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Jonathan Crock

@jonathancrock.bsky.social
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Human rights professor at American University @ausis.bsky.social. Director, Futures of Democracy, Tech & Human Rights Lab. Research affiliate at Leiden University Law School. Human right to democratic control of law, economy & tech. jonathancrock.com

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sisresearch.bsky.social @sisresearch.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Graduate student researchers in @ausis.bsky.social Prof. @jonathancrock.bsky.social's Futures of Democracy, Tech & Human Rights Lab received international recognition in a United Nations report on advancing human rights and cultural diversity. Read more here: www.american.edu/sis/research...
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Futures Lab Student Research Included in UN Report
Graduate student researchers in SIS Professor Jonathan Crock’s Futures of Democracy, Tech & Human Rights Lab received international recognition in a report by UN Secretary-General António Guterres on ...
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Derrick Cogburn @derrickcogburn.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Thank you. Our research team at @idpp.bsky.social and beyond enjoyed working on this project, and used @posit.co #positron for our #rstats and #python coding along with a suite of #GenAI tools. Very interesting insights on #CRPD implementation at global, regional, and national levels.
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sisresearch.bsky.social @sisresearch.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Check out this new Data and Policy study from SIS professor @derrickcogburn.bsky.social that features research insights on policy priorities for disability inclusion👇 www.american.edu/sis/research...
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Derrick Cogburn, Uncovering policy priorities for disability inclusion: NLP and LLM approaches to analyzing CRPD state reports
SIS Professor Derrick Cogburn's new article in Data & Policy shows the potential of generative AI tools and large language models to spotlight global policy trends and gaps.
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Jonathan Crock @jonathancrock.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Congratulations to Isabella Long, American University student, on her urgent and impactful article in Harvard's Health and Human Rights Journal: "From Forced Sterilization to Fertility Technology." @sisresearch.bsky.social @ausis.bsky.social @auwcl.bsky.social @hhrjournal.bsky.social
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Jonathan Crock @jonathancrock.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Must read: "The Dangerous Myth of 'Taxpayer Money'" by @raulcarrillo.bsky.social and @jessemyerson.bsky.social www.splinter.com/the-dangerou...
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The Dangerous Myth of 'Taxpayer Money'
Splinter is your home for news and opinions that challenge power in our political and economic system that's becoming more unhinged each and every day.
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Raúl Carrillo @raulcarrillo.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Couldn't be more excited about the next big LPE conference and the big tent 🎪 LPE Association!!! Look at that Planning Committee 👀
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Raúl Carrillo @raulcarrillo.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Moreover, FedSoc plans are measured in centuries. What are we doing here
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Raúl Carrillo @raulcarrillo.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Horrific times, but I’m off the job market and back on social media. I’m thrilled to join Boston College Law School on the tenure track! I’m looking forward to working alongside fantastic colleagues (including many LPE folks ;)). I’ll be teaching Banking Law, Law & Tech, and Contracts!
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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Platform manipulation and foreign interference strategies to influence elections are becoming ever more sophisticated, yet social media companies appear to be throwing in the towel, writes Milan Wiertz. Governments must demand more, he says.
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Online Election Manipulation Is a Challenge for Democracy. It’s About to Get a Whole Lot Worse. | TechPolicy.Press
Claims by platforms that they could self-regulate were never credible; now, they lie in tatters, writes Milan Wiertz.
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Mark Kersten @markkersten.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Major Universal Jurisdiction news: An Argentine court has issued arrest warrants for the head of Myanmar's military junta and fmr Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi over alleged "genocide and crimes against humanity" targeting the Rohingya: www.france24.com/en/live-news...
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Argentine court issues warrants for Myanmar officials accused of Rohingya 'genocide'
An Argentine court has issued arrest warrants for the head of Myanmar's military junta and former officials including Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi over alleged "genocide and crimes agains...
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Tyler Borchers @tylerborchers.com · 16/02/2025
"The fight over the Murdoch family trust, then, is about much more than just billions of dollars. It is about the future of the most powerful media empire in the English-speaking world."
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‘You’ve Blown a Hole in the Family’: Inside the Murdochs’ Succession Drama
More than 3,000 pages of documents reveal how years of betrayals led to a messy court battle that threatens the future of Rupert’s empire.
