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Richard Reisman

@rreisman.bsky.social
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Sociotechnical network/systems thinker, visionary, inventor, pioneer | Author: @TechPolicyPress, FairPay | Nonresident Senior Fellow, Foundation for American Innovation

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Karina Montoya @pressgirlk.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"We need to reassess whether antitrust laws [...] are up to the challenge presented by the fast-paced digital era." It's been done already. The conclusion is that yes, new rules are needed. Diagnosis is not the problem: the billionaire lobbying blocking changes is. www.brookings.edu/articles/too...
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Too little, too late: The inadequacy of reactive antitrust enforcement in technology markets | Brookings
Slow, after-the-fact antitrust enforcement can't keep pace with fast-moving tech markets, Bill Baer and Tom Wheeler argue.
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Blacksky Algorithms @blackskyweb.xyz · 23/09/2026
🎉 Acorn is officially open. You can now create a space for your community on the open social web - no wait required. acorn.blacksky.community
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Richard Reisman @rreisman.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
AI "is...a superstructure that merges regressive politics with unchecked economic power in the guise of technological innovation. Put simply, there is too much money, some of it too untraceable, giving a small group of unelected people too much power over the people." www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/o...
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Opinion | Want to Fight Back Against Big Tech? Start Here.
A.I. is a political theory. And it is gobbling up our democracy.
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Ellen P. Goodman @ellgood.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
I wrote this piece on @markwarner.bsky.social AI AGENT Act a few weeks ago. @datasociety.bsky.social critique of "human oversight fallacy" + reward hacking incidents demonstrate need for agentic monitoring and freedom to deploy faithful agents.
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Richard Reisman @rreisman.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Masterfully insightful report by @ellgood.bsky.social on this essential direction - the AI AGENT Act. Thanks to @justinhendrix.bsky.social & @techpolicypress.bsky.social for publishing it & @markwarner.bsky.social for valiantly reviving & extending the vison of his ACCESS Act bill to AI.
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Richard Reisman @rreisman.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
“…we need …a populist A.I. agenda that treats the technology as a public project. Just as NASA made space a national mission rather than a private one, the government should now do the same for A.I. to ensure that its benefits reach the public, not just the companies building it.”
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Richard Reisman @rreisman.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
We Can’t Let My Former Venture Capital Colleagues Buy Off Our Democracy: "A.I...could concentrate economic power in ways that would make the Gilded Age look quaint." - the billionaires hope you won't stop them. via @jofarrell.bsky.social formerly @ Andreessen Horowitz www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/o...
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Opinion | We Can’t Let My Former Venture Capital Colleagues Buy Off Our Democracy
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Richard Reisman @rreisman.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Important call on preserving free speech in Western democracies, via @mchangama.bsky.social in @foreignaffairs.com. www.foreignaffairs.com/europe/end-o...
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The End of the Open Internet
Europe lost the plot on online speech.
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Richard Reisman @rreisman.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Took a decade, but gravity is taking hold of the streaming wars & the insanity of all-you-can-eat subscriptions to limited menus. Via @nytimes.com Viewers don’t want streaming services, they want whatever shows they want, as I have been suggesting for >1 decade. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/28/b...
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Streaming Services Tie Up to Keep You Hooked
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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
8 years ago, WaPo published this sentence: “It has become standard operating procedure for Trump and his aides to deceive the public with false statements and shifting accounts.” I have thought about that. presswatchers.org/2026/05/jour...
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Journalists who write about Trump really need to start adding disclaimers | Press Watch
With a few words that simply state the obvious, news outlets could help their readers understand why all this is happening
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Richard Reisman @rreisman.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Iranian doctors treating badly disfigured Ayatollah Khomeini
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John Kerrison @johnkerrison.me · 28/03/2026
This is a long listen but it's worth it. Perhaps a better headline is, can third party software break the grip of big social. @bsky.app gets a run thanks to comments by @rreisman.bsky.social 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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Richard Reisman @rreisman.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Can Middleware Save Social Media? Very happy to be part of this outstanding 3/27 event by @knightcolumbia.org, now at YouTube. Where we are & why, & where we might be going, as #Middleware opens social media platforms to better serve individuals & society. www.youtube.com/live/m8_rOeg...
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Can Middleware Save Social Media?
