Alexandra Reeve Givens
@alexreevegivens.bsky.social
CEO at Center for Democracy & Technology, fighting to protect people’s rights & our democracy in the digital age.
Proud daughter & Board Member at Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation.
Proud daughter & Board Member at Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation.
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The TAKE IT DOWN ACT is law. Compliance is the floor—platforms must invest the time and effort necessary to protect users and meaningfully respond to image-based sexual abuse, says CDT's Becca Branum.
The TAKE IT DOWN Act Is US Law. Platforms Must Do More Than The Bare Minimum | TechPolicy.Press
Platforms must invest the time and effort necessary to protect users and meaningfully respond to image-based sexual abuse, writes CDT's Becca Branum.
buff.ly
August 15, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The TAKE IT DOWN ACT is law. Compliance is the floor—platforms must invest the time and effort necessary to protect users and meaningfully respond to image-based sexual abuse, says CDT's Becca Branum.
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Alongside our partners at @cdt.org + @civilrightsorg.bsky.social, we published an explainer on recent efforts by the federal gov to gain unprecedented access to state administrative data and what it means for the privacy and security of Americans’ personal info. protectdemocracy.org/work/federal...
Federal Efforts to Expand Access to Data from State-Run Programs
In this explainer, we highlight the potential harms associated with the federal government’s unprecedented efforts to access state administrative data
protectdemocracy.org
July 29, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Alongside our partners at @cdt.org + @civilrightsorg.bsky.social, we published an explainer on recent efforts by the federal gov to gain unprecedented access to state administrative data and what it means for the privacy and security of Americans’ personal info. protectdemocracy.org/work/federal...
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🚨 New from CDT: The non-consensual distribution of intimate imagery — incl. AI-generated content — is a growing form of image-based abuse. Victims face high barriers to reporting and removal. CDT’s latest report from @beccabranum.bsky.social & Mi Yeon Kim assesses how major platforms handle NDII.
July 25, 2025 at 7:06 PM
🚨 New from CDT: The non-consensual distribution of intimate imagery — incl. AI-generated content — is a growing form of image-based abuse. Victims face high barriers to reporting and removal. CDT’s latest report from @beccabranum.bsky.social & Mi Yeon Kim assesses how major platforms handle NDII.
Great news at a time we need it.
A federal judge has restored Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter to her role at the FTC after ruling that Trump’s attempt to fire the Dem appointee in March was illegal.
Judge says Trump’s firing of FTC commissioner was illegal
Amid White House push to remake agencies, Democratic commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter can return to her job.
www.politico.com
July 17, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Great news at a time we need it.
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Yes, the First Amendment protects noncitizens, too—and this has been the law for eighty years, even if many people are suddenly pretending it’s an open question. www.harvardmagazine.com/2025/07/aaup...
Are Noncitizens’ Speech Rights Protected? | Harvard Magazine
Harvard faculty testify in a federal lawsuit over free speech and deportations.
www.harvardmagazine.com
July 11, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Yes, the First Amendment protects noncitizens, too—and this has been the law for eighty years, even if many people are suddenly pretending it’s an open question. www.harvardmagazine.com/2025/07/aaup...
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What happens when the federal government seeks to centralize sensitive state data on individuals? On July 16, AEI & CDT will bring together experts to unpack the civil liberties, privacy & security implications of federal data consolidation. Details 👇
July 10, 2025 at 10:26 PM
What happens when the federal government seeks to centralize sensitive state data on individuals? On July 16, AEI & CDT will bring together experts to unpack the civil liberties, privacy & security implications of federal data consolidation. Details 👇
A conference in the NYT v OpenAI case today impacts the privacy of 400m+ ChatGPT users. No matter the case’s merits, there’s no way the chat outputs of *all* users should be saved without constraint. CDT’s @bankston.bsky.social on why the judge must craft a nuanced approach: cdt.org/insights/in-...
In ChatGPT Case, Order to Retain All Chats Threatens User Privacy
Tomorrow, Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York will convene an in-person conference between the parties in the New York Times Co. v. OpenAI cop...
cdt.org
June 26, 2025 at 3:11 PM
A conference in the NYT v OpenAI case today impacts the privacy of 400m+ ChatGPT users. No matter the case’s merits, there’s no way the chat outputs of *all* users should be saved without constraint. CDT’s @bankston.bsky.social on why the judge must craft a nuanced approach: cdt.org/insights/in-...
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This week, a Texas judge struck down the rule prohibiting sharing patients’ abortion records with law enforcement when the procedure was lawfully provided. CDT previously supported the rule & commended HHS for passing it.
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CDT Submits Comments to HHS Supporting Its Proposed Rule Limiting Law Enforcement Access to Reproductive Health Records
Also contributed to by CDT Intern Sydney Brinker In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization and subsequent state laws that criminalize abortion, patients are at heightened risk that their health care providers will turn over sensitive reproductive health information to law enforcement for abortion-related investigations. In response […]
cdt.org
June 20, 2025 at 4:35 PM
This week, a Texas judge struck down the rule prohibiting sharing patients’ abortion records with law enforcement when the procedure was lawfully provided. CDT previously supported the rule & commended HHS for passing it.