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Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
The greatest business battle EVER to be fought will come when President Elon starts trying to implement AI for federal processes. The battle will be fought over which company’s AI will be used by the feds. This is a zero sum battle that will create more chaos than this country has ever seen
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Beth Popp Berman @epopppp.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
The Department of Education is too small for a label.
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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Along with Mark Zuckerberg’s “MAGA makeover,” GLAAD's Jenni Olson writes that Meta has adopted anti-LGBTQ rhetoric in its public-facing policies. www.techpolicy.press/this-is-not-...
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This is Not Normal: Meta’s Anti-LGBTQ Makeover | TechPolicy.Press
GLAAD's Jenni Olson writes that Meta has adopted anti-LGBTQ rhetoric in its public-facing policies.
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Rebecca Bratspies, Author @rbratspies.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Big rally in Washington Square supporting trans kids
Large protest in Union Square in support of trans kids
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Anil Kalhan @akalhan.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Feb 24 2025 cover of Time Magazine: Apartheid Clyde sitting behind the Oval Office's Resolute Desk
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Anil Kalhan @akalhan.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
J.D. Vance has said it outright
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Opinion | J.D. Vance’s Disregard for the Rule of Law
The senator appears willing to ignore court rulings, undermining the balance of powers.
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Ellen L. Weintraub @ellenlweintraub.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner and Chair of the FEC. There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn't it. I've been so fortunate to serve the American people and stir up some good trouble along the way. That's not changing anytime soon.
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Benjamin Davis @yaybenjamindavis.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo... White male supremacists unite - common thread between Trump, Vance, Musk, and Elez
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Musk says he'll re-hire DOGE staffer who resigned over racist posts
Donald Trump and JD Vance endorsed rehiring a DOGE employee who published offensive content. Soon after, Elon Musk replied, “He will be brought back."
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Sarah Posner @sarahposner.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
This is the most important story in the United States right now. www.wired.com/story/treasu...
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The US Treasury Claimed DOGE Technologist Didn’t Have ‘Write Access’ When He Actually Did
Sources tell WIRED that the ability of DOGE’s Marko Elez to alter code controlling trillions in federal spending was rescinded days after US Treasury and White House officials said it didn’t exist.
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Dr. Rachel J. Wechsler @racheljwechsler.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Wondering why demeaning and abusing women is not only not a bar to powerful leadership positions, but also appears to be viewed as a qualification these days
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Dr. Rachel J. Wechsler @racheljwechsler.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
The sole purpose is to deny dignity to trans and non-binary individuals. Just horrifying. abcnews.go.com/US/state-dep...
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State Department halts 'X' passport gender marker applications
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has directed the State Department to freeze applications in the passport pipeline with “X” selected as the gender identifier.
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Benjamin Davis @yaybenjamindavis.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
www.military.com/daily-news/2... here we go again
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First 10 Migrants Arrive at Guantanamo Bay and Will Be Held in Terrorist Prison
The flight comes just days after a detachment of several hundred troops -- including 170 Marines -- arrived on the base and, according to multiple officials, set up tents that can accommodate about 1,...
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Asser Institute @tmcasser.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Despite not being completely able to hold Shell accountable, the Hague Court of Appeal judgement on the Milieudefensie v. Shell case can provide important lessons on how to hold giants accountable for their climate impact. Why is that? What can we learn? 👉Join us and SEVEN in this event now.
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Women's Initiatives for Gender Justice @4genderjustice.org · 04/02/2025
🚨 Over 700,000+ have been displaced from Goma since the outbreak of conflict on January 25th. Our longtime partners, Ligue pour la Solidarité Congolaise, report #IHL violations including sexual violence. We urge all parties to uphold the recently announced ceasefire. More from LSC🔗 lsc-rdc.org
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La Ligue pour la Solidarité Congolaise « LSC »
en sigle est une organisation sans but lucratif qui œuvre dans la province du Nord Kivu, en Ituri et en Tanganyika en République Démocratique du Congo, elle a été créée en date du 31 juillet 2000. C’...
