test Big Tech accountability
A Kenyan court will hear a $1.6 billion lawsuit that alleges Facebook helped incite genocide in Ethiopia. The case could be a model for those looking to hold platforms responsible for online hate and ...
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Compiler @compiler.news · 09/04/2025
In a $1.6B lawsuit, Meta is accused of helping incite ethnic cleansing in Ethiopia. If the case succeeds, writes @tekendra-parmar.bsky.social, it could open the door to real accountability for platform-enabled violence worldwide. www.compiler.news/kenya-lawsui...
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Kenyan lawsuit against Meta will test Big Tech accountability
A Kenyan court will hear a $1.6 billion lawsuit that alleges Facebook helped incite genocide in Ethiopia. The case could be a model for those looking to hold platforms responsible for online hate and ...
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Deirdre63 @deirdre63.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
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Juliet Shen @julietshen.online · 21/03/2025
Great piece by @compiler.news tying together AI powered surveillance, its effect on online speech, and how tools designed for stopping online abuse can potentially be exploited. My caveat is that many tools are more basic than AI, like keyword matches and basic ML www.compiler.news/mahmoud-khal...
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The chilling effects of using A.I. to hunt ‘pro-Hamas’ activists
The State Department is attempting to use artificial intelligence to target visa holders in the United States who express views counter to U.S. foreign policy. Is the real goal legitimizing a politica...
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Tekendra Parmar @tekendra-parmar.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Grateful for the excellent edits from @elleryrb.bsky.social. Read my latest on the consequences of using AI to "catch and revoke" the visas of non-citizens protesting against the war in Gaza and those deemed by the government to have "pro-hamas" views.
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Ellery Roberts Biddle @elleryrb.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Good reminder here: Immigration authorities in the U.S. have been collecting social media data since Trump 1.0. Now they're using it to justify their "catch and revoke" scheme. Important reporting and analysis by @tekendra-parmar.bsky.social www.compiler.news/mahmoud-khal...
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The chilling effects of using A.I. to hunt ‘pro-Hamas’ activists
The State Department is attempting to use artificial intelligence to target visa holders in the United States who express views counter to U.S. foreign policy. Is the real goal legitimizing a politica...
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Compiler @compiler.news · 20/03/2025
Models that fuel AI systems have historically been biased against minorities, says @alexhanna.bsky.social. These biases are exacerbated when asking models to work in a language like Arabic. “It’s going to do a bad job.” www.compiler.news/mahmoud-khal...
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The chilling effects of using A.I. to hunt ‘pro-Hamas’ activists
The State Department is attempting to use artificial intelligence to target visa holders in the United States who express views counter to U.S. foreign policy. Is the real goal legitimizing a politica...
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Compiler @compiler.news · 20/03/2025
“We've talked to non-citizen students and faculty around the country—and people are terrified,” says @alexabdo.bsky.social. Students and faculty are already self-censoring in fear of deportation, removing social media posts or taking down past scholarship. www.compiler.news/mahmoud-khal...
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The chilling effects of using A.I. to hunt ‘pro-Hamas’ activists
The State Department is attempting to use artificial intelligence to target visa holders in the United States who express views counter to U.S. foreign policy. Is the real goal legitimizing a politica...
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Compiler @compiler.news · 20/03/2025
The Trump administration’s access to potentially hazardous AI tools gives it far greater strength to execute what political experts and international observers worry is a quick slide into tech-fueled authoritarianism, writes @tekendra-parmar.bsky.social. www.compiler.news/mahmoud-khal...
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The chilling effects of using A.I. to hunt ‘pro-Hamas’ activists
The State Department is attempting to use artificial intelligence to target visa holders in the United States who express views counter to U.S. foreign policy. Is the real goal legitimizing a politica...
