New study: Researchers looked at a 2022 policy change at TikTok that added a regional identity tag, and found it reduced impolite language. It may be the first (quasi) field study that shows common identity markers can improve interactions.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
This is my least favourite part of liberal & leftist discourse:
could a dying empire do THIS
Bluesky has as much bad news as X but over here, we're against it
Hey! That's me ⤵️
“The actors extracting the most value from large-scale crawling are largely insulated from the costs it creates, which are absorbed by publishers. They must respond by restricting access in order to survive,” writes researcher Audrey Hingle
DOJ investigating whether Denmark lied on its Greenland mortgage.
We've published a new report!
Last October, we hosted a convening with Roblox to explore how researchers and platform teams can collaborate on actionable research to foster connection in social gaming.
Here's what we did: www.prosocialdesign.org/blog/catalyz...
Join our Pro-Social on Jan 22 at 1pm ET with Dr. Kimberly Voll, CEO of @braceyourselfgames.com and co-founder of the Digital Thriving Playbook.
An informal conversation on designing for positive, fulfilling digital experiences.
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Turning time off and on again.
https://groups.google.com/a/list.nist.gov/g/internet-time-service/c/o0dDDcr1a8I?pli=1
Due to a windstorm-related utility power outage at the NIST, time may soon be destroyed
Screenshot of paper abstract with highlighted quote "our findings revel that 27 studies documented improved intergroup attitudes across diverse contexts..."
Social media has been implicated as a divisive global force — though scholars debate how much blame it really deserves. But a new review of 30 empirical studies finds it can also be used to reduce distrust and animosity across divides.
scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/server/api/c...
What are you all watching today and why is it Die Hard? 🎄❤️
this is not behavior becoming of a FIFA Peace Prize recipient.
"please come back to twitter"
Taurus: Live fast, die young, and leave a deeply confusing browser history.
yeah i'm a cam girl (the cam is short for "camembert")
Resharing my post on Bluesky about my article about Bluesky on @techpolicypress.bsky.social in case you missed it because you were eating turkey or talking to your family or whatever.
We're grateful for the @Archive.org and @WikimediaFoundation.org for continuing to demonstrate that the open web is the best web.
A colleague of mine introduced me to the acronym PICNIC from their other half who works in IT. Means 'Problem In Chair, Not In Computer'.
Responding to everyone’s Thanksgiving meal photos as “AI slop”
Posting on Bluesky about my article about Bluesky in @techpolicypress.bsky.social
Composable Moderation decentralizes rule-setting, reducing pressure on any single platform and limiting attempts to “work the refs.” www.techpolicy.press/composable-m...
Thanks Tessa!
Trump’s inability to pronounce “acetaminophen” raises new questions about Joe Biden’s mental state.
Ingredients Pasteurised Egg White, Thickener: Guar Cum
Hey Siri, is “guar cum” a UPF?
Alt text: Two-page letter on official U.S. House of Representatives letterhead, dated September 15, 2025, from Congressman Clay Higgins (Louisiana, 3rd District) to major tech executives, including Mark Zuckerberg (Meta), Elon Musk (X), Neal Mohan (YouTube), Shou Zi Chew (TikTok), Jay Graber (Bluesky), and Devin Nunes (Trump Media & Technology Group). Page 1: The letter opens by thanking the executives for their service and offering condolences. It references the "graphic, televised murder of a heroic Christian leader, Mr. Charlie Kirk," urging the companies to take responsibility by removing posts that allegedly celebrated Kirk’s death. It demands that authors of such posts be banned and new pages they create also prohibited. It frames celebration of Kirk’s murder as unacceptable in a free society, and states that Congressman Higgins has initiated a Congressional effort to enforce this.
Page 2: The letter continues, stating that shielding offenders will not be protected under Section 230. Higgins emphasizes his role as Chair of the Federal Law Enforcement subcommittee of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, with authority over federal regulatory law enforcement. He frames the restriction of harmful public statements not as oppression, but as protection of free speech and societal standards. The letter closes with a demand for a formal response within one business week, signed "Clay Higgins, Member of Congress," and CCs Donald J. Trump (President of the United States) and Pam Bondi (Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice).
Clay Higgins sent a letter to Bluesky and other social media sites threatening investigations if they don't censor speech critical of Charlie Kirk.
They don't even know who Jay is because they addressed her as "gentleman."
clayhiggins.house.gov/wp-content/u...
When during the UN meetings the Iranian gov affiliates were challenged over censorship, they’d say UK does it too. every time we mentioned the problems, people told us but we are democratic, we smell better. Well here, read this incredible piece by Burns: internet.exchangepoint.tech/the-dog-that...
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Nick Clegg: "Artists’ demands over copyright are unworkable"
Also Nick Clegg:
Exquisite timing by Apple! Perhaps designed to make a fool of the judge and show Apple’s approach to competition law? Was the executive who testified that Apple would never enter search the same one a different court described as “not credible” 14 times?
Every dot-com that crashed in the dot-com bubble relaunched as dot-ai.
Make 👏 mass 👏 surveillance 👏 more 👏 equal
