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Trevor Hugh Davis

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Exploring the forces shaping misinformation and institutional trust: uncovering the incentives, disincentives, and impacts driving systemic challenges. Notre Dame research scientist.

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12.08.2025 17:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Justice Department deletes database tracking federal police misconduct The Trump administration has removed a nationwide database of federal police officers’ misconduct, launched by the Biden administration to keep bad cops from jumping from job to job.

National Law Enforcement Accountability Database mysteriously disappeared in late January. Great article in WaPo using some of my research. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

21.02.2025 17:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Executive Orders Rescinded by Donald Trump - trevorhughdavis.com

I've created a spreadsheet tracking recessions of executive orders by Trump. The earliest is EO 11246, "Equal Opportunity Employment" which was ordered by President Johnson in 1965. bit.ly/rescindedexe...

15.02.2025 02:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Battle OverΒ .gov: Why Keeping Government Domains Secure Matters More Than Ever AΒ .gov domain is supposed to be a guaranteeβ€Šβ€”β€Šof legitimacy, of authority, of trust. But what happens when that trust starts to fray?

trevordavis.medium.com/the-battle-o...

04.02.2025 19:23 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
https://disinformationnews.org/

Is there something suspicious about this site? I can’t tell. t.co/lEaU1YBvr7

31.01.2025 04:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Not hugely surprising, very rich data on where people spend their time. We need legislation that is oriented to anti-surveillance, not just privacy. Restricted without a warrant, court order.

29.01.2025 20:15 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
SLAP and FLOP The SLAP and FLOP Address and Value Prediction Attacks

predictors.fail. Buckle up.

29.01.2025 04:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Trevor Davis | Tow Center

Greetings to the good people @TowCenter. Never give up. towcenter.columbia.edu/content/trev...

28.01.2025 02:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This was in my twitter β€œfor you” feed. What the actual fuck?

23.01.2025 22:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This was in my Twitter β€œfor you” feed. What the actual fuck?

23.01.2025 22:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Newly updated πŸ‘‡

18.01.2025 11:13 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If anyone wants access to 90 petabytes of legitimately collected social and web data covering dozens of countries. CAVEAT: Data is free, I am not.

16.01.2025 01:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Ugh, the sandbox is the market not essential services. It is so easy for tech companies to dupe government with promises that procurement cannot diligence. To be the first mover on such things shows just how easy marks politicians are for shiny objects.

14.01.2025 00:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Instagram Leader Says App will Prioritize Original Content in 2025 Instagram head Adam Mosseri said the app will prioritize original content in 2025. The comments follow a week of major changes at parent Meta Platforms over how the company will handle content moderat...

The malign impact of reposting, especially of anti-Semitic content creates a network reinforcement cycle rather than virality. Does it make Zuck’s statement any less insane? No. But it’s okay to catch platforms doing something right. www.theinformation.com/briefings/in...

14.01.2025 00:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Germany: AfD Populists Dominate on Facebook A comprehensive analysis has revealed the degree to which German right-wing populists from the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party are dominating the social media landscape. They might be getting help...

Not the first time AfD has played reindeer games on platforms. www.spiegel.de/internationa...

13.01.2025 03:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Seriously. Grok is fun.

13.01.2025 03:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Not bad, Grok.

13.01.2025 03:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is the environment Zuckerberg is creating: Fact checkers are receiving threats.

11.01.2025 16:51 β€” πŸ‘ 68    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Open letter Calling for EU protection in response to Meta’s Policy Changes and Enforcing Compliance with European Union Regulations letter, 09/01/2025 Dear President Von der Leyen, We are writing to you to exp…

I am a signatory to this Open Letter Calling for EU protection in response to Meta’s Policy Changes and
Enforcing Compliance with European Union Regulations womenagainstfascism.com/open-letter/

11.01.2025 21:42 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
More celebrities join list of thousands to lose homes in the LA fires - ABC News

More celebrities join list of thousands to lose homes in the LA fires amp.abc.net.au/article/1048...

11.01.2025 22:49 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Small golden chihuahua called Tozi snuggling into my lap. I am wearing black patterned T-shirt and blue jeans.

Small golden chihuahua called Tozi snuggling into my lap. I am wearing black patterned T-shirt and blue jeans.

Small golden chihuahua called Tozi snuggling into my lap. I am wearing black patterned T-shirt and blue jeans.

Small golden chihuahua called Tozi snuggling into my lap. I am wearing black patterned T-shirt and blue jeans.

Apparently it's nearly dinner time and I suddenly have a super affectionate little beast making me very aware of her presence.

12.01.2025 05:40 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

I already told you. ((We)) control the weather. #provemewrong

11.01.2025 09:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Zuck, finally, taking the bold step to allow a free and open debate about whether the Jews control the weather. ((We)) do.)

11.01.2025 01:17 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Finally, someone willing to check his privilege and take actions to shore it up further. Oh, the white man’s burden.

11.01.2025 00:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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