1) cdt.org/insights/cdt...
2) cdt.org/press/hhs-ad...
1) cdt.org/insights/cdt...
2) cdt.org/press/hhs-ad...
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Every one of these petty, ideologically driven visa denials is an assault on *our* freedom of association, our right to hear, and our ability to learn about the world around us. They are meant to make us stupider, more susceptible to manipulation, and less free. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/19/w...
French Lawmaker Says He Was Denied Entry Into the United States
www.nytimes.com
June 20, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Every one of these petty, ideologically driven visa denials is an assault on *our* freedom of association, our right to hear, and our ability to learn about the world around us. They are meant to make us stupider, more susceptible to manipulation, and less free. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/19/w...
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Smart, important 🧵 from Senior Director of the Liberty and National Security Program at the Brennan Center for Justice
ICE activity is happening across the country, and will likely draw protests in many places. Trump is authorizing military deployment nationwide, regardless of whether protests involve violence *or are even happening yet.* 14/19
June 8, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Smart, important 🧵 from Senior Director of the Liberty and National Security Program at the Brennan Center for Justice
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wasn't just enough to freeze a state's ability to regulate consumer protection and civil rights.
now, very coercive tactics: if you want the money to build out high-speed internet to un-served and under-served communities, we have to ban your state's ability to do AI policy.
now, very coercive tactics: if you want the money to build out high-speed internet to un-served and under-served communities, we have to ban your state's ability to do AI policy.
Senate Commerce's version of the budget bill out tonight requires states to not enforce their AI rules for 10 years under the moratorium to receive federal broadband subsidies under BEAD www.commerce.senate.gov/services/fil...
June 6, 2025 at 12:43 AM
wasn't just enough to freeze a state's ability to regulate consumer protection and civil rights.
now, very coercive tactics: if you want the money to build out high-speed internet to un-served and under-served communities, we have to ban your state's ability to do AI policy.
now, very coercive tactics: if you want the money to build out high-speed internet to un-served and under-served communities, we have to ban your state's ability to do AI policy.
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If attempted, this would constitute flagrant violations of the Privacy Act of 1974 www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/t...
Trump Taps Palantir to Compile Data on Americans
www.nytimes.com
May 30, 2025 at 9:57 AM
If attempted, this would constitute flagrant violations of the Privacy Act of 1974 www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/t...
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How this year’s Pulitzer awardees used AI in their reporting www.niemanlab.org/2025/05/how-...
How this year’s Pulitzer awardees used AI in their reporting
For a second year, the Pulitzer Prizes required applicants to divulge AI usage — one winner and three finalists disclosed.
www.niemanlab.org
May 24, 2025 at 11:35 AM
How this year’s Pulitzer awardees used AI in their reporting www.niemanlab.org/2025/05/how-...
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Wikipedia is the ground truth of the internet. It has over 260000 dedicated people engaged in radically transparent content moderation and that’s why it’s the last best thing on the Internet. Targeting it says more about the one doing the targeting. www.theverge.com/news/656720/...
Trump DOJ goon threatens Wikipedia
Wikipedia is facing another threat.
www.theverge.com
April 25, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Wikipedia is the ground truth of the internet. It has over 260000 dedicated people engaged in radically transparent content moderation and that’s why it’s the last best thing on the Internet. Targeting it says more about the one doing the targeting. www.theverge.com/news/656720/...
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Leading us off, CDT CEO @alexreevegivens.bsky.social: “We’re convening this event because the U.S. is facing a crisis moment for the future of free speech."
"Who Will Fight for the First Amendment?" is happening now. Tune in LIVE! www.youtube.com/live/Zdczxmq...
April 24, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Leading us off, CDT CEO @alexreevegivens.bsky.social: “We’re convening this event because the U.S. is facing a crisis moment for the future of free speech."
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Who will stand up for free expression? Join CDT + a powerhouse panel — incl. FCC’s @agomezfcc.bsky.social, @alexabdo.bsky.social, Kate Tumarello & @alexreevegivens.bsky.social — for a convo on defending the First Amendment.
🗓️ April 24 | 2-3PM ET | Webinar
RSVP: cdt.org/event/who-wi...
🗓️ April 24 | 2-3PM ET | Webinar
RSVP: cdt.org/event/who-wi...
April 23, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Who will stand up for free expression? Join CDT + a powerhouse panel — incl. FCC’s @agomezfcc.bsky.social, @alexabdo.bsky.social, Kate Tumarello & @alexreevegivens.bsky.social — for a convo on defending the First Amendment.
🗓️ April 24 | 2-3PM ET | Webinar
RSVP: cdt.org/event/who-wi...
🗓️ April 24 | 2-3PM ET | Webinar
RSVP: cdt.org/event/who-wi...
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ICYMI, DOGE is knitting together data from the Department of Homeland Security, Social Security Administration, and IRS that could create a surveillance tool of unprecedented scope.
