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    1. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 27 Oct 2017

      New: My talk on why I fear ad-financed digital economy could lead us to surveillance authoritarianism, and how. https://www.ted.com/talks/zeynep_tufekci_we_re_building_a_dystopia_just_to_make_people_click_on_ads …pic.twitter.com/FIwylgcQCQ

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    2. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 27 Oct 2017

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted Finbarr Livesey

      Yes! Fear not (yet) what machine intelligence will do on its own, but what it may enable the powerful to do to us.https://twitter.com/FinbarrLivesey/status/923937659785023488 …

      zeynep tufekci added,

      Finbarr Livesey @FinbarrLivesey
      The subtleties of AI in policy and politics, an interesting take that doesn't use the robot overlord trope! https://twitter.com/zeynep/status/923935589526851585 …
      2 replies 40 retweets 109 likes
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    3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 27 Oct 2017

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted

      Thank you. I think a “killer robot” arms race is a justified and real concern—Terminator and amok AI, not so much. https://twitter.com/lennyliebmann/status/923945785422745600 …

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      zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 27 Oct 2017

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted Damian Betebenner

      Person up before me convincingly argued Miami, definitely, and Houston, likely, are done for. I’m the cheery one. 😬https://twitter.com/dbetebenner/status/923952438398345216 …

      zeynep tufekci added,

      Damian Betebenner @DBetebenner
      Spoiler alert: Not a feel good Ted Talk. But WOW, if you only watch one Ted Talk this year (or ever), make it this one! https://twitter.com/zeynep/status/923935589526851585 …
      9:42 AM - 27 Oct 2017
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      • sixteentwentyeight Liz Schiller #DefundthePolice Eric in New Mexico The REAL MillerFinch yami christina b a Living Without Ego Alice Grimm
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        2. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 27 Oct 2017

          zeynep tufekci Retweeted Micah Sifry

          Will be discussing all this and more next Thursday in NYC.https://twitter.com/mlsif/status/923953765077614592 …

          zeynep tufekci added,

          Micah Sifry @Mlsif
          Looking forward to hosting @zeynep next Thurs @civichall on Confronting Surveillance Capitalism. RSVP here https://www.eventbrite.com/e/confronting-surveillance-capitalism-a-conversation-with-zeynep-tufekci-tickets-38737904114 …
          2 replies 4 retweets 16 likes
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        3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 27 Oct 2017

          zeynep tufekci Retweeted

          Happy Halloween, folks. 🎃😬🎃😬https://twitter.com/spokenflow22/status/923952694456229889 …

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        4. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 28 Oct 2017

          Facebook starts letting companies mine user content. What matters is what companies do—not what their PR people say. https://insights.newscred.com/facebook-lets-brands-dive-into-peoples-posts …pic.twitter.com/Na4MNOISOw

          4 replies 98 retweets 118 likes
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        5. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 29 Oct 2017

          zeynep tufekci Retweeted Jacy Reese Anthis

          The new surveillance authoritarianism we may face will not be like our past nightmares.https://twitter.com/jacyreese/status/924653919317446656 …

          zeynep tufekci added,

          Jacy Reese AnthisVerified account @jacyanthis
          .@Zeynep traces shockingly short path from 2017 to @BlackMirror, way harder to see/prevent than dystopias like 1984. https://www.ted.com/talks/zeynep_tufekci_we_re_building_a_dystopia_just_to_make_people_click_on_ads …
          5 replies 20 retweets 42 likes
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        6. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 29 Oct 2017

          zeynep tufekci Retweeted

          Yes. How can we best move forward — without nostalgia for an idealized past — but with realism. https://twitter.com/jaysoifer/status/924666898440126464 …

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        7. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 29 Oct 2017

          zeynep tufekci Retweeted Peter Adams

          Thank you! My book is creative commons esp. for students, and I hope my talks help ignite classroom conversations.https://twitter.com/PeterD_Adams/status/924698710579339264 …

          zeynep tufekci added,

          Peter Adams @PeterD_Adams
          #Teachers: This @TEDTalks by @zeynep is a #newsliteracy must-watch. Ideal for deepening convos abt current events & news judgment. https://twitter.com/zeynep/status/924410417161654272 …
          1 reply 4 retweets 27 likes
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        8. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 29 Oct 2017

          zeynep tufekci Retweeted

          Most of what I describe is somewhat familiar by now. What I put together is the research plus what the powerful do. https://twitter.com/ericdgrey/status/924724053029605376 …

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        9. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 30 Oct 2017

          zeynep tufekci Retweeted

          The idea that you can build this kind of infrastructure, and not have the powerful use it for control is misguided. https://twitter.com/ahmed/status/924943867966660608 …

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        10. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 30 Oct 2017

          zeynep tufekci Retweeted eye_yeah!

          Yes. Yes. Absolutely. No fate to where this technology goes (even if what we face is not humanoid cyborg killers.)https://twitter.com/eyeyeah/status/925110772837027840 …

          zeynep tufekci added,

          eye_yeah! @eyeyeah
          Replying to @zeynep
          Loved your talk. Do you think it can be changed?
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        11. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 8 Feb 2018

          zeynep tufekci Retweeted Techmeme

          This is the second YouTube investigation published this week, findings pretty much in line with what I was asserting in my TED talk last year (upthread for link).https://twitter.com/techmeme/status/961308890003632134 …

          zeynep tufekci added,

          TechmemeVerified account @Techmeme
          YouTube's recommendations engine, which drives 70%+ of its viewing time, often suggests conspiracy channels and more, even to users who don't seek them out (@jacknicas / Wall Street Journal) https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-youtube-drives-viewers-to-the-internets-darkest-corners-1518020478 … http://www.techmeme.com/180207/p19#a180207p19 …
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