YouTube video by Knight First Amendment Institute
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Knight First Amendment Institute @knightcolumbia.org · 25/03/2026
Can Middleware Save Social Media? 9:15AM – 10:00AM ET Join @daphnek.bsky.social @rreisman.bsky.social and moderator @ramyakrishnan.bsky.social for Panel 1. RSVP: bit.ly/3P3Uf6M
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Richard Reisman @rreisman.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
My comment explains why this common critique of Bluesky as just “lib Twitter” is totally misguided and short-sighted. (More on that on my blog.) www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Opinion | Bluesky raises $100M but faces a messy reality
The social media platform is making a big bet on open protocol.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 15/03/2026
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “It is safe to say that no one anticipated the spontaneous upsurge of neighboring that exploded in the Twin Cities and eventually forced Trump into a humiliating withdrawal,” Thomas Friedman writes after time back in his old hometown, Minneapolis.
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Opinion | Why Minnesota Matters More Than Iran for America’s Future
Moms donating their breast milk to strangers, dads taking someone else’s kids to school: Minnesotans showed a basic human impulse to look out for their neighbors.
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The Economist @economist.com · 21/03/2026
Donald Trump’s politics depends on the strength that comes from winning. If he seems a loser, expect him to exact retribution. A weaker president could become a more dangerous one. Go beyond the headline. Register to read this article for free econ.st/4t26IXm
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Bob Pickard @pr.bobpickard.com · 18/11/2025
Thanks for sharing your insights.
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Jesse Herro, Department of Spreadsheet Chair @abraxis.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
“I miss believing we are not like them.”
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wanda27.bsky.social @wanda27.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Wasn’t it called “the banality of evil?” It’s growing here.
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Knight First Amendment Institute @knightcolumbia.org · 13/03/2026
🗯️ Can #middleware save social media? Join @noupside.bsky.social, @nadinefj.bsky.social, @lehogg.bsky.social, @daphnek.bsky.social, @ryanheadedsouth.bsky.social, @rreisman.bsky.social, @oliviersylvain.bsky.social, @ethanz.bsky.social, @ramyakrishnan.bsky.social to discuss. RSVP: bit.ly/3P3Uf6M
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Richard Reisman @rreisman.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
“Was you ever bit by a dead Ayatollah? They can sting you just as bad as if they was alive…Specially if they was kind of mad when they got killed.” (Walter Brennan to Lauren Bacall in To Have and Have Not)
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Richard Reisman @rreisman.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Very pleased to be speaking at this event on the broad importance of Interoperability as a Design Principle for the Digital Economy -- at NYU Stern School of Business with Ioannis Lianos, Nicholas Economides, and Christos Makridis.
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Richard Reisman @rreisman.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Thanks @frankfukuyama.bsky.social, for pointing the way to the end of misunderstanding history — as too many do, including many of our top leaders.
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Richard Reisman @rreisman.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
"He who has a why to live can bear almost any how." The grimly hopeful story of Ukraine — and if we do not help, it may soon become our turn. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/15/o...
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Opinion | When Will This War End? The Question Is Meaningless.
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Richard Reisman @rreisman.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Red alert! Midterms under threat, some measures to safeguard the vote, via @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social @nytimes.com
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Richard Reisman @rreisman.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
"The Attachment Economy Is Here. We’re Not Ready." via @humanetech.bsky.social It defines a whole new level of AI threat to consumers, beyond attention and intention, to “attachment.” It could take the idea of “relationship commerce” to a new dimension of abuse. open.substack.com/pub/centerfo...
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The Attachment Economy Is Here. We’re Not Ready.
Key Takeaways from Our Conversation with Dr. Zak Stein
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Richard Reisman @rreisman.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
"This is Not a Drill" - scary and very real. @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social, "I’ll try to describe what can be done to stop him — aside from simply hoping and praying that his lawlessness has limits other than his own morality — but a nation won’t rouse itself if it doesn’t hear the alarm." Please do!
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Richard Reisman @rreisman.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Europe’s taking a leading role because US big tech & “government” are destroying society. Truly “social” media are fighting this from elsewhere. Join in, reverse the big tech train wreck, rebuild this sorry scheme of things nearer the heart’s desire. #FreeOurFeeds! open.substack.com/pub/newpubli...
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🇪🇺🌐 The future of social media may be decided in Europe
A survey of European AT Protocol projects, including 4 mini case-studies
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Richard Reisman @rreisman.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Can it be that the real savior of American democracy against ICE thuggery is not constitutional checks and balances, but popular outrage bred by 250 years of life under the Bill of Rights? (...unlike how Weimar Germans accepted brownshirt thuggery)
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Richard Reisman @rreisman.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Conservative, liberal, or head in the sand - if you value your freedom, you need to read this, look around (beyond your echo chambers and comfort zones), and act - before it is too late! Via @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social.
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Richard Reisman @rreisman.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
The real AI extinction threat, and far more imminent — the extinction of society. Yes, “absolutely everyone should read.” Via @hartzog.bsky.social and @jessicasilbey.bsky.social, via @garymarcus.bsky.social. open.substack.com/pub/garymarc...
