Since 2020, I’ve been at the epicenter of a wide-reaching campaign to intimidate social media platforms into backing away from their investments in safety and security. It worked. New from me (gift link): www.nytimes.com/2023/09/18/o...
Yoel Roth argues that his experiences being attacked by Trump and Musk were part of a greater strategy — one that is changing what all of us see online.
This is a really great piece. However, I really wish that when this was happening to black women online on Twitter ( me included) back in 2010 and beyond folks would have paid attention. We were the canaries in the coal mine and all the things that you've experienced we went through earlier.
Damn good piece. As someone online before the internet was much of a thing & well before social media in its current form, it's a true disgrace that these issues weren't dealt with long ago. Stay safe.
Good Lord. I was just thinking about this piece. My head was spinning from it. I’m also sorry for this bullshit. What you lay out is so dire and important but will anyone listen. I hope so.
What’s your second act?
And I can teach thee, coz, to shame the devil By telling truth: tell truth and shame the devil.
Great article, but horrendous that this has happened to you (and others). Shining a light on this is a good first step.
I read both this and your lawfare article. One thing I think it's missing is creating a tiered system for account follower size. That added context should be used in making decisions. The harms from the libs of tiktok account is explicitly a function of her following size.
amazing how putting researchers and professionals in fear of their lives causes a mass pullback of a willingness to assume personal direct risk in absence of literally any national political leadership willingness to name and shame stochastic terrorists in their ranks
"A few commenters, wildly misreading the moment, used the opportunity to try to flirt with me." Better than death threats, I guess (a low bar), but another sign that the social disinhibition effect of social media is bad news.