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Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

EXCLUSIVE: Geoff Keighley and Mark Cerny are launching a big fellowship program for young video game makers 20 six-figure grants a year and mentorship to game design grads They want the Nova Games Foundation to be gaming's version of the MacArthur "genius grant" www.gamefile.news/p/nova-games...

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Exclusive: Two of gaming’s biggest names are making a big investment in gaming’s future

Mark Cerny and Geoff Keighley are spending time and big money to launch a fellowship program for game design graduates. They hope the program will gain industry support for years to come.

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Canada's National Observer @nationalobserver.com · 04/09/2026

INVESTIGATION: Canada’s National Observer has discovered a network of deceptive, AI-generated websites promoting Albertan separatism. The websites, rather than targeting human readers, are targeting chatbots — trying to influence the answers they provide.

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A US-linked network of fake websites is promoting Alberta separatism to AI chatbots

The websites present crude, AI-generated slop disguised as the voice of real Albertans. But they're made in Florida — and they're not even targeting Albertans directly.

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

France's Constitutional Council struck down the country's under-15 social media ban on Aug. 14. Christian Cirhigiri and Sabine Witting unpack the ruling and what it means for Europe's approach to social media bans.

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France’s Constitutional Council Ruling Tests the Limits of Social Media Bans

Christian Cirhigiri and Sabine Witting unpack France’s ruling against an under-15 social media ban and what it means for future bans across Europe.

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Shannon Mattern @shannonmattern.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

"In 2022, Wiley removed over 1,300 ebooks from academic library collections; [they said] perpetual access is not an option for subscribed content. In 2025, Clarivate,... announced they would stop offering libraries perpetual access licenses for ebooks and primary-source digital collections."

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Consumers Are Worried About the Loss of Physical Media Ownership. Libraries Are Leading the Conversation. — Association of Research Libraries

Sally Sax is head, Collection Strategy and Partnerships, MacOdrum Library, Carleton University. In a recent Atlantic Monthly article about Sony’s plan to end physical sales of PlayStation console game...

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Candice Odgers @candiceodgers.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Scary stories about teens sell. The data tells a different story. After decades studying adolescent mental health, here's what I found: This isn't an anxious generation. It's a resilient one. Let's start treating them that way. go.ted.com/candiceodgers

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What we're getting wrong about teens and tech

For years, the warning has been: smartphones are destroying a generation. But developmental psychologist Candice Odgers says that decades of data on teens tells a different story — violence, alcohol u...

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Michael Geist @mgeist.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Tens of millions of Canadians will be required to age verify to use social media when the ban launches. My post on how the government plans to implement it without standards, privacy review, or an enforcement mechanism, with potential exemptions years away. www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/06/the-...

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The Exemption Illusion: Why the Government’s Plan to Fast Track Bill C-34’s Kids' Social Media Ban Means No Standards, No Privacy Review, and No Enforcement - Michael Geist

One of the most heavily promoted features of Bill C-34, the government’s Safe Social Media Act, is that its social media ban for those under 16 comes with a potential exemption for platforms that sati...

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Adam K. Dubé @edtechprof.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

A blanket ban is not the way to go. Instead, we need regulations for these companies that create better, safe experiences for users. Regulate tech, not kids. For those in Canada, check out @smgrimes.bsky.social great work on this. Links below.

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Ottawa planning social media ban for children under 16 — The Globe and Mail

Platforms that meet new safety standards could be exempt from the ban, source says

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Jeff (Hot Type) Jarvis @jeffjarvis.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

This, by @smgrimes.bsky.social, is brilliant & so needed: a refutal of Jonathan Haidt's & Jean Twenge's moral panic by academics with evidence. It is brief, clear, accessible, and devastating. I, too, quoted those scholars in The Web We Weave. kidsplaytech.com/wp-content/u...

