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Teen Safety Interview, plus News!

Do the data actually support the extreme claims that social media is worse than heroin?

Oct 18 •

41 more days until the election!

Elections, algorithms, and bears (oh my!)

Sep 24 •

Is the impact of generative AI on elections overblown?

Sensational claims about AI hijacking democracy are common, but with 50+ elections in the rear view mirror, has AI actually hijacked democracy?

Sep 3 •

US Political Violence in Context and Social Media

Is political violence actually increasing in the US? What role does social media play in any increase in political violence?

Aug 5 •

How Polarization is Turning Disagreement into Danger

Explore how rising political polarization and violence threaten public safety, with real stories of researchers facing threats for their work on…

Jul 17 •

Fixing the Web Independence Day Edition

Happy 4th of July!

Jul 4 •

Fixing the Web by Laying Off the Fixers?

The tech layoffs continue, perfectly timed to increase the risk of threats to the elections 4 billion people are voting in this year

Jun 28 •

Fixing the Web with Warning Labels?

Surgeon General calls for warning labels on social media

Jun 22 •

Fixing the Web without the Stanford Internet Observatory?

A vital internet research institute that studied how the spread of misinformation and harms to children online shuttered following failed political…

Jun 14 •

Fixing the Web EU Election Week: 6/6/24

We Worked On Election Integrity At Meta. The EU – And All Democracies – Need to Fix the Feed Before It’s Too Late

Jun 6 •

Fixing the Web Week Recap: 5/27/24

Moving from dumb engagement-based feed ranking to smarter engagement- and bridging-based feed ranking; plus AI goofing around

May 28 •

Fixing the Web Week Recap: 5/20/24

I am writing from the seat of the European Union in Brussels, Belgium. Following more than 15 years of studying social media, 4 years of working at a…

May 21 •

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