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Leticia Bode @leticiabode.bsky.social · 1d

I highly recommend reading the full report, which is eye opening to say the least. kgi.georgetown.edu/research-and...

Measuring Risk: What EU Risk Assessments and US Litigation Reveal About Meta and TikTok – Knight-Georgetown Institute

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Leticia Bode @leticiabode.bsky.social · 1d

TikTok’s screentime management tools were subject to A/B testing which found that the actual impact on minors’ overall use was “about 10 minutes on weekdays and 15 minutes on weekends.” (13/13)

Leticia Bode @leticiabode.bsky.social · 1d

Adoption rates reported by TikTok, finding that from January 2024 to January 2025 the adoption rate for screentime breaks were approximately 1.5% of users, and sleep reminders between 0.7 and 1.8% of users. (12/13)

Leticia Bode @leticiabode.bsky.social · 1d

One internal TikTok document suggesting that “minors do not have executive function to [voluntarily] control their screen time.” (11/13)

Leticia Bode @leticiabode.bsky.social · 1d

3. Platforms know the mitigations they employ to reduce these harms don’t work: (10/13)

Leticia Bode @leticiabode.bsky.social · 1d

TikTok’s Minor Safety Strategy Paper references studies that suggest 6 or more hours a day spent on TikTok heightens depression risk. (9/13)

Leticia Bode @leticiabode.bsky.social · 1d

TikTok staff discussed external research finding that “minors who spend more than three hours a day on social media double their risk of ‘poor mental health outcomes, including symptoms of depression and anxiety.’ (8/13)

Leticia Bode @leticiabode.bsky.social · 1d

2. Platforms know that this addictive design has problematic associations: (7/13)

Leticia Bode @leticiabode.bsky.social · 1d

Internal documents state that the platform can “get people into flow – the psychological state of extreme engagement, loss of sense of time and even loss of self” including through “the variability of rewards (which is what makes the app so addictive).” (6/13)

Leticia Bode @leticiabode.bsky.social · 1d

TikTok's own records describe how it uses “powerful coercive design tactics” to extend use. (5/13)

Leticia Bode @leticiabode.bsky.social · 1d

TikTok’s Digital Wellbeing Product strategy describes compulsive usage as “rampant” on the platform. (4/13)

Leticia Bode @leticiabode.bsky.social · 1d

I'll give TikTok as an example for this thread, but the report also looks at Meta. Here's what we know:

1. Platforms know their designs are addictive: (3/13)

Leticia Bode @leticiabode.bsky.social · 1d

The report leverages two sources of data - 1) DSA mandated risk assessments, written by the platforms, and 2) internal platform documents that have emerged from US litigation against platforms. (2/13)

Leticia Bode @leticiabode.bsky.social · 1d

This new report from @knightgtown.bsky.social @pfchap.bsky.social @matt-steinberg.bsky.social shows the substantial gap between platform risk assessments and their actual approaches to mitigating risk. (1/13)

Knight-Georgetown Institute (KGI) @knightgtown.bsky.social · 1d

📣 New from KGI “Measuring Risk: What EU Risk Assessments and US Litigation Reveal About Meta and TikTok”

Across the EU + US, new evidence is emerging about how large social media companies assess and respond to platform risks, particularly harms impacting minors 🧵 kgi.georgetown.edu/research-and...

Measuring Risk: What EU Risk Assessments and US Litigation Reveal About Meta and TikTok – Knight-Georgetown Institute

kgi.georgetown.edu

Knight-Georgetown Institute (KGI) @knightgtown.bsky.social · 1d

📣 New from KGI “Measuring Risk: What EU Risk Assessments and US Litigation Reveal About Meta and TikTok”

Across the EU + US, new evidence is emerging about how large social media companies assess and respond to platform risks, particularly harms impacting minors 🧵 kgi.georgetown.edu/research-and...

Measuring Risk: What EU Risk Assessments and US Litigation Reveal About Meta and TikTok – Knight-Georgetown Institute

kgi.georgetown.edu

Leticia Bode @leticiabode.bsky.social · 15d

Lots of people talking about age assurance these days, but little about how it actually works - what core tradeoffs are built into the technology, in terms of baseline accuracy, circumvention resistance, availability, and privacy. The new KGI report digs into these weedy issues, check it out!

Knight-Georgetown Institute (KGI) @knightgtown.bsky.social · 15d

📣 New from KGI: Age Assurance Online explores how age assurance systems work and their tradeoffs in accuracy, circumvention, availability, and privacy. A must-read for policymakers, service providers + users to understand the consequences of these systems: kgi.georgetown.edu/research-and...

Age Assurance Online: A Technical Assessment of Current Systems and their Limitations – Knight-Georgetown Institute

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Knight-Georgetown Institute (KGI) @knightgtown.bsky.social · 15d

📣 New from KGI: Age Assurance Online explores how age assurance systems work and their tradeoffs in accuracy, circumvention, availability, and privacy. A must-read for policymakers, service providers + users to understand the consequences of these systems: kgi.georgetown.edu/research-and...

