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J. Nathan Matias @natematias@social.coop
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Researching how to govern human-algorithm behavior in democracies. This account is no longer active. See my website for information on how to find me elsewhere.
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I’ve been having and reading a lot of discussions about Mastodon lately, and learning a lot about the extent to which Mastodon could provide a new online home for folks who found one on Twitter. I thought I’d share some of what I’ve been learning here:
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Thoughtful piece from visiting scholar on the opportunities presented by Twitter's failure. This is a moment that "jolts us to recognize that infrastructure depends on people and institutions, not just technology."
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By gutting Twitter, Elon Musk is following the pattern of failing 1990s auto-makers that abandoned towns like Flint MI. How can we avoid social media blight? Writing for @knightcolumbia, I argue how Twitter's failure could lead to something better knightcolumbia.org/blog/how-to-av
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Tech companies have developed unprecedented power in people’s everyday lives.  Today we're launching the the Coalition for Independent Tech Research, which supports/defends academics, journalists, and communities working to study the impact of tech on society. Please join us!
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🎉 It's launch day for the Coalition for Independent Technology Research! Society needs trustworthy, independent research to relieve the harms of digital technologies and advance the common good. Previous attacks on researchers & Musk's Twitter takeover makes this need clear. 1/x
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🚨Dream job🚨 The MWI Fellowship is an opportunity for a research scholar to build and engage with a community of majority world scholars on social media governance, nurturing their ideas and finding ways to publish and amplify them. A J.D., Ph.D., or equiv degree is required.
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A new initiative of @yaleisp will support social media governance scholarship from the region that encompasses most of the world’s population. law.yale.edu/yls-today/news
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This is the 3rd cohort of our emerging scholars program. It provides intensive research and/or work experience with real impact, plus courses & mentoring. See what our current scholars are working on: engineering.princeton.edu/news/2021/11/1 Deadline this cycle is 1/9
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Job alert: At Princeton we’re hiring emerging scholars who have Bachelor’s degrees for 2-year positions in tech policy. The program combines classes, 1-on-1 mentoring, and work experience with real-world impact. Apply by Jan 10. More details: citp.princeton.edu/programs/citp- [Thread]
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Thanks folks for the encouragement to write this article. I've published it here:
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By gutting Twitter, Elon Musk is following the pattern of failing 1990s auto-makers that abandoned towns like Flint MI. How can we avoid social media blight? Writing for @knightcolumbia, I argue how Twitter's failure could lead to something better knightcolumbia.org/blog/how-to-av
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