Talita Pessoa
@tpessoa.bsky.social
Tech Policy, Privacy & Human Rights. @de_usp and @georgetown MSFS alum. 🇧🇷🇺🇸 and most importantly 🏳️🌈
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Really great coverage from @wired.com about our week of action against online ID verification and how these bills are setting a dangerous precedent by making the internet more exploitative rather than safer.
www.wired.com/story/age-ve...
www.wired.com/story/age-ve...
The Age-Gated Internet Is Sweeping the US. Activists Are Fighting Back
Half of the country now requires age verification to watch porn or access “harmful” content. Digital rights advocates are pushing back against legislation they say will make the internet less safe.
www.wired.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Really great coverage from @wired.com about our week of action against online ID verification and how these bills are setting a dangerous precedent by making the internet more exploitative rather than safer.
www.wired.com/story/age-ve...
www.wired.com/story/age-ve...
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A couple weeks ago we got a lovely note from someone on the other side of the country thanking us profusely for ILLing a book to them. Curious, we looked up the book they borrowed.
It would have cost $1,200 for them to purchase it.
ILL is one of the things I love most about libraries.
It would have cost $1,200 for them to purchase it.
ILL is one of the things I love most about libraries.
Requested a book through ILL over break. It arrived today. Libraries man.
December 3, 2025 at 12:56 AM
A couple weeks ago we got a lovely note from someone on the other side of the country thanking us profusely for ILLing a book to them. Curious, we looked up the book they borrowed.
It would have cost $1,200 for them to purchase it.
ILL is one of the things I love most about libraries.
It would have cost $1,200 for them to purchase it.
ILL is one of the things I love most about libraries.
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This morning, my colleague @kateruane.bsky.social will be testifying in front of House E&C on #KidsSafety bills, including on #privacy.
Testimony: d1dth6e84htgma.cloudfront.net/Testimony_Ru...
Looking forward to it!
Testimony: d1dth6e84htgma.cloudfront.net/Testimony_Ru...
Looking forward to it!
December 2, 2025 at 1:37 PM
This morning, my colleague @kateruane.bsky.social will be testifying in front of House E&C on #KidsSafety bills, including on #privacy.
Testimony: d1dth6e84htgma.cloudfront.net/Testimony_Ru...
Looking forward to it!
Testimony: d1dth6e84htgma.cloudfront.net/Testimony_Ru...
Looking forward to it!
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Congress is attempting to fast track KOSA and more than a dozen bills that would restrict internet access, censor speech and increase surveillance under the guise of protecting children.
Committee hearings begin tomorrow.
Committee hearings begin tomorrow.
Lawmakers to consider 19 bills for childproofing the internet
KOSA is back, along with more than a dozen other bills that will erode free speech and privacy in the name of protecting kids.
reason.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Congress is attempting to fast track KOSA and more than a dozen bills that would restrict internet access, censor speech and increase surveillance under the guise of protecting children.
Committee hearings begin tomorrow.
Committee hearings begin tomorrow.
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one of the problems I have with Democrats (and other critics) labeling these "war crimes" is that it accepts the underlying claim that the people being murdered are enemy combatants. They're not! it's just murder!
Fox News' Joey Jones justifies the US military killing survivors after an initial boat strike: "An enemy combatant does not have to have a gun to be a danger or a threat... if you leave anybody alive, they can signal and let others know what’s happening and they can also retaliate through radio."
December 1, 2025 at 2:07 PM
one of the problems I have with Democrats (and other critics) labeling these "war crimes" is that it accepts the underlying claim that the people being murdered are enemy combatants. They're not! it's just murder!
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DHS's stated justification for Abak's abduction is that he has a criminal case in Turkey, but the circumstances of that case form a substantial part of the basis for his asylum application, and he's followed the asylum process to the letter.
ICE Takes Kurdish Asylum Seeker The Day Before His Wife Became A US Citizen: 'I Cannot Do This Alone'
At the time of his detention, Enes Abak had a pending asylum petition and an upcoming immigration court hearing. His wife is now fighting for his release. "We were following every letter of the law," ...
blockclubchicago.org
November 29, 2025 at 2:18 AM
DHS's stated justification for Abak's abduction is that he has a criminal case in Turkey, but the circumstances of that case form a substantial part of the basis for his asylum application, and he's followed the asylum process to the letter.
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Definitely have to share one of the most iconic Thanksgiving Day reenactments today. Grab those cardigans and highballs and enjoy! 🦃 🍁 🪶🔥🍽️
Addams Family Values: Thanksgiving play (HD CLIP)
YouTube video by Binge Society
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November 27, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Definitely have to share one of the most iconic Thanksgiving Day reenactments today. Grab those cardigans and highballs and enjoy! 🦃 🍁 🪶🔥🍽️
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I truly need "AI Won't Stand in Authentic Wonder" swag sold in the Vatican gift shop. Also, I will need it on a tote and shirt.