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Panic First, Evidence Later — What Leading Experts Think About The Anxious Generation

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Natalie Brender @nataliebrender.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Really excellent use of evidence by @smgrimes.bsky.social to address the evidence-unsupported claims by Manitoba premier Wab Kinew in favour of a social media ban for under-16s--and a set of evidence-backed policy recommendations for what to do instead to protect at-risk kids from online harms.

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Four Claims, Four Rebuttals — Kids Play Tech Lab

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

this is a masterpiece

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Stuart Elden @stuartelden.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Patrick Brodie and Darin Barney eds. Media Rurality – @dukepress.bsky.social, April 2026 www.dukeupress.edu/media-rurality

Cover of books, with fields in the foreground and a city and mountains behind

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Hideyuki (Yuki) MATSUMI 🦋 @hideyukimatsumi.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

My paper explores how the GDPR applies to — and is challenged by — the act of generating personal data, such as profiles, inferences, or predictions. Open access here: digitalcommons.schulichlaw.dal.ca/cjlt/vol23/i... #WeRobot #WeRobot2025 #CJLT #LawAndTech #LawAndTechnology

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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 23/03/2026

New paper from @aial.ie! @harshp.com, Dick Blankvoort, Adel Shaaban, @sashamtl.bsky.social & me We analysed 6 GenAI ToS--finding missing info, major power imbalances & user obligations that are impossible to meet without violating the terms arxiv.org/abs/2603.18964 & aial.ie/research/ter... 1/

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Terms of (Ab)Use: An Analysis of GenAI Services

Generative AI services like ChatGPT and Gemini are some of the fastest-growing consumer services. Individuals using such services must accept their terms of use before access, and conform to these ter...

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merr-itt came from outer space @merrittk.com · 19/03/2026

wrote about an 80s safety video tape directed by Stuart Gordon and starring Andrea Martin as a self-destructive adult child woman 1900hotdog.com/2026/03/lear...

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 16/02/2026

Since the government is about to introduce a social media ban for under-16s based largely on vibes – and Jonathan Haidt's shitty book – in the hopes it boosts its popularity (it won't), I'll re-up this. If we're banning under-16s, why not over-60s?

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Kean Birch @keanbirch.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

I'm co-chairing the Society for Social Studies of Science @4sweb.bsky.social Conference in Toronto, Oct 2026. #STS #scipol #innovation Theme: "TechnoPower • Technoscientific Futures". Open panel submissions portal is open! ls! Deadline: 2nd February 2026 www.4sonline.org/about_the_co...

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About the Conference

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J. Nathan Matias @natematias.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

This August as I sheltered indoors from wildfire smoke, I got a moving note from MIT statisticians - my disability story had informed a fundamental insight about wildfire smoke forecasting that could someday help AI systems protect public health. Here's the story: natematias.com/portfolio/20...

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Is it safe to go outside? Including disability voices in tests of wildfire smoke forecasts

What counts as a useful pollution forecast when you’re trying to manage your physical health?

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Sara M. Grimes, PhD @smgrimes.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

I'm receiving QUITE a few emails from ChatGPT expressing interest in coming to my university to do a PhD under my supervision. While flattering, I just don't have the bandwidth to supervise a GenAI tool in this capacity atm. But I wish them all the best in their hunt for a suitable grad program.

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Richy Srirachanikorn @srirachanikorn.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Sending this #CfP out into the ether again #othernetworks Looking for #videogames #gamestudies #retrogames #artists #gamedev folks who would like to contribute a chapter for a book on "Games and Nostalgia for the Future" 📍 750 words abstract by Nov 3 Find the call and form here: shorturl.at/ValXq

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CfP: Nostalgia for the Future Book

Nostalgia for the Future? Any books on this? No? Let's write one, together.

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#1 Lifelong Houston Cougs Fan Brandi 😾 @itsthebrandi.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

The LA Public Library research librarian explaining what is going on with Charli and Taylor is outstanding work www.instagram.com/reel/DPXZIUa...

