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@nicolewong
Trying to do my part. Former Deputy US CTO, Legal Director
@Twitter
, VP & Deputy GC
@Google
. +Traveler, foodie, optimist & geek fangirl. Tweets=mine
nicolesbio.tumblr.comJoined November 2007
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Congrats
@evelyndouek
and
@knightfdn
! Look forward to listening.
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Evelyn Douek
@evelyndouek
So I've been working on a project with @knightcolumbia that is finally out in the world—it's a schmancy style podcast (far schmancier than my usual work!) about what happens when the First Amendment collides with tech platforms. You can listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/vie
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Denice W. Ross
@DeniceRoss46
Please share this Request for Information widely with disaster data colleagues -- this is an amazing opportunity to inform how an equitable recovery from disaster rolls out #opengov Feedback due Feb 21, 2023 🗓️
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Deputy Secretary Adrianne Todman
@DepSecTodman
Our disaster recovery funds can be more impactful and designed to work with urgency — especially for people and communities disproportionately affected by severe disasters.
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@nicolewong
The current fragmenting of the Twittersphere feels a lot like everyone got sent to their rooms to cool off a for a while and think about what they’ve done.
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Sisi Wei
@sisiwei
Do you file your taxes through companies like H&R Block, TaxAct, or TaxSlayer?
@varlogsimon
@angiewaller
@colinlecher
found that companies are sending your: 💵 Income 💸 Refund amount 🩺 Health savings account usage 🎓 Dependents’ college scholarship amount to Facebook. Yup.
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The Markup
@themarkup
NEW: Major tax filing companies, like H&R Block and TaxAct, have been sending your information to Facebook as you file your taxes online. The penalties for disclosing data without consent could be steep. themarkup.org/pixel-hunt/202
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Elizabeth Hernandez
@ehernandez
CO’s first out transgender legislator Rep. Brianna Titone said we must recognize the anti-LGBTQ rhetoric preceding the #ClubQ shooting. This story names CO politicians/institutions who pushed anti-LGBTQ rhetoric, which advocates said incites violence
denverpost.com
Anti-LGBTQ rhetoric leads to violence, advocates say in wake of Club Q shooting
Minutes before the start of Transgender Day of Remembrance, which honors the memory of people killed in acts of anti-transgender violence, a shooter sprayed gunfire inside a gay nightclub in Colora…
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@nicolewong
Maybe it won’t end in a crash of servers. Maybe the end will just be a quiet death spiral of boredom.
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@nicolewong
I have engaged with regulators on every continent about platforms and tech policy and the future of speech, and this interaction is BANANAS.
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@nicolewong
I am genuinely expecting to open this app and find a blue screen of death. Many thanks to the friends I found here for so many years.
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@nicolewong
Twitter’s legal and info sec teams are among the best in the industry, much to the credit of these leaders. Friends, when you’re ready, give me a call.
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Casey Newton
@CaseyNewton
According to messages shared in Twitter Slack, Twitter’s CISO, chief privacy office, and chief compliance officer all resigned last night. An employee says it will be up to engineers to “self-certify compliance with FTC requirements and other laws.”
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Michael Samway
@MichaelSamway
Replying to
@smcs
@charliemackesy
and 2 others
For former Twitter folks in policy, law, trust & safety, privacy, human rights, gov’t affairs, content moderation, here’s a jobs newsletter.
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Michael Samway
@MichaelSamway
Interested in work in tech, policy, law, and human rights? See the Oct. Digital Rights Careers Newsletter with internships, fellowships, and🚨#JOBS🚨in civil society, tech companies, academia, gov't, press, think tanks, int'l orgs, etc. (🧵1 of 2) getrevue.co/profile/thebhr
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@nicolewong
We traveled to Venice this week to see
@aiww
’s amazing 9 meter high glass sculpture, La Commedia Umana. It “bears witness to joy, anxiety and worry in our reality.” Twitter friends, there was the bird. 🐦 Because of course.
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@nicolewong
Georgia, listen to
@BeeForGeorgia
on how to protect your vote: * Check your voter registration before going to the polls. * Take the voter protection hotline # with you and call if you need help. 1-888-730-5816 Your vote matters and is worth the fight. #vote
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Reverend Al Sharpton
@TheRevAl
Georgia Secretary of State candidate Bee Nguyen speaks on her state’s voter suppression laws, and much more. #PoliticsNation instagram.com/reel/CkUFLCDp9
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This isn’t just a story about being ripped off. It’s a story about which communities get access to something as essential as the internet in the 21st century. So proud to support this team. Just terrific reporting from
@themarkup
reporters
@LeonYin
and
@Asankin
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The Markup
@themarkup
NEW: In cities across the U.S., four major internet providers are charging the same price for drastically different speeds. And the worst deals were disproportionately offered to lower-income and least-White neighborhoods, @LeonYin and @ASankin found. mrkup.org/broadband
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@nicolewong
🚨PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS, HEALTH WORKERS, VETERANS: You are incredibly busy and also incredibly deserving of some financial relief. The Oct 31 deadline is coming soon. Apply here: studentaid.gov/pslf/
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The White House
@WhiteHouse
United States government organization
If you are a public school teacher, frontline public health worker, or veteran – you may be eligible to have all your federal student loan debt forgiven under temporary changes to the PSLF Program. Apply by October 31. Learn more at PSLF.gov.
Reminder: Apply for Public Service Loan Forgiveness before October 31st. Learn more at PSLF.gov.
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