James Losey

PhD candidate @Stockholms_univ @StockholmSIS & @mediastudies_su. Fmr @bkcharvard, @Newamerica @OTI, @theGNI & @AnnenbergPenn. You might find me playing banjo.

[zeynep tufekci @zeynep]

Friends I'm hiring *two* post-docs: one from computer science/AI and one from social science. We're going to take on thorny problems, do solid and solution-oriented research with global focus. Come work with me! Or pass it on! https://t.co/K2TCkdKNuy and https://t.co/KibhePAU8h

[The Citizen Lab @citizenlab]

🚨 Deadline to apply for the gender and digital security project coordinator position is TODAY. Get those applications in! https://t.co/0IITL74cbx

[ashkan soltani @ashk4n]

Devices continue to track user's location even when a user turns of 'Location History'.

[James Losey @jameslosey]

"So the very act of arguing against the crazy amplifies the crazy. It’s one of the reasons that Facebook is a terrible place to deliberate about the world" - @sivavaid https://t.co/2t3px9ocMl

[James Losey @jameslosey]

@LinaDencik @DataJusticeLab How exciting!

[Kainaz Amaria @kainazamaria]

~80% of wire photogs are men

During Russia 2018 photo agency Getty Images published a gallery of "the hottest fans at the World Cup" featuring exclusively young women.
The gallery was later removed by Getty, calling it a "regrettable error in judgement".
https://t.co/qa8dFW4wfG

[Nik Usher (they/them) @nikkiusher]

Extremely important thread: btw a good reason for newsroom ethnography - exposing the sausage carries the risk of losing one’s livelihood https://t.co/Dhi8IwkchM

[Smári McCarthy @smarimc]

Iceland has taken the seat in the UN Human Rights Council that the US vacated. In light of Trump's irreverent jingoism, it's more important than ever to defend human rights. I believe Iceland can contribute to protecting our shared human values in important ways.

[zeynep tufekci @zeynep]

"Sandy Hook shooting was a hoax to take away your guns" not just something "debunked by fact-checkers." It's high-profile incitement to violence and harrasment against bereaved parents who just lost their little children to murder. As is "this pizza shop is a pedophile ring." https://t.co/xrA3pQqvaX

[astafish.bsky.social @asta_fish]

Sometimes, one picture says more than thousand words. The Icelandic PM, on the right, demonstrating how to take a deep breath in order to keep calm in the utter madness the NATO meeting was.

[Tim Karr is now on Bluesky @TimKarr]

The Pai @FCC thought it could use cries of "fake news" to evade scrutiny of its effort to weaken internet users' ability to file complaints about abuses by AT&T, Comcast and Verizon. #NetNeutrality https://t.co/xVaMZRjccz via @motherboard

[Smári McCarthy @smarimc]

Trump at the NATO summit says the US are paying about 4% of a much larger GDP on defense. Important to note that it was his choice to bolster military rather than reduce unnecessary military spending beyond agreed 2% level and invest on healthcare, infrastructure or education.

[Dan Baer @danbbaer]

Mr Secretary, call your boss. https://t.co/FEWpGrdb3P

[Victor Pickard @VWPickard]

Part of the problem: The news system was built over time - and against the wishes of many good journalists, activists, and community members - to 1) primarily accumulate money for its owners, investors, and advertisers 2) accommodate those in power, and 3) sometimes inform people https://t.co/kBD8RH08e7

[Victor Pickard @VWPickard]

This is incredible https://t.co/CCf1b4Febt

[Victor Pickard @VWPickard]

Great overview and analysis by @mathewi: “YouTube finally decides it should care about misinformation” https://t.co/LQuzVyC0ol via @cjr

[James Losey @jameslosey]

@cynthiamw @SarahStV_HRW I am wrapping up my PhD and will submit a CV