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Alistair Aitcheson & Mademoiselle Cafetière @agaitcheson.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Next stop Montreal! So excited to go to @qgcon.bsky.social the Queerness and Games Conference This is an event I've wanted to go to for years, so to go there *and perform* there is a dream come true 😀 Look who's on-stage 3pm Sunday!! ✨😁✨

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Okomotive @okomotive.ch · 21/08/2025

Herdling is OUT NOW! We’re stoked to finally invite you on this journey 🐐🦬🐏⛰️ Get the game now on Steam, Epic Game Store, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S or Game Pass, links below! We’ll give away 5 Steam keys among everyone who reposts this 🎉🎉🎉

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Sara M. Grimes, PhD @smgrimes.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Is the discursive move from "assistants" to "agents" just a way to deflect from the lack of predictability, how poorly instructions are followed, ongoing lack of truly helpful applications? And is it agent like "free agent" or middleman who represents talent for a commission/fee? Either I guess.

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Megan Griffith-Greene @mgg.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

I put all the Heritage Minutes in chronological order by event so you don't have to. 🇨🇦 (I was looking for this and couldn't find it, so it became a weird hobby. It genuinely may be of interest only to me.) www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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The history of Canada in Heritage Minutes - YouTube

Heritage Minutes in chronological order by event

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Dan McQuillan @danmcquillan.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Call for Papers - The Politics of AI: Governance, Resistance, Alternatives www.criticalinfralab.net/preview/?id=... We invite proposals for our symposium that offer critical perspectives on AI & environment, AI & society, and the political economy of AI. Please share widely!

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The Trandalorian @charliejaneanders.com · 29/05/2025

Early heads up! I'm organizing a queer SFF reading/party on Thurs August 14 at 7 PM in collaboration with @townhallseattle.bsky.social and @charliesqueerbooks.bsky.social. Featuring @annaleen.bsky.social, @andreahairston.bsky.social, Becky Chambers, @ceciliatan.com, me, and one more person TBA.

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Children and Screens @childrenandscreens.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Happening #LIVE: Panelist Sara Grimes @smgrimes.bsky.social, PhD, describes different types of parasocial play that children experience during online games — and how that gameplay is brought into other areas of their lives. #VideoGames 🎮

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Sara M. Grimes, PhD @smgrimes.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Really looking forward to this talk next week!

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Duke University Press @dukepress.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Who Wore It Better, Met Gala 2025 celebrities or Duke University Press book covers? Ava DuVernay or Work! by Elspeth H. Brown? #MetGala

Ava DuVernay poses on a blue floral carpet at a formal event, wearing a dramatic black-and-white gown with a full skirt and horizontal silver stripes, a white blouse-style bodice with puffed sleeves, a black wide-brimmed hat, and a netted veil. Her hands are on her hips as she stands confidently in front of a floral backdrop and photographers. Overlaid on the image is the book cover for Work! A Queer History of Modeling by Elspeth H. Brown, featuring a black-and-white photo of a poised Black model in a sheer, striped gown with outstretched arms.

Ayo Edebiri stands smiling on a floral blue carpet at a formal event, wearing a striking black-and-white gown with a dramatic deep V neckline and an eye-catching red beaded design that loops around her neck and drapes down the front in a large U-shape. She pairs the look with a black floor-length coat with wide lapels and extended train-like sleeves. Behind her, photographers and onlookers are gathered near a wall of white flowers. Overlaid on the image is the book cover for Good Night the Pleasure Was Ours by David Grubbs, featuring a bold, abstract image of concentric black and red arcs on a white background above a stylized cityscape with train cars.

Chappell Roan poses on a floral-patterned blue carpet at a formal event, wearing a vibrant, hot pink sequined pantsuit with a bold zigzag pattern. The flared pants have dramatic slits at the bottom, and the fitted jacket features a plunging neckline. Her voluminous red hair and theatrical eye makeup complete the striking look. Behind her, other attendees and photographers can be seen. Overlaid on the image is the book cover for The Queer Games Avant-Garde: How LGBTQ Game Makers Are Reimagining the Medium of Video Games by Bonnie Ruberg, featuring bold yellow and pink typography and an illustrated anthropomorphic figure in a dress with a snarling wolf head held aloft, dripping blood, in a surreal, graphic art style.

