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A small creature who likes to run around in universities. Prof. , , + ; board mbr; director of and .

Cambridge, MA, USA
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    19 Jan 2016

    Or as some would call it, "taxes."

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  2. Retweeted
    28 minutes ago

    Monday at : join us for a conversation with and Facebook's Monika Bickert on social media platforms and content moderation. [Harvard ID required to attend in person]

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  3. 7 hours ago

    Twitter isn’t liable for users’ tweets, unlike a newspaper, which could be in trouble for printing someone’s defamatory letter to the editor. For better or worse, no commitment to political diversity or restraint in moderation is needed to enjoy US CDA 230’s immunity.

    The new Congress needs to investigate and find out. Twitter is exempt from liability as a “publisher” because it is allegedly “a forum for a true diversity of political discourse.”  That does not appear to be accurate.
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  4. Nov 27

    A distinctly new era of big tech employee activism seems to be unfolding -- today with an open letter from Googlers to Google leadership about Dragonfly, its experimental automatically-censoring search engine for potential deployment in China.

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  5. Retweeted
    Nov 26

    When you’re chatting with customer service, know that the “send” button is an illusion. Most of the agents see what you are typing in real time:

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  6. Retweeted
    Nov 24

    Well 👋🏼 played 👋🏼

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  7. Retweeted
    Nov 22

    1. With once again going after the Ninth Circuit (Happy Thanksgiving, I guess??), here's a medium-sized on each of the five independent factual inaccuracies, analytical problems, and/or outright lies at the heart of his judicial temper tantrum:

    Justice Roberts can say what he wants, but the 9th Circuit is a complete & total disaster. It is out of control, has a horrible reputation, is overturned more than any Circuit in the Country, 79%, & is used to get an almost guaranteed result. Judges must not Legislate Security...
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  8. Nov 18

    News to me!

    How come you guys never told me this iPhone trick? I feel duped.
    4 replies 2 retweets 24 likes
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  9. Nov 17

    A quick, helpful read explaining the possibilities behind Facebook’s proposed delegation of tough content decisions to a new outside body.

    My latest in with on the creation of lessons to be learned from the Supreme Court in building the new independent appeals body at ?
    2 replies 14 retweets 30 likes
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  10. Nov 15

    Yes. Very difficult for media *not* to cover what seems genuine news, or at least items of public interest, among a trove from an illegal -- indeed, immoral -- mass hack. Some background from that time:

    The mass media was completely played by the GRU and wrote the stories they wanted after the DNC and Podesta disclosures. You could argue that this was much more impactful than the IRA disinfo, and there has been almost no self-reflection by NYT/WaPo/WSJ/TV on their role.
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  11. Nov 15

    Informative thread from Facebook’s former chief security officer.

    The entire discussion around Facebook’s disclosures of what happened in 2016 is very frustrating. No exec stopped any investigations, but there were a lot of heated discussions about what to publish and when.
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  12. Nov 15

    “Facebook is proud of our relationship with this PR firm, which did nothing wrong, so we’re firing them.”

    Facebook fires PR firm that was digging up dirt on competitors
    10 replies 133 retweets 538 likes
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  13. Nov 13

    I'll be speaking tonight : "The Food is Bad and the Portions Are Big: What to Do About Today's Social Media Platforms," 6-7 pm ET, 23:00 UTC. Live stream here:

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    Nov 13

    RSVP for 's half-day crypto event. Human rights & civil liberties experts, industry representatives, & keynotes & Bob Anderson will discuss how it saves people's lives & is essential to our economy. Check out the (AMAZING!) agenda

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  15. Nov 5

    I’m in.

    Who wants to Ocean’s 8 this with me
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  16. Nov 5

    Thread relevant to tomorrow’s US Election Day.

    I'm a historian, so let me do what we do, and offer reminders about what Americans sacrificed to get full access to the ballot. This history goes back centuries, but I work on the modern civil rights era. We don't have to go back further than that to see the price people paid.
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  17. Retweeted
    Nov 2

    The basic idea of "information fiduciaries": when you give your personal info to online companies to get a service, they should have a duty to exercise loyalty and care in how they use it. This rule should support other data privacy protections.

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  18. Nov 3

    A stunning and timely contribution to the annals of -worthy visualizations, this interactive xkcd map displays US 2018 midterm challengers scaled by both likelihood of winning and importance of the race.

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    Nov 1

    Spending the time to apply to will be the best resource investment you could make for the upcoming academic year. The most welcoming and engaged community working on the hardest issues collaboratively.

    Spend the 2019-2020 academic year as a fellow with us ! Seeking changemakers to join our vibrant community of research + practice and tackle the biggest challenges presented by the Internet. Apply by Jan 18!
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    Oct 30

    Spend the 2019-2020 academic year as a fellow with us ! Seeking changemakers to join our vibrant community of research + practice and tackle the biggest challenges presented by the Internet. Apply by Jan 18!

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  21. Oct 31

    Bold to cheerfully integrate spam into a mail client as a feature-laden “new type of ad.”

    When you think you're checking email, but really you've just clicked on
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