Eli Pariser
@eli.bsky.social
New_ Public cofounder / Filter Bubble author / dad, husband, human
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Eli Pariser
@eli.bsky.social
· Jan 13
Today’s one for the history books: Mastodon is becoming an independent non-profit, and Bluesky is supporting #FreeOurFeeds taking their AT Protocol in the same direction.
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This is one of the best deliberative democracy projects we’ve seen in a while:
@engaged-california.bsky.social asked Californians affected by the LA wildfires to weigh in on the recovery process.
Now they’ve synthesized that data, and they’re presenting an action plan to elected officials.
@engaged-california.bsky.social asked Californians affected by the LA wildfires to weigh in on the recovery process.
Now they’ve synthesized that data, and they’re presenting an action plan to elected officials.
🎙️You spoke. We listened.
For six months, Angelenos affected by the Palisades and Eaton fires shared what mattered most as they rebuild their communities.
🔗Learn more about the top priorities survivors shared on Engaged California here: bit.ly/4oiPK4s
For six months, Angelenos affected by the Palisades and Eaton fires shared what mattered most as they rebuild their communities.
🔗Learn more about the top priorities survivors shared on Engaged California here: bit.ly/4oiPK4s
November 26, 2025 at 7:45 PM
This is one of the best deliberative democracy projects we’ve seen in a while:
@engaged-california.bsky.social asked Californians affected by the LA wildfires to weigh in on the recovery process.
Now they’ve synthesized that data, and they’re presenting an action plan to elected officials.
@engaged-california.bsky.social asked Californians affected by the LA wildfires to weigh in on the recovery process.
Now they’ve synthesized that data, and they’re presenting an action plan to elected officials.
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Social media researcher @taliastroud.bsky.social (New_ Public and @engagingnews.bsky.social) presents our new nationwide poll results on how Americans really connect with their neighbors online — and the surprising gaps that deserve more attention.
Watch here 📹
Watch here 📹
The Local Connection Crisis: New Data on What Communities Need
YouTube video by New_ Public
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Social media researcher @taliastroud.bsky.social (New_ Public and @engagingnews.bsky.social) presents our new nationwide poll results on how Americans really connect with their neighbors online — and the surprising gaps that deserve more attention.
Watch here 📹
Watch here 📹
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We are thrilled to be a small part of a much larger movement for designing and building digital spaces that feel like the parks, neighborhoods, and libraries we love.
Check out our revised and expanded Healthy Digital Spaces Starter Pack, and let us know who we’re missing!
bsky.app/starter-pack...
Check out our revised and expanded Healthy Digital Spaces Starter Pack, and let us know who we’re missing!
bsky.app/starter-pack...
November 19, 2025 at 6:32 PM
We are thrilled to be a small part of a much larger movement for designing and building digital spaces that feel like the parks, neighborhoods, and libraries we love.
Check out our revised and expanded Healthy Digital Spaces Starter Pack, and let us know who we’re missing!
bsky.app/starter-pack...
Check out our revised and expanded Healthy Digital Spaces Starter Pack, and let us know who we’re missing!
bsky.app/starter-pack...
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What would a 100% Canadian social media platform look like?
The team at @gandersocial.bsky.social is about to find out. By giving Canadians control over their data, their feeds, and more, they’re hoping to offer a viable alternative for American social media.
The team at @gandersocial.bsky.social is about to find out. By giving Canadians control over their data, their feeds, and more, they’re hoping to offer a viable alternative for American social media.
🇨🇦 How Canadians are fighting for digital independence
Gander's CEO on decentralization, crowdsourcing, and annexation fears
newpublic.substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:05 PM
What would a 100% Canadian social media platform look like?
The team at @gandersocial.bsky.social is about to find out. By giving Canadians control over their data, their feeds, and more, they’re hoping to offer a viable alternative for American social media.
The team at @gandersocial.bsky.social is about to find out. By giving Canadians control over their data, their feeds, and more, they’re hoping to offer a viable alternative for American social media.
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Today, my campaign is releasing our first policy planks to root out corruption and self-dealing in government.
cammieforcongress.com/article/camm...
cammieforcongress.com/article/camm...
Cammie Croft Takes on Corruption in Run for New Jersey’s 11th District - Cammie For Congress
cammieforcongress.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Today, my campaign is releasing our first policy planks to root out corruption and self-dealing in government.
cammieforcongress.com/article/camm...
cammieforcongress.com/article/camm...
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On Nov. 19th, we’re co-hosting Eurosky Live in Berlin!
