Laura Edelson

What was done to @BostonJoan is frightening. We're in a race to study how and why social media is so vulnerable to misinformation so we can make these systems safer. We need her research, and we need HER. What a black mark for academic freedom.
https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2023/2/2/donovan-forced-leave-hks/

Before I got banned from Facebook, I wasn’t much of a Twitter user. But #AcademicTwitter is here and over the last couple of years, this platform clicked for me me in a way that other social media never had. I’m so sad about what’s happening to it and really hope it can be saved.
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RT @daveyalba@mastodon.social
We spoke to more than a dozen current & former employees for this story. They told us that since Musk took the helm of Twitter, Irwin has help…
https://twitter.com/daveyalba/status/1618763207170203648

Julia has done more to inform the public about how Big Tech works than anyone I can think of. She, and her work, are why I focus my research on developing public transparency frameworks that can serve both researchers and journalists. I can’t wait to see what she does next!
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RT @JuliaAngwin
I’m sad to report that I am leaving @themarkup to pursue other projects, which I will announce soon. It was an honor and a privilege to found @T@mastodon.social…
https://twitter.com/JuliaAngwin/status/1621856597491306498

I’m working on a paper for a law review journal. I can’t believe I’m saying this but you folks should seriously consider LaTex, the way you do footnotes and citations is insane.

First marshmallow of the year!

You should read this whole thread 👇
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RT @RebekahKTromble
Yesterday Twitter announced that it would “no longer support free access to the Twitter API,” effective in just one week.

Despite outreach from policymakers, Twitter hasn’t clarified whether this applies to its academic researcher access program. https://twitter.com/TwitterDev/status/1621026986784337922 1/
https://twitter.com/RebekahKTromble/status/1621566354707910656

ConPro is one of my favorite events on the calendar and I'm honored to be chairing this year! The deadline for submissions is January 19th, get your papers ready!
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RT @eredmil1@mastodon.social
Get your papers ready to submit to @IEEESSP Workshop on Technology & Consumer Protection (ConPro) by January 19, 2023!

https://conpro23.ieee-security.org/

@inplaintext @LauraEdelson2 @zubair_shafiq@mastodon.social the PC & I look forward to your wonderful submissions making a…
https://twitter.com/eredmil1/status/1604959840752762880

The deadline to apply for TechCongress has been extended to Feb. 16! This program is doing so much to bring technical expertise to Congress., and gives technologists a front-row seat to see how Congress really works. You should think about applying!
https://www.techcongress.io/apply