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Thomas Kadri

@thomaskadri.bsky.social
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Professor of Law & Senior Fellow at the University of Miami • Working on digital speech, sexuality, privacy & abuse • Legislative & Policy Director at the Clinic to End Tech Abuse at Cornell

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University of Miami School of Law @miamilawschool.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Professor Thomas Kadri presented his forthcoming piece, “Consent Creep,” co-authored with Brenda Dvoskin, at the Queering Private Law conference at UCL Faculty of Laws. The work was featured on a panel focused on torts. Learn more: ow.ly/pw4y50ZLGJF
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University of Miami School of Law @miamilawschool.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
#MiamiLaw welcomes Professor @thomaskadri.bsky.social, whose expertise spans law, technology, privacy, free speech, and digital abuse. His research examines emerging issues including #AI deepfakes, online harassment, and platform accountability. #TechLaw
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New faculty member Thomas Kadri explores the legal challenges of the digital age
Bringing global academic training and policy experience, Thomas Kadri joins the School of Law to teach Criminal Law and Torts while researching how law responds to evolving digital harms.
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Thomas Kadri @thomaskadri.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
So delighted to have joined the University of Miami faculty! 💚🧡
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Thomas Kadri @thomaskadri.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Hear, hear! Appreciate the endorsement of my work with @chinmayisharma.bsky.social & @samadler.bsky.social in “Brokering Safety.”
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Daniel G. Aaron, MD, JD @medlawdan.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Each year, my Torts students create podcasts about the intersections of Tort law with social policy. Below are this past year's podcasts. Most of them are stunningly good and cover important topics like AI, wildfires, medmal, and deepfakes. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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Tort Reports
Here, you will find the Tort Reports—podcasts created by Prof. Daniel G. Aaron's Torts classes from 2023-2025. They cover an array of social issues that interse
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Thomas Kadri @thomaskadri.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Excited to present “Consent Creep,” my new piece with Brenda Dvoskin, at this conference in September! Registration is now open, with a Pride Month special offer. Join us! 🏳️‍🌈
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Olivier Sylvain @oliviersylvain.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Brokering Safety is really good. I'm grateful that I could get a chance to engage it so closely. Thanks @thomaskadri.bsky.social @chinmayisharma.bsky.social & @samadler.bsky.social for writing it.
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Thomas Kadri @thomaskadri.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
A big thanks to @daniel-solove.bsky.social for featuring our article — and for generously taking the time to collect and share all this great new work!
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Thomas Kadri @thomaskadri.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Honored and a little starstruck by three essays just published in the California Law Review (@califlrev.bsky.social), responding to “Brokering Safety” (my recent article with @chinmayisharma.bsky.social & @samadler.bsky.social). papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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Brokering Safety
For victims of abuse, safety means hiding. Not just hiding themselves, but also hiding their contact details, their address, their workplace, their roommates, a
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Thomas Kadri @thomaskadri.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
So honored by this generous @jotwell.bsky.social review from the wonderful Professor Aya Gruber! For anyone interested in reading our underlying article: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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Safe Sex in the Age of Big Tech Feminism
<p>Lawmakers and technology companies are regulating online sexuality in the name of feminism. Whereas libertarian ideals dominated early debates about internet
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California Law Review @califlrev.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
@chinmayisharma.bsky.social , @thomaskadri.bsky.social, and @samadler.bsky.social propose a new system of regulating data brokers when it comes to their impacts on victims of abuse and stalking.
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Chinmayi Sharma @chinmayisharma.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
So excited that Brokering Safety is finally out in the California Law Review! It was such a joy to write this piece with Thomas and Sam, however disturbing the underlying phenomenon we tackle: the abuse enabled by data brokers and the need for a centralized system to empower victims to opt out.
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Thomas Kadri @thomaskadri.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
New in the 𝘊𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘢 𝘓𝘢𝘸 𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸 from Chinmayi Sharma, Sam Adler & me: 𝘉𝘳𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘢𝘧𝘦𝘵𝘺 explores privacy law’s complicity in how data brokers exacerbate abuse & harassment. Such a pleasure working with @chinmayisharma.bsky.social, @samadler.bsky.social & the terrific team at @califlrev.bsky.social!
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Matthew Tokson @mtokson.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
We filed an amicus brief in Chatrie v. US, which will argued be at SCOTUS in two weeks. Check it out here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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Sam Adler @samadler.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
“Immigration Enforcement Intermediaries” is forthcoming in the BYU Law Review! @chinmayisharma.bsky.social and I describe how the rise of a vendor-mediated enforcement apparatus disrupts immigration federalism and circumvents democratic accountability. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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Chinmayi Sharma @chinmayisharma.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
So excited that my article with @samadler.bsky.social will be published in the BYU Law Review! It takes apart the privatized, automated architecture of the new immigration enforcement regime and gives an unvarnished critique of how it erodes federalism, democratic oversight, and civil liberties.
