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Monika Leszczynska

@mleszcz.bsky.social
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Empirical legal scholar (contracts, consumer & privacy law) I study how people actually decide—and how law responds (or doesn’t) Immigrant academic | US law school | mom of two | enjoys the outdoors empiricalcontracts.com

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Monika Leszczynska @mleszcz.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
To #H1B researchers in academia: How do institutional signals—from states or universities—factor into decisions about staying, moving, or building a life long-term? Curious how others think about these tradeoffs. www.texastribune.org/2026/01/26/t...
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Greg Abbott halts H-1B visas at Texas universities, agencies
The governor said public universities and state agencies may not seek new visas without permission through the end of the 2027 legislative session.
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Monika Leszczynska @mleszcz.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
NY’s FAIR Business Practices Act now expands UDAP beyond deception to unfair and abusive practices—a big shift for a long-time outlier. I’m curious how NY courts will apply this to dark patterns, where harm often doesn’t hinge on misrepresentation. #ConsumerProtection #UDAP #darkpatterns
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Monika Leszczynska @mleszcz.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
LinkedIn just recommended these jobs, saying my "skills seem to match." Sure, I waited tables after emigrating from Poland to Germany, but my career has taken a different path since then!😂 Curious--does being an Eastern European immigrant in the US skew these jobs ads? #AlgorithmBias
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Monika Leszczynska @mleszcz.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
A recent survey shows that 75% of Americans support limiting companies to using only the data they need to provide their service. This raises important questions about how companies define "necessary" data use. bit.ly/4fD1Kty
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Americans Want Much More Online Privacy Protection Than They’re Getting - Consumer Reports
Americans wants governments to do much more to keep their data private and prevent companies from misusing it, a new CR survey finds.
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