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European Digital Media Observatory @edmo-eu.bsky.social · Aug 26

❓What #data do #VLOPSEs collect? How are they structured + used? How can #researchers best utilize #dataaccess under Art. 40 of the #DSA?

👉 Our new report by @jeffallen.bsky.social @mattmotyl.bsky.social + S. Gurley provides valuable answers for academic + civil society researchers: loom.ly/gQa-FjQ

Platform Datasets: Challenges, Insights, and Examples for Researchers
under Article 40 of the DSA

Matt Motyl @mattmotyl.bsky.social · Jun 6

This is the preset I never knew I needed. I *think* it actually fits in a video I am working on right now, too. Thank you!

Matt Motyl @mattmotyl.bsky.social · Jun 6

You are a must-follow (/subscribe) for all Davinci Resolve editors. Your videos and macros have been incredibly helpful in my first two months learning DVR. Much gratitude to you for your great guides and macros.

Knight-Georgetown Institute (KGI) @knightgtown.bsky.social · Mar 25

🚨 TODAY! 🚨 Starting at 11am ET: Join us as we discuss how to design algorithms that put users' interests front and center – leading to more positive and less harmful online experiences.

Can't make it? Sign up at the link below and we'll send you the recording! 👀

📣 Register here: bit.ly/4bBbraR

Better Feeds: Algorithms That Put People First – Knight-Georgetown Institute

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Matt Motyl @mattmotyl.bsky.social · Mar 4

Want to know how we can make social media a better place with fewer annoying and/or harmful content? Check out this brand new report I had the honor of co-authoring with a bunch of fellow experts on social media recommendation systems at the Knight-Georgetown Institute!

Knight-Georgetown Institute (KGI) @knightgtown.bsky.social · Mar 4

🚨 NEW REPORT – Better Feeds: Algorithms That Put People First 🚨
As policymakers around the globe grapple with addressing concerns about algorithms, KGI’s new report offers guidance on improving the design of algorithmic systems that shape billions of users’ digital lives.
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Better Feeds: Algorithms That Put People First – Knight-Georgetown Institute

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Knight-Georgetown Institute (KGI) @knightgtown.bsky.social · Mar 4

🚨 NEW REPORT – Better Feeds: Algorithms That Put People First 🚨
As policymakers around the globe grapple with addressing concerns about algorithms, KGI’s new report offers guidance on improving the design of algorithmic systems that shape billions of users’ digital lives.
bit.ly/3QzxVzq

Better Feeds: Algorithms That Put People First – Knight-Georgetown Institute

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Matt Motyl @mattmotyl.bsky.social · Feb 24

Following the latest wave of tech layoffs in recent weeks, more employees have shared their exceptional performance evaluations conducted in the weeks prior to being laid off on the alleged basis of poor performance. I share more on this in my latest YouTube video. youtu.be/iJPBsL4w-U0?...

How Tech Companies are Deceiving Us About Their Layoffs

YouTube video by Unmoderated Insights

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Matthew Facciani @matthewfacciani.bsky.social · Feb 24

It was a small trial, but a new vaccine against pancreatic cancer shows promise. Now would be a good time to increase funding for cancer research instead of the opposite! www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...

mRNA vaccines show promise against pancreatic cancer in early trial

Fewer than 13% of people live more than five years after diagnosis. In a small trial, half of the participants mounted a lasting immune response against their cancer cells.

www.nbcnews.com

Matt Motyl @mattmotyl.bsky.social · Feb 13

The tech layoffs continue, and the companies are trying to present them as performance-based. There's just one problem: they're not actually performance-based.

I wrote a piece summarizing some of the data on this and telling my story from back in 2022.
open.substack.com/pub/mattmoty...

Matt Motyl @mattmotyl.bsky.social · Feb 5

I interviewed the former head of youth safety at Meta, Twitter, and Google, @vaishnavi.bsky.social , on how to best promote online safety for youth. If you're curious, our conversation is here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6096...

Industry Leading Expert's Top Tips on Making Social Media Safer for Young People

YouTube video by Unmoderated Insights

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Matt Motyl @mattmotyl.bsky.social · Jan 27

We could make it a trifecta by raising tariffs by 97% on DeepSeek (it charges 3% what OpenAI charges per token) and further handicap ourselves by not only cutting down the number of scientists we train, but also reducing the resources they have for doing science.

Matt Motyl @mattmotyl.bsky.social · Jan 27

I interviewed @kurtjgray.bsky.social on some of his fascinating research on using AI to understand morality and to moderate generative AI tool output. Oh, and surveying dead people, having sex with robots, and a bit on his latest popular book on outrage in politics www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhBr...

AI's surprising insights into human morality

YouTube video by Unmoderated Insights

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Matt Motyl @mattmotyl.bsky.social · Jan 11

One of my friends runs a political psychology YouTube channel and invited me to come on to discuss the role of social media in activism, and whether it amounts to more the slacktivism. Check it out here: youtu.be/y-3ErmkatX8?...

Social media is getting worse, but it is useful to activists (ft. @UnmoderatedInsights )

YouTube video by Political Psych with Abby

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Matt Motyl @mattmotyl.bsky.social · Nov 20

I interviewed clinical psychologist and professor Christopher Ferguson about his research on how social media affects the well-being and mental health of teenagers. I finally found time to edit out some of our particularly bad jokes to spare you all; see the good stuff here: youtu.be/_koKKVAF5_Q

Debunking Social Media Myths: A Deep Dive with Dr. Christopher Ferguson

YouTube video by Unmoderated Insights

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Matt Motyl @mattmotyl.bsky.social · Nov 5

Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensberger is reporting Russian actors made bomb threats at some polling locations. Investigation says threats non-credible. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

Get out and vote, folks.

Georgia secretary of state blames polling place bomb threat on Russians

The bomb threat was one of several attacks in the key swing state of Georgia blamed on Russians.

www.usatoday.com

Matt Motyl @mattmotyl.bsky.social · Nov 5

Some of my election & civic integrity tech, political science, and social psych friends and I will be livestreaming our own election and social media monitoring war room analogous to the war rooms we worked on at some of the world's biggest tech companies. Starts at 3p PT youtube.com/live/64dQ1er...

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Matt Motyl @mattmotyl.bsky.social · Nov 5

My Super Bowl has arrived. Will there be more or fewer tackles and fumbles today than during that other Super Bowl -- the one with lots of guys wearing tight pants and chasing after a misshapen ball?

Andrew Przybylski @shuhbillskee.bsky.social · Oct 11

In part two of our series, Dr. @mattmotyl.bsky.social and I explore practical steps to address the challenges of social media’s impact on mental health. If you care about #digitalwellbeing, join the conversation and help support teens online!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGHa...

Andrew Przybylski @shuhbillskee.bsky.social · Oct 10

Curious about how social media impacts mental health? Dr. @mattmotyl.bsky.social and I dive into the research and noise in part 1 of our series. Join us unpacking this critical and misunderstood topic for those in the #digitalwellbeing space.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=klas...

The Surprising Effects of Social Media on Mental Health and Teens with Professor Andrew Przybylski

YouTube video by Unmoderated Insights

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Matt Motyl @mattmotyl.bsky.social · Sep 24

Interesting! Simon, this is the first I've seen of this archive, and it seems like it could be tremendously useful for this social media detoxifier app that one of the non-profits (Civic Health Project) I advise is developing. I'll DM you.