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Mor Naaman
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Cornell Tech professor (information science, AI-mediated Communication, trustworthiness of our information ecosystem). New York City. Taller in person. Opinions my own.

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Mor Naaman is a professor of information science at Cornell Tech. He is the founder of the Connective Media Hub and director of the Connective Media degree program. Naaman is known for foundational work on tagging behavior on social networking sites, the use of sites such as Twitter as social awareness streams, and real-world identification from social network activity. His research in these areas has been cited over 12,000 times on Google Scholar. .. more

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Physics 15%
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Mor Naaman @informor.bsky.social · 6h
Bad Bunny halftime show crashing X is next-level symbolism

(source: downdetector.com/status/twitt...)
Graph showing X outage reports spiking after 8:30pm during the Superbowl

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Mor Naaman @informor.bsky.social · 16h
Pretty accurate for this humble account!

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Mor Naaman @informor.bsky.social · 18h
Pretty clear the only reasonable choice for MVP is Bad Bunny

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Marianne Aubin Le Quéré @mariannealq.bsky.social · 2d
If anybody is curious about local search and AI summaries, I’ll be speaking about some of our results from a large scale audit at this upcoming panel on AI Search and News on Feb 19th!

journalism.columbia.edu/events/ai-se...

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Mor Naaman @informor.bsky.social · 2d
Well ChatGPT *may* be helping people find local news, but we don't know that. OpenAI says people *ask* AI for local news. We don't know what they get...

... Until @mariannealq.bsky.social reports on her study, coming soon!

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Nieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 2d
“ChatGPT can help people find local news, provided local journalists are still out there covering it" www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/chat...
ChatGPT is asked about local news 1 million times per week, OpenAI says
ChatGPT is fielding 1 million prompts about local news every week, OpenAI said in a blog post that also announced the AI company wants to take "a different path" on local news than other tech…
www.niemanlab.org

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Mor Naaman @informor.bsky.social · 3d
And that's just the people on X, wait till you see the survey of the bots
polltracker.bsky.social Poll Tracker 📊 @polltracker.bsky.social · 3d
Trump job approval rating by news platform

🟢 Twitter/X: +9
🔴 Facebook: -7
🔴 Cable TV: -10
🔴 Podcasts/YouTube: -14
🔴 Local TV: -17
🔴 Instagram: -21
🔴 Broadcast TV: -28
🔴 TikTok: -28
🔴 Newspapers/news sites: -33
🔴 Reddit: -40

www.theargumentmag.com/p/twitter-is...

Reposted by Shannon Vallor, Will Jennings, Mor Naaman , and 6 more

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Poll Tracker 📊 @polltracker.bsky.social · 3d
Trump job approval rating by news platform

🟢 Twitter/X: +9
🔴 Facebook: -7
🔴 Cable TV: -10
🔴 Podcasts/YouTube: -14
🔴 Local TV: -17
🔴 Instagram: -21
🔴 Broadcast TV: -28
🔴 TikTok: -28
🔴 Newspapers/news sites: -33
🔴 Reddit: -40

www.theargumentmag.com/p/twitter-is...

Reposted by Mor Naaman, Rafael H. M. Pereira, Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham , and 3 more

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Gabriel Agostini @gsagostini.bsky.social · 4d
Our paper “Inferring fine-grained migration patterns across the United States” is now out in @natcomms.nature.com! We released a new, highly granular migration dataset. 1/9

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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 4d
Curious re: who is using paid ads to shape your thinking re: politics & social issues on Facebook & Instagram? We've an app for that. PoliDashboard Unveils 25 New Country-Specific Dashboards, Advancing Global Transparency in Political Advertising on Meta Platforms. socialmedialab.ca/2026/02/04/p...
PoliDashboard Unveils 25 New Country-Specific Dashboards, Advancing Global Transparency in Political Advertising on Meta Platform - Social Media Lab
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFebruary 4, 2026 Toronto, Ontario — In the wake of recent reports highlighting the prevalence of fraudulent advertisements on Meta-owned platforms (Tech Transparency Project) and ...
socialmedialab.ca

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Mor Naaman @informor.bsky.social · 4d
Betteridge's law of headlines alert, but solid analysis and actual data: there was an actual outage, it seems.

Nevertheless, researchers should have better access.

