The producers of The Social Dilemma brought some serious and valid concerns about the impact of social media platforms to a broad Netflix audience. BUT… 🧵
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Starting Now!
Alternative Business Models for the Web: a @mozillafestival #DialoguesAndDebates
Featuring @HKingaby, @marechalphd & @hacksultan
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🗓️ Save the date for our @MozillaFestival #DialoguesAndDebates
Tues Oct 13th, @BostonJoan, @kenyatta & @BrandyZadrozny explore how memes can influence and misinform ahead of the U.S. election. Moderated by @iamxavier.
Read more ➡ mzl.la/3jHskol nitter.app/i/broadcasts/1yNGaBWAP…
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Today’s social media status quo isn’t cutting it, so Mozilla is exploring an alternative. In early 2023, Mozilla will be testing a publicly accessible instance in the Fediverse at Mozilla.Social (1/3)
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So, starting today we are reviewing if and how our current policy on crypto donations fits with our climate goals. And as we conduct our review, we will pause the ability to donate cryptocurrency. 3/4
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Last week, we tweeted a reminder that Mozilla accepts cryptocurrency donations. This led to an important discussion about cryptocurrency’s environmental impact. We’re listening, and taking action. 1/4
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🚨 This is not a drill 🚨 This week will be another big one in the long battle for #NetNeutrality.
Listen (& share) this bonus ep of IRL with @Veronica to get up to speed:
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“My whole story doesn’t exist without a free and open Internet.” — @matt___nelson of @dog_rates in our special #netneutrality episode of IRL:
(It’s a good story, Matt.) mzl.la/2kY0Gu2
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There were glaring omissions, including insights from those who have been key thought leaders on these topics, including women and people of color.
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Author of the best-selling book “Algorithms of Oppression” @safiyanoble’s academic research focuses on the design of digital media platforms on the internet and their impact on society. Read her book and her @pocket curation: blog.getpocket.com/2020/06/t…
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In our next @mozillafestival #DialoguesAndDebates
Panelists @HKingaby, @marechalphd & @hacksultan interrogate the web’s reigning business model: digital advertising.
Mark your calendars, watch on our Twitter or YouTube
Aug 25, 8am PT | 11am ET | 4pm BST
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Today Mozilla is joining 🚨 RED ALERT for #NetNeutrality because you deserve to know what YOU stand to lose if the FCC repeal of net neutrality becomes the law of the land.
Life as we know it could change pretty quickly in a net neutrality-less world…
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Today! 8am PT / 11am ET / 4pm BST
In our @mozillafestival Dialogues & Debates, @HKingaby, @marechalphd & @hacksultan interrogate the web’s reigning business model, digital advertising, and explore alternatives.
Send questions using #DialoguesAndDebates
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"If the internet is going to evolve into a more organized, sophisticated and compassionate place...we are going to have to fight, fight, FIGHT for net neutrality."—@amandapalmer mzl.la/2jRWxUL
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In the spirit of open-source, this will be a transparent process and we'll share regular updates.
We look forward to having this conversation and appreciate our community for bringing this to our attention. 4/4
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This week we saw the culmination of a four-year disinformation campaign orchestrated by the President. We have to acknowledge how the internet was misused to get here.
And we have to change it.
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Today we're releasing the biggest changes to Firefox since it launched 13 years ago. And it's fast.
Get the new Firefox: fast, for good.
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If you want to engage more deeply in these topics, we urge you to take time to read and learn from those who have been sounding alarm bells for years about how social platforms exacerbate existing inequalities.
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Dabble in @dogecoin? HODLing some #Bitcoin & #Ethereum?
We’re using @BitPay to accept donations in #cryptocurrency
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France’s new SREN bill requires browsers like @Firefox to build powerful censorship tools & sets a dangerous precedent.
Sign the petition, tell the French government:
Remove Article 6 from the SREN bill!
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We made a new add-on for @firefox called Facebook Container in response to the growing demand we see for tools that help manage privacy and security.
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Last year we announced Mozilla would be joining Mastodon to explore an alternative to today’s social media.
Today, we’re excited to announce we’re expanding Mozilla social to a private beta, with hopes to open to the public soon. 1/2
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Misinformation is a threat to a democracy… but not in the way you might think.
Hear from Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter @ScottShaneNYT and others in our documentary short: mzl.la/2PbinAi
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Assoc Professor of African American Studies at Princeton & founder of JUST DATA Lab, @ruha9’s book "Race After Technology" looks at how tech was designed to marginalize & disenfranchise Black people, with ways we can use speculative design to imagine & build abolitionist tech.
