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Michael Moss

@michaelmoss101.bsky.social
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Media & Tech Policy | Expression | Protection | Development

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Michael Moss @michaelmoss101.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Journalist @carolecadwalla.bsky.social has published and lived at the coalface of big tech, data extraction, and democracy. Six year and a near ruinous SLAPP later, she’s back on the TED stage with a message worth hearing. www.ted.com/talks/carole...
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This is what a digital coup looks like
“We are watching the collapse of the international order in real time, and this is just the start,” says investigative journalist Carole Cadwalladr. In a searing talk, she decries the rise of the “bro...
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Media and Journalism Research Center @mjrc.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Wonderful to see our study mapping the finances and ownership of 100 companies offering AI tools to media and journalism covered by @reutersinstitute.bsky.social. reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/who-own...
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Who owns the AI tools journalists use? A new study exposes a dangerous transparency gap
“To maintain the integrity of journalism in the age of AI, it is essential to understand who has a stake in these companies,” says author Sydney Martin.
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Silvia Chocarro @silviachocarro.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
Are you working on #FreedomOfExpression and #MediaFreedom worldwide? Follow this list 👇: go.bsky.app/HcUHTsF
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Sue Valentine @suevalentine.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Yes. So long as they have the resources!
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Meredith Whittaker @meredithmeredith.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
📢NEW: 'Open' AI systems aren't open. The vague term, combined w frothy AI hype is (mis)shaping policy & practice, assuming 'open source' AI democratizes access & addresses power concentration. It doesn't. @smw.bsky.social, @davidthewid.bsky.social & I correct the record👇 nature.com/articles/s41...
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Why ‘open’ AI systems are actually closed, and why this matters - Nature
A review of the literature on artificial intelligence systems to examine openness reveals that open AI systems are actually closed, as they are highly dependent on the resources of a few large corpora...
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Michael Moss @michaelmoss101.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
I'm building a #StarterPack for people and orgs shaping a world where free, safe, sustainable and independent public interest media can thrive. Recommendations welcome. go.bsky.app/9KZLNGr #JournalistProtection #ExpressionRights #MediaDevelopment #MediaPolicy #SustainableMediaBusinesses #Tech&Media
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Michael Moss @michaelmoss101.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Compare here the experience of an #OversightBoard functionary playing with #TikTok's content moderation systems in Dublin with the pitiful labour conditions content moderators are subjected to by unsavoury outsourcing firms in global majority countries. We'll be seeing more of this PR....(1/2)
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Michael Moss @michaelmoss101.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Hi BlueSky. I’m excited to be here and have high hopes for you. Media dev, journo protection, comms policy, and media-tech issues are areas of professional interest. Who are the interesting folks to follow?
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