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Stav Zeitouni

@stzeitouni.bsky.social
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Writing about privacy, copyright and law & psychology (and occasionally Israel/Palestine) www.stavzeitouni.com 🍂🫒

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Stav Zeitouni @stzeitouni.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Motivated reasoning makes for bad research even when you're really enthusiastic about punctuation
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Stav Zeitouni @stzeitouni.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Finally got around to uploading my paper on Reimagining Commerciality in Fair Use, forthcoming in the Texas Intellectual Property Law Journal. I'll try writing a short summary for baky later on, but in the meantime - comments welcome!
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Reimagining Commerciality in Fair Use
<p>The Supreme Court’s decision in<i> Andy Warhol Foundation for Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith </i>(2023) fundamentally reshaped the first factor of fair use b
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Stav Zeitouni @stzeitouni.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
כל דבר בשלוש השנים האחרונות היה מטורף בפני עצמו, אבל מודה שלא חזיתי כזאת התפרצות של טרפת סביב נז"א (הסרט). התהום עמוקה מאוד מסתבר.
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danah boyd @zephoria.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
PhD students (& new PhDs): I'm hiring a postdoc at Cornell (Ithaca) to conduct a novel study at the intersection of political economy and tech. Applications are due Oct 16. There are a LOT more details in the job ad so make sure to read it thoroughly: academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/32502
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LinkedIn
This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn
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Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
We're looking for an attorney with 1-5 years of experience that includes transactional work and a passion for libraries, open access, and digital rights. If that's you, click below to apply! www.libraryfutures.net/apply-to-be-...
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Apply to Be the Library Futures Staff Attorney
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Asaf Lubin @asaflubin.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Come work with me! We’re hiring in law and technology, cybersecurity law, AI law, IP law, national security law, and international law, as well as other areas!
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Colleen Chien @colleenchien.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
@BerkeleyLaw is hiring a tenured professor in AI, Law and Society, as part of an interdisciplinary campus-wide cluster. Please spread the word, and consider applying! Deadline is September 4. Happy to field questions. aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05397
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Professor - Artificial Intelligence, Inequality, and Society - School of Law
University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!
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Stav Zeitouni @stzeitouni.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Really appreciate the different scholarship pathways this piece offers. Will be thinking about it for a while.
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Catherine D'Ignazio (she/her/ella) @kanarinka.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
The MIT Data + Feminism Lab is hiring a one year postdoc! We are working with Andrea Parker (GA Tech) and Brooke Foucault-Welles (Northeastern) on a project related to youth as co-designers of civic technologies to support neighborhood community wellness. careers.peopleclick.com/careerscp/cl...
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Postdoctoral Associate
MIT - Postdoctoral Associate - Cambridge MA 02139
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Stav Zeitouni @stzeitouni.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Okay, does anyone have a real answer as to why it's so difficult to make appointments at social security administration offices? The online portal forces you to create an account with gov ID, and on the phone it frequently takes over an hour + shouting down the world's least helpful AI "assistant"
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Matthew Tokson @mtokson.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
This is huge: The court holds that police conducted a "search" for purposes of the Fourth Amendment "when they gained access to Location History data."
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The Privacy Center @georgetownprivacy.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Just about a week left to send in your proposals for the Life After Data conference!
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Stav Zeitouni @stzeitouni.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Who convinced Trump that he should recreate the Lebanese civil war
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'If Israel can't do the job, Syria should,' Donald Trump warns on Lebanon | The Jerusalem Post
Trump says he considers the Lebanon war a minor one, and an arena in which Syria can take on Hezbollah in partnership with the United States if Israel under Netanyahu cannot be reigned in.
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Stav Zeitouni @stzeitouni.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
In 2 months of volunteering with VoteRiders in TX, I've: - ordered & paid for birth certificates - helped arrange rides to DPS, hospitals, & social security - paid ID fees Getting out the vote requires *tons* of resources. This is a great opportunity to support orgs like VR reach more people.
