We Need a Pro-Choice Movement for Algorithms
Hi friends – The other day I said to my daughter that I needed to “toot, skeet, and tweet,” – referring to writing posts on the social networks Mastodon,...
We Need Platform Transparency
Hi friends -- You may have noticed that some big tech platforms are getting less transparent and accountable to the public. Both Facebook and Twitter have...
Last Bastion of Digital Privacy under Threat
Hi friends -- Amidst rampant surveillance capitalism, one bastion of digital privacy remains – end-to-end encrypted messaging apps like Signal and WhatsApp....
Countering Dangerous Speech
Hi friends -- There is so much debate about how the big tech platforms police hate speech, and whether they made the right call in kicking off Donald Trump...
Are Creepy Ads Worth It?
Hi friends -- You've probably heard that the creepy ads that follow you around the Internet are the price you have to pay for all the free services online....
Banning TikTok Won't Make Us Safe
Hi friends -- You may have noticed that Washington D.C. is in a frenzy about TikTok -- proposing to ban it, force it to sell or submit to state control. In...
An update from Julia Angwin
Hello kind person on my email list - Thank you for signing up to get updates from me. I am writing to let you know that the next stage of my adventures has...