Podium

A social network with integrity. Safe, open, trustworthy and democratic. Want to help us #SaveSocialMedia? Join our Discord:

[Podium @podiumnetwork]

Social media is broken and we’re on a mission to fix it! Join us on Discord and give feedback on our design, to help us #SaveSocialMedia https://t.co/Mk4SE7fXYl

[The Guardian @guardian]

ACCC takes Meta to court over Facebook scam ads depicting Australian identities https://t.co/6kLNd0mKM1

[Firefox 🔥 @firefox]

Hey! It's a good time to take a break from doomscrolling and secure your privacy instead. It'll only take a few minutes 🧵 1/6

[LGBT Tech @LGBTTech]

Defining digital discrimination is an important step in our digital journey as a society. We look forward to partnering with you and the @FCC to ensure it includes #LGBTQ+

[Zamaan Qureshi @zamaan_qureshi]

If anyone remembers from last April, I downloaded my data from Facebook following the 533m breach.

FB told users that they could download their information to see what data FB kept.

But FB told Newsweek after my interview that "Off-FB activity is not related to the data scrape"

[Design Justice Network | designjustice.org @design__justice]

Workshop: How to Apply Design Justice in Professionalized Workplaces
Wed. Mar. 16, 4:30-6pm ET (GMT-04) - 90-minute workshop for designers & researchers to try figuring out how to apply #DesignJustice through experiential learning REGISTER using DJN option https://t.co/MsgVGIz8kb

[R Street Institute @RSI]

📆 Mar 23: RSI @Integrity_Inst: Content & Governance Online: Working Together for a Better Internet—RSVP IRL in DC & online https://t.co/PV2b2SFfOc with @Ofcom, @PeterFatelnig @EUintheUS, @RebekahKTromble @GWIDDP, @MarechalPhD @rankingrights, @iohnsands @knightfdn, @MChrisRiley

[DemocracyLab @DemocracyLab]

A great thread from one of our favorite #TechForGood projects! Learn how to make your local government more accessible…
#opengov #civictech #volunteer

[Ryan Scrivens @R_Scrivens]

What does the empirical research tell us about online radicalization?

If you’re looking for something to listen to over the weekend, consider this one by @galwaygrrl and I 👇

[Accountable Tech @accountabletech]

.@ProPublica and @ClemsonHub identified more than a dozen new pro-Russia "fact-check" videos that undermine the truth of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

These videos have racked up over 1 million views on Telegram and thousands of engagements on Twitter. https://t.co/6gxxPo0som

[Kurt Wagner @KurtWagner8]

New: FB/Meta says you CANNOT call for the death of Vladimir Putin on Facebook, @nickclegg wrote in an internal memo Sunday

https://t.co/iL3ropNSzO

[Sam Schechner @samschech]

If you want a break from war news: The EU and the U.K. are opening formal antitrust investigations into whether Google and Facebook owner Meta Platforms sought to illegally fix prices in digital advertising https://t.co/qH1xHPM3ex

[Safety Tech Innovation Network @SafetyTechUK]

PODCAST: We are excited to share the first-ever episode of the #SafetyTech #Podcast! Listen to hear about the history of #OnlineSafety and hear from industry leaders, including @SukiFuller @samjdonaldson @VShotbolt: https://t.co/7kL9aQTp74

#OnlineHarms #SafetyTechPodcast

[Charlie Warzel @cwarzel]

I spoke to a lot of smart people who've been observing the digital side of this war about things that have surprised them and about the need for nuance in discussing "the information war" https://t.co/mU837Q4FzN

[Tactical Tech @Info_Activism]

Twitter Launches Tor Onion Service Making Site Easier to Access in Russia https://t.co/8ogDJNmUHB

[Podium @podiumnetwork]

Excellent set of resources here

[All Tech Is Human @AllTechIsHuman]

👍Check out these resources on Content Moderation and Mis/Disinformation for Aspiring Trust & Safety Professionals! Crafted by All Tech Is Human's @_bekah_ w/ insight from our job board, mentorship program, working groups, Slack & more #ContentModeration

https://t.co/xJ2OHpqyLh

[Women in Tech @womenintechuk]

To continue the celebration of International Women’s Day, @AND_Digital has been talking to 6 of its women leaders about their personal & professional journeys into the world of tech.

Learn about these inspirational women and what they have achieved here: https://t.co/NVMNxHJ5uV

[Sheera Frenkel @sheeraf]

I have some ~thoughts~ about the Russia/Ukraine information wars. People are using words like disinfo/misinfo in a sweeping way that doesn’t contextualize what is happening on the ground- which is that grassroots propaganda is going hugely viral as people rally behind Ukraine.

[The Verge @verge]

Facebook shuts down its attempt to remake original Facebook inside Facebook https://t.co/sInhWGcqET

[Casey Newton @CaseyNewton]

AGs are now investigating TikTok as well as FB/Instagram for their effects on teens. But I suspect the more meaningful development this week is Biden pledging $5M to research their effects on young people

https://t.co/9Toagzn07N