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Mike Farrell

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Founder & CEO of @compiler.news

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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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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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Mike Farrell @heymike.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Great reporting from @tekendra-parmar.bsky.social that reveals a troubling trend among police departments beginning to use AI that connects to body cameras.
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Ivan Sigal @ivansigal.eurosky.social · 02/08/2025
My dear friend and distance cycling partner @natematias.bsky.social is riding the equivalent of Mt. Everest this weekend, as a fundraiser for @globalvoices.org, my online home for over 16 years. Please support Nathan and Global Voices! globalvoices.org/2025/07/24/f...
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Fundraiser: Climbing a virtual Everest with the Global Voices Community
The ride is raising funds for Global Voices and in support of its mission.
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Mike Farrell @heymike.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
We’re planning something very cool during UNGA with @theodoraskeadas.bsky.social @meowtree.bsky.social @authormala.bsky.social @ruchowdh.bsky.social and more. Save this date and follow @compiler.news for more details coming soon.
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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
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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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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Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Nina (@ninajankowicz.com) did a fantastic job testifying in the latest of the "censorship industrial complex" hearings, noting how the elaborate conspiracy theories from Taibbi & others emerge from profound misunderstandings — and intentional mischaracterizations — of how any number of things work.
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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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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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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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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
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 · 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 · 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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gquaggiotto.bsky.social @gquaggiotto.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
If technology is being tested more aggressively in poorer communities, it's worth asking why www.compiler.news/ai-for-good-... @ruchowdh.bsky.social
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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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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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Mike Farrell @heymike.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
If you’re in Paris for the AI Action Summit, come hangout with and hear from @julietshen.bsky.social, @camilleesq.bsky.social, @ruchowdh.bsky.social, @chinasa.bsky.social and many more! www.cas-strategies.com/ai-action-su...
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Tech Policy Pop-Up — CAS Strategies, LLC
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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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Mike Farrell @heymike.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Incredibly sharp, sobering and timely opinion piece from the brilliant @msdatx.bsky.social, founder of @connexions.bsky.social, on the new era of unchecked disinformation. “Are we willing to reimagine our current structures and operations, or are we going to allow disinformation to reign?”
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Mike Farrell @heymike.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
If you’ll be in Paris for the AI Action Summit, hope to see you here:
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Tracy Chou @triketora.com · 13/12/2024
nearly 1 in 6 congresswomen are the victims of deepfake porn - only the latest in technologically enabled intimidation and silencing mechanisms meant to keep women out of public spaces 19thnews.org/2024/12/ai-s...
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AI enters Congress: Sexually explicit deepfakes target women lawmakers
A first-of-its-kind study highlights the stark gender disparity in AI-generated nonconsensual intimate images — and puts into focus the evolving risks for women in politics and public life.
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Mike Farrell @heymike.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
We’ve had this painting from James Bradford hanging in our house for years. James was a painter and professor at VCU who died in 1997. I’m looking at the piece a bit differently since Cattelan’s “Comedian” sold for $6.2M. We can’t eat this banana. #art
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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
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
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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Mike Farrell @heymike.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Really fantastic and important story from @peterguest.bsky.social in @compiler.news that goes inside the fight at @proton.me to keep the internet open and safe.
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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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Nancy Scola @nancyscola.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Talked to a range of people with all sorts of perspectives on whether folks on the left should stay on X. New from me for Politico Magazine: www.politico.com/news/magazin...
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Democrats Face an Existential Crisis on X
Conversations with a dozen insiders point to a party that is unsure about whether to leave or engage with the increasingly MAGA platform.
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Nina Jankowicz @ninajankowicz.com · 23/11/2024
As someone who has experienced the full gamut of the severity of these attacks, I am committed to making sure the American people are aware of the 21st century McCarthyist inquisition ongoing in the United States. It’s about to get worse. compiler.news/misinformation-research
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These researchers wanted to protect democracy. Now, they are getting sued.
A rising tide of legal threats against misinformation researchers is having a chilling effect on the field—and threatening a key tool for accountability.
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Ellery Roberts Biddle @elleryrb.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Glad to see my piece on legal threats against researchers is making the rounds here on @bsky.app, where I've finally set up camp. Thanks to @heymike.bsky.social & @compiler.news for all the support. Please read and share --- more relevant than ever.
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Compiler @compiler.news · 01/12/2024
The most pressing AI cyber threats come from tech companies rushing chatbots to market with unpatched vulnerabilities, making enterprise IT networks even easier targets for cybercriminals, writes @watermanreports.bsky.social. 👉 Subscribe for free to read more: www.compiler.news/ai-flaws-ope...
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Compiler @compiler.news · 30/11/2024
Will the #Trump win further chill private funding to study #disinformation? “Philanthropies are much more cautious than they were four years ago,” said @ninajankowicz.com. “They don't want to be dragged into the next political battle or hauled before Congress.” www.compiler.news/misinformati...
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These researchers wanted to protect democracy. Now, they are getting sued.
A rising tide of legal threats against misinformation researchers is having a chilling effect on the field—and threatening a key tool for accountability.
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