Age Assurance Online: A Technical Assessment of Current Systems and their Limitations – Knight-Georgetown Institute

kgi.georgetown.edu

Knight-Georgetown Institute (KGI) @knightgtown.bsky.social · 29d

Registration for the Digital Competition Conference 2026 is now open to the public!📍Feb 5-6, 2026 | Washington, DC in person + livestream

DCC is where cutting-edge research meets policy on antitrust & digital competition. 🎟️ Secure your free ticket here: kgi.georgetown.edu/events/digit...

Knight-Georgetown Institute (KGI) @knightgtown.bsky.social · Jan 13

🚨Why does access to public platform data matter? Join our webinar "Better Access: Data for the Common Good" (Jan 28, 2026, 11am-12pm ET) for a discussion on the Better Access framework, current regulatory shifts in the EU, UK + US, and what changes 2026 might hold. kgi.georgetown.edu/events/bette...

Leticia Bode @leticiabode.bsky.social · Jan 13

Love this practice ranked choice voting ballot from DC board of elections, ranking your favorite singers. (Even better would be if it validated at the end whether you did it right or not.)

vr.dcboe.org/253434754272...

Ranked Choice Voting Singers

Please click the link to complete this form.

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Leticia Bode @leticiabode.bsky.social · Jan 8

Please share with all the awesome applicants you know!

Knight-Georgetown Institute (KGI) @knightgtown.bsky.social · Jan 8

📣We’re hiring! KGI is seeking an Operations Manager to oversee and manage operations, budgets, people processes, events, and internal + external comms. This position is hybrid and must be based in Washington, D.C. Apply by Feb 28, 2026: kgi.georgetown.edu/operations-m...

Knight-Georgetown Institute (KGI) @knightgtown.bsky.social · Jan 8

📣We’re hiring! KGI is seeking an Operations Manager to oversee and manage operations, budgets, people processes, events, and internal + external comms. This position is hybrid and must be based in Washington, D.C. Apply by Feb 28, 2026: kgi.georgetown.edu/operations-m...

Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · Nov 17

We recently concluded a special article series, “Seeing the Digital Sphere: The Case for Public Platform Data,” in collaboration with the Knight-Georgetown Institute, in which experts explored why access to public platform data is critical. Here’s a snapshot: (1/9)

Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · Nov 11

Despite new EU transparency laws, researchers are still blocked from vital social media data, while corporations buy the same information freely, argues Brandon Silverman. The result: a two-tier system that shields platforms from scrutiny and weakens democratic oversight.

Why Commercial Tools Can Scrape Social Media But Researchers Can't | TechPolicy.Press

Brandon Silverman explains how researchers face barriers to social media data under the DSA, while corporations can buy full access.

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · Nov 10

Think platform data from social media only matters for election or disinformation research? Think again. George Pearson, a researcher at the Truth Initiative, shows it’s vital for public health—revealing how tobacco companies can target youth, dodge regulations, and influence policy.

Why Platform Data is Essential to Public Health Efforts in Tobacco Control | TechPolicy.Press

Social media platforms are a key avenue for tobacco control research, but as George Pearson argues data access barriers hinder efforts to monitor impacts.

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Knight-Georgetown Institute (KGI) @knightgtown.bsky.social · Nov 7

📣Announcing our new series with @techpolicypress.bsky.social "Seeing the Digital Sphere: The Case for Public Platform Data". Should we be able to understand the risks kids face online? How businesses target consumers? How politicians communicate? These qs depend on access to public platform data. 👇

Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · Nov 7

Another in our series, Seeing the Digital Sphere: The Case for Public Platform Data. This week’s elections show how central social media has become to campaigns with politicians on nearly every platform. But as Josephine Lukito and Kaitlyn Dowling explain, access to this data is shrinking.

There is More Online Election Discourse than Ever, But Researchers See Less | TechPolicy.Press

Josephine Lukito and Kaitlyn Dowling explore why public social media data is vital for transparent elections and accountability in the digital campaign era.

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Knight-Georgetown Institute (KGI) @knightgtown.bsky.social · Nov 6

📣 Online platforms shape what we know, how we connect, and who gets heard, yet researcher access to public platform data is shrinking, while platforms monetize this data. Our new report "Better Access" offers a framework for accessing this critical data: kgi.georgetown.edu/research-and...

Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · Nov 6

Online platforms shape what we know, how we connect & who gets heard. In partnership with KGI, we are launching a new series, Seeing the Digital Sphere: The Case for Public Platform Data. The series starts today, with an essay from Leticia Bode & Peter Chapman.
www.techpolicy.press/seeing-the-d...

Leticia Bode @leticiabode.bsky.social · Oct 20

Come work with us! We are a fun and scrappy team. :)

Knight-Georgetown Institute (KGI) @knightgtown.bsky.social · Oct 20

🚨 We’re hiring! The Knight-Georgetown Institute is seeking a Senior Technologist to join our team and lead on the technical aspects of our work on platform governance & competition policy. DC-based or remote.

Applications are requested by November 7, 2025 👇
kgi.georgetown.edu/senior-techn...

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