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Happy (late) Pride, everyone! I wrote this piece for Tech Policy Press about protecting LGBTQ+ youth online while respecting their right to agency and privacy in digital spaces, a topic close to my heart. Please give it a read.
Mariel Povolny explores how age assurance measures impact LGBTQ+ youth and alternative approaches to protect their agency in online spaces.
#Chevron's fall will reshape the tech policy landscape. The #SupremeCourt's Loper Bright ruling has upended decades of practice concerning #regulation and now #Congress must grapple with #AIgovernance in this new era. Does it have the capacity and expertise to meet the new challenge? Archer Amon explores the implications the court’s decision for policy and democratic oversight of #AI.
Be sure to check out this week's podcast, which is brought to you by Rebecca Rand, who parsed some of the ideas and issues discussed at the launch of DAIR Institute's Data Workers' Inquiry early this month. #DataWorkers #DAIR #AI #labor
Comprehensive legislation and enforcement, the integration of technological solutions, and heightened public awareness will all be necessary to address the growing threat of AI-generated and manipulated media, write Dr. @Aaron Poynton and Dr. @Siwei Lyu. #AI #Deepfakes
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@Vicki Harrison and @Anne Collier, editors of Social Media and Youth Mental Health, a book just published by the @American Psychiatric Association, say young people must be actively engaged to create effective online safety regulations. #mentalhealth #socialmedia #onlinesafety
A newly released DOJ Inspector General report details findings from an inquiry into how the department interacts with social media companies on foreign election interference, writes Justin Hendrix. The DOJ promises to release a declassified version of a new standard operating procedure: #DOJ #election #disinformation #foreigninterference https://buff.ly/3SqeU3w
In a period of heightened civil unrest and political violence, governments, tech companies, news organizations, and other stakeholders must work together to ensure the safety and security of journalists, writes Amy Mitchell.
Comprehensive legislation and enforcement, the integration of technological solutions, and heightened public awareness will all be necessary to address the growing threat of AI-generated and manipulated media, write Dr. Aaron Poynton and Dr. Siwei Lyu. #AI #Deepfakes
