𼴠One of the issues with the present community notes structure on social media platforms (in addition to the fact that they aren't often fast enough to head off misinfo spread) is that they can be vulnerable to brigading tactics...and now, AI-based bot 'fact checkers'...
Interesting opinion piece from @williambrady.bsky.social and @elijfinkel.bsky.social about the role of engagement-based incentives in design of AI chatbots (based on what we learned about these incentives in social media platforms) www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/07/o...
Found this timeline graphic to be really interesting -- and overall is a very useful summary of how Europe is trying to reduce dependence on American tech -- including social media platforms www.wired.com/story/all-th...
â¨New paper out @nature.com ⨠For 8 weeks around the 2024 US election, we randomly assigned 2,000 people to use social media algos we built ourselves. Do engagement-based algorithms amplify intergroup, moral & emotional (IME) contentâand does that distort how we see political norms? đ§ľđ đ
"Instead of trying to completely shield young people from social media, education-based approaches empower young people and have the benefit of providing skills that stay with a young person long after they leave the classroom."
Policymakers are legislating blanket bans on social media based on evidence that would be rejected in any other field of public health. Before imposing these draconian measures, they must listen to the experts sounding the alarm on oversimplified conclusions. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
BREAKING: Boston City Council just unanimously passed a resolution condemning dangerous age verification and censorship laws, including the proposals put forward by @massgovernor.bsky.social and the MA House.
Backlash to age gating social media is growing!
www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2026-05...
The crowdsourced moderation project faces a choice between scale and legitimacy
NEW: Hackers say that they used Metaâs AI support chatbot to break into a host of high-profile Instagram profiles by asking the support bot to change the email address associated with the target account.
Ian Axel Anderson
As statehouses ramp up for 2026, weâre seeing a familiar and concerning trend of lawmakers rushing to regulate the internet based on shockingly shaky science. From the California State Assembly to
Policymakers are legislating blanket bans on social media based on evidence that would be rejected in any other field of public health. Before imposing these draconian measures, they must listen to the experts sounding the alarm on oversimplified conclusions. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
NEW: In 2023, @404media.co reported on a marking firm claiming to sell "Active Listening" tech that would eavesdrop on people's phones and other devices for targeting ads. The FTC announced a settlement today that adds a new twist. @regret.bsky.social reports: www.wired.com/story/creepy...
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Evan Greer
BOSTON, May 13, 2026 â TODAY, Boston City Council voted unanimously to adopt a resolution condemning dangerous and misguided censorship and age verification legislation, including the controversial pr...
A WIRED timeline shows how dozens of governments, companies, and other organizations across Europe are moving, or planning to shift, away from US Big Tech.
As statehouses ramp up for 2026, weâre seeing a familiar and concerning trend of lawmakers rushing to regulate the internet based on shockingly shaky science. From the California State Assembly to
www.eff.org
Three firms will pay nearly $1 million for selling âActive Listeningâ technology that they claimed tapped peopleâs phones for advertising. The FTC alleges the âtechâ was just pricey email lists.
Ugh. Not good reporting about unrefereed preprints. Sabrina Tavernese at NYT says two studies were "published," one of which was "published in the National Bureau of Economic Research" (not a journal) the other is on SSRN (not identified).