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How Generative AI is destroying society
An astonishingly lucid new paper that should be read by all
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Richard Reisman @rreisman.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
If we don't all hang together, we shall most assuredly hang separately" - true for Europe, USA, Ukraine, and the future of the free world. The US is a republic, “if you can keep it,” even if the road is long an d winding. Thanks Ben F, and @frankfukuyama.bsky.social
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Richard Reisman @rreisman.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Read the article and think about those who still support MAGA. Then read On Tyranny by @timothysnyder.bsky.social
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Richard Reisman @rreisman.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Is Trump Putin’s useful idiot or Manchurian Candidate? Probably former, but sometimes hard not to wonder. Via @timothysnyder.bsky.social
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Richard Reisman @rreisman.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Join the movement toward "a world in which tech serves people over companies and governments. Find out more and get in touch here: modalfoundation.org"
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Modal Foundation
Supporting decentralized social tech and open standards to create trustworthy, public-interest social media alternatives and ensure access to vital information.
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Richard Reisman @rreisman.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Putting users, communities, and PUBLISHERS back into "social" media...
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Richard Reisman @rreisman.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Makes one think twice about those who continue to support MAGA. …And for those who do not, how “Silence in the face of evil is itself evil.” (gift article from The New York Times): www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/o...
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Opinion | They Were Ordinary Germans. We Are Ordinary Americans.
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Richard Reisman @rreisman.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
"Science Keeps Changing. So Why Should We Trust It?" A timely and simple explanation for skeptics. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/o...
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Opinion | Science Keeps Changing. So Why Should We Trust It?
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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
"Putin is betting the U.S. will talk itself into believing Ukraine cannot succeed. The past four years show the opposite," Sens. Jeanne @shaheen.senate.gov and Mitch McConnell (R) write. "It is up to Washington to match Ukraine’s resolve with the clarity this moment demands."
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Opinion | Russia isn’t winning. Putin wants to fool you.
Putin’s hope is that U.S. will somehow convince itself that Ukraine can’t succeed. Don’t fall for it.
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Francis Fukuyama @frankfukuyama.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Don’t Panic, Trump Is Flagging open.substack.com/pub/persuasi...
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Don’t Panic, Trump Is Flagging
The president has done exceptional damage over the past year. Now he's losing steam.
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E.J. Dionne @ejdionne.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
A corollary to Abe Lincoln—you can’t fool all the people who voted for you all the time— explains Trump’s collapsing approval ratings. Trumpian flimflam has hit its limits. A reasonable majority exists. It’s searching for alternatives to a leader & a movement it has found wanting.
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Richard Reisman @rreisman.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Paging Dr. Cory Doctorow ( @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy) also fighting this). Enshittification is keepin' me waitin' Why One Man Is Fighting for Our Right to Control Our Garage Door Openers www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/t...
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Why One Man Is Fighting for Our Right to Control Our Garage Door Openers
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Richard Reisman @rreisman.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
A Tale of Two Economies -- What is wrong with this picture? (@wsj.com today)
"Consumers sour" "Investors Feel Good"
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Free Our Feeds @freeourfeeds.com · 26/11/2025
@rose.bsky.team, Christophe Leclercq, @erikbugge.bsky.social and @sherifea.com explored the the business models and economic opportunities emerging from decentralized technologies. vimeo.com/1140580861?s...
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Panel: Rebuilding Value Chains for the Open Web
Panel: Rebuilding Value Chains for the Open Web with Rose Wang (Bluesky); Christophe Leclercq (Europe MédiaLab); Erik Bugge (Kobler); Moderated by Sherif…
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Mathew Lowry @mathewlowry.eurosky.social · 26/11/2025
Huge shoutout to the @eurosky.social team for last week's #EuroskyLive in Berlin. Here's my "one week later" first take: mathewlowry.medium.com/politics-mee...
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Politics meets protocols in Berlin
What happens when you put politicians, media businesses and protocol engineers in the same room to discuss European sovereignty?
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Aditya Singh @aditya.myatproto.social · 27/11/2025
I write about some interesting developments in the ATmosphere (and the broader universe of decentralised and federated social media). Very intrigued by #Eurosky, especially the idea of shared moderation infrastructure. I will be following (and hopefully writing about!) this with a lot of interest.
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Richard Reisman @rreisman.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
Growing energy for @freeourfeeds.com. #FreeOurFeeds!
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Growing energy for @freeourfeeds.com. #FreeOurFeeds!
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Richard Reisman @rreisman.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Yes! "This is super cool, and a real validation of the ecosystem," via @mmasnick.bsky.social and @graze.social.
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