Europeans need control over European social media infrastructure, and next week we’re gathering entrepreneurs, technologists, policy-makers, and others towards developing a new, public interest digital ecosystem for Europe.
Europeans need control over European social media infrastructure, and next week we’re gathering entrepreneurs, technologists, policy-makers, and others towards developing a new, public interest digital ecosystem for Europe.
Eurosky Live - 19 November, Berlin — eurosky
Our first Eurosky Live conference will take place in Berlin on 19 November 2025, showcasing a public interest social media ecosystem built and governed in Europe.
www.eurosky.social
November 12, 2025 at 5:45 PM
On Nov. 19th, we’re co-hosting Eurosky Live in Berlin!
Europeans need control over European social media infrastructure, and next week we’re gathering entrepreneurs, technologists, policy-makers, and others towards developing a new, public interest digital ecosystem for Europe.
Europeans need control over European social media infrastructure, and next week we’re gathering entrepreneurs, technologists, policy-makers, and others towards developing a new, public interest digital ecosystem for Europe.
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Like many small nonprofits, we’ve been experimenting with using AI tools so that we can focus on our mission of reinforcing human connections, conversations, and communities.
We remain mindful of the harms and risks of AI, and have developed a set of guiding principles grounded in our values.
We remain mindful of the harms and risks of AI, and have developed a set of guiding principles grounded in our values.
November 10, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Like many small nonprofits, we’ve been experimenting with using AI tools so that we can focus on our mission of reinforcing human connections, conversations, and communities.
We remain mindful of the harms and risks of AI, and have developed a set of guiding principles grounded in our values.
We remain mindful of the harms and risks of AI, and have developed a set of guiding principles grounded in our values.
There’s a big gap between how people talk to their neighbors online, and how they want to — I can’t wait to share this survey.
Looking forward to this conversation with my @newpublic.org co-founder @taliastroud.bsky.social on November 20th. RSVP to join
Looking forward to this conversation with my @newpublic.org co-founder @taliastroud.bsky.social on November 20th. RSVP to join
The Local Connection Crisis: New Data on What Communities Need · Zoom · Luma
Now we know what we've long suspected: People really use and rely on their local Facebook groups, Nextdoor neighborhoods, and WhatsApp group chats, but they…
luma.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:54 PM
There’s a big gap between how people talk to their neighbors online, and how they want to — I can’t wait to share this survey.
Looking forward to this conversation with my @newpublic.org co-founder @taliastroud.bsky.social on November 20th. RSVP to join
Looking forward to this conversation with my @newpublic.org co-founder @taliastroud.bsky.social on November 20th. RSVP to join
Hey, if you (yes you) have 5 minutes I could use your help -- we are doing a project on how social conversation online will be reshaped in the next couple of years, and would love to hear what you're seeing/thinking about!
SEEKING SIGNALS! We want to hear more about how new technologies like AI are changing your experience online.
Our Co-Director @eli.bsky.social is kicking off new research and your input is critical. Help us understand what’s alive and worth paying attention to right now on the social internet!
Our Co-Director @eli.bsky.social is kicking off new research and your input is critical. Help us understand what’s alive and worth paying attention to right now on the social internet!
What Will Shape the Next Internet?
A pulse check from the New_ Public community
The New_ Public team is exploring how new technologies and behaviors, including AI, are reshaping the social fabric of the internet: how people connect, co...
forms.gle
November 6, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Hey, if you (yes you) have 5 minutes I could use your help -- we are doing a project on how social conversation online will be reshaped in the next couple of years, and would love to hear what you're seeing/thinking about!
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The focus tends to be on the kids, but access to screens and technology have also profoundly changed parents, too.
Our Co-Director @deeptidoshi.bsky.social says it’s important to stress that these are tools and give kids the credit and confidence to understand the bigger picture.
Our Co-Director @deeptidoshi.bsky.social says it’s important to stress that these are tools and give kids the credit and confidence to understand the bigger picture.
Pilot Episode: Deepti Doshi talks independence & community
Deepti Doshi talks about fostering independence and community, and how to help our kids build muscles for navigating the current realities of digital technology... and whatever comes next.
www.thehomescreen.org
November 4, 2025 at 2:08 PM
The focus tends to be on the kids, but access to screens and technology have also profoundly changed parents, too.
Our Co-Director @deeptidoshi.bsky.social says it’s important to stress that these are tools and give kids the credit and confidence to understand the bigger picture.