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Jathan Sadowski @jathansadowski.com · 17/04/2025

I'm thrilled that this huge paper is now out — Machine's Eye View: Postmodern Data Science and the Politics of Ground Truth I advance a critical theory of the epistemic politics of machine learning by tying it postmodernism and actuarial data science journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Machine's Eye View: Postmodern Data Science and the Politics of Ground Truth - Jathan Sadowski, 2025

This paper advances the critical analysis of machine learning by placing it in direct relation with actuarial science as a way to further draw out their shared ...

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Sara M. Grimes, PhD @smgrimes.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

A film that takes place where you’re from

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blair @blairaf.com · 10/04/2025

Why is AI governance so often ineffective at preventing AI from harming people and the planet? My new paper Transfeminist AI Governance addresses this question, now out in this month's issue of First Monday: firstmonday.org/ojs/index.ph...

Abstract for a paper entitled "Transfeminist AI Governance". The abstract reads: "This paper re-imagines the governance of artificial intelligence (AI) through a transfeminist lens, focusing on challenges of power, participation, and injustice, and on opportunities for advancing equity, community-based resistance, and transformative change. AI governance is a field of research and practice seeking to maximize benefits and minimize harms caused by AI systems. Unfortunately, AI governance practices are frequently ineffective at preventing AI systems from harming people and the environment, with historically marginalized groups such as trans people being particularly vulnerable to harm. Building upon trans and feminist theories of ethics, I introduce an approach to transfeminist AI governance. Applying a transfeminist lens in combination with a critical self-reflexivity methodology, I retroactively reinterpret findings from three empirical studies of AI governance practices in Canada and globally. In three reflections on my findings, I show that large-scale AI governance systems structurally prioritize the needs of industry over marginalized communities. As a result, AI governance is limited by power imbalances and exclusionary norms. My reflections reveal that re-grounding AI governance in transfeminist ethical principles can support AI governance researchers, practitioners, and organizers in addressing those limitations."

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Heard Island Government @heardislandgov.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Inspired by @mark-carney.bsky.social and Canadians everywhere. We’re all fighting back on our home ice!

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Jathan Sadowski @jathansadowski.com · 28/03/2025

Yet another shell game of fictitious capital and speculative valuation by one of the biggest con men out there. The chapter of my new book on Innovation is all about how financial engineering is the real core competency of Silicon Valley.

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Christen Rexing, PhD, MPH @christenrexing.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Happy Tuesday!

Drawing of a woman running through a field about to throw a punch.

Caption: I would like for things to spiral into control every once in a while.

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David A. Robertson @davidarobertson.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

It's #BellLetsTalk today. Normalizing and talking about mental health illness. Yesterday, we launched All the Little Monsters, my memoir about mental health. Today, let's continue the conversation. www.harpercollins.ca/978144347240...

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All the Little Monsters - David A. Robertson - Paperback

With humour, warmth and heartbreaking honesty, award-winning author David A. Robertson explores the struggles and small victories of living with chronic anxi...

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

I wrote a love letter to my mom and about her struggle with dementia www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/738849...

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Siva @sivav.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

I wrote about all the ways Jonathan Haidt gets it wrong and how early Haidt would not have been happy with later Haidt. newrepublic.com/article/1903...

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Are Cell Phones Really Destroying Kids’ Mental Health?

Jonathan Haidt once heralded an “ultrasocial” world. Now he’s one of social media’s most prominent critics.

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Sara M. Grimes, PhD @smgrimes.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

This week, instead of doing the one million things I “urgently” need to do at work & home, I’m laid up with shingles (!) binge watching Silo s2 to keep my mind off the unbearable horrible pain. Worst. Please send recommendations for what to watch next. (Thinking of making this my email autoreply)

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