Jillian C. York
@jillian.bsky.social
Author of Silicon Values: The Future of Free Speech Under Surveillance Capitalism (Verso 2021).
Views are mine alone.
Work @EFF, teach at College of Europe Natolin, live in Berlin, full bio at https://jilliancyork.com/about #freealaa
Views are mine alone.
Work @EFF, teach at College of Europe Natolin, live in Berlin, full bio at https://jilliancyork.com/about #freealaa
Never underestimate how a good vacuum and dusting can better your day.
November 21, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Never underestimate how a good vacuum and dusting can better your day.
Re-upping this one after a 45 minute wait today with a child that wouldn't stop smashing the same wooden block on the floor repeatedly.
Look I have nothing against children but gyno-obstetrics offices should really have separate waiting rooms for perimenopausal women and mothers with kids.
November 19, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Re-upping this one after a 45 minute wait today with a child that wouldn't stop smashing the same wooden block on the floor repeatedly.
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Speaking Freely returns with a wide-ranging interview with Benjamin Ismail www.eff.org/pages/speaki...
Speaking Freely: Benjamin Ismail
Benjamin Ismail is the Campaign and Advocacy Director for GreatFire, where he leads efforts to expose the censorship apparatus of authoritarian regimes worldwide. He also runs/oversees the App Censors...
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November 19, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Speaking Freely returns with a wide-ranging interview with Benjamin Ismail www.eff.org/pages/speaki...
Do not, I repeat, order these. Horrific facsimile of an actual chip/crisp
November 13, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Do not, I repeat, order these. Horrific facsimile of an actual chip/crisp
I’m remembering this New Yorker article about “fending” and in my head it’s basically the same as “girl dinner” right?
November 12, 2025 at 8:14 PM
I’m remembering this New Yorker article about “fending” and in my head it’s basically the same as “girl dinner” right?
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Scientists and scholars in AI and its social impacts call on von der Leyen to retract #AIHype statement.
@olivia.science
@abeba.bsky.social
@irisvanrooij.bsky.social
@alexhanna.bsky.social
@rocher.lc
@danmcquillan.bsky.social
@robin.berjon.com
& many others have signed
www.iccl.ie/press-releas...
@olivia.science
@abeba.bsky.social
@irisvanrooij.bsky.social
@alexhanna.bsky.social
@rocher.lc
@danmcquillan.bsky.social
@robin.berjon.com
& many others have signed
www.iccl.ie/press-releas...
Scientists call on the President of the European Commission to retract AI hype statement
Experts in AI call on the President of the European Commission to retract unscientific AI hype statement she made in the budget speech.
www.iccl.ie
November 10, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Scientists and scholars in AI and its social impacts call on von der Leyen to retract #AIHype statement.
@olivia.science
@abeba.bsky.social
@irisvanrooij.bsky.social
@alexhanna.bsky.social
@rocher.lc
@danmcquillan.bsky.social
@robin.berjon.com
& many others have signed
www.iccl.ie/press-releas...
@olivia.science
@abeba.bsky.social
@irisvanrooij.bsky.social
@alexhanna.bsky.social
@rocher.lc
@danmcquillan.bsky.social
@robin.berjon.com
& many others have signed
www.iccl.ie/press-releas...
ok I just yelled at a very obnoxious german (male) passenger lecturing two young women of color about lufthansa’s bag policy while they’re trying to find luggage space i think i need a mental health day (from this country)
November 10, 2025 at 7:47 AM
ok I just yelled at a very obnoxious german (male) passenger lecturing two young women of color about lufthansa’s bag policy while they’re trying to find luggage space i think i need a mental health day (from this country)
Germans in airports walk like you have somewhere to be challenge
November 10, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Germans in airports walk like you have somewhere to be challenge
Not sure I’ll ever be a person who goes to the airport more than an hour before boarding time.
November 10, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Not sure I’ll ever be a person who goes to the airport more than an hour before boarding time.
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For @teenvogue.com I wrote about the death of trans athlete Lia Smith and how trans youth kind themselves with central pillars of their lives being constantly ripped away from them because of politics. www.teenvogue.com/story/politi...
Politicizing Transgender Athletes Is Dangerous. Lia Smith Deserved Better.
"Let her passing be an inflection point for how you think about trans rights and trans people more generally."
www.teenvogue.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:23 AM
For @teenvogue.com I wrote about the death of trans athlete Lia Smith and how trans youth kind themselves with central pillars of their lives being constantly ripped away from them because of politics. www.teenvogue.com/story/politi...
loooool men are the worse gossips in every place i’ve ever worked
I'm not linking to that NYT piece today, but of all the horrible parts of it, this was the worst. This was an explanation of "female vices" in the workplace and LET ME JUST TELL YOU...