Reposted by Mor Naaman, John Sides

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Sol Messing @solmg.bsky.social · 5d
Here's the post on Good Authority! Thanks @goodauth.bsky.social @johnsides.bsky.social & Vanessa Lide! goodauthority.org/news/was-the...
Was there censorship on TikTok after the U.S. takeover?
A TikTok outage more likely explains recent anomalies – there’s no evidence of larger platform changes so far.
goodauthority.org

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Mor Naaman @informor.bsky.social · 6d
OK now it's really getting quite ridiculous
Polar Bear on a floating piece of ice on the East River, complete with reflection (well done Nano Banana)

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Mor Naaman @informor.bsky.social · 6d
AAUP heros.

"the Gold Card program allows visas to be bought, and... takes visas away from the people to whom federal statute specifies they should be awarded—
scientists and engineers, physicians, researchers, and other accomplished individuals whose
admission would substantially benefit the US"
aaup.org AAUP @aaup.org · 6d
BREAKING: the AAUP and @democracydefendersfund.org filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump admin's “Gold Card” visa program, which unlawfully sells US residency to wealthy individuals while pushing aside scientists, researchers, engineers, and other outstanding professionals.

Read more below👇
AAUP Files Lawsuit Challenging Gold Card Visa Program as a Pay-to-Play Scheme
The AAUP and a group of immigrant researchers and professionals today filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s “Gold Card” visa program, which unlawfully sells US residency to we...
www.aaup.org

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AAUP @aaup.org · 6d
BREAKING: the AAUP and @democracydefendersfund.org filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump admin's “Gold Card” visa program, which unlawfully sells US residency to wealthy individuals while pushing aside scientists, researchers, engineers, and other outstanding professionals.

Read more below👇
AAUP Files Lawsuit Challenging Gold Card Visa Program as a Pay-to-Play Scheme
The AAUP and a group of immigrant researchers and professionals today filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s “Gold Card” visa program, which unlawfully sells US residency to we...
www.aaup.org

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Mor Naaman @informor.bsky.social · 6d
Well this was Harvard's doing:

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/u...
Billionaire Trump Ally Emerges as Key Broker in Harvard Fight
www.nytimes.com

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Mor Naaman @informor.bsky.social · 6d
But what does Yuval Noah Harari say?
emollick.bsky.social Ethan Mollick @emollick.bsky.social · 6d
A pretty bold comment in Nature written by linguists, computer scientists and philosophers declaring that AGI has been achieved.

"By reasonable standards, including Turing’s own, we have artificial systems that are generally intelligent. The long-standing problem of creating AGI has been solved."

Reposted by Brendan Nyhan, Mor Naaman, Simon J. Greenhill

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Ethan Mollick @emollick.bsky.social · 6d
A pretty bold comment in Nature written by linguists, computer scientists and philosophers declaring that AGI has been achieved.

"By reasonable standards, including Turing’s own, we have artificial systems that are generally intelligent. The long-standing problem of creating AGI has been solved."