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World Trade Institute, University of Bern @wti.bsky.social · 06/02/2024
Together with GQUAL and the Institute of International Relations (Prague), we are organising a conference on the topic of “Promoting Equal and Inclusive Representation of Women in Decision-Making Systems: A Holistic Approach to Economic Empowerment" - 23 February - Register today! bit.ly/3HNVG29
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Promoting Equal and Inclusive Representation of Women in Decision-Making Systems: A Holistic Approac...
Background The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) has been at the forefront of advancing gender equality and women's …
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Priya Pillai @pillaipriy.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Opinio Juris is proud to support this symposium by @GqualCampaign, on #CEDAW committee GR 40 on equal rep of women in decision making. I focus on Asia-Pacific, highlighting Asia Justice Coalition project on Women in Intl Justice and Accountability. #WIJA #Internationallaw #women
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CNN @cnn.com · 31/01/2025
A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people was recognized as a legal person after a new law granted it all the rights and responsibilities of a human being. Read more: cnn.it/40DC89J
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 03/02/2025
The State Department has fired about 60 contractors who work for its democracy, human rights and labor bureau, a division whose programs have often been criticized by authoritarian leaders, according to two U.S. officials and two former officials.
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State Dept. Fires About 60 Contractors Working on Democracy and Human Rights
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Eric Feigl-Ding @drericding.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Welp—Trump signs executive order withdrawing U.S. from the U.N. Human Rights Council www.nbcnews.com/video/trump-...
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Trump signs executive order to withdraw U.S. from U.N. Human Rights Council
President Trump signed an executive order aimed at withdrawing the United States from the United Nations Human Rights Council and UNRWA and for broader review of U.S. funding for the international org...
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Taylor Dalton @taylordalton.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
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Google Lifts a Ban on Using Its AI for Weapons and Surveillance
Google published principles in 2018 barring its AI technology from being used for sensitive purposes. Weeks into President Donald Trump’s second term, those guidelines are being overhauled.
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Asser Institute @tmcasser.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
We are thrilled to co-organise the launch of Ecocide Law Advisory together with @uclapromiseeurope.bsky.social. This advisory is a new partnership programme between @uclapromiseeurope.bsky.social and Climate Counsel providing training and advice on developing stronger laws to protect our planet. 🌍
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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
After the Supreme Court’s Johnson v. Grants Pass decision, the rapid rise of technologies used by landlords may automate and transform a historic US housing crisis into a pipeline to prison, write Alec Bacon and Sean McDonald. www.techpolicy.press/proptechs-di...
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PropTech's Digital Pipeline to Prison | TechPolicy.Press
The rapid rise of technologies used by landlords may transform a US housing crisis into a pipeline to prison, writes Alec Bacon and Sean McDonald.
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grotiuscentre.bsky.social @grotiuscentre.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
🏳️‍🌈SOGI Law Summer School returns in 2025! 🏳️‍🌈 Curious about what this year’s edition has to offer? Visit our website and register now! www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/education... #SOGILawSummerSchool #HumanRights #LGBTQ+ #InternationalLaw #SummerSchool
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jensiverson.bsky.social @jensiverson.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
This is good. Great to see the Democrats stand up like this. Perspectives on how far and how quickly the Trump Administration could take sanctions against the ICC and its officials without this bill are welcome. www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
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US Senate blocks bill to impose sanctions on International Criminal Court
Legislation that would have imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court in protest of its arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister was blocked in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday.
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Jonathan Crock @jonathancrock.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
I'm excited to have been chosen to participate in the Future of Rights & Governance program at NYU Law @nyulaw.bsky.social, Center for Human Rights & Global Justice, March 14-15. I'll discuss how innovations in democratic practices can address failures of electoral governance. @ausis.bsky.social
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LeidenGlobal @leidenglobal.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒏'𝒔 𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔? In this blog, prof @tonliefaard.bsky.social & prof Ann Skelton @leidenlaw.bsky.social reflect on the past 35 years of childrens rights and discuss what the future looks like in the face of ongoing global crises. @childrensrights.bsky.social @hrw.org @unicef.org
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35 years of children's rights: time for renewed commitment
How has the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child shaped children’s rights over the last 35 years and what still needs to be done in the face of the current global challenges?
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