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Yaël Eisenstat @yaeleisenstat.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

1/ When even your own leadership team knows you don't care about "accuracy and truthfulness", not even for Holocaust denial... Zuck's mask is fully off. This is just one teeny nugget from a trove of evidence from the most recent New Mexico trial against Meta. Yes, ANOTHER guilty verdict last week.🧵

An internal FB memo where Elliot Schrage says that Mark "perhaps" doesn't care about accuracy and truthfulness of information

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Yaël Eisenstat @yaeleisenstat.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Gen X’er here wondering if this statement refers to everyone over 45? ‘Cause Gen X certainly knows a thing or two about “being ignored.”

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Yaël Eisenstat @yaeleisenstat.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Just a reminder that Meta not only allows white supremacy & hate speech to flourish, they actually incentivize it by sometimes PAYING CREATORS FOR IT. When even X bans someone it says "violates the X Hateful Profile Policy" but Meta PAYS that same creator, Meta should have some explaining to do.

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Facebook pays controversial creators to produce rage-bait content

An ABC NEWS Verify investigation reveals Facebook is directly funding some controversial Australian content creators including a white nationalist and an anti-vaxxer influencer.

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Yaël Eisenstat @yaeleisenstat.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Happy birthday to my sidekick, Brixton. Six years of chaos, laughs, and comfort… here’s to at least six more.

Small grey and white Havanese dog wearing a birthday bandana and sunglasses.

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Yaël Eisenstat @yaeleisenstat.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

FINALLY! The majority of New Yorkers have supported banning the carriages for years. Finding a transition for the 170 active carriage drivers can't possibly be the hardest thing this city has had to do. My heart breaks for the horses that still suffer while we debate for years. It's time!

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Ban on Horse-Drawn Carriages Is Backed by Key N.Y.C. Official

Julie Menin, the City Council speaker, said she would support a bill to ban the rides in Central Park after a tourist was killed in an accident last month.

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

The United States is entering the midterm cycle with more serious online threats than ever—and fewer protections than in a decade. Yaël Eisenstat & Justin Hendrix on what platforms can and must do.

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What Online Platforms Can and Must Do to Help Mitigate Escalating Political Violence

The days where companies could say “we could not have seen it coming” are behind us, write Yaël Eisenstat and Justin Hendrix.

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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

The United States is entering the midterm cycle with more serious online threats than ever—and fewer protections than in a decade. Yaël Eisenstat & I on what platforms can and must do to help mitigate violence. This piece accompanies a new report on the subject—which you can find linked in the post.

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What Online Platforms Can and Must Do to Help Mitigate Escalating Political Violence

The days where companies could say “we could not have seen it coming” are behind us, write Yaël Eisenstat and Justin Hendrix.

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Yaël Eisenstat @yaeleisenstat.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Our latest report on political violence in the digital age is out! Thanks to my co-author @justinhendrix.bsky.social and to @justsecurity.org for featuring our work.👇

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

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What Online Platforms Can and Must Do to Help Mitigate Escalating Political Violence

The days where companies could say “we could not have seen it coming” are behind us, write Yaël Eisenstat and Justin Hendrix.

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Yaël Eisenstat @yaeleisenstat.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

This is heartbreaking, a stain on NYC & totally fixable. Apparently a handful of carriage drivers is more important than these horses. Ryder’s Law offers other options for the drivers. Shame on us. @mayor.nyc.gov, I know challenging a union is tough, but ENOUGH of this cruelty. Please do something!

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Yaël Eisenstat @yaeleisenstat.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

So, I have a new title to add to my bio: “Under-babied.”

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Yaël Eisenstat @yaeleisenstat.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Just trying to read. (Thanks for the book recommendation @jenrubin.bsky.social. Enjoying @galbeckerman.bsky.social, despite my pup’s intervention.)

My dog splayed across my stomach while I’m trying to read “How to be a dissident.”

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The Citizens @the-citizens.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

“This is the type of evidence social media companies have fought tooth and nail to prevent from ever entering a courtroom." What comes next in the push for accountability? Read @yaeleisenstat.bsky.social for @contrariannews.org ⬇️

contrariannews.org

For Meta, The Mask Is Off: They Knowingly Harmed Children

Two guilty verdicts are a landmark in the long road to social media accountability

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Yaël Eisenstat @yaeleisenstat.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

I offer you a timeline cleanse from the chaos of our world right now. For 2 minutes, you can escape it all and watch my little guy this morning in “Brixton v. Balloon.” You’re welcome. #dogs

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Yaël Eisenstat @yaeleisenstat.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

In my @contrariannews.org piece, I unpack the Meta guilty verdicts, why this moment is different, my team's work on all this, and what comes next. The status quo, it is clear, is no longer acceptable... now we can hopefully move to the next phase of building safer, more accountable online spaces.

contrariannews.org

For Meta, The Mask Is Off: They Knowingly Harmed Children

Two guilty verdicts are a landmark in the long road to social media accountability

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Yaël Eisenstat @yaeleisenstat.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

If you know, you know: “A banana in the tail pipe, it stops the car from running. How do you know that? I grew up in the 80s.” Jennifer Garner in “The Last Thing He Told Me.” #genX #genXamazingness

Screenshot from tv show where Jennifer Garner is kneeling and putting a banana up the tail pipe of a car.

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Yaël Eisenstat @yaeleisenstat.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Pups going potty in a blizzard is all the content I need today. How’s it going for the rest of y’all on the East Coast?

Small dog in a red coat and black boots peeing on a snow bank.

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Yaël Eisenstat @yaeleisenstat.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Watching the hockey gold medal game. Not gonna lie, Heated Rivalry has changed my viewing experience. Certainly making me smile more. 😉 Any others?

