This timeline has ruined dystopian fiction for me - too close to reality.

What a sweetheart!

1/ The FCC has no authority to police content for bias or balance.

We—and more than seventy other organizations and scholars—warned FCC Chairman Brendan Carr.

techfreedom.org/wp-content/u...

As @cyn-k.bsky.social notes, next year's We Robot is in Berlin. This year's papers were phenomenal and the vibe was so warm and welcoming- you've got to experience it for yourself!

How did I miss @cyn-k.bsky.social's magnificent live skeeting of #WeRobot2025? Everyone should read Cynthia's threadand then pick out the papers you want to read (available at www.werobot2025.ca/conference-a...)

Truer words were never spoken.

You're a good egg, Don. And given the price of eggs nowadays, that's saying something. 😻

To understand right-wing media's power, study improv and theater of influencers | Opinion Right-wing populism is leveraging online platforms' participatory nature. A counter-movement must amplify its constituents' values, with a commitment to truth.

A Seattle Times op-ed summarizing a few of the arguments from my UW talk this week: "To understand right-wing media's power, study improv and theater of influencers." I end with some recommendations for countering the right's bullshit machine: www.seattletimes.com/opinion/to-u...

Very cool - Tatters and I are listening to it now. Didn't know you went to college at 16 or the impact of Catch Me if You Can

An oldie but a goodie

Congratulations! Beyond well-deserved!

Hugs. How can I help?

Is that a new calming collar, just in time to impress Sandor?

This is huge!! I can almost hear Aggie purring from the other side

Would you please make me one with cheddar cheese, onions, and country Dijon? No chips.

- go.bsky.app/373bTvd (by @emeralddeleeuw.bsky.social - academics and journalists)
- go.bsky.app/QDiXpeZ (by @amiest.bsky.social - FPF folks)
- go.bsky.app/KiuG5Yr (by @daniel-solove.bsky.social‪ - vol 1)
- go.bsky.app/4UdBwXE (by @daniel-solove.bsky.social - vol 2)

@estherlindstrom.bsky.social please add @anupamchander.bsky.social to this starter pack. He has the cutest little dog who has been known to leap into his arms in the middle of a zoom presentation.

Dream job alert. @barryfriedman1.bsky.social is the best!

Can “Tech Criticism” Tame Silicon Valley? | Los Angeles Review of Books Evan Selinger lauds Gary Marcus’s new book for its clarity on how to stop the madness and greed around generative AI. He questions the power of “tech criticism” to translate into actual reform, howeve...

My latest: A review essay that reflects on what it means to be a tech critic today—to have a platform but little power.

lareviewofbooks.org/article/can-...

go.bsky.app/81tHPuj

Your colleague is adorable and I applaud your obvious understanding that their comfort trumps yours. Are they listed as co-author in your papers?

Fantastic starter pack by @daniel-solove.bsky.social

Aww

I could not imagine how it could get worse than the headline, then I read in the body of one of the stories on this egregious abuse of power that there NO AFFIDAVIT on file in support of the search warrant.

This is a case that will test the limits of absolute judicial immunity under 42 USC 2000aa.

Nena!!! ❤️❤️❤️