Telecom Rick

All Things T(elecom). Telecom (mave)Rick. My opinions are mine and do not necessarily represent those of my clients.

[Center for Democracy & Technology @CenDemTech]

@thakurdhanaraj “Questions are being raised right now about recommendation algorithms within social media and how that impacts teenage girls and their mental health, but what about Black teenage girls?�� @thakurdhanaraj asks.

https://t.co/4wI6eZdryl

[Center for Democracy & Technology @CenDemTech]

@thakurdhanaraj “It would help if we had a more diverse set of people working on these issues,” says @thakurdhanaraj. “...a long-term issue because there are many kinds of structural barriers as to why more people of color aren’t in these fields & why they don’t stay...”

https://t.co/4wI6eZdryl

[Center for Democracy & Technology @CenDemTech]

.@thakurdhanaraj: “When you say AI, [] you’re implying that this construct has intelligence, you’re assigning a human quality to this machine... They can’t deal with ethical issues or moral issues, so that implies questions around justice and fairness.”

https://t.co/4wI6eZcTIN

[Center for Democracy & Technology @CenDemTech]

@thakurdhanaraj "'That kind of question approach is missing at the policy level. And what's the incentive for a big company to address this question? That’s where you need the government to step in.'

Still, Thakur offers solace rooted in the passion of his researchers."

https://t.co/4wI6eZdryl

[Center for Democracy & Technology @CenDemTech]

@thakurdhanaraj “'A lot of work has been done to address these questions, mostly by African American academics, researchers and activists in the Black community, and other communities of color,' says @thakurdhanaraj:"

https://t.co/4wI6eZdryl

[Project Unicorn @projunicorn]

Mark your calendars! The YouTube Premiere of @projunicorn's recorded webinar with @elizabethan of @CenDemTech takes place June 22nd at 2:30 pm ET. Join us to explore #StudentPrivacy, #Interoperability, and education trends. Tune in live: https://t.co/68JSoncAIG

[AlexandraReeveGivens @AlexReeveGivens]

I’m en route to testify before Senate Judiciary Committee on #AI and human rights. On the same day, we were proud to partner with @civilrightsorg & over 60 civil society groups urging the @WhiteHouse to accelerate its good work on AI, civil rights & potential consumer harms ⬇️

[Sonja Solomun - @sonjasolomun.bsky.social @SonjaSolomun]

harm that is not meaningful to white men has been *actually* happening for decades.

[Openly 🏳️‍🌈 @Openly]

Do you know what two-spirit means❓

🌎In history, many Indigenous North American and First Nations people lived outside the Western binaries of gender and sexuality.

On #IndigenousPeoplesDay, here are 5⃣ things you should know about people who define themselves as two-spirit.🧵

[Center for Democracy & Technology @CenDemTech]

👏 👏 Excited to note that @CenDemTech's own @dvhankerson + @GabeNicholas are a part of @unc_citap's 2022-2023 affiliate community!

[Center for Democracy & Technology @CenDemTech]

*TOMORROW* – CDT Fellow @rachelkuo launches the Asian American #Disinformation Table with the Disinfo Defense League & @NCAPAtweets.

Panelists from @AAJCTechnology, @EqualityLabs & @FylproMabuhay. Join on Thursday, 8/4 at 7PM ET! Register here: https://t.co/SwleJsnnJp

[ColorOfChange @ColorOfChange]

1 in 4 Black Americans has experienced online harassment like hate speech, doxing, & death threats.

COC's #BeingBlackOnline video, Double-Edged Sword, calls attention to platforms like @Twitter, @tiktok_us, & @Twitch, which have done little to nothing to protect Black users.

[Kimberlé Crenshaw @sandylocks]

Starting now!

[Telecom Rick @TelecomRick]

.@cspan Hey ya'll will you be live broadcasting the Senate FCC Oversight hearing on June 12th on CSPAN 1, 2, or 3 ? Please do

[MMTC @mmtconline]

Listening to @iamkimkeenan @IIABroadband and @SindyBenavides @LULAC discuss the main #privacy concerns of communities of color. #BBSJ19

[MMTC @mmtconline]

.@GHLogan @NULpolicy addresses the issue of law enforcement surveillance of communities of color. #BBSJ19

[MMTC @mmtconline]

.@drturnerlee says that communities of color ought to care about #privacy data because our social security numbers and personal data assets that can be compromised. #BBSJ19

[MMTC @mmtconline]

.@JammingEcono @ncl_tweets says are we expecting consumers to do too much in protecting their privacy? #BBSJ19

[(((haroldfeld))) @haroldfeld]

My thanks to @JammingEcono for plugging my "Privacy Lemons" blog post at #BBSJ19
https://t.co/Hs8MizO9kS

[MMTC @mmtconline]

We need to simplify the privacy issues so all can understand them says @Vdotross @arnoldporter. #BBSJ19