Mounir Ibrahim

YouTube video by David Evan Harris California AI Transparency Act of 2025 - Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing

I testified on the California AI Transparency Act of 2025 with @buffywicks.bsky.social and @mouniribrahim.bsky.social in the Senate Judiciary Committee. The bill passed out of committee 11-0! Here's the video: youtu.be/vYQmG7QWSHk

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Unmasking MrDeepFakes: Canadian Pharmacist Linked to World’s Most Notorious Deepfake Porn Site - bellingcat Double life: open source investigation reveals Canadian hospital pharmacist's links to MrDeepFakes, the most notorious deepfake porn website in the world.

A remarkable open source investigation @bellingcat.com @cbcnews-rss.bsky.social @politiken.dk @tjekdet.dk - this one of the first and most concerning proliferation sites of non-consenual deepfakes. Incredible work here.

www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/05...

Imagine being obliterated in a rocket explosion 11,000 feet above the Gulf of Mexico because you picked McNeese State over Gonzaga in the Sweet 16.

What a pleasure to be a guest at @mouniribrahim.bsky.social's Digital Content Provenance class at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA). This is the first course of its kind. The conversation was inspiring and so very relevant to this moment in history.

Important read.

The Monastery at the Heart of the War Between Ethiopia and Eritrea The world’s oldest Christian Gospels are in hiding from the violence that has ripped through their region

Excellent read @clairelwilmot.bsky.social & @newlinesmag.bsky.social. Tragic and often forgotten conflict in Tigray. This piece really helps give context and share the realities of the conflict in the fascinating lens of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church newlinesmag.com/reportage/th...

Habitat for Humanity mourns the death of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter Habitat for Humanity joins the world in mourning the death of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter. A champion for affordable and decent housing, he and Rosalynn Carter donated their time and leadership...

I can’t think of a better way to honor Jimmy Carter than donating to Habitat for Humanity. He and Rosalynn first began volunteering with the nonprofit in 1984 — 3 years after leaving the White House. They volunteered every year until 2020, eventually helping to build and repair 4,390 Habitat homes.

Opinion | Samantha Power: The Humanitarian Legacy of Jimmy Carter Jimmy Carter viewed his embrace of human rights as a means of restoring faith in America.

Moving and thoughtful piece remembering President Carter from my former boss, Samantha Power. Carter was indeed a dignified, humble, and incredibly accomplished man.

www.nytimes.com/2024/12/30/o...

In online drone panic, conspiracy thinking has gone mainstream Authorities are urging calm. But with trust in media and other institutions at all-time lows, fringe theories are winning the day.

The made-up drone panic, complete with opportunistic cameos by the usual cast of engagement- and clout-chasers on social media, ensnaring adults with the critical thinking skills of toddlers, is such a perfect distillation of this moment in American history

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The captagon story is yet another layer to this all. Its discovery in regime-controlled and regime-linked offices serves as further confirmation of the true nature of the Assad regime. #Syria

The revolutionaries are still struggling to navigate the sprawling prison complex, which is built like a labyrinth. #SednayaPrison #Syria

The Fall of Assad’s Syria In the wake of President Bashar al-Assad’s remarkable abdication of power, jubilation and fear collide as the country—and the region—faces an uncertain future.

My quick look at the momentous news from #Syria, for @newyorker.com www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

After living in and working on #Syria over the past 14 years .. the past few weeks' events are unbelievable to see. Thinking of so many Syrians and their trauma, history, hopes, and fears. The deserve better than the last 50+ years.

Thinking of Razan Zeitunah. She should never be forgotten. #syria

HTS's advances this week appear as the most serious challenge the Assad regime in 13 years. Watching for key defections. We anticipated them in 2011 and 2012 but never materialized. IMO it would mark a significant shift, helping confirm the regime's foundation is truly crumbling.

Indeed - this was evident at the start of the conflict, but surprising how reliant they still are on outside support.

Excellent account of how HTS transformed itself in recent years, enabling its blitz on Aleppo. "While the Syrian Salvation Government does not officially have a ministry of defense, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham more or less acts as such."
warontherocks.com/2024/12/the-...

Brilliant headline and reporting @sarahjeong.bsky.social

So wonderful to see you @raniaab.bsky.social here! Your analysis and thoughts are critical here.

A pleasure joining Hany Faird @justinbrookman.bsky.social and Dorota Mani at the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation yesterday discussing consumer protection in the AI age.
I had the opportunity to explain why Content Credentials C2PA) is foundational in the AI era.

Had the great pleasure on testifying at the Senate Commerce Committee yesterday on Consumer Protection, Transparency in Digital Content in the AI era.

Provenance, transparency, and authenticity in the #AI era will be foundational for our economies and societies.

First post here - interested to see how, if at all, BlueSky innovates the existing social media dynamic.