Doctoral Fellow @CitizenLab, University of Toronto. Mostly the politics of information, technology, and security. Note: I do not actively post or respond here.
What can South-to-South knowledge exchange contribute to Tech and Democracy research? What are divergence points between Global North & South tech justice advocacies? How are so-called global “whole-of-society” coalitions extractive of “local partners”? New study @GloTechLab 1/6
JOB ALERT: The @munkschool@UofTArtSci is recruiting for an Assistant Professor, Social Sciences and Digital Technologies. This full-time tenure stream position offers the opportunity to work closely with The Citizen Lab. Come work with us! Apply here by Jan 7: https://t.co/E6XLbT8m6C
‼️ NEW WORKING PAPER ‼️
Can a conversation with ChatGPT reduce certainty in false or unsupported beliefs? If so, is this because AI as a source is particularly persuasive? OSF preprint: https://t.co/uul4Li2F9U (Feedback welcome!)
Here is a not so short 🧵:
For years, analysts (including me) have warned of the security risks of "lawful access" backdoors.
@joshrogin spoke to six sources confirming 🇨🇳 exploited those backdoors to eavesdrop on both 🇺🇸 parties' candidates
https://t.co/zQEyRrpM6K
New analysis uses satellite image to count the number of buildings Israel has destroyed over the past month in six Lebanese border villages.
The count so far, in just these six villages: 1,085
From @trbrtc, @riley_mellen, and @ajcardia
https://t.co/bs7eUcUzGp
Love (but also terrified) of this line from Benjamin Bratton's The Stack: "The Stack terraforms the host planet by drinking and vomiting its elemental juices and spitting up mobile phones." 🌍 🤢😢
Shout out to my co-authors @IrenePasquetto and @sbradshaww and this Bernie meme I made for the article but did not make it into the final published version 🥲
In a piece for @Kennedy_School’s @MisinfoReview, The Citizen Lab’s @gabriellelim and her co-authors unpack the complex challenges facing the field of misinformation. The authors say they “see this as an inflection point and an opportunity to chart a more informed and contextual research practice.” Read it here https://t.co/2kmesuMsLC
@citizenlab@Kennedy_School @MisinfoReview @natgl7 disagrees with me! Which is great because when we guest lecture together for @irenepoet in a few weeks, the students will get quite a show. J/k. But we will be a delight!
Starting doctoral fieldwork in #Denmark, #Finland, then #Baltics. I will be interviewing individuals interested in all things #disinfo, digital education and #digitalliteracy – NGO leaders, policymakers, librarians. Can you connect me to anyone? I'd love to chat with them!📚
📅 Join CIMA on Oct. 2 at 9 AM EST for a webinar on the impact of mis-, dis-, and mal-information laws on global #pressfreedom, featuring @gabriellelim, Janjira Sombatpoonsiri, @Dariomilo, & @Linaattalah. Register here: https://t.co/ENiAYUiuuY
I'm joining the major leagues at Bloomberg @Technology as a data journalist focused on AI and algorithm accountability. I'll work on hypothesis-driven investigations about AI's impact on society, building off a track record of great data work at Bloomberg.
In @CIMA_Media’s latest report, @gabriellelim & @sbradshaww explore how misinformation, disinformation, and mal-information laws often stifle independent journalism & undermine the already precarious state of independent media in many countries. https://t.co/6A1DfX4THF #MediaDev