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In keeping with our mission to foster a healthy internet, we’re announcing our latest collaboration:
“Grant for the Web,” a $100m program with @Coil and @CreativeCommons to empower individual #creators online. Want to learn more? 👇
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In a world of biased algorithms and broken recommendation engines, art and ideas that educate internet users about AI are more important than ever.
Today, we're announcing $225,000 for projects that help people better understand the impacts of AI: blog.mozilla.org/blog/2018/0…
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Today Mozilla is officially 25 years old 🎉 We’ve built a global community around one shared belief: the internet should be for everyone — open, empowering, and safe.
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Decentralized web technology continues to be an important area for us to explore, but a lot has changed since we started accepting crypto donations. 2/4
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Today we’re excited to announce Mozilla.ai
We’re creating a company — and gathering a community — to build a trustworthy, open-source AI ecosystem.
Learn more ➡️mzl.la/3JzcMl2
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They can take away our check mark, but they can’t take away the truth: the internet is better when it’s open and accessible to all ✅
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Our friends at Wikipedia have been showing the world the true power of collaboration on the open internet for the past 20 years. Thank goodness there's something to celebrate.
Happy birthday, @Wikipedia! 🎉 #Wikipedia20
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Bellow are people to follow, and books and articles to read recommended by Mozillians within the Foundation, and in no particular order:
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Facebook uses two-factor authentication phone numbers to target ads.
This affects more than Facebook users — it erodes trust in 2FA. That's bad news for the whole web. 🔓
We're urging Facebook to stop immediately. Will you sign the petition?
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"Automated Inequality" by @PopTechWorks is a study of how public policies in the U.S. are designed to further marginalize people living in poverty. She looks at three case studies in which software/algorithms were used by local government and their (terrible) effects.
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Dear @facebook: Do your part against disinformation.
Today, Mozilla and *32* of our allies are publishing an open letter to Facebook. We’re demanding they make good on their promise to combat disinformation before the 2019 EU elections.
Our full letter: mzl.la/fbopenletter
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We champion platforms and technologies that are good for the web *and* for people. We stand up for transparency & user control because they make the web healthier for us all.
That’s why we’re taking a break from Facebook.
More here: mzl.la/2DLLO5r
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Labor historian @histoftech’s book "Programmed Inequality" looks at the early generation of female programmers in Britain, and how they were pushed out of computing jobs after WWII because they were women.
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On the 31st, we’ll be 20 years old.
The internet of 1998 was exciting and scary. The internet of 2018 is both—multiplied by a million.
A lot has changed since we released our manifesto. It’s time for a few additions.
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For now, we think Mastodon is the best place for us to explore this possibility: mzl.la/3BNXQMQ
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The results are in.
And they're not good.
We've been watching how @tiktok_de handles election misinformation in the run-up to #BTW21
Read the report ⤵️
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If you need a last-minute sign to take to the @ScienceMarchDC, we've got you! Pass these on: mzl.la/2pNJs3p #MarchforScience
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Today, Mozilla is publishing the 2019 #InternetHealth Report — our third annual examination of the internet, its impact on society, and how it influences our everyday lives. blog.mozilla.org/blog/2019/0…
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UCLA professor of Information Studies @ubiquity75’s book “Behind the Screen” is an eye-opening look at the invisible workers who protect us from seeing the worst of humanity on the internet.
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Lies are retweeted 70% more than the truth. Are you part of the problem––or solution?
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Today we’re launching the 2018 #internethealth report. It's a detailed survey of what’s hurting 😞 and helping 😀 the internet, and how that impacts the *billions* of people who rely on it. You can read the report here: mzl.la/2uX4IHq
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AI and racial bias expert, @EFF Pioneer Award winner, and Founder of Algorithmic Justice League @jovialjoy. Watch her fantastic TED Talk. ted.com/talks/joy_buolamwini…
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We believe in an open, decentralized, and global social service that puts the needs of people first. We’re committed to this reality by contributing to a healthy federated social space independent of profit- and control-motivated tech firms (2/3)
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⏲️ Two hours from now! 8am PT / 11am ET / 4pm BST
@BostonJoan, @kenyatta and @BrandyZadrozny explore how memes can influence and misinform ahead of the #2020Elections.
Get your questions in using the hashtag
👉 #DialoguesandDebates 👈
bit.ly/36Q3Aad
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"It is very difficult for a democracy to function when people are operating from different sets of information."