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Lawyers for Good Government (L4GG) @lawyers4goodgov.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
🚨 Match Extended Through June 12 🚨 4 DAYS LEFT! Every dollar donated to Project Corazón will be matched up to $100,000. Your gift helps deploy volunteer attorneys to detention centers nationwide, starting with Ft. Bliss in El Paso. L4GG.org/SendALawyer
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Rebecca Fordon @thefordon.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
I made a Firefox add-on that lets you find the federal court opinion/docket mentioned in a news story in one click. Using @free.law's CourtListener and RECAP of course. addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefo... (this is a personal project)
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The Missing Link – Get this Extension for 🦊 Firefox (en-US)
Download The Missing Link for Firefox. Find the case the article didn't link. Claude identifies the U.S. court case discussed on the page and links you straight to it on CourtListener. Bring your own ...
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Kristin Pratt @prattkristin.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Boosting! If you’re an artist in any medium, crafter, author, illustrator, web designer, graphic designer, expert in any field and want to support voting rights, check out the #RomancingTheVote fundraiser! These are the items they’re looking for! More info: www.romancingthevote.com
Screenshots of items to be donated from https://www.romancingthevote.com
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Romancing the Vote @romancingthevote.com · 03/06/2026
HERE WE GOOOOOOO! The donation form is open for 2026! Give us your arts & crafts, your signed books & special editions. We want your consultations and your expertise. Help us raise money for Vote Riders & The Southern Coalition for Social Justice! Submit by June 28th! form.romancingthevote.com
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Penguins Running Together
Alt: A group of penguins running toward our donation form, because penguins also believe in voting rights.
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California Privacy Protection Agency @calprivacy.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
CA grad students in tech policy & research: The nation's first dedicated consumer privacy regulator is hiring! Become a part-time, paid Research Technologist with CalPrivacy—remote role advising on a broad range of tech issues. Apply by 6/30: secure10.saashr.com/ta/6158859.c...
Left: CalPrivacy logo. Find Purpose in Privacy. Research Technologist - Graduate Student Assistant. Apply by June 30. Right: A man wearing a button up green shirt looks to the side and smiles
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Kim Krawiec @kimkrawiec.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
SSRN responded to Bainbridge’s complaints with some “clarifications” (or changes, I don’t know which) and they are all good news. The part I cared about — the license— is much better now
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SSRN Responds to My Complaints With Changes and/or Clarifications
Looks like the sky will not fall, after all
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Amy Kapczynski @akapczynski.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Important point given the SSRN news.
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Stav Zeitouni @stzeitouni.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Well, this sucks
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VoteRiders @voteriders.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
An ID is NOT required to vote in California's primary today, June 2. But, a voter ID and citizenship-verification requirement HAS qualified for the November ballot. Our research with @umd-cdce.bsky.social reveals significant gaps in access to ID amongst Californians: voteriders.org/CA-Research
4.5 million voting-age citizens in California have licenses that are expired, outdated, or from another state. Source: CDCE at University of Maryland & VoteRiders (2026). LEARN MORE AT VOTERIDERS.ORG/CA-RESEARCH
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Matthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · 31/05/2026
• Submit a comment opposing the destruction of 🇺🇸 science; • Pressure every org, professional body, association, uni, etc. you are affiliated with to submit the strongest possible comment opposing this calamity (highest ROI move for most of us) • Make sure your electeds see those comments 🧪
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Trump's Russ Vought Is Trying To Kill American Science. We Can Try To Stop Him, | Shouldn't Need to Be a Lawyer by Matthew Cortland
Trump's Russ Vought Is Trying To Kill American Science. We Can Try To Stop Him, by Shouldn't Need to Be a Lawyer by Matthew Cortland on Patreon. Join Shouldn't Need to Be a Lawyer by Matthew Cortland...
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Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
A handful of classic social psychology studies have seeped into pop culture—these studies have developed an almost mythological status in the field and in society. We debunked 5 of the biggests myths in the field in our recent newsletter: www.powerofusnewsletter.com/p/debunking-...
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Debunking the Five Biggest Myths in Social Psychology
Adding context to the most popular myths in social psychology
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Surveillance Studies Network @survstudiesnet.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
📢 Call for Papers | Special Issue — Surveillance & Society: “Everyday Surveillance and Intimate Partner Violence” Edited by Karen Louise Grova Søilen, Kristin Veel & Kassandra Wellendorf.
