“Can you call the philosophy department and tell them I’ve been arrested?” is an all-time quote.

The large-scale deployment of armed officers to suppress peaceful protest on college campuses around the country is a shocking development. This response to peaceful protest is an assault on free speech–and it is also deeply reckless. (1/x)

Powerful statement by Knight First Amendment Institute challenging the several poor decisions Columbia University's administration has made punishing students for what should be protected speech.

The US could soon ban TikTok.
But that’s a negative solution to the internet’s problems, argues Ethan Zuckerman, UMass Amherst
So, where is the positive one?

prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/technolo…

Read this blog post from Ethan Zuckerman about advertising on @x and propaganda.

Cc: Nandini Jammi Claire Atkin Check My Ads

ethanzuckerman.com/2024/04/19/twi…

Twitter's new business model - Russian Disinformation: ethanzuckerman.com/2024/04/19/twi…

There is just so very much western MA in this article, most notably the ditching a vehicle in Savoy Mountain State Forest. There's parts of NW MA where you can stash a truck, a body, a weed patch... and no one's going to find it.
berkshireeagle.com/crime/berkshir…

For the next few months, Chand Rajendra-Nicolucci and Ethan Zuckerman are sharing drafts of every chapter in their upcoming 'Field Guide to Social Media' on MIT Press.

It's a really special project, and we want to invite all of you to take part by telling us what you think in each draft's comments.

How are digital technologies transforming democracy ?


In the framework of the Open Institute for digital transformations at Sciences Po, Ethan Zuckerman, Associate Professor at UMass Amherst breaks out how the public sphere is being transformed through this moment is digitization !

Heartfelt thanks to Vermont State University who opened their campus so graciously to many out of town visitors for the eclipse. So great to see public U’s excelling at serving the public.

Catherine's new book is a masterpiece. She tells the story of an amazing group of activists who bring visibility to feminicide using unexpected data sets and novel methods. It includes some of the most exciting and positive uses of AI I've ever seen.

🚀 Explore the 'safety-first' internet with Ethan Zuckerman's latest in @ProspectMag. Is a TikTok ban a step forward or back? Dive into the discussion. #TechPolicy
➡️ Full article: ow.ly/p9G350R7TSX

The US could soon ban TikTok.
But that’s a negative solution to the internet’s problems, argues Ethan Zuckerman, UMass Amherst
So, where is the positive one?

prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/technolo…

Philip Bump (Philip Bump) of the Washington Post (@washingtonpost) uses our tool, Tubestats, to help Justice Alito understand what YouTube would weigh if you printed it out like a newspaper: washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/… (Old, but I'm just seeing this now.)

My friends at Sciences Po have posted video from our launch event for the Open Institute for Digital Transformation. If you're interested in my remarks on random videos and the 'quotidian web', my talk begins at 1:47 - youtube.com/watch?v=Afwf4C…

This is both terrific research and absolutely beautiful presentation of data. Adding this to my 'recommended readings' on AI and ethical implications - super smart and affecting work.

Five people who study and write about technology share their hopes for the digital public square. Read our first “Up for Discussion” probing the future of the public square, ft. Ethan Zuckerman Torie Bosch @thekibosch on bluesky Joshua Tucker AlexandraReeveGivens and AX Mina:
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This is what I'm working on here at Sciences Po:

We’re exploring the future of the public square in a series of “Up for Discussions.” In our first, we asked leaders of cyber discourse—Ethan Zuckerman, Torie Bosch @thekibosch on bluesky, Joshua Tucker AlexandraReeveGivens, and AX Mina—to discuss where the digital square is heading:
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A highlight of my Paris trip - hearing Pablo Boczkowski previewing his new work on how technology is changing mental healthcare in Argentina (and mental health, globally):
ethanzuckerman.com/2024/03/19/pab…