Hear about the real-life impact of fake news from Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter @ScottShaneNYT and more: mzl.la/2PbinAi
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Facebook claims they shut down the researchers accounts due to privacy problems with the Ad Observer. In our view, those claims simply do not hold water. We know this because we reviewed the code ourselves before recommending it. Read more here: mzl.la/3imqwD1
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Step 1: Uncap under eye concealer
Step 2: Discuss threat modeling
Step 3: Dab on under eye concealer
Step 4: Switch from passwords to passphrases
Watch these hilarious & really informative beauty/cybersecurity tutorials from @wheresaddie mzl.la/2sSUS5G
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NYU Vice Provost and Media Professor @cmcilwain’s book “Black Software” tells the story of the online racial justice movement spanning nearly five decades and involving a varied group of engineers, entrepreneurs, hobbyists, journalists, and activists.
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We demanded @facebook stop recommending groups because algorithms pose such a risk to peaceful elections.
@facebook just did it. Now it’s up to @jack to act on trending topics. foundation.mozilla.org/en/bl…
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Three quarters of Americans support #netneutrality and Congress is finally catching on.
Call your members of Congress today and ask them to keep the pressure on @AjitPaiFCC & the @FCC to delay the vote. advocacy.mozilla.org/en-US/n…
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Today, we celebrate a significant moment that will mark the next chapter of our work to better the internet.
We’re pleased to welcome Laura Chambers as our new CEO, helping advance our mission and accelerate the momentum at which we build and innovate. fortune.com/2024/02/08/mozil…
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Dear internet:
I love you, but we need to talk about the ways in which data collection and surveillance have become the norm.
— Ford-Mozilla Fellow @baricks
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⌛ Starting now!
@BostonJoan, @kenyatta and @BrandyZadrozny explore how memes can influence and misinform ahead of the #2020Elections. Moderated by @iamxavier.
Get your questions in using the hashtag
👉 #DialoguesandDebates 👈
bit.ly/36Q3Aad
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Platforms have power.
During this time, we're using ours to amplify important voices and messages — to help you get educated, know your rights and take action.
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Mozilla built an emoji cipher game to teach web users about encryption. Try it: learning.mozilla.org/codemoj…
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Launching today! An #OpenSource tool for tracking #disinformation
The Social Media Analysis Toolkit #SMATapp — co-created by #MozillaFellow @emmibevensee — provides a free, open, and intuitive way to scrutinize what’s trending on internet platforms.
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Are you an @Apple iPhone user? Did you know there’s an IDFA, or “identifier for advertisers,” tracking your app activity and sending it to third-parties by default? 😱
More than half of iPhone users don't, according to a new Mozilla-Ipsos poll: mzl.la/34L8C3w
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We're disappointed—but not surprised—by @AjitPaiFCC today. Our position is clear: the end of #NetNeutrality would only benefit Internet Service Providers (ISPs). mzl.la/2BcuW8e
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As champions of platforms and technologies that are good for the people who use them, we quit @Facebook advertising in March of 2018, and we're thrilled others are joining the call to #StopHateForProfit from partners @ColorOfChange and @ADL. bit.ly/2APjhRq
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Has technology changed the way your brain works? 🧠
We dig into the good, bad and ugly in Season 3 of IRL podcast. Subscribe now so you don't miss an episode: mzl.la/IRL
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Data scientist, AI developer and Global Lead for Responsible AI at Accenture Applied Intelligence, @ruchowdh. She coauthored this article calling on Tech companies to listen to researchers wired.com/story/tech-needs-t…
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CEO of @blockpartyapp_, @triketora is an investor, cofounder of Project Include and former engineer at Pinterest, USDS, and Quora. She was early to raise awareness about issues with lack of diversity in Silicon Valley.
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#NetNeutraity is not "micromanaging the Internet," @AjitPaiFCC. The @FCC is planning on short-circuiting the debate on #NetNeutrality to appease big cable companies. #SaveNetNeutrality nitter.app/b_fung/status/93300686…
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Systemic change to address racism is long overdue. That change involves all of us.
To be honest, it's not immediately clear all the actions an organization like ours should take, but it's clear action is required. Here's where we're starting:
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The battle for the open internet isn't over.
In a special episode of IRL, @Veronica talks with @matt___nelson @dellcam @MClyburnFCC & @JGo4Justice about why we should all fight for #NetNeutrality mzl.la/2z25Ycx
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Twenty years! 🎂 🎉
It’s been two decades since we first logged on as the Mozilla project and got started bringing together the creative power of programmers around the world.
Still, we’re just getting started.
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The future of #AI governance is here. Help us shape AI for the benefit of people, not just corporations.
Join a global community of policymakers, engineers, and more in ensuring that AI remains open and accessible to all ➡️ open.mozilla.org/letter
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📢 52 on 52!
We just got 52 Senators agreeing to support S.J. Res 52, the resolution to restore #NetNeutrality!
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Bending the curve for HTTPS adoption, which has quadrupled since @letsencrypt launched! mzl.la/24TNT91
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More than 1/2 the world is still without Internet. Even those with access can be limited by cost or censorship. mzl.la/2kNqHrM
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Remote learning software, like most software, can be biased.
