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Six Months Ago NPR Left Twitter. The Effects Have Been Negligible

One organization I know audited their social media use and learned that Twitter had their worst effort:reward ratio. This seems to support that finding.  #Media [Link]

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Public corruption prosecutions rise where nonprofit news outlets flourish, research finds

"Prosecutions for public corruption are more likely in U.S. communities served by a nonprofit news outlet, a relatively new business model that often aims to fill the void left by shuttered traditional local newspapers." Journalism in the public interest works.  #Media [Link]

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Engage a Wider Audience With ActivityPub on WordPress.com

Every hosted WordPress site - millions and millions of sites - can now be first-class members of the fediverse. This is a huge deal that has the potential to change the whole web.  #Technology [Link]

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23andMe user data targeting Ashkenazi Jews leaked online

Pretty much the worst thing that could happen as an outcome of using a service like this.  #Technology [Link]

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The Repressive Power of Artificial Intelligence

"Advances in AI are amplifying a crisis for human rights online. While AI technology offers exciting and beneficial uses for science, education, and society at large, its uptake has also increased the scale, speed, and efficiency of digital repression. Automated systems have enabled governments to conduct more precise and

Re-introducing comments

This blog has had kind of a weird relationship with comments since I started it ten years ago. My previous blogs, in contrast, have always intentionally been spaces that can be homes for conversations. Over the years lots of people have asked me to fix this situation. So, okay! Here’

Spinning a tech career into writing

I have a lot of admiration for Eliot Peper, who has spun a career in tech into a career in writing science fiction novels rooted in the intersection of technology and society. They’re fun reads, first and foremost, but there’s always an insight into how technology is made,

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AGI Researchers Stop Quoting White Supremacists Challenge (Impossible)

White supremacist rhetoric is endemic in AI research. An interesting (and complex) point is also made here about preprint journal sites and how they allow companies to whitewash embarrassing mistakes.  #AI [Link]

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X/Twitter may be terrible, but it’s still the go-to place for certain types of conversations

This is still a widely-held sentiment. What do we need to build for this not to be true?  #Media [Link]

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Jawboned

Jawboning tech companies is part of a much bigger trend of government influencing the private sector to accomplish what it can't legislatively. These are suggestions to curb and regulate the practice - but do they acknowledge the societal failures of the tech companies themselves? #Democracy [Link]

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Teens Love LinkedIn

I no longer think the kids are alright.  #Technology [Link]

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40 global technology companies beating their Western rivals

A fascinating list of 40 market-leading tech companies that are founded and run outside of the west. There are some familiar names here, but lots were new to me - they might be to you, too.  #Technology [Link]