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Compiler @compiler.news · 05/03/2025
There were a good amount of environmental policy distortions in Trump's speech to Congress last night. @bryangiemza.com breaks down how to deal with climate disinformation during Tump 2.0. www.compiler.news/climate-disi... #tech #disinformation #environment #policy #climate #trump #congress
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How to resist climate disinformation during Trump 2.0
An assault on facts started as soon as Trump took office, but scientists, climate activists and the international community must fight back against lies, distortions and a dangerous withdrawal from th...
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Mike Farrell @heymike.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Smart, provacative & #solution oriented #opinion piece from @bryangiemza.com in @compiler.news about the threat of #climate disinformation during the #Trump administration. Take a look and share with anyone concerned about environmental info disorder. www.compiler.news/climate-disi...
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How to resist climate disinformation during Trump 2.0
An assault on facts started as soon as Trump took office, but scientists, climate activists and the international community must fight back against lies, distortions and a dangerous withdrawal from th...
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Bryan Giemza @bryangiemza.com · 03/03/2025
Bringing people together, addressing information disorder, and confronting climate change--these things are related. Delighted to see my oped out with Compiler today, and grateful to Mike Farrell for his vision and excellent editorial eye: www.compiler.news/climate-disi...
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How to resist climate disinformation during Trump 2.0
An assault on facts started as soon as Trump took office, but scientists, climate activists and the international community must fight back against lies, distortions and a dangerous withdrawal from th...
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MJ Lira @mjlira.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
Incredibly proud to see my amazing friend Paola Galvez Callirgos share her perspectives along such wonderful women. Women in the Global Majority fighting for a fair AI. Our voices are needed 🫡
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Compiler @compiler.news · 21/02/2025
"There’s a pressing need to shift the [AI] conversation from competition to collaboration—failing to do so could come at a critical cost not only to global economies but the safety of people everywhere," writes @tekendra-parmar.bsky.social. www.compiler.news/techs-new-ai...
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Tech's new AI cold war
The fight for artificial intelligence dominance is pushing global cooperation to the brink, and the consequences could be catastrophic.
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Compiler @compiler.news · 21/02/2025
"Deployed poorly, so-called 'AI for Good' ... can serve as a convenient test environment for these tools in a less visible or legally restrictive environment, with local populations as collateral damage," says @ruchowdh.bsky.social of @humaneintelligence.bsky.social www.compiler.news/ai-for-good-...
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‘AI for Good’ shouldn’t become the new innovation arbitrage
If technology is being tested more aggressively in poorer communities, it's worth asking why.
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Compiler @compiler.news · 21/02/2025
Our AI Action Summit Edition highlights Global Majority perspectives often left out of international summits such as last week's in Paris. Big ideas from @ruchowdh.bsky.social, @camilleesq.bsky.social, @chinasa.bsky.social, @tekendra-parmar.bsky.social and more! www.compiler.news/ai-action-ed...
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The AI Action Summit Edition
A special edition of Compiler highlighting Global Majority issues typically left out of major tech summits like the Paris AI Action Forum.
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ROOST @roost.tools · 20/02/2025
@compiler.news featured our head of Product, @julietshen.bsky.social in their latest newsletter: “Open-source tools are here to earn trust from the general public and policymakers so that everyone has a say in the online experience.” Read more about the AI summit: www.compiler.news/ai-action-ed...
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The AI Action Summit Edition
A special edition of Compiler highlighting Global Majority issues typically left out of major tech summits like the Paris AI Action Forum.
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Humane Intelligence @humaneintelligence.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Join us at the AI & Society House during the Paris AI Action Summit on Feb 9, 2025! We will discuss AI ethics and societal impact with esteemed partners like UNESCO, UK FCDO, Singapore IMDA, FEMYSO, Revontulet, and more. Open to all! RSVP here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Compiler @compiler.news · 21/01/2025
Trump's censorship EO is based on a "manufactured crisis that the far-right has used to target disinformation researchers and social media platforms through lawsuits and congressional inquiries over the last several years," writes @msdatx.bsky.social. www.compiler.news/trump-facts/
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The Trump administration's war on facts is now underway. Here's how to fight back.
