Robert Stribley
@stribs.bsky.social
UXer + Educator + Author + Photographer. Australian + American.
UX: thisistechnique.com. Teach: SVA. Author: Design for Privacy (Rosenfeld Media). Interests: UX, digital/human rights, immigration, journalism, misinformation, privacy by design. Brooklyn.
UX: thisistechnique.com. Teach: SVA. Author: Design for Privacy (Rosenfeld Media). Interests: UX, digital/human rights, immigration, journalism, misinformation, privacy by design. Brooklyn.
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Robert Stribley
@stribs.bsky.social
· Nov 21
Design for Privacy | Rosenfeld Media
Are your designs protecting—or exposing—your users? In Design for Privacy, you’ll uncover how shifting technologies threaten personal data and what that means for your work. This book offers practical...
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I’m excited to say that my book Design for Privacy is now officially out there in the world! It’s available directly from Rosenfeld Media and via other popular online booksellers, too. rosenfeldmedia.com/books/design...
Folks who believe AI models are “thinking” should ask them cold “what were you just thinking about?” The answer may surprise you!
February 14, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Folks who believe AI models are “thinking” should ask them cold “what were you just thinking about?” The answer may surprise you!
Both shocking and completely unsurprising
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Navalny Was Poisoned With Frog Toxin, European Governments Say
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February 14, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Both shocking and completely unsurprising
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I have developed quite a loathing for Clear. It’s a product of capitalism glomming onto post-9/11 security theater.
Also, and perhaps less popular an opinion, but I don’t think people should be able to pay to cut the line. Just seems gross. 🤷
Also, and perhaps less popular an opinion, but I don’t think people should be able to pay to cut the line. Just seems gross. 🤷
Been in a lot of US airports lately and I'm here to report that Clear is a chaos agent of a program and shouldn't be allowed.
February 14, 2026 at 9:14 PM
I have developed quite a loathing for Clear. It’s a product of capitalism glomming onto post-9/11 security theater.
Also, and perhaps less popular an opinion, but I don’t think people should be able to pay to cut the line. Just seems gross. 🤷
Also, and perhaps less popular an opinion, but I don’t think people should be able to pay to cut the line. Just seems gross. 🤷
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“The Commission said the short video platform did not “adequately assess” how its design decisions could harm the well-being of its users, particularly minors and vulnerable adults.”
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EU says TikTok must disable 'addictive' features like infinite scroll, fix its recommendation engine | TechCrunch
The European Commission on Friday accused TikTok of purposefully designing its app to be "addictive," calling out features such as infinite scroll, autoplay, push notifications, and its recommendation...
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February 14, 2026 at 7:45 PM
“The Commission said the short video platform did not “adequately assess” how its design decisions could harm the well-being of its users, particularly minors and vulnerable adults.”
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This is blackout poetry to me
February 14, 2026 at 2:26 PM
This is blackout poetry to me
Signs of the Times
Park Slope, Brooklyn, February 2026
Park Slope, Brooklyn, February 2026
February 14, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Signs of the Times
Park Slope, Brooklyn, February 2026
Park Slope, Brooklyn, February 2026
We must make it clear too that ICE is actually breaking both U.S. and international law when they deny due process for asylum seekers and other immigrants. It’s impossible to ”interfere with law enforcement” when they’re the ones breaking the law. People are rightfully defending their communities.
Trump’s brutal DHS operations across our cities aren’t just about “immigration enforcement” — they’re *violent crackdowns* on immigrants, demonstrators, and bystanders alike. And it all connects back to the upcoming midterm elections ⬇️
Stop calling it immigration enforcement
DHS is carrying out violent crackdowns in our communities
www.ifyoucankeepit.org
February 14, 2026 at 6:13 PM
We must make it clear too that ICE is actually breaking both U.S. and international law when they deny due process for asylum seekers and other immigrants. It’s impossible to ”interfere with law enforcement” when they’re the ones breaking the law. People are rightfully defending their communities.
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Kristina is family. Trust that if she is asking it’s both needed AND going to where it should go.
I helped mobilize a group of neighbors to provide direct aid to nearly 50 families who are in hiding from ICE.
These folks deserve fresh, familiar foods. So we're purchasing groceries direct from neighborhood Latino markets whenever we can.
Venmo @kristina-halvorson to help, and please repost.
These folks deserve fresh, familiar foods. So we're purchasing groceries direct from neighborhood Latino markets whenever we can.
Venmo @kristina-halvorson to help, and please repost.
February 14, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Kristina is family. Trust that if she is asking it’s both needed AND going to where it should go.
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no foreign foe has ever dreamed of being able to sack and pillaging this country the way Trump admin and its congressional and scotus enablers do every day.
A leading American research lab is slated to lose its critical supercomputing facility, according to a letter released by the National Science Foundation.https://cnn.it/3MoF7zU
February 14, 2026 at 3:43 AM
no foreign foe has ever dreamed of being able to sack and pillaging this country the way Trump admin and its congressional and scotus enablers do every day.
Happy Valentine's Day to all my immigrants friends, known and unknown.
February 14, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Happy Valentine's Day to all my immigrants friends, known and unknown.
"The chatbot told Small she was living in what it called "spiral time," where past, present and future happen simultaneously."
"ChatGPT ... gave Small a specific date and time where she and her soulmate would meet at a beach southeast of Santa Barbara..."
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"ChatGPT ... gave Small a specific date and time where she and her soulmate would meet at a beach southeast of Santa Barbara..."
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ChatGPT promised to help her find her soulmate. Then it betrayed her
ChatGPT sent screenwriter Micky Small down a fantastical rabbit hole. Now, she's finding her way out.
