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Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · Jul 31

When I read about this this morning, I almost fell out of my chair. These idiots have no idea what they’re talking about and yet their conspiracy theorizing is dictating massive policies and petty, vindictive bullshit like this…

Nina Jankowicz @ninajankowicz.com · Jul 30

In another episode of “we live in the stupidest timeline,” Jen Easterly, a woman I have (1) never met and (2) did not work for, had her appointment at West Point terminated because Laura Loomer lied about both of us in a tweet.

cyberscoop.com/jen-easterly...

Army Secretary forces West Point to rescind appointment given to Easterly

The United States Military Academy abruptly ended the appointment of Jen Easterly to a high-profile academic position in West Point’s Department of Social Sciences, according to a memorandum issued We...

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The Citizen Lab @citizenlab.ca · Jul 7

🛰️ New article co-authored by the Citizen Lab's @gabriellelim.bsky.social discusses the risks of privatized space technology. Published in @techpolicypress.bsky.social

Read it here: www.techpolicy.press/a-match-made...

A Match Made in the Heavens: The Surveillance State and the “New Space” Economy | TechPolicy.Press

As private firms dominate space, satellites serve both aid and surveillance—raising urgent questions about power, privacy, and democratic control.

www.techpolicy.press

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Ron Deibert @rondeibert.bsky.social · Jul 7

Planet of the Apes XI: The Rise of the Fascists

Mel Buer @melbuer.bsky.social · Jul 7

Border patrol walking McArthur park here in LA

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Gabrielle Lim @gabriellelim.bsky.social · Jun 20

Many thanks to @ijoc-usc.bsky.social and the guest editors @joncong.bsky.social and @bostonjoan.bsky.social for getting this wonderful special section together.

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Gabrielle Lim @gabriellelim.bsky.social · Jun 20

We draw heavily from securitization theory and consider the ways in which the US, UK, and other Western states may bias or influence global security discourse. It is also a reminder for us scholars to be wary of how we "speak security."

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Gabrielle Lim @gabriellelim.bsky.social · Jun 20

While 3 and 4 are not as surprising, 1 and 2 were somewhat less obvious or, at least, not as talked about within mainstream misinfo studies: the way we phrase things and the power that is imparted on specific ideas (i.e., threats) are important. Who says what and where matters.

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Gabrielle Lim @gabriellelim.bsky.social · Jun 20

(1) the popularization of “fake news” by political and media elites, (2) Western influence over global security discourse and policymaking, (3) the desire for governments to control the flow of information, and (4) high-profile revelations around platform governance and harm.

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Gabrielle Lim @gabriellelim.bsky.social · Jun 20

Drawing on data from 177 counties over the past 15 years and a systematic review of 57 academic articles analyzing the passing of misinformation laws, we identified four concurrent conditions that have driven the global rise of legislation against misinformation:

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Gabrielle Lim @gabriellelim.bsky.social · Jun 20

In a short span of time there has been a global rise in "fake news" laws - legislation that purports to or is designed to curb the spread of false information. @sbradshaw.bsky.social, Monzima Haque, and I wanted to understand why.

"The Global Spread of Misinformation Laws" ijoc.org/index.php/ij...

True Costs of Misinformation| The Global Spread of Misinformation Laws | Bradshaw | International Journal of Communication

True Costs of Misinformation| The Global Spread of Misinformation Laws

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · Jun 18

Gabrielle Lim, Aidan Kerr, Marlene Terstiege, and Marc Calabretta discuss the risks of privatized space. The issue is not private sector involvement, but power in the hands of private firms “incentivized to serve the surveillance state and further a new kind of space military-industrial complex.”

A Match Made in the Heavens: The Surveillance State and the “New Space” Economy | TechPolicy.Press

As private firms dominate space, satellites serve both aid and surveillance—raising urgent questions about power, privacy, and democratic control.

www.techpolicy.press

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Perspectives on Politics @poppublicsphere.bsky.social · Apr 17

NOW OUT ON FIRSTVIEW!!

Institutional Change on #Digital #Platforms: Temporal Shifts in the #Power of #Users, #Businesses, & #States

By @sverrir.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1017/S153...

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Gabrielle Lim @gabriellelim.bsky.social · Jun 20

Of all the things I read on AI, this is truly one of the best reports critically examining AI. Highly recommend spending an afternoon with it. ainowinstitute.org/2025-landscape Much respect to @ainowinstitute.bsky.social for publishing it.

Artificial Power: 2025 Landscape Report

In the aftermath of the “AI boom,” this report examines how the push to integrate AI products everywhere grants AI companies - and the tech oligarchs that run them - power that goes far beyond their d...