Our Co-Director @deeptidoshi.bsky.social says it’s important to stress that these are tools and give kids the credit and confidence to understand the bigger picture.
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In the spirit of learning in public, we’re opening the door to how New_ Public has been thinking about and using AI.
We break down our understanding of the risks, the values behind how we're using it in our work, and explain why we’re choosing to take on this technology as critics and not skeptics.
We break down our understanding of the risks, the values behind how we're using it in our work, and explain why we’re choosing to take on this technology as critics and not skeptics.
✨💑 New_ Public’s AI framework: Learn in public, keep humans centered
Everything on our new policy on AI use, from "secret cyborgs" to "start-up mindset"
newpublic.substack.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:06 PM
In the spirit of learning in public, we’re opening the door to how New_ Public has been thinking about and using AI.
We break down our understanding of the risks, the values behind how we're using it in our work, and explain why we’re choosing to take on this technology as critics and not skeptics.
We break down our understanding of the risks, the values behind how we're using it in our work, and explain why we’re choosing to take on this technology as critics and not skeptics.
For the past few months at @newpublic.org we’ve been doing some thinking about where and why to use – and not use – AI tools.
This AI policy is a first attempt to set some guiding principles. Very curious to hear folks’ thoughts on this first iteration.
This AI policy is a first attempt to set some guiding principles. Very curious to hear folks’ thoughts on this first iteration.
✨💑 New_ Public’s AI framework: Learn in public, keep humans centered
Everything on our new policy on AI use, from "secret cyborgs" to "start-up mindset"
newpublic.substack.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:30 PM
For the past few months at @newpublic.org we’ve been doing some thinking about where and why to use – and not use – AI tools.
This AI policy is a first attempt to set some guiding principles. Very curious to hear folks’ thoughts on this first iteration.
This AI policy is a first attempt to set some guiding principles. Very curious to hear folks’ thoughts on this first iteration.
I spent some time this summer working out of the Villager, the cafe owned by The Midcoast Villager in my hometown of Camden, ME. It was very cool to see the mix of Mainers, tourists, and Villager staffers all eating, working, and engaging together.
Serving the community doesn’t have to be as literal as a newspaper-owned cafe, but The Midcoast Villager’s ethos and business model is a great example of local news adapting and thriving.
“Resurrecting the relevancy of community stories and reminding people that we are humans and neighbors first.”
“Resurrecting the relevancy of community stories and reminding people that we are humans and neighbors first.”
They Took Big Pay Cuts to Run a Little Paper
www.nytimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:15 PM
I spent some time this summer working out of the Villager, the cafe owned by The Midcoast Villager in my hometown of Camden, ME. It was very cool to see the mix of Mainers, tourists, and Villager staffers all eating, working, and engaging together.
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I've been working on this with our amazing team for five months now, and we're getting very close to sharing more about what we've been up to. I'm so excited.
It won’t be easy, but we’re optimistic.
People will always use a bridge — literal or figurative — if it gets them somewhere they need to or want to go.
Learn more here. There’s much more to come, soon!
People will always use a bridge — literal or figurative — if it gets them somewhere they need to or want to go.
Learn more here. There’s much more to come, soon!
Local Lab | New_ Public
Helping local communities create flourishing digital spaces
newpublic.org
October 30, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I've been working on this with our amazing team for five months now, and we're getting very close to sharing more about what we've been up to. I'm so excited.
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How fast is artificial intelligence actually progressing?
Are AI companies going to become pariahs (like social media companies before them)? When will we really feel genuine disruption?
A dispatch from AI conference The Curve, by New_ Public Co-Director @eli.bsky.social
Are AI companies going to become pariahs (like social media companies before them)? When will we really feel genuine disruption?
A dispatch from AI conference The Curve, by New_ Public Co-Director @eli.bsky.social
What I Saw Around The Curve
Notes from the near-future of AI
secondthoughts.ai
October 30, 2025 at 5:10 PM
How fast is artificial intelligence actually progressing?
Are AI companies going to become pariahs (like social media companies before them)? When will we really feel genuine disruption?
A dispatch from AI conference The Curve, by New_ Public Co-Director @eli.bsky.social
Are AI companies going to become pariahs (like social media companies before them)? When will we really feel genuine disruption?
A dispatch from AI conference The Curve, by New_ Public Co-Director @eli.bsky.social
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It won’t be easy, but we’re optimistic.
People will always use a bridge — literal or figurative — if it gets them somewhere they need to or want to go.
Learn more here. There’s much more to come, soon!
People will always use a bridge — literal or figurative — if it gets them somewhere they need to or want to go.
