iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Zamaan Qureshi @zamaan.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Amid congressional inaction to protect young people online, states are stepping up and leading the way by passing Age-Appropriate Design Code laws that require Big Tech to design their products for us. Here's Maryland Delegate Jared Solomon crushing tech talking points🧵

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Accountable Tech @accountabletech.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Mistakes Meta said they're working on due to public pressure: — Blocking LGBTQ+ hashtags — Blocking searches of Democrats — Making it difficult to unfollow President Trump and VP Vance

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Nicole Gill @nicolegill.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Now feels like a good time to remind folks that in 2021 @accountabletech.bsky.social created a centralized repository of all the news made by Frances Haugen's trove of internal documents from the company then known as Facebook. Bookmark it: facebookpapers.com

facebookpapers.com

The Facebook Papers

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Accountable Tech @accountabletech.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Meta’s week in review: Ending fact-checking? ✅ Promoting hate speech? ✅ Prioritizing profits over people? Always. ✅ Here’s a recap 🧵/1

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Zach Praiss @zachpraiss.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Repost if you think Bluesky should just make an ad-free version of Instagram too.

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Accountable Tech @accountabletech.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

We added Accountable Tech staffers, partner organizations, tech journalists, and other allies to our starter pack! Follow them to stay updated on the latest developments in social media, AI, and all things digital justice: bsky.app/starter-pack...

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Accountable Tech @accountabletech.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

*taps* Is this thing on? We’ve landed on BlueSky and are ready to keep fighting for a safer internet. Allow us to introduce ourselves...

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Accountable Tech @accountabletech.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Polling from @issueonereform.bsky.social finds a staggering 88% of voters support legislation to protect young people online. It's past time for Congress to stand up to the Big Tech lobby and pass the Kids Online Safety Act #KOSA. sanantonioreport.org/sons-suicide...

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San Antonio mom travels to D.C. one last time to push for online child safety bill

Maurine Molak has been a tireless advocate for online child safety since her son David took his own life in 2016.

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Zach Praiss @zachpraiss.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Key point: Foreign influence campaigns in the 2024 election "were aided in that endeavor by tech companies such as Elon Musk’s X loosening their content policies, pulling back on trust and safety efforts, and limiting outside researchers’ access to data." www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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Analysis | Outraged? You’re more likely to share misinformation, study finds.

Research sheds light on viral falsehoods as a separate report finds foreign disinformation plagued social media in the 2024 election.

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Zach Praiss @zachpraiss.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

These headlines were 3 days apart.

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Zach Praiss @zachpraiss.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

A social media platform not owned by a self-interested billionaire? Happy to be here.

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