Julia Angwin
@juliaangwin.com
Investigative journalist. New York Times Contributing Opinion Writer. Founder, Proof News, The Markup. Priors: ProPublica, WSJ. Fellow at Harvard Shorenstein Center. Signal: Julia.368
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Just a gentle reminder that the panic about phones melting our brains could well be a convenient way to justify rules that could be used to prevent us from using our phones to film state violence.
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October 31, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Just a gentle reminder that the panic about phones melting our brains could well be a convenient way to justify rules that could be used to prevent us from using our phones to film state violence.
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I’m thrilled to announce that @fieldsmeyer.com and I are writing a book about how to challenge authoritarianism.
“On Courage: To be a Dissident in America’s Age of Fear,” is scheduled to be published by Harper Collins next summer.
“On Courage: To be a Dissident in America’s Age of Fear,” is scheduled to be published by Harper Collins next summer.
September 3, 2025 at 11:53 AM
I’m thrilled to announce that @fieldsmeyer.com and I are writing a book about how to challenge authoritarianism.
“On Courage: To be a Dissident in America’s Age of Fear,” is scheduled to be published by Harper Collins next summer.
“On Courage: To be a Dissident in America’s Age of Fear,” is scheduled to be published by Harper Collins next summer.
It seems I have an impersonator on here. Please do not follow, and report if you feel inclined. The writing has an AI flavor to it.
June 16, 2025 at 10:43 PM
It seems I have an impersonator on here. Please do not follow, and report if you feel inclined. The writing has an AI flavor to it.
A centralized database will be "ill-equipped to correct errors, allow for extenuating circumstances, or bring facts up to date," warned Vance Packard. "The notion of the possibility of redemption is likely to be incomprehensible to a computer."
April 30, 2025 at 11:20 AM
A centralized database will be "ill-equipped to correct errors, allow for extenuating circumstances, or bring facts up to date," warned Vance Packard. "The notion of the possibility of redemption is likely to be incomprehensible to a computer."
On the front page of the New York Times on January 7, 1968 -- you will see a story about the Johnson Administration's attempt to create exactly this type of master database.
The article warns of the privacy perils of putting all this data in one place:
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The article warns of the privacy perils of putting all this data in one place:
timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine...
April 30, 2025 at 11:20 AM
On the front page of the New York Times on January 7, 1968 -- you will see a story about the Johnson Administration's attempt to create exactly this type of master database.
The article warns of the privacy perils of putting all this data in one place:
timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine...
The article warns of the privacy perils of putting all this data in one place:
timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine...
Ooh, I like this idea. Reminds me of a great piece by BuzzFeed using statistics to reveal the likelihood of tennis match fixing.
www.buzzfeednews.com/article/heid...
www.buzzfeednews.com/article/heid...
February 16, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Ooh, I like this idea. Reminds me of a great piece by BuzzFeed using statistics to reveal the likelihood of tennis match fixing.
www.buzzfeednews.com/article/heid...
www.buzzfeednews.com/article/heid...
Oof, I need to do better on adding alt text to my images. Posting this to hold myself accountable.
In my very slight defense, my score is better in past 90 days.
In my very slight defense, my score is better in past 90 days.
January 24, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Oof, I need to do better on adding alt text to my images. Posting this to hold myself accountable.
In my very slight defense, my score is better in past 90 days.
In my very slight defense, my score is better in past 90 days.
Welcome to the lawless era.
January 19, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Welcome to the lawless era.
I’m getting a different error message.
January 19, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I’m getting a different error message.
🙌🏼 @taylorlorenz.bsky.social
bringing receipts on the political dimensions of the TikTok ban.
It’s not coincidental that the most left-leaning social media platform will be shut down and/or likely handed over to a more conservative owner.
bringing receipts on the political dimensions of the TikTok ban.
It’s not coincidental that the most left-leaning social media platform will be shut down and/or likely handed over to a more conservative owner.
January 18, 2025 at 6:14 PM
🙌🏼 @taylorlorenz.bsky.social
bringing receipts on the political dimensions of the TikTok ban.
It’s not coincidental that the most left-leaning social media platform will be shut down and/or likely handed over to a more conservative owner.
bringing receipts on the political dimensions of the TikTok ban.
