Alexandra Reeve Givens
@alexreevegivens.bsky.social
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CEO at Center for Democracy & Technology, fighting to protect people’s rights & our democracy in the digital age. Proud daughter & Board Member at Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation.
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techpolicypress.bsky.social
The TAKE IT DOWN ACT is law. Compliance is the floor—platforms must invest the time and effort necessary to protect users and meaningfully respond to image-based sexual abuse, says CDT's Becca Branum.
The TAKE IT DOWN Act Is US Law. Platforms Must Do More Than The Bare Minimum | TechPolicy.Press
Platforms must invest the time and effort necessary to protect users and meaningfully respond to image-based sexual abuse, writes CDT's Becca Branum.
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cdt.org
🚨 New from CDT: The non-consensual distribution of intimate imagery — incl. AI-generated content — is a growing form of image-based abuse. Victims face high barriers to reporting and removal. CDT’s latest report from @beccabranum.bsky.social & Mi Yeon Kim assesses how major platforms handle NDII.
alexreevegivens.bsky.social
Great news at a time we need it.
politico.com
A federal judge has restored Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter to her role at the FTC after ruling that Trump’s attempt to fire the Dem appointee in March was illegal.
Judge says Trump’s firing of FTC commissioner was illegal
Amid White House push to remake agencies, Democratic commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter can return to her job.
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jameeljaffer.bsky.social
Yes, the First Amendment protects noncitizens, too—and this has been the law for eighty years, even if many people are suddenly pretending it’s an open question. www.harvardmagazine.com/2025/07/aaup...
Are Noncitizens’ Speech Rights Protected? | Harvard Magazine
Harvard faculty testify in a federal lawsuit over free speech and deportations.
www.harvardmagazine.com
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cdt.org
What happens when the federal government seeks to centralize sensitive state data on individuals? On July 16, AEI & CDT will bring together experts to unpack the civil liberties, privacy & security implications of federal data consolidation. Details 👇
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alexreevegivens.bsky.social
A conference in the NYT v OpenAI case today impacts the privacy of 400m+ ChatGPT users. No matter the case’s merits, there’s no way the chat outputs of *all* users should be saved without constraint. CDT’s @bankston.bsky.social on why the judge must craft a nuanced approach: cdt.org/insights/in-...
In ChatGPT Case, Order to Retain All Chats Threatens User Privacy
Tomorrow, Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York will convene an in-person conference between the parties in the New York Times Co. v. OpenAI cop...
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jameeljaffer.bsky.social
Every one of these petty, ideologically driven visa denials is an assault on *our* freedom of association, our right to hear, and our ability to learn about the world around us. They are meant to make us stupider, more susceptible to manipulation, and less free. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/19/w...
French Lawmaker Says He Was Denied Entry Into the United States
www.nytimes.com
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alondra.bsky.social
Smart, important 🧵 from Senior Director of the Liberty and National Security Program at the Brennan Center for Justice
lizagoitein.bsky.social
ICE activity is happening across the country, and will likely draw protests in many places. Trump is authorizing military deployment nationwide, regardless of whether protests involve violence *or are even happening yet.* 14/19
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jlkoepke.bsky.social
wasn't just enough to freeze a state's ability to regulate consumer protection and civil rights.

now, very coercive tactics: if you want the money to build out high-speed internet to un-served and under-served communities, we have to ban your state's ability to do AI policy.
viacristiano.bsky.social
Senate Commerce's version of the budget bill out tonight requires states to not enforce their AI rules for 10 years under the moratorium to receive federal broadband subsidies under BEAD www.commerce.senate.gov/services/fil...
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kateruane.bsky.social
Wikipedia is the ground truth of the internet. It has over 260000 dedicated people engaged in radically transparent content moderation and that’s why it’s the last best thing on the Internet. Targeting it says more about the one doing the targeting. www.theverge.com/news/656720/...
Trump DOJ goon threatens Wikipedia
Wikipedia is facing another threat.
www.theverge.com
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cdt.org
Leading us off, CDT CEO @alexreevegivens.bsky.social: “We’re convening this event because the U.S. is facing a crisis moment for the future of free speech."
cdt.org
"Who Will Fight for the First Amendment?" is happening now. Tune in LIVE! www.youtube.com/live/Zdczxmq...
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cdt.org
Who will stand up for free expression? Join CDT + a powerhouse panel — incl. FCC’s @agomezfcc.bsky.social, @alexabdo.bsky.social, Kate Tumarello & @alexreevegivens.bsky.social — for a convo on defending the First Amendment.

🗓️ April 24 | 2-3PM ET | Webinar

RSVP: cdt.org/event/who-wi...
Graphic for a CDT event, entitled “Who Will Fight for the First Amendment? Protecting Free Expression at a Critical Time.” Thursday, April 24, 2025, from 2-3pm ET.
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wired.com
WIRED @wired.com · Apr 21
ICYMI, DOGE is knitting together data from the Department of Homeland Security, Social Security Administration, and IRS that could create a surveillance tool of unprecedented scope.
DOGE Is Building a Master Database to Surveil and Track Immigrants
DOGE is knitting together data from the Department of Homeland Security, Social Security Administration, an IRS that could create a surveillance tool of unprecedented scope.
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iohn.bsky.social
New op-ed from @maribel-wadsworth.bsky.social

“…public station is in some places the last truly local newsroom. Eliminate the funding, and you silence local voices. You shrink civic space. You take away access to trusted information in communities that need it most.”
Public media is a pillar of our communities. Don’t defund it | Opinion
Critics argue that public broadcasting is biased. But year after year, surveys show that PBS is the most trusted source of news in America. | Opinion
www.newsobserver.com
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alondra.bsky.social
Keep the faith. Take action. Be honest about risk. Be prudent (with words, acquaintances, and technology).

@juliaangwin.com and @amifieldsmeyer.bsky.social distill the wisdom of elders and of the ages into a primer for The Opposition™️

Your weekend #mustread
juliaangwin.com
Courage is contagious. But how do we catch it?

For months, @amifieldsmeyer.bsky.social and I have been asking dissidents and activists from around the world how we can topple authoritarianism.

We assembled their lessons into a field guide to courage.

www.newyorker.com/news/the-wee...
So You Want to Be a Dissident?
A practical guide to courage in Trump’s age of fear.
www.newyorker.com
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digiphile.bsky.social
Official U.S. government communications should always be cross-posted in an accessible format to a .gov website so that no American has to sign up for a commercial service nor agree to Terms of Service to read public laws, court rulings, orders, or other edicts of government.
wired.com
WIRED @wired.com · Apr 11
SCOOP: The Social Security Administration (SSA) will be shifting its public communication exclusively to X, sources tell WIRED. This comes as agency plans to cut its regional office workforce by roughly 90 percent.
The Social Security Administration Is Gutting Regional Staff and Shifting All Public Communications to X
The SSA's shift to Elon Musk's X comes as the agency plans to cut its regional office workforce by roughly 90 percent, WIRED has learned.
www.wired.com
alexreevegivens.bsky.social
My colleague Tom Bowman weighed in with AP: “The DHS-IRS agreement marks a complete betrayal of decades of the government telling immigrants to file their taxes. Disclosing immigrant tax records to DHS for immigration enforcement will discourage tax compliance among…
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cdt.org
On #TransDayOfVisibility, we celebrate trans + nonbinary people & call for tech policies that protect their rights – esp. in a time when their right to exist is increasingly under attack. From AI bias to online harassment, digital spaces should be designed for safety, privacy, & free expression.