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@dia.bsky.social

they/them/he; it's good to be back thoughts on human rights, content moderation, tech policy, and politics. Lot of writing on Tech Policy Press, though my articles are all over! https://www.techpolicy.press/author/dia-kayyali/

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If you were in St Paul today, thank you.

We need more observers. There’s a thin line between protesting and observing. You don’t have to be on the front line!

If you see staging activity, call a response hotline! Describe what you see.

Resources and upcoming trainings here.

18.11.2025 21:59 β€” πŸ‘ 102    πŸ” 46    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0

I guess I should have been on here saying to everyone "please leave, please leave, if you can if you don't need to stay for family if you can afford it please leave."

18.11.2025 22:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pushed to the Outskirts: Tunisia Must Actively Protect the Digital Rights of sub-Saharan African migrants in Rural Areas, Cultivate a Culture of Digital Literacy, and Combat Online Hate Speech to Fulfill its Responsibilities Under CERD – International Justice Clinic Menu

Sub-Saharan African migrants in Tunisia are being relocated to rural areas where internet access is weak and online hate speech flourishes with impunity.

SMEX and the International Justice Clinic expose how, under international law, Tunisia’s actions violate its obligations to protect its migrants

12.11.2025 11:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Bluesky suspended Sarah Kendzior today for no reason whatsoever. She just shared excerpts of her articles, which were as always incisive and not offensive at all. Hey @pfrazee.com this is super not OK. I know her- we've interacted a fair bit via chats and her work is essential.

11.11.2025 05:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1375    πŸ” 650    πŸ’¬ 55    πŸ“Œ 2
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Members of the community yell towards Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino and federal officers while they conduct an immigration enforcement action Friday in Waukegan.

07.11.2025 22:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1312    πŸ” 336    πŸ’¬ 46    πŸ“Œ 54
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Facebook's 'Real Name' Policy Can Cause Real-World Harm for the LGBTQ Community There are myriad reasons why individuals may wish to use a name other than that which they were born with. For some, these reasons could mean life or deathβ€”for example, political dissidents voicing un...

In the Encryption and Feminism session & just had a flashback to the "real names" debate (framing anonymity as dangerous). Wild we still have to fight that security vs. privacy framing, but Mallory is right. #MozFest2025 www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...

08.11.2025 12:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It’s Time for Technologists and Tech Policy Advocates to Get Radical in Fight Against Authoritarianism | TechPolicy.Press Dia Kayyali says in the face of the authoritarian threat, the fight for justice and rights for all is systemic, and requires creativity and coordination.

Cheney is dead, but the horrible architecture he wrought is in Trump's hands.

If you are a technologist or you work in tech policy, I challenge you to commit to building movement relationships and fighting the structures that have enabled men like them.

www.techpolicy.press/its-time-for...

06.11.2025 17:45 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
04.11.2025 23:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1176    πŸ” 336    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 16

heads up to anyone who holds trans kids near: amy harmon from the nyt is searching for and having a hard time finding people to interview to find out exactly what trans kids are doing when their care is limited or cut off, and for purposes of community safety, please shut the fuck up around her.

05.11.2025 20:54 β€” πŸ‘ 6826    πŸ” 2729    πŸ’¬ 28    πŸ“Œ 103

You talk about how people fall for Fake Black people

But your article doesn’t interview a single real one

06.11.2025 00:03 β€” πŸ‘ 43    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Rough afternoon/early evening. I'm not sure how many ICE abductions in our area. Too many. Sending love to everyone impacted by this violence. Grateful to everyone who patrolled and documented. They're not done, and neither are we.

05.11.2025 23:11 β€” πŸ‘ 541    πŸ” 93    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 0

This is the piece I wanted to read tonight. You should too.

I wasn't 14 or a hijabi when 9/11 happened, but it was a foundational (and scary) moment, one I've been thinking about it a lot (related article for TPP coming soon). Thank you Heba for writing this one.

05.11.2025 23:17 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hey Democrats: Schumer wouldn't even endorse Mamdani or say who he voted for. Maybe, just maybe, stop letting him lead the Senate Dems?

05.11.2025 22:16 β€” πŸ‘ 600    πŸ” 127    πŸ’¬ 24    πŸ“Œ 5

Getting new details on this now:

As the arrest unfolded, teachers pleaded with the agents telling them the teacher had a work permit. The agents went into multiple rooms looking for teachers while children were present. One teacher hid with a child in her care while the agents stormed the facility.