Learn more here. There’s much more to come, soon!
Local Lab | New_ Public
Helping local communities create flourishing digital spaces
newpublic.org
October 30, 2025 at 2:35 PM
It won’t be easy, but we’re optimistic.
People will always use a bridge — literal or figurative — if it gets them somewhere they need to or want to go.
Learn more here. There’s much more to come, soon!
People will always use a bridge — literal or figurative — if it gets them somewhere they need to or want to go.
Learn more here. There’s much more to come, soon!
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As part of our mission, we’re committed to building new online infrastructure to foster community and civic health. But what does that actually look like?
Our Co-Directors, @eli.bsky.social and @deeptidoshi.bsky.social, often turn to IRL public infrastructure for inspiration.
In this case, BRIDGES
Our Co-Directors, @eli.bsky.social and @deeptidoshi.bsky.social, often turn to IRL public infrastructure for inspiration.
In this case, BRIDGES
October 30, 2025 at 2:35 PM
As part of our mission, we’re committed to building new online infrastructure to foster community and civic health. But what does that actually look like?
Our Co-Directors, @eli.bsky.social and @deeptidoshi.bsky.social, often turn to IRL public infrastructure for inspiration.
In this case, BRIDGES
Our Co-Directors, @eli.bsky.social and @deeptidoshi.bsky.social, often turn to IRL public infrastructure for inspiration.
In this case, BRIDGES
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This is so exciting – at @newpublic.org, we're looking forward to building in collaboration with a rich ecosystem of open-standards-based tooling to support healthy online spaces for local communities, and @roost.tools is so inspirational in that regard.
We're excited to announce the result of months of collaboration with OpenAI, gpt-oss-safeguard. This reasoning model is designed for safety workflows where you bring your OWN policy and definitions of safety, and it explains each decision it makes.
Learn more here:
roost.tools/blog/a-new-m...
Learn more here:
roost.tools/blog/a-new-m...
A new milestone for open source safety infrastructure and transparency: gpt-oss-safeguard
Robust Open Online Safety Tools or ROOST is a new non-profit entity designed to address the urgent need for accessible, high-quality safety tools in the rapidly evolving digital landscape.
roost.tools
October 29, 2025 at 5:50 PM
This is so exciting – at @newpublic.org, we're looking forward to building in collaboration with a rich ecosystem of open-standards-based tooling to support healthy online spaces for local communities, and @roost.tools is so inspirational in that regard.
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If you’re looking for a boost, here’s New_ Public Co-Director @deeptidoshi.bsky.social’s excellent essay about having the freedom to live the kind of life you want to live.
Deepti presents a vision for the future where technology makes people feel hopeful and less alone.
Deepti presents a vision for the future where technology makes people feel hopeful and less alone.
Real Freedom Starts with Community
To fulfill the promise of our rights as Americans, they must be lived out in our neighborhoods, communities, and shared digital spaces.
theallamerican.substack.com
October 29, 2025 at 6:24 PM
If you’re looking for a boost, here’s New_ Public Co-Director @deeptidoshi.bsky.social’s excellent essay about having the freedom to live the kind of life you want to live.
Deepti presents a vision for the future where technology makes people feel hopeful and less alone.
Deepti presents a vision for the future where technology makes people feel hopeful and less alone.
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As mainstream social media platforms move further away from local news and community connection, local newsletters are stepping in to fill the gap.
Friend of New_ Public Logan Elmore started his newsletter in Chattanooga, TN with the intention of going beyond news and inspiring community pride.
Friend of New_ Public Logan Elmore started his newsletter in Chattanooga, TN with the intention of going beyond news and inspiring community pride.
Are these local newsletters local <em>news</em>? (And does it matter?)
Meet a few of the entrepreneurs and hobbyists building community — and sometimes, making real ad money — from newsletters aggregating local events.
www.niemanlab.org
October 28, 2025 at 5:49 PM
As mainstream social media platforms move further away from local news and community connection, local newsletters are stepping in to fill the gap.
Friend of New_ Public Logan Elmore started his newsletter in Chattanooga, TN with the intention of going beyond news and inspiring community pride.
Friend of New_ Public Logan Elmore started his newsletter in Chattanooga, TN with the intention of going beyond news and inspiring community pride.
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Thousands of people opined on the recovery from the LA fires using California's new digital democracy tool Engaged California.
From climate resilience to restoring utilities, residents and survivors set the agenda and now it’s time for the state to take action.
Check out the results so far!
