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🚨 NEW from IST: The CVE Program is at a crossroads. Recent funding issues have exposed key challenges, and without action, the vulnerability identification landscape will fragment. Today’s report provides recs for global policymakers to reimagine the CVE Program for the next 25 years.
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CVE at a Crossroads: A Blueprint for the Next 25 Years
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) Program is a critical public good, yet it is at a crossroads. Established by MITRE with support from the U.S. government, the index of software vulnerabi...
securityandtechnology.org
October 8, 2025 at 4:17 PM
🚨 NEW from IST: The CVE Program is at a crossroads. Recent funding issues have exposed key challenges, and without action, the vulnerability identification landscape will fragment. Today’s report provides recs for global policymakers to reimagine the CVE Program for the next 25 years.
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🚨 New report out: the first cross-platform, cross-country baseline on misinformation in Europe
Based on large scale data analysis: ~2.6M posts (24B views) collected on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, X & YouTube
science.feedback.org/first-measurement-disinformation-major-platforms-europe
Based on large scale data analysis: ~2.6M posts (24B views) collected on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, X & YouTube
science.feedback.org/first-measurement-disinformation-major-platforms-europe
What our first measurement says about disinformation on major platforms in Europe - Science Feedback
Science Feedback and partners have released a first measurement of Structural Indicators across six Very Large Online Platforms (VLOPs) in four EU member states (France, Spain, Poland, Slovakia). Belo...
science.feedback.org
September 29, 2025 at 3:03 PM
🚨 New report out: the first cross-platform, cross-country baseline on misinformation in Europe
Based on large scale data analysis: ~2.6M posts (24B views) collected on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, X & YouTube
science.feedback.org/first-measurement-disinformation-major-platforms-europe
Based on large scale data analysis: ~2.6M posts (24B views) collected on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, X & YouTube
science.feedback.org/first-measurement-disinformation-major-platforms-europe
Teens love to build video games, and doing so can teach them critical computer science and cybersecurity skills. Check out a new video by teen developers from @hackclub www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiPk...
Godot Game Development for Beginners
YouTube video by freeCodeCamp.org
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September 21, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Teens love to build video games, and doing so can teach them critical computer science and cybersecurity skills. Check out a new video by teen developers from @hackclub www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiPk...
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Just a reminder that Russia doesn't care if you are on the left or the right of any issue. They only care that you are an American.
"Senior Russian officials encourage Americans to blame leftists and Ukraine supporters for conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s murder" meduza.io/en/feature/2...
"Senior Russian officials encourage Americans to blame leftists and Ukraine supporters for conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s murder" meduza.io/en/feature/2...
Senior Russian officials encourage Americans to blame leftists and Ukraine supporters for conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s murder — Meduza
In the aftermath of American conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s murder, two of Russia’s most prominent public officials have weighed in on social media. On Wednesday afternoon, Kirill Dmitriev and D...
meduza.io
September 10, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Just a reminder that Russia doesn't care if you are on the left or the right of any issue. They only care that you are an American.
"Senior Russian officials encourage Americans to blame leftists and Ukraine supporters for conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s murder" meduza.io/en/feature/2...
"Senior Russian officials encourage Americans to blame leftists and Ukraine supporters for conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s murder" meduza.io/en/feature/2...
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What happened today is awful. People who fight against gun violence, people who loathe what Charlie Kirk stood for, must also condemn political violence. It’s a vicious cycle. This is a very dangerous moment.
September 10, 2025 at 9:02 PM
What happened today is awful. People who fight against gun violence, people who loathe what Charlie Kirk stood for, must also condemn political violence. It’s a vicious cycle. This is a very dangerous moment.
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“I’m the only door between the Iranians and our water system.”
Powerful reporting by @npr.org @jennamclaughlin.bsky.social on how Franklin - and volunteer Tim Pappa - are stepping in to help water operators defend against foreign cyber threats. #CyberCivilDefense #Take9
www.npr.org/2025/09/08/n...
Powerful reporting by @npr.org @jennamclaughlin.bsky.social on how Franklin - and volunteer Tim Pappa - are stepping in to help water operators defend against foreign cyber threats. #CyberCivilDefense #Take9
www.npr.org/2025/09/08/n...
Inside one town's efforts to prevent cyberattacks at water treatment plant
NPR gets an inside look at how one small Vermont town is protecting its water plant from hackers.
www.npr.org
September 10, 2025 at 4:20 PM
“I’m the only door between the Iranians and our water system.”