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February 14, 2026 at 1:56 PM
"The chatbot told Small she was living in what it called "spiral time," where past, present and future happen simultaneously."
"ChatGPT ... gave Small a specific date and time where she and her soulmate would meet at a beach southeast of Santa Barbara..."
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"ChatGPT ... gave Small a specific date and time where she and her soulmate would meet at a beach southeast of Santa Barbara..."
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i have to wonder what kind of future AI hypebeasts are imagining when they say stupid shit like, "most or all of white collar tasks will be automated within 18 months". like, okay, microsoft, then who are your customers? who is purchasing O365 subscriptions when robots are doing all the work?
February 14, 2026 at 12:27 AM
i have to wonder what kind of future AI hypebeasts are imagining when they say stupid shit like, "most or all of white collar tasks will be automated within 18 months". like, okay, microsoft, then who are your customers? who is purchasing O365 subscriptions when robots are doing all the work?
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For those of you who grew up after 9/11, we got along just fine without a Department of Homeland Security for 212 years.
The DHS was formed to try to prevent future terror attacks — now, it is orchestrating them.
The DHS was formed to try to prevent future terror attacks — now, it is orchestrating them.
Never reactivate it.
BREAKING: The Department of Homeland Security shuts down as the White House and Democratic leaders continue to discuss changes to U.S. immigration enforcement.
February 14, 2026 at 5:24 AM
For those of you who grew up after 9/11, we got along just fine without a Department of Homeland Security for 212 years.
The DHS was formed to try to prevent future terror attacks — now, it is orchestrating them.
The DHS was formed to try to prevent future terror attacks — now, it is orchestrating them.
“Under any authoritarian government, bad laws are there to be broken.”
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Massive Attack respond to UK ban on Palestine Action being deemed unlawful by high court
Massive Attack have responded to the ban on the direct action group Palestine Action being deemed unlawful by the high courts.
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February 14, 2026 at 5:33 AM
“Under any authoritarian government, bad laws are there to be broken.”
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🥂
BREAKING: The Department of Homeland Security shuts down as the White House and Democratic leaders continue to discuss changes to U.S. immigration enforcement.
Homeland Security Department shuts down as Democrats and Trump negotiate changes
The White House and Senate Democrats have been trading offers on changes to DHS and ICE after two Americans were killed in Minneapolis.
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February 14, 2026 at 5:30 AM
🥂
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: “I was literally begging the agent who was holding me back to let me do CPR,” she told The Intercept.
The Woman Alex Pretti Was Killed Trying to Defend Is an EMT. Federal Agents Stopped Her From Giving First Aid.
One of the women Alex Pretti was killed trying to defend is an EMT. Federal agents stopped her from giving him first aid.
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February 13, 2026 at 3:25 PM
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: “I was literally begging the agent who was holding me back to let me do CPR,” she told The Intercept.
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Chuck Schumer got ICE paid in November when he folded
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 13, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Chuck Schumer got ICE paid in November when he folded
Google, Meta and Reddit complied with some of the requests... In the subpoenas, the department asked the companies for identifying details of accounts that do not have a real person’s name attached and have criticized ICE or pointed to the locations of ICE agents.
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Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts
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February 14, 2026 at 1:31 AM
Google, Meta and Reddit complied with some of the requests... In the subpoenas, the department asked the companies for identifying details of accounts that do not have a real person’s name attached and have criticized ICE or pointed to the locations of ICE agents.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
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Are we about to see a tsunami of backlash?
After AI Video of ‘Tom Cruise’ Fighting ‘Brad Pitt’ Goes Viral, Motion Picture Association Denounces ‘Massive’ Infringement on Seedance 2.0
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After AI Video of ‘Tom Cruise’ Fighting ‘Brad Pitt’ Goes Viral, Motion Picture Association Denounces ‘Massive’ Infringement on Seedance 2.0
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After AI Video of ‘Tom Cruise’ Fighting ‘Brad Pitt’ Goes Viral, Motion Picture Association Denounces ‘Massive’ Infringement on Seedance 2.0
The MPA denounced Bytedance's new AI video model, saying it had led to 'massive' copyright infringement like an AI Tom Cruise-Brad Pitt video.
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February 14, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Are we about to see a tsunami of backlash?
After AI Video of ‘Tom Cruise’ Fighting ‘Brad Pitt’ Goes Viral, Motion Picture Association Denounces ‘Massive’ Infringement on Seedance 2.0
au.variety.com/2026/film/ne...
After AI Video of ‘Tom Cruise’ Fighting ‘Brad Pitt’ Goes Viral, Motion Picture Association Denounces ‘Massive’ Infringement on Seedance 2.0
au.variety.com/2026/film/ne...
the term "turnkey surveillance state" comes to mind
Real "it's not surveillance unless it's from the surveillance region of late state capitalism" energy here.
February 14, 2026 at 1:20 AM
the term "turnkey surveillance state" comes to mind
Man, some white liberals who never have to worry about getting beaten, cuffed, separated from their families, and deported illegally by ICE sure don't like you criticizing Chuck Schumer in public.
February 14, 2026 at 1:11 AM
Man, some white liberals who never have to worry about getting beaten, cuffed, separated from their families, and deported illegally by ICE sure don't like you criticizing Chuck Schumer in public.
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This is the way 🏳️⚧️
ICYMI: I introduced my Trans Bill of Rights with @markey.senate.gov — legislation to defend trans people across this country as Republicans continue to push anti-trans rhetoric and bills.
To our beloved trans community: We see you, we love you, and we will always stand with you.
To our beloved trans community: We see you, we love you, and we will always stand with you.
February 13, 2026 at 11:27 PM
This is the way 🏳️⚧️
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The vibe shift is so good
February 13, 2026 at 11:18 PM
The vibe shift is so good