05.11.2025 20:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1280    πŸ” 773    πŸ’¬ 42    πŸ“Œ 97
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This person took this when they called the race

05.11.2025 06:07 β€” πŸ‘ 28728    πŸ” 6956    πŸ’¬ 483    πŸ“Œ 880

The Illinois legislature had passed the β€œIllinois Bivens Act,” allowing people to sue ICE agents in state court. Just waiting for Pritzker’s signature.

dailynorthwestern.com/2025/11/03/c...

05.11.2025 06:46 β€” πŸ‘ 3186    πŸ” 1066    πŸ’¬ 39    πŸ“Œ 92
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Joint statement on the signing of the UN Convention on Cybercrime APC and other civil society organisations remain deeply concerned that the UN Convention Against Cybercrime (UNCC) will facilitate human rights abuses across borders. The UNCC obligates states to esta...

States should refuse to sign or ratify the Convention. Those that have already committed to signing should adopt concrete human rights safeguards.

Read our full statement πŸ‘‡

www.apc.org/en/pubs/join...

#Cybercrime #CybercrimeConvention

04.11.2025 10:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mozilla Festival Schedule For 15 years, Mozilla Festival has been the home for big ideas, bold conversations, and the movement for a better internet. From November 7th to 9th, we’re bringing that energy back to Barcelona, and ...

Excited for my #MozFest2025 session on "Reimagining content moderation" with @jillian.bsky.social. Content moderation advocacy has become more difficult just as human rights online and offline are under attack. Let's talk about ways forward together! schedule.mozillafestival.org/session/19

04.11.2025 10:53 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tompkins Distro Needs... | Amazon Gift List

We feed 200-300 people every Saturday in Tompkins Square Park, you want to buy us some hot cocoa mix don't you, you sexy minx!

www.amazon.com/registries/g...

03.11.2025 05:17 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

they are trying to kill every trans kid in America

when these rules actually come out, they will be open for public comment and all of us need to flood submissions, call our reps, make noise, everything including the kitchen sink

unconscionable evil

30.10.2025 15:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2274    πŸ” 1036    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 15

Smash your Ring doorbell to pieces first thing today if you haven’t already.

30.10.2025 08:46 β€” πŸ‘ 102    πŸ” 44    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I've never been more inspired to get involved with Wikipedia. New winter project- becoming a part of the Wikipedia community and editing pages, because screw grokipedia.

30.10.2025 09:02 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm so sad to be missing the joyful return of #BreadAndNet to an in-person format, but I will be watching online. For everyone there in person- please enjoy this precious opportunity to be with each other unfiltered through screens or platforms, and welcome newcomers wholeheartedly.

30.10.2025 08:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I think any story about Trump's autocracy should be mostly about the people and institutions who failed to stop it. This guy isn't a political genius, everything else just happens to be rotten. 'Toddler Consolidates Power In Household' is a story about incompetent parents, not shrewd maneuvering

28.10.2025 14:07 β€” πŸ‘ 9918    πŸ” 2850    πŸ’¬ 73    πŸ“Œ 80

and may we present you with:

28.10.2025 15:33 β€” πŸ‘ 187    πŸ” 103    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 3

Just like most other things wrong in our world, the loneliness epidemic has its roots in capitalism. Thinking relationships should never have any discomfort and that always prioritizing yourself is "good boundaries" is capitalism.

Revolution has to be rooted in relationships, or we will lose.

29.10.2025 10:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Shout out to everyone else who like me who left the US with some privilege but still a lot of sadness. It sucks.

I never thought I'd miss anything in the US as if it were home, but I wasn't thinking about the people. I miss my people, and I worry about a lot of you too.

26.10.2025 20:22 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sycophantic AI Decreases Prosocial Intentions and Promotes Dependence Both the general public and academic communities have raised concerns about sycophancy, the phenomenon of artificial intelligence (AI) excessively agreeing with or flattering users. Yet, beyond isolat...

Preliminary results show that the current framework of "AI" makes ppl less likely to help or seek help from other humans, or to seek to soothe conflict, and that people actively prefer that framework to any others, literally serving to make them more dependent on it.

05.10.2025 17:45 β€” πŸ‘ 409    πŸ” 186    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 42

dear US friends, when a sitting president (re)builds the seat of government, it almost always means the president has no intention of leaving at the end of term. your African friends with decades of experience

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Also, she has the super creepy cult of personality vibe that authoritarians have.

21.10.2025 22:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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