Trump isn’t an effective strategy for winning elections. So much conspiracy momentum from 2020 was squandered making the whole story about one man’s failed election. Good for grifting, good for radicalizing but ultimately too out of touch to get races over the line.

It's a mixed bag on how people respond to election denial content put in their feeds depending on their perception of and trust in accountability, but in every case we've researched, people saw that content in their feed bc platform product features gave it a big ol' boost.

For ISD's Jan 6 anniversary series, Cécile Simmons (cecilesimmons.bsky.social) Rhea Bhatnagar & I overview how we see election denial show up online in elections around the world and the conditions that lead it to do damage or fall flat. isdglobal.org/digital_dispat…

Jacinda Ardern resigns: ‘I no longer have enough in the tank’ bbc.in/3XJ4xZ8

Brilliant analysis from Lori Regattieri on Brazil and the need to take a critical view toward tech and media to enable democratic discourse.

Musk claims to be charging for the blue checks in order to tame bots/trolls, but ISD's research shows that this may very well do the opposite as people will struggle navigating an already saturated online environment. Jiore Craig talks to BBC Radio 4 Today about it. isdglobal.org/isd-in-the-new…

We are thrilled to announce our first cohort of 26 youth and intergenerationally-led organizations advocating for responsible technology. Check ‘em out and follow along! More on our website rtyouthpower.org & vimeo.com/850385653?shar… 🚀 #YouthPower #ResponsibleTech #RTYPF

What a powerful piece illustrating the too often dangerous dynamics at play as people and children experience the online spaces social media companies offer us today. Thank you for sharing your story with us. Laura Thornton

It’s been an EXCITING day at The Marcy Lab School! Today, we were thrilled to welcome Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, to campus to meet the Fall 2023 and Spring 2023 Fellows!

Zuckerberg might also well have sent a cutout of himself to this hearing with a speech bubble saying “I don’t know”.

In the US, concerns around AI being exploited by bad actors are mounting. ISD's Jiore Craig spoke to the Boston Globe about the possibility of voters becoming inundated w/ conflicting information leading them "to disengage & not participate in our democracy.” isdglobal.org/isd-in-the-new…

This is bonkers on multiple fronts. Way to look out Max R 👀

Richard Hanania, Project 2025 Author: “Black people have lower IQs, cannot govern themselves, and should be sterilized” JD Vance: Hanania is a “friend” and a “really interesting thinker” Yall we are NOT talking about the lesser of 2 evils. This is about fundamental freedoms.

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With the Democrats transitioning to a younger generation comes a new emphasis on engaging with the zeitgeist—and a steep learning curve for the older generation, who appear to be taking it in their stride. vogue.com/article/democr…

On the eve of a crucial House markup, Instagram decided to implement baseline safeguards it should’ve undertaken a decade ago. Timing of this is nothing but convenient. We cannot keep waiting for these companies’ better angels to decide to act, we need laws that compel them to.

Today, tech CEOs Meta Google Microsoft Adobe will testify on their nat’l security & election integrity efforts. Issue One Tech Policy Press held a roundtable ft. Yael Eisenstat Jiore Craig Isabelle Frances-Wright myself & others to develop Q’s for the hearing:techpolicy.press/senate-intel-h…

"Civics isn’t terribly sexy to talk about," says global and political media strategist Jiore Craig. "It’s a lot easier to talk about the fake image of whichever boogeyman of the day is coming for us in November." link.chtbl.com/CkFH86pn?sid=t…

What has happened to Charlie Kirk is horrific and heartbreaking. My heart goes out to his family and the country. He may have had different politics, but we cared about the same game. His attack hurts our ability to come together as a country.