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Thomas Kadri @thomaskadri.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
So excited to see my article with Brenda Dvoskin — “Safe Sex in the Age of Big Tech Feminism” — published this week in the Harvard Journal of Law & Technology! papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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Thomas Kadri @thomaskadri.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Excellent & empathetic reporting by @iododds.bsky.social in @the-independent.com about data brokers & interpersonal abuse, with smart quotes from @samadler.bsky.social & mentions of our forthcoming @califlrev.bsky.social article w/ @chinmayisharma.bsky.social. www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
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Inside the dangerous and shady business of data brokers
Even if you don't know data brokers, they almost certainly know you. With no nationwide U.S. privacy laws, experts warn there are often minimal safeguards against motivated people exploiting them for ...
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Thomas Kadri @thomaskadri.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Honored! Anyone curious to read the article can find it here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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Deepfake Torts: Emerging Tort Frameworks in U.S. Deepfake Regulation
As deepfake technology becomes increasingly sophisticated and accessible, American lawmakers are responding with a flurry of urgent legislative action to addres
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Sonja West @sonjawest.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Thanks to @lsolum.bsky.social for naming my piece with @thomaskadri.bsky.social on Deepfake Torts as one of the top ten “Downloads of the Year” for 2025! legaltheoryblog.com/2026/01/01/d...
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Explore our latest posts and stay updated with insightful articles covering a range of topics to enhance your knowledge.
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Thomas Kadri @thomaskadri.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
My new piece with @sonjawest.bsky.social is live in the Journal of Tort Law! Our original 50-state survey of 466 deepfake laws reveals a complex landscape in which lawmakers are experimenting with novel criminal, civil & administrative tools to address deepfakes. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
As deepfake technology becomes increasingly sophisticated and accessible, American lawmakers are responding with a flurry of urgent legislative action to address its potential harms. Our 50-state survey of proposed and enacted deepfake legislation reveals a complex regulatory landscape in which jurisdictions are adopting a range of legal approaches, including criminal punishments, civil remedies, or a combination of methods. We also find that legislators are frequently turning to tort-law frameworks to address the harms of deepfakes. This article explores the current landscape of tort-based regulations of deepfakes. In addition to providing an overview of the most recent legislative developments, we unpack and compare the various tort-law methods arising at the state and federal level. We further consider how lawmakers are modifying existing tort laws to address the unique concerns raised by deepfakes.
While individualistic tort remedies allow victims of deepfakes to seek direct recourse through familiar private rights of action, our analysis also identifies practical and conceptual limitations with this approach. Traditional tort frameworks struggle to address key challenges posed by deepfakes, including anonymous creation, viral distribution at technological scale, and harms affecting both individuals and society broadly.
In light of these limitations, legislators are innovatively adapting traditional tort concepts—such as standing, mental states, causation, immunities, and remedies—to address deepfakes’ unique characteristics. Yet the very need for these adaptations reveals some of tort law’s shortcomings and suggests a space for complementary regulatory approaches. We consider some potential approaches that could provide this more complete framework, like tort liability for entities that enable deepfake creation and circulation, and civil enforcement mechanisms that empower state actors to vindicate both individual and societal interests. Ultimately, our finding…
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Thomas Kadri @thomaskadri.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Can't wait to dive into this! Nothing like some smart obscurity takes to start the week.
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Thomas Kadri @thomaskadri.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
If you fancy a meta experience today, consider listening to an AI-generated workshop from @christianturner.bsky.social's enTalkenator of my article with @sonjawest.bsky.social about AI-generated deepfakes being featured as DoTW by @lsolum.bsky.social! www.entalkenator.com/podcast/work...
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Workshop on Kadri and West’s “Deepfake Torts” — enTalkenator: a tool for thinking
Thomas Kadri and Sonja West, Deepfake Torts: Emerging Tort Frameworks in U.S. Deepfake Regulation . Solum’s Download of the Week for September 6, 2025. Available at https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3...
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Thomas Kadri @thomaskadri.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
Thanks to @lsolum.bsky.social for the generous recommendation of my forthcoming piece with @sonjawest.bsky.social!
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evacide @evacide.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
I talked to 404 Media about devices for tracking and spying on your partner being sold on TikTok. This is not stalkerware, but these are devices for tech-enabled abuse and I think we should be talking about tech-enabled abuse more broadly. www.404media.co/tiktok-shop-...
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TikTok Shop Sells Viral GPS Trackers Marketed to Stalkers
"If your girl says she’s just out with friends every night, you’d better slap one of these on her car."