From climate resilience to restoring utilities, residents and survivors set the agenda and now it’s time for the state to take action.
Check out the results so far!
Los Angeles fires recovery | Engaged California
Engaged California is an online platform that makes it easier for Californians to have a voice in government. Engaged California's first topic is recovery from the Los Angeles wildfires.
engaged.ca.gov
October 27, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Thousands of people opined on the recovery from the LA fires using California's new digital democracy tool Engaged California.
From climate resilience to restoring utilities, residents and survivors set the agenda and now it’s time for the state to take action.
Check out the results so far!
From climate resilience to restoring utilities, residents and survivors set the agenda and now it’s time for the state to take action.
Check out the results so far!
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How do you build digital spaces that actually strengthen communities?
In this webinar with Healthy Places by Design, New_ Public Co-Director @deeptidoshi.bsky.social explains the Civic Signals, a framework for flourishing digital public spaces.
In this webinar with Healthy Places by Design, New_ Public Co-Director @deeptidoshi.bsky.social explains the Civic Signals, a framework for flourishing digital public spaces.
Using Digital Spaces to Strengthen Social Connections
YouTube video by Healthy Places by Design
youtu.be
October 24, 2025 at 1:43 PM
How do you build digital spaces that actually strengthen communities?
In this webinar with Healthy Places by Design, New_ Public Co-Director @deeptidoshi.bsky.social explains the Civic Signals, a framework for flourishing digital public spaces.
In this webinar with Healthy Places by Design, New_ Public Co-Director @deeptidoshi.bsky.social explains the Civic Signals, a framework for flourishing digital public spaces.
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Traditionally, showing up at a town meeting has been a cornerstone of participatory democracy. Today, in person engagement isn’t always convenient or realistic.
But California is showing that when people have the right tools, they are ready to have civil, thoughtful, and productive conversations.
But California is showing that when people have the right tools, they are ready to have civil, thoughtful, and productive conversations.
![Purple background with white and yellow text displaying a quote from Jeffery Marino, Director of California Office of Digital Innovation. The quote reads: "We shouldn't have to wait for an election cycle or depend on only the traditional avenues of interacting with our government leaders. [Engaged California is] not seeking to replace any of those, but rather add a new avenue so we can engage with Californians on what's impacting them in their day-to-day lives." A decorative isometric illustration of stacked platform layers appears in the bottom right corner in light purple tones.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hheutzl4mxedshsz4yqek5tt/bafkreibwjtxbpxffcv23us56h6b3o2zvzudwc7hzwmzuelqsxt7w2pooaq@jpeg)
October 23, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Traditionally, showing up at a town meeting has been a cornerstone of participatory democracy. Today, in person engagement isn’t always convenient or realistic.
But California is showing that when people have the right tools, they are ready to have civil, thoughtful, and productive conversations.
But California is showing that when people have the right tools, they are ready to have civil, thoughtful, and productive conversations.
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Public media organizations are facing an existential threat — how can they not only survive this moment but emerge stronger?
If you’re at Attention: Govern or be Governed, Friend of New_ Public Catherine Tait will be tackling this with @camposmello.bsky.social & @emilybell.bsky.social tomorrow.
If you’re at Attention: Govern or be Governed, Friend of New_ Public Catherine Tait will be tackling this with @camposmello.bsky.social & @emilybell.bsky.social tomorrow.
The Attention Forum: October 23/24th 2025
www.attentionconferences.com
October 23, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Public media organizations are facing an existential threat — how can they not only survive this moment but emerge stronger?
If you’re at Attention: Govern or be Governed, Friend of New_ Public Catherine Tait will be tackling this with @camposmello.bsky.social & @emilybell.bsky.social tomorrow.
If you’re at Attention: Govern or be Governed, Friend of New_ Public Catherine Tait will be tackling this with @camposmello.bsky.social & @emilybell.bsky.social tomorrow.
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In the age of AI, @arctictony.com argues that journalists and media organizations must tap into “The Archipelago of Trust”: the group chats, newsletters, and private networks that are grounded in connection and trust.
At the core of that archipelago? People.
At the core of that archipelago? People.
What AI means for the business of: journalism
The first in an occasional series where we look at the second-order effects of AI on particular industries and roles.
filament.substack.com
October 22, 2025 at 1:14 PM
In the age of AI, @arctictony.com argues that journalists and media organizations must tap into “The Archipelago of Trust”: the group chats, newsletters, and private networks that are grounded in connection and trust.
At the core of that archipelago? People.
At the core of that archipelago? People.