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Sandra Wachter @swachter.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Come & work with me at the Hasso Plattner Institute & Prof @bmittelstadt.bsky.social & @cruss.bsky.social @oii.ox.ac.uk I am looking for a post doc on the governance of emergent tech. jobs.plattnerfoundation.org/HPI/job/Pots... Application deadline is June 18, 2026
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Postdoctoral Researcher (m/f/x) in Technology and Regulation
Postdoctoral Researcher (m/f/x) in Technology and Regulation
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Isaac (proud small hat wearer) Gantwerk Mayer @isaacgantwerkmayer.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
לָֽמָּה יְרוּשָׁלַֽיִם תָּמִיד שְׁתַּֽיִם, שֶׁל־מַֽעְלָה וְשֶׁל־מַֽטָּה וַאֲנִי רוֹצֶה לִחְיוֹת בִּירוּשָׁלַֽיִם שֶל־אֶֽמְצַע בְּלִי לַחְבֹּט אֶת־רֹאשִׁי לְמַֽעְלָה וּבְלִי לִפְצוֹע אֶת־רַגְלַי לְמַֽטָּה. וְלָֽמָּה יְרוּשָׁלַֽיִם בְּלָשׁוֹן זוּגִית כְּמוֹ יָדַֽיִם וְרַגְלַֽיִם, אֲנִי רוֹצֶה לִחְיוֹת רַק בִּירוּשָׁל אַחַת, כִּי אֲנִי רַק אֲנִי אֶחָד וְלֹא אֲנַֽיִּם׃ יהודה עמיחי
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PrivaCI Institute for Technology Policy and Social Integrity @priva-ci.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
The registration for the 8th PrivaCI symposium is now open. We are excited about a great and diverse set of papers: privaci.info/symposium/20... We hope to see you in Urbana-Champaign in June!
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2026: The 8th Annual PrivaCI Symposium, UIUC, USA.
To address the momentous privacy challenges requires a multidisciplinary approach that brings computer scientists, formal methods experts and privacy researchers. Contextual integrity (CI) addresses t...
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Stav Zeitouni @stzeitouni.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
הממשלה הנוכחית עסוקה בלהפוך את כל מה שדה פקטו לדה יורה, ואת כל מה שדה יורה לדה לה שמאטע
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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Take your internet and data privacy seriously. 🧵
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Stav Zeitouni @stzeitouni.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Bsky app has been a real pain in the last week or so. Feels like a conspiracy to get me to stop procrastinating, which I begrudgingly appreciate.
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Stav Zeitouni @stzeitouni.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Incredible line of argument in Chatrie v US this morning
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🎃 🧙🏻‍♀️Yell 👻 Growler💀🎃 @yaelwrites.com · 26/04/2026
I just completed a short and sweet update to BADBOOL. 💥I added information on how to opt out of National Public Data 💥I removed outdated “further reading” links, which I plan to revamp with new links and resources soon! 💥I added a donate link. github.com/yaelwrites/B...
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GitHub - yaelwrites/Big-Ass-Data-Broker-Opt-Out-List
Contribute to yaelwrites/Big-Ass-Data-Broker-Opt-Out-List development by creating an account on GitHub.
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Dan Epps @epps.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Law profs/students/anyone doing legal scholarship: If you're not using @zotero.org to manage cites and research, you should. An unbelievable time saver. I've revised the Bluebook style for rendering footnotes, w/ detailed instructions on using Zotero: danepps.github.io/bluebook/
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Bluebook Style — Epps Version
A Bluebook CSL citation style for Zotero, customized by Prof. Daniel Epps.
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Stav Zeitouni @stzeitouni.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
A pox on anyone who had or will have a hand in wrecking the Boundary Waters.
A photograph from a campsite in the Boundary Waters overlooking a lake at sunset, the water is still and strips of lavender and blue sky are reflected in it. The edge of a kevlar canoe can be seen at the lower right hand corner, a tree frames the picture from the left
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Michael Birnhack @birnhack.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
כנס הפרטיות ה-13! יתקיים בפקולטה למשפטים באוניברסיטת ת"א, ביום ראשון, 3.5.2026. הנה התכנית, והנה הקישור להרשמה forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/respon...