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I truly need "AI Won't Stand in Authentic Wonder" swag sold in the Vatican gift shop. Also, I will need it on a tote and shirt.
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An amazing new Trump controversy, Part I of II:
- Friday night: Jair Bolsonaro’s son summons a crowd to their family home
- Later Friday night: Bolsonaro takes a soldering iron to his ankle bracelet days before starting a lengthy prison
- Saturday morning: Bolsonaro is re-arrested
- Friday night: Jair Bolsonaro’s son summons a crowd to their family home
- Later Friday night: Bolsonaro takes a soldering iron to his ankle bracelet days before starting a lengthy prison
- Saturday morning: Bolsonaro is re-arrested
White House hedges on Trump’s curious claim about his call with Brazil’s Bolsonaro White House hedges on Trump’s curious claim about his call with Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro
Did the Republican president talk to Bolsonaro as the Brazilian plotted to escape? Trump said yes, but the White House isn’t so sure.
www.ms.now
November 25, 2025 at 6:35 PM
An amazing new Trump controversy, Part I of II:
- Friday night: Jair Bolsonaro’s son summons a crowd to their family home
- Later Friday night: Bolsonaro takes a soldering iron to his ankle bracelet days before starting a lengthy prison
- Saturday morning: Bolsonaro is re-arrested
- Friday night: Jair Bolsonaro’s son summons a crowd to their family home
- Later Friday night: Bolsonaro takes a soldering iron to his ankle bracelet days before starting a lengthy prison
- Saturday morning: Bolsonaro is re-arrested
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🚨 Violência contra mulheres também acontece no digital.
Os 16 Dias de Ativismo pelo Fim da Violência contra a Mulher, campanha da ONU Mulheres, começam em 25 de novembro e, em 2025, destacam justamente essa dimensão digital do problema.
Os 16 Dias de Ativismo pelo Fim da Violência contra a Mulher, campanha da ONU Mulheres, começam em 25 de novembro e, em 2025, destacam justamente essa dimensão digital do problema.
November 25, 2025 at 4:52 PM
🚨 Violência contra mulheres também acontece no digital.
Os 16 Dias de Ativismo pelo Fim da Violência contra a Mulher, campanha da ONU Mulheres, começam em 25 de novembro e, em 2025, destacam justamente essa dimensão digital do problema.
Os 16 Dias de Ativismo pelo Fim da Violência contra a Mulher, campanha da ONU Mulheres, começam em 25 de novembro e, em 2025, destacam justamente essa dimensão digital do problema.
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BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
www.reuters.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:10 AM
BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
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You're told it'll sabotage your career if you're a vocally politically opinionated, queer, woman. But things sabotaging my career are systemic xenophobia, sexism, and horrible job market. Which are a direct consequences of people not being vocally opinionated in the first place.
November 25, 2025 at 2:27 AM
You're told it'll sabotage your career if you're a vocally politically opinionated, queer, woman. But things sabotaging my career are systemic xenophobia, sexism, and horrible job market. Which are a direct consequences of people not being vocally opinionated in the first place.
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fico melancólico vendo o quanto diversidade sexual e temas lgbt eram relativamente comuns no cinema mainstream dos anos 20/30, pra daí o hays code chegar, proibir temas lgbt na marra, e assim criar uma memória histórica artificial de que "antigamente" homossexualidade era tabu
A fabulous pre-code gag from "Wonder Bar" (1934)
November 25, 2025 at 2:23 AM
fico melancólico vendo o quanto diversidade sexual e temas lgbt eram relativamente comuns no cinema mainstream dos anos 20/30, pra daí o hays code chegar, proibir temas lgbt na marra, e assim criar uma memória histórica artificial de que "antigamente" homossexualidade era tabu
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Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Other
siepr.stanford.edu
November 24, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
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"JP Morgan recently calculated that the tech industry must draw an extra $650 billion in revenue every year — nearly double Google’s total sales in 2024 — for AI investments forecast through 2030 to earn a modest 10 percent return."
Analysis | Are we in an AI bubble? Eight charts will help you decide.
Soaring investment in artificial intelligence has triggered warnings about a risky financial bubble. These charts show reasons to be calm — or concerned.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:43 PM
"JP Morgan recently calculated that the tech industry must draw an extra $650 billion in revenue every year — nearly double Google’s total sales in 2024 — for AI investments forecast through 2030 to earn a modest 10 percent return."
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I wouldn't be here today if not for the internet, the friendship, the spaces, the communities, I've needed it. The internet is a tool for us to come together, to find each other and ourselves.
Censorship will take it all away from everyone.
Censorship will take it all away from everyone.
Online resources are vital for queer and trans communities, especially youth.
Take action now at QueersAgainstCensorship.com to protect this access and crush online censorship bills like KOSA, ID checks and attempts to strip Section 230.
Take action now at QueersAgainstCensorship.com to protect this access and crush online censorship bills like KOSA, ID checks and attempts to strip Section 230.
