#VoteTrump vs #VoteKamala | Hashtag co-occurrence network. Densely connected groups of hashtags posted together with the hashtag #VoteTrump OR #VoteKamala ranked by Count. app.helminoman.com/us/elections-2…

Net Neutrality Rules Struck Down by Appeals Court - After nearly two decades of fighting, the battle over regulations that treat broadband providers as utilities came to an end on Thursday. nytimes.com/2025/01/02/tec…

Palestinian Authority blocks access to Al-Jazeera TV websites

Scientists Respond to FTC Inquiry into Tech Censorship techpolicy.press/scientists-res…

⚠️ Confirmed: Live network data show #Iran is now in the midst of a near-total national internet blackout; the incident follows a series of earlier partial disruptions and comes amid escalating military tensions with Israel after days of back-and-forth missile strikes 📉

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Happening today! Our President, John Palfrey, will be discussing the role of news ownership and funding in today's media ecosystem at the NAHJ Conference. Learn more ⬇️

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Important research: scary but with a silver lining 👇 We can expect a lot more convincing DIY influence operations on the cheap, which will further pollute the public sphere with psyops and disinfo But, same models may be detectable; predictable "tells" re consistent behavior

SAVE THE DATE: BKC’s Fall 2025 Speaker Series begins on Sept. 24 with Google’s Blaise Agüera (@blaiseaguera.bsky.social) to discuss his new book, What Is Intelligence?: Lessons from AI About Evolution, Computing, and Minds. Learn more + RSVP: cyber.harvard.edu/events/what-in…

Highly convenient for authoritarian regimes

Authoritarians Are Ramping Up Online Censorship cepa.org/article/author…

Cracking down on VPNs would see Western countries head down slippery slope of internet censorship theglobeandmail.com/world/article-…

⚠️ Update: Live network data show #Tehran and other parts of Iran are now entering a digital blackout, as connectivity falls on multiple providers; the new incident follows regional shutdowns, and is likely to severely limit coverage of events on the ground as protests spread 📉

Iran's Internet shutdown is now in its third day. Traffic volumes remain extremely low. Follow the latest status at radar.cloudflare.com/traffic/ir #IranProtests2026 #IranDigitalBlackout

Just days after a group of mainly American investors, approved by President Trump, took over control of TikTok’s U.S. operations, some users now say the app is censoring and limiting their content, including posts and messages about Jeffrey Epstein and the shooting deaths of U.S.

The future of Iran’s internet connectivity is still bleak, even as weeks-long blackout begins to lift cnn.com/2026/01/30/mid…

⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show #Iran is now in the midst of a near-total internet blackout with national connectivity at 4% or ordinary levels. The incident comes amid US and Israeli combat operations and matches measures used during last year's war with Israel.