Postdoc with Stanford's Tech Impact and Policy Center
(@techimpactpolicy.bsky.social). Formerly IU / Observatory on Social Media.
Computational social science, human-AI interaction, social media, trust and safety, etc.
🧨 matthewdeverna.com
Matt DeVerna
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This can't be good... "What this office is doing is taking the parts of the federal government that touch you directly, your prescription, your voter registration, your passport, your federal login, out of the agencies that legally own them and rebuilding them on White House infrastructure."
Although human morality evolved in an environment of small groups, the primary source of moral content for over 5 billion people now comes from social media.
I will be at the Stanford Tech & Policy Center talking about how the global technological transformation has created a new moral ecosystem
Last week at #CySoc2026 at #ICWSM2026, Los Angeles, we brought together researchers studying #onlinetoxicity, #onlineharassment, platform dynamics, #onlineinfluence, cross-lingual threats, and the growing role of AI in online platforms.
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Registration is now open for #TSRConf 2026!
Join us at Stanford University for conversations on platform accountability, #AI governance, online harms, transparency, and digital policy.
Sign up by July 15 for early-bird pricing!
🔗 stanford.io/3SgrmWl
#TrustAndSafety #OnlineSafety
So fun catching up with old friends and meeting new ones @icwsm.bsky.social this year! Leaving a bit early but stay in touch!!
There is a moment in every investigation where the thing you have been looking for finds you instead.
New research suggests a social media platform’s structure (who can interact with who and how content flows) matters more than its recommendation algorithm in shaping what spreads and how good that information is.
arxiv.org/abs/2605.19204
Coming up today at 12PM PT — join us!
Featuring keynotes by @angelhwang.bsky.social and @tiziano.bsky.social along with a panel on “Human–AI Relationships: Risks, Rewards, and Responsibilities.”
More: cy-soc.github.io/2026/
@matthewdeverna.com @yang3kc.bsky.social @frapierri.bsky.social @yelenamejova.bsky.social @mrjimmyblack.com
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Excited to share this year's program for #CySoc2026 @icwsm.bsky.social in Los Angeles.
This year’s workshop focuses on human–AI relationships, online toxicity, platform dynamics, and broader societal risks emerging around generative and agentic AI.
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Social Media Lab
Jay Van Bavel, PhD
Jeesh! Just what we needed: another IT tool that overdevelops the upper body and encourages people to skip leg day.