A global alliance is essential to countering disinformation that prevailed during the campaign and will continue to pollute the internet thanks to Trump and allies like Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg.
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Michelle S Daniel @msdatx.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
It was such an honor to work with @compiler.news on this op ed about an issue that is near and dear to my heart. Though the situation does indeed seem grim, I see it as a marvelous opportunity to collectively and positively transform our shared information space.
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Compiler @compiler.news · 21/01/2025
"The instability of our democracy, exacerbated by unchecked recklessness with information and a woefully inadequate education system, is glaring. Disinformation causes decay indiscriminately," writes Michelle Daniel, founder of @connexions.bsky.social. www.compiler.news/trump-facts/
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The Trump administration's war on facts is now underway. Here's how to fight back.
A global alliance is essential to countering disinformation that prevailed during the campaign and will continue to pollute the internet thanks to Trump and allies like Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg.
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Compiler @compiler.news · 18/01/2025
Going to the AI Action Summit in Paris? Join us at an official sideline event on how Global Majority countries are building responsible, safe and trustworthy AI. Hear from leaders, experts & innovators working toward an inclusive + responsible digital future. www.cas-strategies.com/ai-action-su...
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Snoodlum @snoodlum.bsky.social · 29/12/2024
Proton Mail for email and VPN, Duck Duck Go as a search engine and Firefox as a browser are my faves. 🥰 What about you? 🤔
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Nancy Scola @nancyscola.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
For my old colleague @heymike.bsky.social’s new non-profit newsroom @compiler.news, I took a look at how artist-turned-tech-critic John Mack is thinking about humanity in the social media era. www.compiler.news/john-mack/
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The artist fighting for humanity in the AI era
John Mack, a tech critic and visual artist, warns against our growing reliance on artificial intelligence and digital tools and makes the case for a more human-centered future.
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Compiler @compiler.news · 05/12/2024
This year, @proton.me made more servers available for free during elections in countries with histories of shutting off access to information, reports @peterguest.bsky.social in his inside look at how the VPN provider fights autocratic regimes (tip @techmeme.com). www.compiler.news/proton-vpn-v...
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This VPN is the resistance tool of choice for millions
Outmaneuvering internet firewalls isn't easy, but Proton VPN is waging a digital war for an open internet.
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Compiler @compiler.news · 05/12/2024
The digital powers and ability of Russia's censorship agency, Roskomnadzor, appear to be growing, according to Anastasiya Zhyrmont, Eastern Europe policy manager at Access Now. www.compiler.news/proton-vpn-v...
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Compiler @compiler.news · 05/12/2024
Tech journalist @peterguest.bsky.social goes inside of @proton.me to see what it takes for the Swiss company to stay ahead of internet censors in Venezuela, Russia, China, Iran and elsewhere in the world. 👉 www.compiler.news/proton-vpn-v...
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Compiler @compiler.news · 05/12/2024
Journalist @peterguest.bsky.social offers an inside look at what @proton.me CEO Andy Yen calls a constant "cat-and-mouse" game between his company and internet censors around the world. "It’s about whether or not we can innovate and develop faster than they can.” www.compiler.news/proton-vpn-v...
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This VPN is the resistance tool of choice for millions
Outmaneuvering internet firewalls isn't easy, but Proton VPN is waging a digital war for an open internet.
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Compiler @compiler.news · 02/12/2024
That's right, we mentioned trichinellosis in the lead of a tech story by @nancyscola.bsky.social.
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Mike Farrell @heymike.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
It was really amazing putting this group together ... Thanks to @lorenaoneil.com, @issielapowsky.bsky.social, @alexandrasamuel.com, @tekendra-parmar.bsky.social, @nancyscola.bsky.social and @peterguest.bsky.social for your contributions to @compiler.news. go.bsky.app/B2hC8mt
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