So excited to be at Rightscon this week in beautiful Taipei! It’s so special that it’s hosted in a place I call home. If you’re here, let’s grab boba and catch up. I’m also running a session on Wednesday on integrating global insights for responsible AI development.
歡迎大家來到台灣！
Do podcasts play a decisive role in politics? This fascinating new paper maps the ecosystem using a large database of podcast transcripts from 2020. My first take away: politics is dwarfed by entertainment (not unlike social media): arxiv.org/pdf/2411.07892
A list of China-related starter packs and their creators:
China Starter Pack | @barleyscottblair.bsky.social
Greater China on Bluesky | @ehundman.bsky.social
China Studies and Beyond | @dandanchen.bsky.social
Bluesy in China | @weixinwindow.bsky.social
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Starter pack of ppl working in influence operations, disinformation, propaganda, information environment space. This is an iteration of a list I maintained in the bad place called “disinformation braintrust.” I’m selective here to avoid the bs artists. Lemme know if I missed ppl
go.bsky.app/4URqqgz
Ultimately, our goal here is to advocate for a more nuance public debate that recognizes the multifaceted nature of content ranking systems.
We deep dive into the benefits and drawbacks of different ranking models, and how Instagram balances such trade-offs.
Today, I’m happy to share our latest piece in Lawfare, co-authored with a superstar set of women (Liz Arcamona, Sarah Shirazyan, and Louisa Bartolo), which helps answer these questions! www.lawfaremedia.org/article/expl...
Throughout the past year, we’ve spoken to hundreds of experts from civil society and academia who have asked us how ranking works on Instagram and what drives our decisions.
