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This has not been my experience at all.

Tweet less; research more.

Bring back newspapers.

Tech policy could be smarter and less partisan if Congress hadn’t shut down this innovative program For years, the Office of Technology Assessment helped Congress see around corners on science and tech. Its 1995 shutdown left lawmakers flying blind.

In a recent @fastcompany.com interview, @cip.uw.edu co-founder @rcalo.bsky.social reflected on the Office of Technology Assessment, which Congress shuttered 30 years ago. www.fastcompany.com/91378299/off...

The Misleading Panic over Misinformation People can’t agree on how to define misinformation and its related terms, making regulation nearly impossible. Instead, free expression serves as a better tool for discovering truth.

🧵 THREAD: Why the Cato Institute’s new paper on “misinformation panic” is dangerously wrong, and why it completely misunderstands the real crisis we face.
www.cato.org/policy-analy...

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The Reading Struggle Meets AI The crisis has worsened, many professors say. Is it time to think differently?

In one campus study on reading, students had two main complaints. By far their biggest gripe is that the assigned reading rarely gets talked about in class. The second reason — perhaps a more complicated one — is that they don’t understand what they are supposed to be reading for. chroni.cl/4mQCvs3

YouTube video by Cambridge Disinformation Summit UNC Professor Alice Marwick on universities' responsibilities to protect research faculty

Prof @alicetiara.bsky.social on universities' responsibility to protect academics from harassment:

"If you're a dean or run a university, make a plan for when your researchers get harassed, because they will get harassed."

Cambridge Disinformation Summit.

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National Law Day of Action

So glad to see lawyers coming together as a profession to retake their oath to uphold the Constitution and the rule of law on the National Law Day of Action on May 1 - lawyers, check out if there is an event near you! lawdayofaction.org

YouTube video by Cambridge Disinformation Summit The systemic impact of deplatforming on social media

Paper presentation from the 2025 Cambridge Disinformation Summit by @maxfalken.bsky.social:

The systemic impact of deplatforming on social media

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YouTube video by Cambridge Disinformation Summit Crypto Influencers and Communities

Deep dive into crypto influencers and potential exploitation of their communities, moderated by documentary director @christemplefilm.bsky.social.

From the Cambridge Disinformation Summit.

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YouTube video by Cambridge Disinformation Summit Warning people that they are being microtargeted fails to eliminate persuasive advantage

Paper presentation from Fabio Carrella, University of Campina, at the 2025 Cambridge Disinformation Summit:

Warning people that they are being microtargeted fails to eliminate persuasive advantage

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Cambridge Disinformation Summit (2025) - Cambridge Judge Business School Connect with Cambridge Judge! Explore our full calendar of upcoming events, learn about our programmes and connect with world-class speakers.

Some papers that were selected by the scientific committee for presentation are now available at the Cambridge Disinformation Summit website.

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