It’s not coincidental that the most left-leaning social media platform will be shut down and/or likely handed over to a more conservative owner.
“Decent and Dignified Journalism” — 1896 advertising poster for The New York Times
December 13, 2024 at 7:02 PM
“Decent and Dignified Journalism” — 1896 advertising poster for The New York Times
Why did I only discover Signal's stickers today?! And specifically, this flame dog sticker, which is really working for me at the moment.
November 19, 2024 at 8:01 PM
Why did I only discover Signal's stickers today?! And specifically, this flame dog sticker, which is really working for me at the moment.
The silver lining of 80 degree weather in November is that it extended the Concord grape season so I could make a final grape pie of the season. 🍇
Thanks for the grapes @merbroussard.bsky.social
Thanks for the grapes @merbroussard.bsky.social
November 9, 2024 at 6:19 PM
The silver lining of 80 degree weather in November is that it extended the Concord grape season so I could make a final grape pie of the season. 🍇
Thanks for the grapes @merbroussard.bsky.social
Thanks for the grapes @merbroussard.bsky.social
There were differences between the models – OpenAI’s ChatGPT returned more accurate responses than the other models in both languages, and Google’s Gemini did slightly better in Spanish but was pretty inaccurate overall.
October 30, 2024 at 12:37 PM
There were differences between the models – OpenAI’s ChatGPT returned more accurate responses than the other models in both languages, and Google’s Gemini did slightly better in Spanish but was pretty inaccurate overall.
Very excited to see my NYT Opinion piece on the front page of the New York Times International edition.
Print always and forever hits different- especially the front page.
Print always and forever hits different- especially the front page.
October 23, 2024 at 11:48 AM
Very excited to see my NYT Opinion piece on the front page of the New York Times International edition.
Print always and forever hits different- especially the front page.
Print always and forever hits different- especially the front page.
New forms of creepy emerging every day.
October 1, 2024 at 6:20 PM
New forms of creepy emerging every day.
It was super fun to eulogize software. I decided that the occasion called for remixing Shakespeare.
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September 30, 2024 at 6:38 PM
It was super fun to eulogize software. I decided that the occasion called for remixing Shakespeare.
Text here:
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Proud to have been so early to Bluesky! Am really enjoying it here even though I dutifully post on all the other joyless platforms.
September 16, 2024 at 10:28 PM
Proud to have been so early to Bluesky! Am really enjoying it here even though I dutifully post on all the other joyless platforms.
NYC folks - remember to vote today.
June 25, 2024 at 1:32 PM
NYC folks - remember to vote today.
New Yorkers interested in AI *or* just interested in visiting an awesome French “villa” bookstore in NYC - come join this discussion on Monday. villa-albertine.org/events/can-j...
April 12, 2024 at 1:08 PM
New Yorkers interested in AI *or* just interested in visiting an awesome French “villa” bookstore in NYC - come join this discussion on Monday. villa-albertine.org/events/can-j...
Seeing the eclipse from the plane was amazing. I couldn’t get a pic through the glasses but this is what the sky looked like as we were nearing totality.
April 8, 2024 at 8:40 PM
Seeing the eclipse from the plane was amazing. I couldn’t get a pic through the glasses but this is what the sky looked like as we were nearing totality.
Excited that I will be flying through the totality. Appreciate United giving us all glasses and a “solar eclipse cookie.”
April 8, 2024 at 5:41 PM
Excited that I will be flying through the totality. Appreciate United giving us all glasses and a “solar eclipse cookie.”
Welp, voters are not on my side. Scott Galloway beating me handily among folks voting on our debate about the TikTok ban. munkdebates.com/podcasts/tik...
April 4, 2024 at 8:31 PM
Welp, voters are not on my side. Scott Galloway beating me handily among folks voting on our debate about the TikTok ban. munkdebates.com/podcasts/tik...
Update: The folks on Threads are splaining me about how Meta is *not actually* hostile to journalism.
December 22, 2023 at 12:57 AM
Update: The folks on Threads are splaining me about how Meta is *not actually* hostile to journalism.
I always start fall with a Concord grape pie. 🍇 🥧
September 14, 2023 at 7:06 PM
I always start fall with a Concord grape pie. 🍇 🥧