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Sam Adler @samadler.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Appreciate the opportunity to write with @thomaskadri.bsky.social and @chinmayisharma.bsky.social for @lawfaremedia.org to call for a more expansive right to obscurity, building off our article—Brokering Safety—forthcoming in @califlrev.bsky.social
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Chinmayi Sharma @chinmayisharma.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Excited to share a @lawfaremedia.org piece with @thomaskadri.bsky.social and @samadler.bsky.social that builds off our article Brokering Safety, forthcoming in @califlrev.bsky.social, that calls for an overdue conversation about how much we privilege data broker profits over human safety.
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Thomas Kadri @thomaskadri.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
A new provocation from me, @samadler.bsky.social & @chinmayisharma.bsky.social to extend the proposal in our forthcoming Calif. L. Rev. (@califlrev.bsky.social) piece by letting *anyone* force data brokers to obscure info through a centralized process. It's time to call the 1st Amendment question!
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Thomas Kadri @thomaskadri.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Well, this was a lovely surprise! www.pace.edu/news/brenda-...
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Brenda Dvoskin and Thomas E. Kadri Receive 2025–2026 Haub Law Emerging Scholar Award in Women, Gender & Law
Professors Brenda Dvoskin of Washington University School of Law and Thomas E. Kadri of the University of Georgia School of Law have been selected as the recipients of the 2025–2026 Haub Law Emerging ...
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Dean Rusk International Law Center @deanruskintlaw.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
@ugaschooloflaw.bsky.social Professor @thomaskadri.bsky.social recently spent time as a fellow at @eui-eu.bsky.social ‬in Florence, Italy. (1/3)‬
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Thomas Kadri @thomaskadri.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
So proud to see this piece out in the world and excited about the research agenda it anticipates, shedding light on the political economy and capitalist maneuvers of prison healthcare. petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/2025/04/18/t...
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The Constitutive Contradictions of Prison Health Care in the United States - Petrie-Flom Center
From forced labor on plantations, roads, and industrial plants to extracting blood, fines, and fees, incarcerated peoples’ bodies have been a known site of capitalist exploitation. Yet, they are also ...
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Sam Adler @samadler.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Thank you @thomaskadri.bsky.social for pairing scholarship with action. Drawing on our article with @chinmayisharma.bsky.social (Brokering Safety), Thomas testified in support of MA’s Location Shield Act and emphasized its importance in mitigating abuse survivors’ privacy self-management burden.
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That l've co-authored with Chinmay Sharma.
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And Sam Adler called brokering safety explores how data brokers
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Lawrence Solum @lsolum.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Sharma, Kadri, & Adler on Data Brokers and Safety for Abuse Victims, buff.ly/E4hgZG3 - Chinmayi Sharma (Fordham Law), Thomas Kadri (University of Georgia School of Law), & Sam Adler (Fordham Law) have posted Brokering Safety (114 Calif. L. Rev. (2026)) on SSRN.
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Harlan G. Cohen @harlangcohen.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
I too would recommend anything written by @chinmayisharma.bsky.social and @thomaskadri.bsky.social!
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Thomas Kadri @thomaskadri.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
“Brokering Safety” is forthcoming in Calif. L. Rev.! With @chinmayisharma.bsky.social & @samadler.bsky.social, we expose privacy law's complicity in how data brokers worsen stalking & IPV, then pitch a system for victims to obscure data across all brokers in one go. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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Thomas Kadri @thomaskadri.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Brenda Dvoskin & I just posted “Safe Sex in the Age of Big Tech Feminism.” We interrogate feminist strands animating regulations to keep people—esp. women—safe from the risks of online sexuality, then offer an alternate agenda grounded in queer & crit feminist theory. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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Chinmayi Sharma @chinmayisharma.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
The article I co-authored with @thomaskadri.bsky.social and @samadler.bsky.social, "Brokering Safety," is forthcoming in the California Law Review! It proposes a system that would enable victims to obscure their info across all data brokers with a single request. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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Brokering Safety
For victims of abuse, safety means hiding. Not just hiding themselves, but also hiding their contact details, their address, their workplace, their roommates, a
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Sam Adler @samadler.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
The article I co-authored with @thomaskadri.bsky.social and @chinmayisharma.bsky.social , Brokering Safety, is forthcoming in the California Law Review! We look forward to presenting the article at the Consumer Law Scholars Conference and Privacy Law Scholars Conference.
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Brokering Safety
For victims of abuse, safety means hiding. Not just hiding themselves, but also hiding their contact details, their address, their workplace, their roommates, a
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Dean Rusk International Law Center @deanruskintlaw.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
University of Georgia School of Law Professor @thomaskadri.bsky.social was selected as a Visiting Fellow at the Law Department of the European University Institute in Florence, Italy. (1/3)
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Thomas Kadri @thomaskadri.bsky.social · 10/04/2024
Delighted to release two new books into the world! *Dilemmas in Digital Abuse* & *Cybercrime Scenarios* feature lots of “dilemmas” & “scenarios” exploring law/tech issues. Download for free on my website, where you’ll also find links for ~$14 paperbacks: thomaskadri.com/research/sch...
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