Jillian C. York  Verified account

@jilliancyork

Author, Silicon Values: The Future of Free Speech Under Surveillance Capitalism (Verso) Work: . Views hers.

Berlin
Joined February 2008

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    Hi new followers! 👋🏻 Just FYI, my new(ish) book, Silicon Values, is 20% off (plus you get the .epub version too!) at

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  2. (and check out the rest of her amazing artwork here: )

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  3. My awesome friend, artist Laura Merz, is competing for a chance to muralize the seaside town of Hanko, Finland. Please help her by voting for LIITO on this site:

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  6. If you work at Facebook & have some insight into how it is handling conversion therapy - in any language, please do get in touch. I emailed with FB PR for weeks about this, genuinely curious to hear how the company tackled this tough issue, but very little was explained.

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  7. Absolutely understand that these are for folks with mobility issues. Do not understand why the carriage compartment is so damn tiny.

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  8. Very important and scary thread on Facebook’s continued content moderation failures in the region. While they are so quick to clamp down on political speech, they’re pretty relaxed when it comes to hate speech and online attacks against women and LGBTQ+ on the platform.

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  10. Like, what if a Fiat or a Mini Cooper comes along and flings the poor thing into the Spree?

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  11. We saw one of these last night on the street and could not. stop. laughing. The hatchback area is big enough for *maybe* a carry-on or two bags of groceries. What is this even for?

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  13. Schnelles Geld mit Corona-Tests. Eine Erfolgsstory made in Germany.

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  14. 6 hours ago

    ‘Discussions are happening’ to resettle refugees from Australia’s offshore regime in New Zealand

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  15. Jun 2

    Last night, Israeli settlers from the illegal outpost of Havat Ma’on set fire to hay bails in the Palestinian village of Tuba, in the South Hebron Hills. This is what occupation looks like.

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  16. 6 hours ago

    The most important journalism in the world last year was a murder filmed by a 17yo on her phone. The would not categorise it as journalism, require platforms to remove it as violent content, and ban the girl for uploading it underage.

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  17. Jun 1

    For pride month I’m offering to read and give feedback to up to 10 queer writers from the SWANA/MENA region. Novels, screenplays, short stories. English and Arabic both accepted. Get in touch via my website before 15 June for more information/queries.

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  18. My second vaccine appointment, which was scheduled for a Friday, has now been moved up to a Wednesday on the busiest week of the month, I'm not panicking at all 😫

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  20. Jun 3

    Nearly a year ago, Facebook said it would not allow "gay conversion therapy." But Heba Kotb—an Egyptian conversion therapist who does anal exams on Arab men—has a verified account with 2+ million followers & told me & FB is vital to her work.

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  21. We have the power to vaccinate the world. But a coalition of pharmaceutical corporations, billionaire philanthropists, and Global North governments stands in the way. It's time to forge our own path — and end this pandemic. Join us:

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