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AI Now Institute @ainowinstitute.bsky.social · Jun 3

NEW REPORT: Artificial Power, our 2025 Landscape Report, is out.

Today’s AI isn’t just being used by us, it’s being used on us. We urgently need to reclaim public power over the future trajectory of AI. Another path is possible.

Read the report: ainowinstitute.org/2025-landscape

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Gabrielle Lim @gabriellelim.bsky.social · Jun 3

"The AI industry is on shakier ground than it may
seem. Valuations are sky high, while the business
model hinges on an intensely expensive technology
that lacks a consistent revenue stream. AI companies bleed money for every user they gain."

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Gabrielle Lim @gabriellelim.bsky.social · Jun 3

"The question we should be asking is not if ChatGPT is useful or not, but if OpenAI’s unaccountable power, linked to Microsoft’s monopoly and the business model of the tech economy, is good for society."

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Gabrielle Lim @gabriellelim.bsky.social · Jun 3

AI Now's 2025 landscape report is out! Highly recommend reading it: ainowinstitute.org/publications...

Artificial Power: 2025 Landscape Report

In the aftermath of the “AI boom,” this report examines how the push to integrate AI products everywhere grants AI companies - and the tech oligarchs that run them - power that goes far beyond their d...

ainowinstitute.org

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Gabrielle Lim @gabriellelim.bsky.social · May 2

...Reminds me of this article on IDF soldiers selling guns and occupation: jewishcurrents.org/naked-gun "It doesn’t matter what the gun or combat accessory can do or has done to occupied people. It just matters that the Angels look good doing it."

Naked Gun

The Instagram stars making military occupation look good.

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Gabrielle Lim @gabriellelim.bsky.social · May 2

This line... "We don’t expect them to write, to debate, or shape public discourse in any meaningful way. We just expect them to look good doing whatever it is they do."

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Gabrielle Lim @gabriellelim.bsky.social · May 2

h/t to @natashagoel.bsky.social for this insightful piece! Hits home on so many levels. thedigitalmeadow.substack.com/p/the-death-...

The death of the public intellectual

is Hailey Bieber the new Susan Sontag?

thedigitalmeadow.substack.com

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Gabrielle Lim @gabriellelim.bsky.social · Apr 29

The responses by redditors to the disclosure of this experiment are probably more insightful than the actual study: www.reddit.com/r/changemyvi...

From the changemyview community on Reddit

Explore this post and more from the changemyview community

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Gabrielle Lim @gabriellelim.bsky.social · Apr 29

How not to do social science: www.404media.co/researchers-...

Researchers Secretly Ran a Massive, Unauthorized AI Persuasion Experiment on Reddit Users

The researchers' bots generated identities as a sexual assault survivor, a trauma counselor, and a Black man opposed to Black Lives Matter.

www.404media.co

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J. Nathan Matias @natematias.bsky.social · Apr 29

From concerns about social media addiction to urgent civil liberties issues, courts are asking scientists to be arbiters of alleged technology harms. How can scientists reliably inform courts and how can courts interpret our work?

New article with @penney.bsky.social
tsjournal.org/index.php/jo...

Science and Causality in Technology Litigation | Journal of Online Trust and Safety

Journal of Online Trust and Safety

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The Citizen Lab @citizenlab.ca · Feb 21

Even after Assad’s fall, #disinformation in #Syria is thriving. In an opinion piece in @timep.bsky.social, The Citizen Lab’s @noura.bsky.social discusses how foreign powers and non-state actors exploit social media to manipulate narratives and spread fear.
Read more here: timep.org/2025/01/30/t...

Truth in Transition: Disinformation in Post-Assad Syria

Disinformation fuels fear and division in Syria’s new political landscape, eroding trust and blocking the path to a peaceful political transition.

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Dr. Jessie Christiansen @aussiastronomer.bsky.social · Feb 5

Spot the difference.

Screenshot of the Life at NASA website from 2024. One sentence states 'We share a set of core values - safety, integrity, teamwork, excellence, inclusion - and they are evident in all that we do.'

Screenshot of the Life at NASA site as of Feb 5, 2025. The sentence now reads "We share a set of core values - safety, integrity, teamwork, excellence - and they are evident in all that we do."

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Robyn Caplan @robyncaplan.bsky.social · Jan 30

What will it take to get news sites to start embedding Bluesky posts instead of x posts in their articles?

I’m still seeing even journo x posts in stories on @nymag.com and @nytimes.com when I know they have a Bluesky…

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