Powerful reporting by @npr.org @jennamclaughlin.bsky.social on how Franklin - and volunteer Tim Pappa - are stepping in to help water operators defend against foreign cyber threats. #CyberCivilDefense #Take9
www.npr.org/2025/09/08/n...
Powerful reporting by @npr.org @jennamclaughlin.bsky.social on how Franklin - and volunteer Tim Pappa - are stepping in to help water operators defend against foreign cyber threats. #CyberCivilDefense #Take9
www.npr.org/2025/09/08/n...
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Since Michael Shellenberger namechecked me in his latest fundraising appeal for his "Civilization Works" grift, I pulled up his 990. Last year, he pulled in $1.6 million to fight the censorship complex that *he made up* -- double what he got the year before.
These scam artists are raking it in.
These scam artists are raking it in.
August 19, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Since Michael Shellenberger namechecked me in his latest fundraising appeal for his "Civilization Works" grift, I pulled up his 990. Last year, he pulled in $1.6 million to fight the censorship complex that *he made up* -- double what he got the year before.
These scam artists are raking it in.
These scam artists are raking it in.
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"A soldier with links to several far-right groups has admitted trying to pass on critical and classified information about New Zealand Defence Force bases to what he thought was a foreign agent, but was actually an undercover officer." www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/soldier-a...
Attempted espionage: Soldier admits trying to give maps, numbers, passcodes to foreign country
The soldier met with an undercover officer and handed over sensitive information.
www.nzherald.co.nz
August 18, 2025 at 5:28 AM
"A soldier with links to several far-right groups has admitted trying to pass on critical and classified information about New Zealand Defence Force bases to what he thought was a foreign agent, but was actually an undercover officer." www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/soldier-a...
“In a world where scams are becoming harder to identify, it’s valuable to know how to quickly respond to a potential fraud,” says @aspenpolicyacademy.bsky.social director @betsycooper.bsky.social in an AI Journal op-ed. Read here for tips on navigating cyber risks👇: aijourn.com/think-youve-...
Think You’ve Been Scammed? AI Is Making It Harder to Tell – Here’s What to Do | The AI Journal
I came down from my home office to hear our family’s nanny, “Trina,” on the phone in distress. “I think I’ve been scammed online,” Trina told me. “What should
aijourn.com
August 15, 2025 at 6:52 AM
“In a world where scams are becoming harder to identify, it’s valuable to know how to quickly respond to a potential fraud,” says @aspenpolicyacademy.bsky.social director @betsycooper.bsky.social in an AI Journal op-ed. Read here for tips on navigating cyber risks👇: aijourn.com/think-youve-...
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Bones of contention: Facebook commentary in Sinhala on the Chemmani mass grave excavations
Study of 4.2k+ Sinhala comments against 11 Facebook posts published between mid-July-Aug.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/bones-... (LinkedIn)
sanjanah.wordpress.com/2025/08/13/b... (WordPress)
#SriLanka #WarCrimes
Study of 4.2k+ Sinhala comments against 11 Facebook posts published between mid-July-Aug.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/bones-... (LinkedIn)
sanjanah.wordpress.com/2025/08/13/b... (WordPress)
#SriLanka #WarCrimes
Bones of contention: Facebook commentary in Sinhala on the Chemmani mass grave excavations
This brief study examines 4,200+ Sinhalese comments published in response to eleven Facebook posts posted between mid-July and August 2025, analysing the construction of competing narratives around…
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August 14, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Bones of contention: Facebook commentary in Sinhala on the Chemmani mass grave excavations
Study of 4.2k+ Sinhala comments against 11 Facebook posts published between mid-July-Aug.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/bones-... (LinkedIn)
sanjanah.wordpress.com/2025/08/13/b... (WordPress)
#SriLanka #WarCrimes
Study of 4.2k+ Sinhala comments against 11 Facebook posts published between mid-July-Aug.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/bones-... (LinkedIn)
sanjanah.wordpress.com/2025/08/13/b... (WordPress)
#SriLanka #WarCrimes
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BREAKING: New Report Finds Post-Election Audits in Most Swing States Provide Scant Evidence to Confirm Election Outcomes. READ MORE: freespeechforpeople.org/new-report-f...
New Report Finds Post-Election Audits in Most Swing States Provide Scant Evidence to Confirm Election Outcomes - Free Speech For People
A new report on post-election audits conducted in 2024 in seven swing states finds that in most states the audits are insufficient.
freespeechforpeople.org
August 7, 2025 at 4:06 PM
BREAKING: New Report Finds Post-Election Audits in Most Swing States Provide Scant Evidence to Confirm Election Outcomes. READ MORE: freespeechforpeople.org/new-report-f...