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Mor Naaman @informor.bsky.social · 6d
This is quite the text.
chrisgeidner.bsky.social Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 6d
BREAKING: Judge Ana Reyes, in DC, issues a stay of DHS Sec. Noem’s decision to end Haiti’s temporary protected status (TPS) designation, a decision that was to go into effect on Tuesday and could have ended legal status for up to 350,000 people overnight. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FRITZ EMMANUEL LESLY MIOT, et al., Plaintiffs, Case No. 25-cv-02471 (ACR) V. DONALD J. TRUMP, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION On December 2, 1783, then-Commander-in-Chief George Washington penned: "America is open to receive not only the Opulent & respected Stranger, but the oppressed & persecuted of all Nations & Religions." More than two centuries later, Congress reaffirmed President Washington's vision by establishing the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program. See 8 U.S.C. § 1254a (TPS statute). It provides humanitarian relief to foreign nationals in the United States who come from disaster-stricken countries. It also brings in substantial revenue, with TPS holders generating $5.2 billion in taxes annually. See Part VI. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem has a different take.? eSec Noem I just met with the President. I am recommending a full travel ban on every damn country that's been flooding our nation with killers, leeches, and entitlement junkies. Our forefathers built this nation on blood, sweat, and the unyielding love of freedom-not for foreign invaders to slaughter our heroes, suck dry our hard-earned tax dollars, or snatch the benefits owed to AMERICANS. WE DON'T WANT THEM. NOT ONE. 6:52 PM - Dec 1, 2025 - 13.2M Views ' Letter from George Washington to Joshua Holmes (December 2, 1783). 2 Dkt. 90 (Second Am. Compl.) 1110 n.91. But see supra n.l. So says the official responsible for overseeing the TPS program. And one of those (her word) "damn" countries is Haiti. Relevant here, three days before making the above post, Secretary Noem announced she would terminate Haiti's TPS designation as of February 3, 2026. See 90 Fed. Reg. 54733 (Nov. 28, 2025) (Termination). Plaintiffs are five Haitian TPS holders. They are not, it emerges, "killers, leeches, or entitlement junkies." They are instead: Fritz Emmanuel Lesly Miot, a neuroscientist researching Alzheimer's disease, Dkt. 90 (Second Am. Compl. (SAC)) 1 1; Rudolph Civil, a software engineer at a national bank, id. 1 2; Marlene Gail Noble, a laboratory assistant in a toxicology department, id. | 3; Marica Merline Laguerre, a college economics major, id. 9| 4; and Vilbrun Dorsainvil, a full-time registered nurse, id. 9|5. They claim that Secretary Noem's decision violates the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), 5 U.S.C. § 706(2), and the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The Government counters that the Court does not have jurisdiction, and, in any case, the Secretary did not violate the law. Plaintiffs seek to stay the Secretary's decision under 5 U.S.C. § 705 pending the outcome of this litigation. See Dkt. 81 (§ 705 Mot.). To decide their motion, the Court considers first whether it has jurisdiction. It does. See Part II. It then considers: whether Plaintiffs have a substantial likelihood of success on the merits; whether they will be irreparably harmed absent a stay; and whether a merged balance of the equities and public interest analysis favors a stay. See Part III. Each element favors Plaintiffs. See Parts IV, V, and VI. Finally, the balance of equities and public interest favor a stay. The Government does not cite any reason termination must occur post haste. Secretary Noem complains of strains unlawful immigrants place on our immigration-enforcement system. Her answer? Turn 352,959 lawful immigrants into unlawful immigrants overnight. She complains of strains to our economy. Her answer? Turn employed lawful immigrants who contribute billions in taxes into the legally unemployable. She complains of strains to our healthcare system. Her answer? Turn the insured into the uninsured. This approach is many things— in the public interest is not one of them. For the reasons below, the Court GRANTS Plaintiffs' Renewed Motion for a Stay Under 5 U.S.C. § 705, Dkt. 81.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 6d
BREAKING: Judge Ana Reyes, in DC, issues a stay of DHS Sec. Noem’s decision to end Haiti’s temporary protected status (TPS) designation, a decision that was to go into effect on Tuesday and could have ended legal status for up to 350,000 people overnight. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FRITZ EMMANUEL LESLY MIOT, et al., Plaintiffs, Case No. 25-cv-02471 (ACR) V. DONALD J. TRUMP, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION On December 2, 1783, then-Commander-in-Chief George Washington penned: "America is open to receive not only the Opulent & respected Stranger, but the oppressed & persecuted of all Nations & Religions." More than two centuries later, Congress reaffirmed President Washington's vision by establishing the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program. See 8 U.S.C. § 1254a (TPS statute). It provides humanitarian relief to foreign nationals in the United States who come from disaster-stricken countries. It also brings in substantial revenue, with TPS holders generating $5.2 billion in taxes annually. See Part VI. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem has a different take.? eSec Noem I just met with the President. I am recommending a full travel ban on every damn country that's been flooding our nation with killers, leeches, and entitlement junkies. Our forefathers built this nation on blood, sweat, and the unyielding love of freedom-not for foreign invaders to slaughter our heroes, suck dry our hard-earned tax dollars, or snatch the benefits owed to AMERICANS. WE DON'T WANT THEM. NOT ONE. 6:52 PM - Dec 1, 2025 - 13.2M Views ' Letter from George Washington to Joshua Holmes (December 2, 1783). 2 Dkt. 90 (Second Am. Compl.) 1110 n.91. But see supra n.l. So says the official responsible for overseeing the TPS program. And one of those (her word) "damn" countries is Haiti. Relevant here, three days before making the above post, Secretary Noem announced she would terminate Haiti's TPS designation as of February 3, 2026. See 90 Fed. Reg. 54733 (Nov. 28, 2025) (Termination). Plaintiffs are five Haitian TPS holders. They are not, it emerges, "killers, leeches, or entitlement junkies." They are instead: Fritz Emmanuel Lesly Miot, a neuroscientist researching Alzheimer's disease, Dkt. 90 (Second Am. Compl. (SAC)) 1 1; Rudolph Civil, a software engineer at a national bank, id. 1 2; Marlene Gail Noble, a laboratory assistant in a toxicology department, id. | 3; Marica Merline Laguerre, a college economics major, id. 9| 4; and Vilbrun Dorsainvil, a full-time registered nurse, id. 9|5. They claim that Secretary Noem's decision violates the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), 5 U.S.C. § 706(2), and the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The Government counters that the Court does not have jurisdiction, and, in any case, the Secretary did not violate the law. Plaintiffs seek to stay the Secretary's decision under 5 U.S.C. § 705 pending the outcome of this litigation. See Dkt. 81 (§ 705 Mot.). To decide their motion, the Court considers first whether it has jurisdiction. It does. See Part II. It then considers: whether Plaintiffs have a substantial likelihood of success on the merits; whether they will be irreparably harmed absent a stay; and whether a merged balance of the equities and public interest analysis favors a stay. See Part III. Each element favors Plaintiffs. See Parts IV, V, and VI. Finally, the balance of equities and public interest favor a stay. The Government does not cite any reason termination must occur post haste. Secretary Noem complains of strains unlawful immigrants place on our immigration-enforcement system. Her answer? Turn 352,959 lawful immigrants into unlawful immigrants overnight. She complains of strains to our economy. Her answer? Turn employed lawful immigrants who contribute billions in taxes into the legally unemployable. She complains of strains to our healthcare system. Her answer? Turn the insured into the uninsured. This approach is many things— in the public interest is not one of them. For the reasons below, the Court GRANTS Plaintiffs' Renewed Motion for a Stay Under 5 U.S.C. § 705, Dkt. 81.

