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Ethan Zuckerman

@ethanz.bsky.social

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UMass Amherst, Initiative for Digital Public Infrastructure, Global Voices, Berkman Klein Center. Formerly Center for Civic Media, MIT Media Lab.

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Ethan Zuckerman @ethanz.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

So proud of Dr. Ifat Gazia, my student and dear friend, who received a standing ovation for her keynote this morning at DiGRA 2026 (the Digital Games Research Association annual conference) in Ireland. Ifat's dissertation (defended late last year) is about digital erasure -

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Ethan Zuckerman @ethanz.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

Williamstown, MA

Three protesters holding signs. One says “enough”. Another says “hands off our students”.

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Ethan Zuckerman @ethanz.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Congratulations to my friend @rahulbot (Rahul Bhargava, Northeastern) on his excellent new book, Community Data. Rahul has done pathbreaking work on helping communities understand and visualize their data in unique ways. So glad this is out in the world.

Ethan Zuckerman holding up Rahul Bhargava’s boom Community Data

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Ethan Zuckerman @ethanz.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Howdy, Texas! I'll be in Austin on Thursday, giving a talk about unpermissioned research on digital media, a topic that's more important than ever with Twitter, Meta and TikTok's embrace of Maga. Sign up and come say hi. bit.ly/4hfRuIg

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Ethan Zuckerman @ethanz.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Nothing to see here. Just completely normal financial markets working efficiently to put capital where it is most useful.

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Ethan Zuckerman @ethanz.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Genuinely thought this was Yes Men style parody when I got this press release in my inbox today from futurecoal.org - the second term of Trump is already making it hard to differentiate reality and satire.

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Ethan Zuckerman @ethanz.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Excited for a closing panel by our new executive director Malka Older on Putting the “we” in AI #GVSummit2024

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Ethan Zuckerman @ethanz.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Lalima Shrestha of World Newah Organization works on indigenous language promotion and preservation, speaking at #GVsunmit2024

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Ethan Zuckerman @ethanz.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Starting day two of #GVSummit2024 with a panel on saving the internet led by my dear friend RMack.

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Ethan Zuckerman @ethanz.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Internet shutdowns as a form of political repression in South Asia, panel at #GVSummit2024

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Ethan Zuckerman @ethanz.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Momos and temples. Hi from Kathmandu.

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Ethan Zuckerman @ethanz.bsky.social · 11/05/2023

Reddit is one of my favorite corners of the internet. Conversations with internet strangers around topics of mutual interest are often surprisingly civilized and enlightening. But where to start? Try redditmap.social, a new tool from @iDPI_umass

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