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Yaël Eisenstat @yaeleisenstat.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

So…is this what happens when AI replaces human illustrators and/or graphic designers? 🤦🏻‍♀️

Image from a WIRED article titled inside the gay tech mafia. Two men from the waist down, pants unzipped, forearms sticking out of their pants, shaking hands.

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Yaël Eisenstat @yaeleisenstat.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Am I the only one who teared up through now Naumov‘s entire skate tonight? I can’t imagine pushing through all that grief on such a public stage. www.nbcnews.com/sports/olymp...

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Maxim Naumov delivers heartfelt Olympic debut performance to honor parents

Naumov posted a qualifying score of 85.65, a result that had most of the Milano Figure Skating Arena standing and applauding.

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Yaël Eisenstat @yaeleisenstat.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Snowy Sunday morning read: “The Escape Artist” by @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social. This sentence hit me extra hard today. The human condition continues…

Screenshot of book page with highlighted sentence that reads: “this was a problem Walter had not anticipated. These Jews had the information. The trouble was, they did not believe it.”

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Yaël Eisenstat @yaeleisenstat.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Hey guys, Angelina Jolie works for Amazon now and is trying to recruit me! She must really see my potential. And... is finally living up to hers.

Recruitment message from Amazon, from someone claiming to be Angelina Jolie

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Yaël Eisenstat @yaeleisenstat.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

I’ve had @cnn.com on for 2 hours. Haven’t seen a peep about this. The biggest synagogue in Mississippi—one that was also bombed by the KKK in 1967–was burned, police calling it arson. Not an interesting enough story for the American people to know about, even if motive not yet certain? Terrible.

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Suspect arrested after a fire damages a historic Mississippi synagogue

Authorities have taken a person into custody after a fire heavily damaged a historic synagogue in Mississippi

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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

And… TRO granted! A sweet Christmas present for @imranahmed.bsky.social, @counterhate.com--& for their mission of fighting antisemitism & protecting kids online. Also nice for our all-star legal team. A lump of coal in the stockings of authoritarians & the merchants of disinformation

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 22/12/2025

BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...

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WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment

I was sent the CECOT segment anonymously in a group chat.

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Yaël Eisenstat @yaeleisenstat.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

1/2 While I appreciate @cnn.com's Harry Enten's attempt to act as if he intentionally chose a quirky spelling of Hanukkah/Chanukah, that's just plain old gaslighting. Somebody straight up screwed up. At least Smokey Robinson should feel a little bit vindicated. 😂

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Will Oremus @willoremus.com · 19/12/2025

this is a good reminder of how things that are shitty but have been accepted as normal and inevitable can actually turn out to be abnormal and evitable with some science, time, education and political will

reddit post from a presumably young person who watched sex and the city and couldn’t get over how much people smoked indoors. “wouldn’t everything smell bad?” they asked

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Yaël Eisenstat @yaeleisenstat.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

(Accidental) twinning with my sidekick, Brixton. ‘Tis the season for red boots.

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Yaël Eisenstat @yaeleisenstat.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

🧵Speaking truth to power is never easy. I haven't spoken publicly much about the personal toll of my choice to speak out about my time working on election integrity issues at Facebook. But I was willing to share some details here. Despite the ensuing challenges, I say unequivocally: No regrets. 1/4

Screenshot from Washington Post piece, titled "tech whistleblowers face million-dollar debts, job loss and isolation"

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Yaël Eisenstat @yaeleisenstat.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

They will not dim our light. We will celebrate Hanukkah loudly and proudly tonight. To my fellow Jews around the world, and especially in Australia: may your candles burn bright.

Small dog, in red coat and black boots, standing in the snow in front of a giant Hanukkah menorah.

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Yaël Eisenstat @yaeleisenstat.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

To my non-Jewish friends: it’s ok to just say, without caveats, “I’m so sorry; this is so awful” to your Jewish friends. So many of us are deeply hurting.

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Yaël Eisenstat @yaeleisenstat.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

“Instead, the Coast Guard will classify the Nazi-era insignia as “potentially divisive” under its new guidelines.” But no, America doesn’t have a Nazi problem. Maybe I’m just too sensitive. 🤬🤬 (Gift link): wapo.st/3Mbd9a6

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U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols

The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”

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Yaël Eisenstat @yaeleisenstat.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

So, ummm… guy snoring louder than anyone I’ve ever heard before, in the QUIET car on Amtrak, right in front of me. I mean, am I wrong for feeling like someone who snores that insanely loudly shouldn’t be in the quiet car? Everyone around us has a look of shock or amusement on their faces. Ugh….

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Yaël Eisenstat @yaeleisenstat.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Sometimes the only thing I can do is get away for a minute to breathe, reset, recharge. The stress this week was at peak level. Filled with gratitude to be able to escape, even if for just a minute. The road ahead is long and keeps getting steeper, and I need to find moments of joy amidst the fight.

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Yaël Eisenstat @yaeleisenstat.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

“I’m not worried, I’m just kind of exhausted.” -Andrew McCabe today on CNN. I feel that. Deeply. Coincidentally, here’s the first line of a poem someone wrote for me at a party last night.

“For a warrior heart, exhausting can be the fight of one’s knowing”

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Yaël Eisenstat @yaeleisenstat.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

1/ While everyone is focused on Comey, Trump did this today. How many more of us will be targeted? How many rounded up? How many designated terrorists and prosecuted before those who remain on the sidelines finally open their eyes to what’s happening? www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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In Dangerous Attack on Left-Leaning Nonprofits, Trump Orders Government to Go After ‘Domestic Terrorism Networks’