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Mor Naaman @informor.bsky.social · 7d
No shit, Sherhog

Reposted by Mor Naaman, Alfie Kohn

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 7d
You don't have to believe that the fascists are competent enough to suppress voting everywhere in 2026 or 2028. You just have to believe that they can depress minority turnout in 5-10 cities to affect entire Senate races & the Electoral College. 2024 was decided by 120K votes in 3 states, after all.

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Mor Naaman @informor.bsky.social · 7d
Somewhat related: student newspapers are almost the only source of moral clarity remaining in our media ecosystem.

Reposted by Marc Lynch, Lisa W. Fazio, Ben H. Ansell , and 24 more

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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 7d
University of Illinois college republicans advocate for executing protesters as “traitors” with art that takes a disturbing killing and makes it even more extreme.
dailyillini.com/news-stories...
‘Fell the enemies:’ Illini Republicans support ICE amid killings - The Daily Illini
In a post that included a graphic of a presumed officer holding a gun to someone's head, Illini Republicans stated that they “stand with ICE."
dailyillini.com

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Mor Naaman @informor.bsky.social · 8d
Me: "I made some changes in the (HTML) code, do you think they are OK"?

Claude Code: "Looks good. The HTML structure is solid. But there are some typos in your prose..."

Me: 🤦

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Mark Histed @markhisted.org · 8d
Data / quant note: What model or message testing predicted how public opinion would shift 32 points in one year in this Texas seat?

None. No quant data could solely determine the correct message for this, no linear model could based on ad tests or issue polls.
gelliottmorris.com G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 8d
Blue wave watch: Democrat flips Trump +17 Texas Senate seat in 32-point swing
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/blue-wave-...

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Mor Naaman @informor.bsky.social · 8d
Not picking on Curious Kevin: would be nice to get the dataset of people who searched to see if they are in the Epstein files
kevinmkruse.bsky.social Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 8d
Just I searched to see if I'm in the Epstein Files, and I am!

Someone named Greg Brown sent out a mass email after the 2012 election that referenced an op-ed I did for the NYT.
Reference to this: https://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/06/opinion/the-real-loser-truth.html

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 8d
Just I searched to see if I'm in the Epstein Files, and I am!

Someone named Greg Brown sent out a mass email after the 2012 election that referenced an op-ed I did for the NYT.
Reference to this: https://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/06/opinion/the-real-loser-truth.html

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Mor Naaman @informor.bsky.social · 9d
#solidarity
rimaanabtawi.bsky.social Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 9d
Historic joint black flag mass protests in Israel tonight led by Palestinian Arabs and Jews in solidarity against the Netanyahu-Ben Gvir government abandoning of Arab citizens to organize crime, and for Jewish- Arab solidarity.

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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 9d
Historic joint black flag mass protests in Israel tonight led by Palestinian Arabs and Jews in solidarity against the Netanyahu-Ben Gvir government abandoning of Arab citizens to organize crime, and for Jewish- Arab solidarity.