November 15, 2025 at 11:28 PM
I wouldn't be here today if not for the internet, the friendship, the spaces, the communities, I've needed it. The internet is a tool for us to come together, to find each other and ourselves.
Censorship will take it all away from everyone.
Censorship will take it all away from everyone.
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The only way we will win a better world is not only leftism for America, but internationalism. “Researchers who have anything to do with China should have their careers ended” is a bipartisan position, and it can’t be anymore. If we live in a fragmented world, it will burn in our lifetime
November 14, 2025 at 6:25 AM
The only way we will win a better world is not only leftism for America, but internationalism. “Researchers who have anything to do with China should have their careers ended” is a bipartisan position, and it can’t be anymore. If we live in a fragmented world, it will burn in our lifetime
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I know it's tedious to say at this point, but this is why we need to listen when porn artists and sex workers raise the alarm about this shit. Art and people that can be dismissed as "immoral" are ALWAYS the thin end of the wedge when the powers that be try and assert control over entire systems.
MasterCard is marketing its new MasterCard Threat Intelligence platform to issuers & acquirers. A source familiar w/ MasterCard’s internal operations told me MTI is flagging anime, VTubing, adult content, tabletop, video games as potentially “high fraud risk”
fintechmagazine.com/news/how-is-...
fintechmagazine.com/news/how-is-...
How is Mastercard Preventing Payment Fraud at Scale?
Announcing Threat Intelligence at Money 20/20 US, Mastercard showcases its latest technology in preventing fraud, combining insights from Recorded Future
fintechmagazine.com
November 3, 2025 at 4:43 PM
I know it's tedious to say at this point, but this is why we need to listen when porn artists and sex workers raise the alarm about this shit. Art and people that can be dismissed as "immoral" are ALWAYS the thin end of the wedge when the powers that be try and assert control over entire systems.
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Cornell (NYC and Ithaca) is recruiting AI postdocs, apply by Nov 20, 2025! If you're interested in working with me on technical approaches to responsible AI (e.g., personalization, fairness), please email me.
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30971
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30971
Cornell University, Empire AI Fellows Program
Job #AJO30971, Postdoctoral Fellow, Empire AI Fellows Program, Cornell University, New York, New York, US
academicjobsonline.org
October 28, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Cornell (NYC and Ithaca) is recruiting AI postdocs, apply by Nov 20, 2025! If you're interested in working with me on technical approaches to responsible AI (e.g., personalization, fairness), please email me.
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30971
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30971
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O Monbiot faz aqui uma crítica ao fato de que o UK não tem uma constituição escrita e como isso deixa seus cidadãos mais vulneráveis. Li o fio antes de abrir o artigo, pensando o tempo todo na nossa CRFB/1988. Quando cliquei no artigo pra ler:
October 28, 2025 at 9:46 AM
O Monbiot faz aqui uma crítica ao fato de que o UK não tem uma constituição escrita e como isso deixa seus cidadãos mais vulneráveis. Li o fio antes de abrir o artigo, pensando o tempo todo na nossa CRFB/1988. Quando cliquei no artigo pra ler:
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OpenAI pitches, in order:
1) It's the beginning of a new age for mankind
2) It will replace human thought
3) You can make cool videos with it
4) You can pretend it's your girlfriend
5) Submit to the Master while you can
1) It's the beginning of a new age for mankind
2) It will replace human thought
3) You can make cool videos with it
4) You can pretend it's your girlfriend
5) Submit to the Master while you can
October 25, 2025 at 12:15 PM
OpenAI pitches, in order:
1) It's the beginning of a new age for mankind
2) It will replace human thought
3) You can make cool videos with it
4) You can pretend it's your girlfriend
5) Submit to the Master while you can
1) It's the beginning of a new age for mankind
2) It will replace human thought
3) You can make cool videos with it
4) You can pretend it's your girlfriend
5) Submit to the Master while you can
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Picture of the East Wing demolition of the White House taken on my flight out of DCA.
October 23, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Picture of the East Wing demolition of the White House taken on my flight out of DCA.
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The world is becoming more dangerous for LGBTQ+ people, new report warns
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/22/lgbtq-rights-report/?utm_content=1761135601&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/22/lgbtq-rights-report/?utm_content=1761135601&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
The world is becoming more dangerous for LGBTQ+ people, report warns
An eye-opening report into the state of LGBTQ+ rights across the west has revealed how dangerous things are becoming for the community.
www.thepinknews.com
October 22, 2025 at 12:20 PM
The world is becoming more dangerous for LGBTQ+ people, new report warns
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/22/lgbtq-rights-report/?utm_content=1761135601&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/22/lgbtq-rights-report/?utm_content=1761135601&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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The average age of U.S. homebuyers is now 56, up from 49 last year.
In 1981, the year trickledown economics began, it was 31.
In 1981, the year trickledown economics began, it was 31.
October 21, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The average age of U.S. homebuyers is now 56, up from 49 last year.
In 1981, the year trickledown economics began, it was 31.
In 1981, the year trickledown economics began, it was 31.