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New in TiCS w @dgrand.bsky.social @gordpennycook.bsky.social
It’s been ~10yrs since misinfo research exploded but our paradigms are stuck in the post-2016 “fake news” model
Time for new approaches:
o True/False → Content that misleads
o Belief → Behavior
o Eval interventions in ambiguous settings
It’s been ~10yrs since misinfo research exploded but our paradigms are stuck in the post-2016 “fake news” model
Time for new approaches:
o True/False → Content that misleads
o Belief → Behavior
o Eval interventions in ambiguous settings
August 6, 2025 at 1:40 PM
New in TiCS w @dgrand.bsky.social @gordpennycook.bsky.social
It’s been ~10yrs since misinfo research exploded but our paradigms are stuck in the post-2016 “fake news” model
Time for new approaches:
o True/False → Content that misleads
o Belief → Behavior
o Eval interventions in ambiguous settings
It’s been ~10yrs since misinfo research exploded but our paradigms are stuck in the post-2016 “fake news” model
Time for new approaches:
o True/False → Content that misleads
o Belief → Behavior
o Eval interventions in ambiguous settings
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A wide range of public interest content, including posts about the conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine and parliamentary debates on grooming gangs, is now being blocked for UK online users by social media companies trying to comply with the Online Safety Act.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Tech giants blocking some Ukraine and Gaza posts under new online rules
Tech companies are restricting debates of public interest to comply the Online Safety Act, analysis shows.
www.bbc.com
August 1, 2025 at 2:43 PM
A wide range of public interest content, including posts about the conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine and parliamentary debates on grooming gangs, is now being blocked for UK online users by social media companies trying to comply with the Online Safety Act.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Man who says elections (that don’t go his way) are “rigged” also claims economic numbers (that aren’t going his way) are “faked”. Who’d’ve thunk it?
It's no exaggeration to say this is how you become a failed state like Venezuela. You fire competent people and replace them with loyal sycophants, even in roles where the truth is vital.
This will end in disaster when key economic data is manipulated on behalf of an authoritarian leader.
This will end in disaster when key economic data is manipulated on behalf of an authoritarian leader.
August 1, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Man who says elections (that don’t go his way) are “rigged” also claims economic numbers (that aren’t going his way) are “faked”. Who’d’ve thunk it?
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"Meta, which after 2016 spent more than $100 million to fund 100 fact-checking organizations, ended a partnership with U.S. fact-checkers."
Many thoughts but one is that Meta should be paying Community Notes contributors. It's absurd to contribute for free.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Many thoughts but one is that Meta should be paying Community Notes contributors. It's absurd to contribute for free.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Analysis | The Fact Checker rose in an era of false claims. Falsehoods are now winning.
Longtime Fact Checker Glenn Kessler takes stock as he departs The Washington Post.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 31, 2025 at 2:59 PM
"Meta, which after 2016 spent more than $100 million to fund 100 fact-checking organizations, ended a partnership with U.S. fact-checkers."
Many thoughts but one is that Meta should be paying Community Notes contributors. It's absurd to contribute for free.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Many thoughts but one is that Meta should be paying Community Notes contributors. It's absurd to contribute for free.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Gig alert: AI Safety research fellow role at Anthropic — remote, possibly good opportunity for new college graduate
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Anthropic AI Safety Fellow, US
Remote-Friendly (Travel Required) | San Francisco, CA
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August 1, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Gig alert: AI Safety research fellow role at Anthropic — remote, possibly good opportunity for new college graduate
job-boards.greenhouse.io/anthropic/jo...
job-boards.greenhouse.io/anthropic/jo...
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🚨 New preprint alert:
We show that web-browsing GPT and LLaMA models can infer social media user demographics with reasonable accuracy—using only usernames.
This opens new possibilities for social media research in the post-API era but raises important privacy concerns.
We show that web-browsing GPT and LLaMA models can infer social media user demographics with reasonable accuracy—using only usernames.
This opens new possibilities for social media research in the post-API era but raises important privacy concerns.
July 18, 2025 at 5:19 PM
🚨 New preprint alert:
We show that web-browsing GPT and LLaMA models can infer social media user demographics with reasonable accuracy—using only usernames.
This opens new possibilities for social media research in the post-API era but raises important privacy concerns.
We show that web-browsing GPT and LLaMA models can infer social media user demographics with reasonable accuracy—using only usernames.
This opens new possibilities for social media research in the post-API era but raises important privacy concerns.
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We would like to thank our staff, Board, students, and community, who make this work possible. As we continue this work in 2025, we remain energized about how young people will shape the future of tech!