November 6, 2025 at 10:02 PM
loooool men are the worse gossips in every place i’ve ever worked
you should invite me to all of your trivia nights because i EAT
November 6, 2025 at 9:59 PM
you should invite me to all of your trivia nights because i EAT
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EFF's @jillian.bsky.social was at Bread and Net in Beirut to speak about our work on reproductive justice and digital rights 101!
November 4, 2025 at 6:04 PM
EFF's @jillian.bsky.social was at Bread and Net in Beirut to speak about our work on reproductive justice and digital rights 101!
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Oh gosh is it fuck 230 season again already? The time just flew by this year. 🍂
The white man's gambit, as I believe @jillian.bsky.social deemed it; everyone just shows their ID all the time. What could go wrong.
The white man's gambit, as I believe @jillian.bsky.social deemed it; everyone just shows their ID all the time. What could go wrong.
Roughly twice a year a 47 year old straight white guy (take your pick: podcaster, pundit, popsci) author decides that we should repeal Section 230 and end all online anonymity.
They are always convinced they are the first genius to come up with this.
And they are always wrong 😑
They are always convinced they are the first genius to come up with this.
And they are always wrong 😑
November 4, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Oh gosh is it fuck 230 season again already? The time just flew by this year. 🍂
The white man's gambit, as I believe @jillian.bsky.social deemed it; everyone just shows their ID all the time. What could go wrong.
The white man's gambit, as I believe @jillian.bsky.social deemed it; everyone just shows their ID all the time. What could go wrong.
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Excited for my #MozFest2025 session on "Reimagining content moderation" with @jillian.bsky.social. Content moderation advocacy has become more difficult just as human rights online and offline are under attack. Let's talk about ways forward together! schedule.mozillafestival.org/session/19
Mozilla Festival Schedule
For 15 years, Mozilla Festival has been the home for big ideas, bold conversations, and the movement for a better internet. From November 7th to 9th, we’re bringing that energy back to Barcelona, and ...
schedule.mozillafestival.org
November 4, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Excited for my #MozFest2025 session on "Reimagining content moderation" with @jillian.bsky.social. Content moderation advocacy has become more difficult just as human rights online and offline are under attack. Let's talk about ways forward together! schedule.mozillafestival.org/session/19
I'll be at #MozFest this week to speak on two panels and (help) demo @eff.org's Rayhunter! schedule.mozillafestival.org/schedule
Mozilla Festival Schedule
For 15 years, Mozilla Festival has been the home for big ideas, bold conversations, and the movement for a better internet. From November 7th to 9th, we’re bringing that energy back to Barcelona, and ...
schedule.mozillafestival.org
November 4, 2025 at 10:31 AM
I'll be at #MozFest this week to speak on two panels and (help) demo @eff.org's Rayhunter! schedule.mozillafestival.org/schedule
This is happening so soon!
Attending MozFest in Barcelona? Join EFF’s @jillian.bsky.social and independent researcher Dia Kayyali for a session reimagining content moderation. schedule.mozillafestival.org/session/19
Mozilla Festival Schedule
schedule.mozillafestival.org
November 4, 2025 at 10:23 AM
This is happening so soon!
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November 3, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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To find out what kind of surveillance tech you may be facing at a protest, check out EFF’s Atlas of Surveillance: www.atlasofsurveillance.org/.
Atlas of Surveillance
Documenting Police Tech in Our Communities with Open Source Research
www.atlasofsurveillance.org
October 16, 2025 at 8:57 PM
To find out what kind of surveillance tech you may be facing at a protest, check out EFF’s Atlas of Surveillance: www.atlasofsurveillance.org/.
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It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of Ahmed El Mekkawy, a cherished friend of the MENA Alliance for Digital Rights (MADR) and a beloved member of the digital rights community in the Arabic-speaking region.
وداعًا مكاوي
"أسْعَى إلى التَّعاونِ مع جهاتٍ تستغِلُّ مَهاراتِي التِّقْنيةِ وغيرَ التِّقنيةِ لدَعْمِ الوصولِ المجَّانِيِّ إلى الإنترنت والبرمجيات"؛ هكذا أعلنَ مكاوي في سيرته الذاتية، وهكذا عاش.
manassa.news
October 16, 2025 at 1:20 PM
It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of Ahmed El Mekkawy, a cherished friend of the MENA Alliance for Digital Rights (MADR) and a beloved member of the digital rights community in the Arabic-speaking region.
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EFF mourns the loss and honors the life of Ahmed Mekkawy (@linuxawy.org), a friend and supporter who was a passionate advocate for free and open-source software and digital rights manassa.news/en/stories/2...
Farewell, Mekkawy
Ahmed Mekkawy, a pioneering Egyptian tech and digital rights advocate, is remembered for his generosity, activism, and lasting impact on open knowledge and technology.
manassa.news
October 15, 2025 at 3:54 PM
EFF mourns the loss and honors the life of Ahmed Mekkawy (@linuxawy.org), a friend and supporter who was a passionate advocate for free and open-source software and digital rights manassa.news/en/stories/2...