Here’s what happened one student, Amaya, used a test proctoring app to take her lab quiz. #AIBIas
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When we shipped @Firefox 1.0 in 2004, we did it with just 902 staff and volunteer contributors. Last year, more than 15,000 people helped bring our mission to life.
This is why we have hope 💗
Will you help us keep up the fight for good in technology? mzl.la/2QCXiRj
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Are your @YouTube recommendations sometimes lies? Conspiracy theories? Or just weird as hell?
You’re not alone. That’s why we conducted a study to better understand harmful YouTube recommendations.
This is what we learned about #YouTubeRegrets ⤵️
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We take #NetNeutrality and the future of the internet really seriously.
@AjitPaiFCC has other ideas.
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I’m 2019—like always—we’re going to keep working to ensure the internet is a global public resource, open and accessible to all. We’ll fight for an internet that puts people first, where they can shape their own experience and are empowered, safe & independent.
Who’s with us?
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Founder of @Backstage_Cap, @ArlanWasHere’s book "It's About Damn Time" is about her journey to becoming a venture capitalist.
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Professor of Media Studies at the University of Virginia @sivavaid authored a powerful critique “Antisocial Media: How Facebook Disconnects us and Undermines Democracy”
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A unique ID living on your iPhone allows advertisers to track the ads you click, the videos you play & the apps you install.
We’re asking @Apple to change these unique IDs monthly — making it harder for companies to build profiles of you over time. blog.mozilla.org/blog/2019/0…
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Former VC, ex-Reddit and cofounder of @projectinclude, @ekp is a strong advocate for women in tech and author of “Reset” — the story of a whistleblower who aims to empower everyone struggling to be heard.
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We know this isn’t a definitive list, and we want to hear from you. Please respond to this thread with additional voices and perspectives you think should have been featured in the documentary.
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“Is it human nature to be drawn to divisive content, or is that something social networks have created?”
We explore this question and more in our newly released doc “Unknown Influence,” with the help of top technologists, social experts and researchers: piped.video/bNRwTz6lH04
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Ending #netneutrality could end the internet as we know it.
That’s why we are committed to fighting the order by filing suit with the @FCC today.
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Alongside 6,000 supporters, we published an open letter to Mark Zuckerberg & @Jack Dorsey today in the @washingtonpost.
Our demand: Turn off @Facebook’s Group Recs and @Twitter’s Trending Topics ahead of the U.S. elections. #StopGroupRecs #UnTrendTwitter
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Today is #InternationalWomensDay and we’re celebrating by featuring 24 women over the next 24 hours who are using the web to make the world a better place 🌎
There are many more women who deserve to be celebrated, so use #WWWomen to share your digital heroines and we'll RT.
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“There was a dream when the internet was born, of a cartoon dog who could be anything he wanted to be when he barked online. That’s a dream worth protecting.” — our beloved @veronica
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Die Ergebnisse sind da.
Und es sieht nicht gut aus.
Wir haben uns angesehen, wie @tiktok_de mit wahlbezogenen Fehlinformationen im Vorfeld der #BTW21 umgeht.
Sieh dir jetzt unseren Bericht an ⤵️
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Join us tomorrow for a virtual panel: Building Better Online Communities
Featuring @cleogirl2525, @binaricorn, @smathewss, and @carolinesinders
🕚 8am PT | 11am ET | 3pm GMT
Tweet questions with #BetterCommunities
Read more ➡️mzl.la/3e5N1bP
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We're suing the FCC to reinstate #netneutrality and we're not alone.
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LOL @Facebook
Facebook strikes back against Apple privacy change, prompts users to accept tracking to get 'better ads experience' cnb.cx/3tbriGF
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Former CTO for the Obama administration and ex engineering director at Twitter, Slack, Google, and Apple, @shaft is an adviser to several startups founded by women and minorities and is an investor in a fund dedicated to diverse entrepreneurs.
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The world of video call apps just got a bit more secure.
After Mozilla published our #PrivacyNotIncluded guide assessing apps' security, @discord updated to require stronger passwords.
Thanks for your quick action, Discord!
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“If you Google me, you will find me naked.”
At #Glassroom London, @giselilla talked about the influence of search algorithms—and how little control we have over our online data. Watch her unsettling and eye-opening talk here: mzl.la/2vOV4Hj
ALT Gisela Perez De Acha
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We can't demand better of the internet if we don't demand better of our leaders, colleagues and ourselves.
We're with the Open Source Diversity Community, Outreachy & the Software Conservancy project in
supporting this petition: rms-open-letter.github.io/
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