July 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM
We would like to thank our staff, Board, students, and community, who make this work possible. As we continue this work in 2025, we remain energized about how young people will shape the future of tech!
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Cyber threats increasingly come in all shapes and sizes, and too often, the targets of these attacks are under-prepared and under-resourced. IST is excited to announce renewed support from Craig Newmark Philanthropies for our efforts to advance the future of digital security.
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Institute for Security and Technology Announces Renewed Support from Craig Newmark Philanthropies to Advance the Future of Digital Security
The Institute for Security and Technology (IST) is excited to announce renewed support from Craig Newmark Philanthropies for our efforts to carry out a multi-pronged approach to protect, empower, and ...
securityandtechnology.org
July 23, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Cyber threats increasingly come in all shapes and sizes, and too often, the targets of these attacks are under-prepared and under-resourced. IST is excited to announce renewed support from Craig Newmark Philanthropies for our efforts to advance the future of digital security.
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As the organization prepares to sunset in 2025, PEN America is thrilled to integrate its invaluable resources into our digital safety programming to ensure they remain accessible to those who need them most. Read the full announcement here: pen.org/press-releas... (3/3)
PEN America Acquires OnlineSOS, Expanding Commitment to Digital Safety and Free Expression - PEN America
PEN America acquires assets of OnlineSOS a pioneering nonprofit dedicated to supporting people who are harassed online.
pen.org
July 18, 2025 at 1:39 PM
As the organization prepares to sunset in 2025, PEN America is thrilled to integrate its invaluable resources into our digital safety programming to ensure they remain accessible to those who need them most. Read the full announcement here: pen.org/press-releas... (3/3)
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Here’s a summer steal for you - Amazon has “The Information Animal” ebook on sale for $15 and the best part is, you can read it now. I want to make all sorts of jokes about this being the key to becoming a best seller, but I hear @katelynnvogt.bsky.social telling me to knock it off : a.co/d/1icgFjU
a.co
July 14, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Here’s a summer steal for you - Amazon has “The Information Animal” ebook on sale for $15 and the best part is, you can read it now. I want to make all sorts of jokes about this being the key to becoming a best seller, but I hear @katelynnvogt.bsky.social telling me to knock it off : a.co/d/1icgFjU
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Networks, not hierarchies. Participation — memes, responsiveness, engagement…
One party gets it, while the power center of the other just doesn’t.
One party gets it, while the power center of the other just doesn’t.
🧵 Social media permanently changed American political campaigning, but only Republicans have changed with it.
Donald Trump won the 2024 election, not because people liked him, but because his party understands network marketing.
@rynnreed.bsky.social and I discussed. Click thru or continue here...
Donald Trump won the 2024 election, not because people liked him, but because his party understands network marketing.
@rynnreed.bsky.social and I discussed. Click thru or continue here...
Republicans treat politics like viral marketing, Democrats don’t
Creator Congress founder Rynn Reed discusses how Republicans intuitively understand para-social relationships and influencer marketing
plus.flux.community
July 16, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Networks, not hierarchies. Participation — memes, responsiveness, engagement…
One party gets it, while the power center of the other just doesn’t.
One party gets it, while the power center of the other just doesn’t.
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The website released to address the chemtrail and geoengineering theories is solid and confirms the science, per scientists who reviewed it.
Let’s see what the response is like…
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/c...
Let’s see what the response is like…
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/c...
July 10, 2025 at 7:45 PM
The website released to address the chemtrail and geoengineering theories is solid and confirms the science, per scientists who reviewed it.
Let’s see what the response is like…
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/c...
Let’s see what the response is like…
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/c...
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I wrote a similar response to a similar argument in a libertarian law pub —just came out!
The arguments are well-trod by this point; my essay responds to a specific provocation.
Look: the structures for discourse are different now. Sensemaking changed. So: we adapt.
lawliberty.org/content-mode...
The arguments are well-trod by this point; my essay responds to a specific provocation.
Look: the structures for discourse are different now. Sensemaking changed. So: we adapt.
lawliberty.org/content-mode...
June 27, 2025 at 11:51 AM
I wrote a similar response to a similar argument in a libertarian law pub —just came out!
The arguments are well-trod by this point; my essay responds to a specific provocation.
Look: the structures for discourse are different now. Sensemaking changed. So: we adapt.
lawliberty.org/content-mode...
The arguments are well-trod by this point; my essay responds to a specific provocation.
Look: the structures for discourse are different now. Sensemaking changed. So: we adapt.
lawliberty.org/content-mode...