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Michael Moss @michaelmoss101.bsky.social · Apr 21

Journalist @carolecadwalla.bsky.social has published and lived at the coalface of big tech, data extraction, and democracy. Six year and a near ruinous SLAPP later, she’s back on the TED stage with a message worth hearing.
www.ted.com/talks/carole...

This is what a digital coup looks like

“We are watching the collapse of the international order in real time, and this is just the start,” says investigative journalist Carole Cadwalladr. In a searing talk, she decries the rise of the “bro...

www.ted.com

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Media and Journalism Research Center @mjrc.bsky.social · Dec 17

Wonderful to see our study mapping the finances and ownership of 100 companies offering AI tools to media and journalism covered by @reutersinstitute.bsky.social. reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/who-own...

Who owns the AI tools journalists use? A new study exposes a dangerous transparency gap

“To maintain the integrity of journalism in the age of AI, it is essential to understand who has a stake in these companies,” says author Sydney Martin.

reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk

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Michael Moss @michaelmoss101.bsky.social · Dec 17

Done. Thanks for the recommendation. Anyone else missing?

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Michael Moss @michaelmoss101.bsky.social · Dec 17

A great starter pack for the #FoE community. Courtesy of @silviachocarro.bsky.social go.bsky.app/HcUHTsF

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Silvia Chocarro @silviachocarro.bsky.social · Dec 15

Are you working on #FreedomOfExpression and #MediaFreedom worldwide? Follow this list 👇: go.bsky.app/HcUHTsF

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Sue Valentine @suevalentine.bsky.social · Dec 13

Yes. So long as they have the resources!

Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard @niemanfoundation.bsky.social · Dec 12

“With so many competing startups vying to serve this emerging market, there will be lots of opportunities for publishers — and in some cases journalists who have their own newsletters or websites — to experiment.”

Adaptive partnerships in the AI data marketplace

"With so many competing startups vying to serve this emerging market, there will be lots of opportunities for publishers — and in some cases journalists who have their own newsletters or websites —...

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Meredith Whittaker @meredithmeredith.bsky.social · Dec 2

📢NEW: 'Open' AI systems aren't open. The vague term, combined w frothy AI hype is (mis)shaping policy & practice, assuming 'open source' AI democratizes access & addresses power concentration. It doesn't.

@smw.bsky.social, @davidthewid.bsky.social & I correct the record👇
nature.com/articles/s41...

Why ‘open’ AI systems are actually closed, and why this matters - Nature

A review of the literature on artificial intelligence systems to examine openness reveals that open AI systems are actually closed, as they are highly dependent on the resources of a few large corpora...

nature.com

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Michael Moss @michaelmoss101.bsky.social · Dec 3

One of the better takes on the pardon the deficiency of US media. It 'does not bode well for its accurate reporting during Trump’s upcoming term. It also leaves the public badly informed about matters that are important for understanding politics.' heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/december-2...

December 2, 2024

Last night, Jane Mayer of the New Yorker reported that Trump’s choice for secretary of defense, Fox News Channel weekend host Pete Hegseth, had been forced to leave previous leadership positions at th...

heathercoxrichardson.substack.com

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Michael Moss @michaelmoss101.bsky.social · Dec 3

I'm building a #StarterPack for people and orgs shaping a world where free, safe, sustainable and independent public interest media can thrive. Recommendations welcome. go.bsky.app/9KZLNGr

#JournalistProtection #ExpressionRights #MediaDevelopment #MediaPolicy #SustainableMediaBusinesses #Tech&Media

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Michael Moss @michaelmoss101.bsky.social · Dec 2

Especially as the #DSA and #OSA start grinding into gear across Europe. The safety of all tech platforms cannot be at the expense of invisible, exploited, and traumatised people behind #ContentModeration systems. (2/2)
More here: www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2022...
time.com/6147458/face...

Behind TikTok’s boom: A legion of traumatised, $10-a-day content…

Moderators told the Bureau they faced inadequate psychological support to deal with the endless stream of disturbing content and had to work to gruelling…

www.thebureauinvestigates.com

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Michael Moss @michaelmoss101.bsky.social · Dec 2

Compare here the experience of an #OversightBoard functionary playing with #TikTok's content moderation systems in Dublin with the pitiful labour conditions content moderators are subjected to by unsavoury outsourcing firms in global majority countries. We'll be seeing more of this PR....(1/2)

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Michael Moss @michaelmoss101.bsky.social · Dec 1

Hi BlueSky. I’m excited to be here and have high hopes for you. Media dev, journo protection, comms policy, and media-tech issues are areas of professional interest. Who are the interesting folks to follow?

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