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Stav Zeitouni @stzeitouni.bsky.social · 06/05/2024
‏1/ בשנתיים האחרונות כתבתי על בני משפחה שלי ששרדו או נהרגו בשואה. כתבתי על סבתא איילה, שחייה וחיי הוריה ניצלו על ידי פלוריאן טשוגל, ששירת בורמאכט והיה לחסיד אומות העולם. כתבתי על פסייה, אחות סבתי, שמתה כפרטיזנית. יש עוד הרבה בני משפחה שאני רוצה לכתוב עליהם twitter.com/StZeitouni/s...
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Stav Zeitouni on X: "Last year on yom hashoah I wrote about my grandmother on my father’s side. This year, I went looking for more information about my great-aunt on my mother’s side, Pesia Furmanowicz (פסיה פורמנוביץ'), who was a member of the Jewish Fighting Organization (ZOB) in the Warsaw Ghetto. https://t.co/AvSx9ZIkUx" / X
Last year on yom hashoah I wrote about my grandmother on my father’s side. This year, I went looking for more information about my great-aunt on my mother’s side, Pesia Furmanowicz (פסיה פורמנוביץ'), who was a member of the Jewish Fighting Organization (ZOB) in the Warsaw Ghetto. https://t.co/AvSx9ZIkUx
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Stav Zeitouni @stzeitouni.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Few words on this Yom Hashoah. So many lost that they become symbols, but loss is first and foremost personal: about who they could have been and aren't, who we could have been and can never be because they are lost to us. So, here's a family story in two pictures. The Kupferschmids. Berlin, 1935.
Kupferschmid family, Berlin 1935: Standing L-R: David H., Jenny, Werner, Erwin, Alfred. Seated: Selma, Artur. Photo & info courtesy of Chana Shani.
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California Privacy Protection Agency @calprivacy.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
DROP is heading to UC Berkeley! 📍 Upper Sproul Plaza 📅 Wed, April 15 ⏰ 9–5 Come find us, say hi, and ask us anything about DROP!
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Stav Zeitouni @stzeitouni.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
I really hesitate to weigh in here, because the conversation has gotten ugly in a way I find not particularly constructive, but I took a look because the example is copyright law. I've spent hours pouring over the law & legislative record on this for my own research and I have some thoughts.
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Gili Bar-Hillel @gilibug.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Enshittification of Bluesky built-in translation
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Jer Thorp @jerthorp.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
If there's one type of data I love more than birds it's... bureaucracy! It was fun working with @michaelweinberg.org on a companion piece for this report on this strange kafka-esque corner of copyright law.
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Michael Weinberg @michaelweinberg.org · 08/04/2026
NEW REPORT on the 1201(a)(1) process! (you may know it as the cell phone/mcflurry jailbreaking process) Every 3 years almost 100 nonprofits & clinics submit >1000 pages of comments asking for an exemption to a law that is almost never used. For what? www.nyuengelberg.org/outputs/unba...
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Unbalanced Interests
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University of Minnesota School of Nursing @umnnursing.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
After taking time to connect with the Pretti family and with their consent, we are honored to share that we have created the Alex Pretti Nursing Scholarship. For those interested, you can learn more and make a gift here: crowdfund.umn.edu/campaigns/Al...
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Ignacio Cofone @ignaciocofone.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Really glad to see this piece published. Stav does something the control debate in privacy law needed: she disaggregates the critiques, showing they operate at diff levels & the relevant arguments are different. Highly recommend it to anyone with views in favor or against control/consent in privacy
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Stav Zeitouni @stzeitouni.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Happy to share that my piece on the concept of control and its critique(s) in privacy law has been published as part of a symposium on @ignaciocofone.bsky.social 's The Privacy Fallacy, over on Lex Electronica. This incorporates some insights from my dissertation, especially around...
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About (and Around) Ignacio Cofone’s The Privacy Fallacy. Harm and Power in the information economy
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 01/04/2026
The thread that follows this is probably the funniest, dorkiest breaking of IP law that I've ever read.
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Eliav Lieblich @eliavl.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Read our statement here:
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Stav Zeitouni @stzeitouni.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Okay, I got my hands on (what I think is) the text of the bill passed today in the Knesset on capital punishment. See thread for a quick translation of the most relevant sections:
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