On October 7th @techpolicypress hosted a discussion called Reconciling Social Media & Democracy. The full audio and transcripts are available now (thread): techpolicy.press/event-reconcil…
@techpolicypress The first session featured @FukuyamaFrancis, @MarechalPhD, @daphnehk and @rreisman and explored and critiqued the idea of unbundling social media firms to permit a middleware layer for content moderation: techpolicy.press/reconciling-so…
@techpolicypress @FukuyamaFrancis @MarechalPhD @daphnehk @rreisman The second session featured @BostonJoan and Robert Faris and focused on how the fight against misinformation could or could not benefit from decentralization: techpolicy.press/reconciling-so…
@techpolicypress @FukuyamaFrancis @MarechalPhD @daphnehk @rreisman @BostonJoan The third session featured @doctorow on "competitive compatibility"- or adversarial interoperability, and how more of it might help make a better information ecosystem: techpolicy.press/reconciling-so…
@techpolicypress @FukuyamaFrancis @MarechalPhD @daphnehk @rreisman @BostonJoan @doctorow The fourth session featured @triketora describing @blockpartyapp_ and @mmasnick describing the opportunities and challenges to building experiments that point to a decentralized future: techpolicy.press/reconciling-so…
@techpolicypress @FukuyamaFrancis @MarechalPhD @daphnehk @rreisman @BostonJoan @doctorow @triketora @blockpartyapp_ @mmasnick The fifth and final session featured @rameshmedia on the challenges to reining in the Big Tech business model, based on ideas Ramesh put forward with @ghoshd7 in the @JoDemocracy. techpolicy.press/reconciling-so…

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10 Oct
This week's @tetchpolicypress podcast:

@MayaPlentz on the tech policy issues discussed at this year's UN General Assembly

@ariezrawaldman on his new book, Industry Unbound:
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@MayaPlentz @ariezrawaldman Background reading 1: @MayaPlentz's UN Brief is here- check it out and subscribe! theunbrief.substack.com
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9 Oct
Facebook Permits Trump PAC Ads That Question 2020 Election Outcome: techpolicy.press/facebook-permi…
“There is a big difference between what Facebook should allow and not allow versus what is legally permissible,” said David Brody, Senior Counsel at @LawyersComm. “This is an attempt to spread untruths about the 2020 election.”
techpolicy.press/facebook-permi…
“It’s possible this doesn’t technically violate the precise text of Facebook’s narrowly written rules... but it flies in the face of their countless proclamations about their commitments to election integrity" said @accountabletech's @JesseLehrich: techpolicy.press/facebook-permi…
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7 Oct
NEW Senate Judiciary majority staff report on efforts by Trump and his allies finds former President arguably committed criminal violations of the Hatch Act in scheme to subvert the election: judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/…
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White House COS Mark Meadows violated restrictions meant to ensure an independent Department if Justice on multiple occasions:
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3 Oct
NEW: This week's @techpolicypress podcast:

@datasociety's @Amanda_Lenhart on social media, teen mental health and the recent Instagram revelations

@CommonSense Media's @arielfoxjohnson on potential legislative reforms to address the issue:

techpolicy.press/the-sunday-sho…
You can listen online here: player.captivate.fm/episode/66fbc2…
And subscribe via your favorite podcast service here! techpolicypress.captivate.fm/listen
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Blumenthal gavels in. #Facebook #Hearing Image
Blumenthal describes "relentless campaign to recruit and exploit" children and teens. "It choose the growth of its products over the well being" of children, and it is "indefensibly delinquent".

"How can we, parents or anyone, trust Facebook?"
Blumenthal calls out letter he and Marsha Blackburn sent in August. Calls response evasive. Says the company knows the harm it is causing. "They know children struggle with addiction on Instagram, and they didn't want to admit it."
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Covert Postal Service unit probed Jan. 6 social media- United States Postal Inspection Service’s Internet Covert Operations Program — better known as iCOP jumped into action after the insurrection, reports @woodruffbets: politi.co/3zJLa5H via @politico
"Few Americans are aware that the same organization that delivers their mail also runs a robust surveillance operation rooted in an agency that dates back to the 18th century." politico.com/news/2021/09/2…
@woodruffbets mentions @donk_enby scrape of Parler data. Later academics would also publish complete datasets of Parler posts such as @maxzzze. vice.com/en/article/n7v…
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