DOGE Is Building a Master Database to Surveil and Track Immigrants
DOGE is knitting together data from the Department of Homeland Security, Social Security Administration, an IRS that could create a surveillance tool of unprecedented scope.
wrd.cm
April 21, 2025 at 1:01 AM
ICYMI, DOGE is knitting together data from the Department of Homeland Security, Social Security Administration, and IRS that could create a surveillance tool of unprecedented scope.
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New op-ed from @maribel-wadsworth.bsky.social
“…public station is in some places the last truly local newsroom. Eliminate the funding, and you silence local voices. You shrink civic space. You take away access to trusted information in communities that need it most.”
“…public station is in some places the last truly local newsroom. Eliminate the funding, and you silence local voices. You shrink civic space. You take away access to trusted information in communities that need it most.”
Public media is a pillar of our communities. Don’t defund it | Opinion
Critics argue that public broadcasting is biased. But year after year, surveys show that PBS is the most trusted source of news in America. | Opinion
www.newsobserver.com
April 16, 2025 at 10:24 PM
New op-ed from @maribel-wadsworth.bsky.social
“…public station is in some places the last truly local newsroom. Eliminate the funding, and you silence local voices. You shrink civic space. You take away access to trusted information in communities that need it most.”
“…public station is in some places the last truly local newsroom. Eliminate the funding, and you silence local voices. You shrink civic space. You take away access to trusted information in communities that need it most.”
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Keep the faith. Take action. Be honest about risk. Be prudent (with words, acquaintances, and technology).
@juliaangwin.com and @amifieldsmeyer.bsky.social distill the wisdom of elders and of the ages into a primer for The Opposition™️
Your weekend #mustread
@juliaangwin.com and @amifieldsmeyer.bsky.social distill the wisdom of elders and of the ages into a primer for The Opposition™️
Your weekend #mustread
Courage is contagious. But how do we catch it?
For months, @amifieldsmeyer.bsky.social and I have been asking dissidents and activists from around the world how we can topple authoritarianism.
We assembled their lessons into a field guide to courage.
www.newyorker.com/news/the-wee...
For months, @amifieldsmeyer.bsky.social and I have been asking dissidents and activists from around the world how we can topple authoritarianism.
We assembled their lessons into a field guide to courage.
www.newyorker.com/news/the-wee...
So You Want to Be a Dissident?
A practical guide to courage in Trump’s age of fear.
www.newyorker.com
April 12, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Keep the faith. Take action. Be honest about risk. Be prudent (with words, acquaintances, and technology).
@juliaangwin.com and @amifieldsmeyer.bsky.social distill the wisdom of elders and of the ages into a primer for The Opposition™️
Your weekend #mustread
@juliaangwin.com and @amifieldsmeyer.bsky.social distill the wisdom of elders and of the ages into a primer for The Opposition™️
Your weekend #mustread
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Official U.S. government communications should always be cross-posted in an accessible format to a .gov website so that no American has to sign up for a commercial service nor agree to Terms of Service to read public laws, court rulings, orders, or other edicts of government.
SCOOP: The Social Security Administration (SSA) will be shifting its public communication exclusively to X, sources tell WIRED. This comes as agency plans to cut its regional office workforce by roughly 90 percent.
The Social Security Administration Is Gutting Regional Staff and Shifting All Public Communications to X
The SSA's shift to Elon Musk's X comes as the agency plans to cut its regional office workforce by roughly 90 percent, WIRED has learned.
www.wired.com
April 11, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Official U.S. government communications should always be cross-posted in an accessible format to a .gov website so that no American has to sign up for a commercial service nor agree to Terms of Service to read public laws, court rulings, orders, or other edicts of government.
Courage is contagious: IRS leaders are right to resign over the outrageous deal for taxpayers’ information to be used in sweeping immigration efforts. apnews.com/article/irs-...
IRS acting commissioner is resigning after deal to share immigrants' tax information with ICE
The Internal Revenue Service’s acting commissioner is resigning over a deal to share immigrants’ tax data with Immigration and Customs Enforcement for the purpose of identifying and deporting people i...
apnews.com
April 9, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Courage is contagious: IRS leaders are right to resign over the outrageous deal for taxpayers’ information to be used in sweeping immigration efforts. apnews.com/article/irs-...
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On #TransDayOfVisibility, we celebrate trans + nonbinary people & call for tech policies that protect their rights – esp. in a time when their right to exist is increasingly under attack. From AI bias to online harassment, digital spaces should be designed for safety, privacy, & free expression.
March 31, 2025 at 6:16 PM
On #TransDayOfVisibility, we celebrate trans + nonbinary people & call for tech policies that protect their rights – esp. in a time when their right to exist is increasingly under attack. From AI bias to online harassment, digital spaces should be designed for safety, privacy, & free expression.
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A new executive order threatens to disenfranchise millions of American voters and undermine data security by giving DOGE access to voter records in every state. Join Brennan Center experts for a virtual discussion on how we can protect our elections on Tues, Apr. 1, at 3 pm ET. RSVP:
Presidents Don’t Control Our Elections
The Trump administration has launched a brazen attack on elections, which could disenfranchise millions and usurp the constitutional role of Congress.
www.brennancenter.org
March 29, 2025 at 4:30 PM
A new executive order threatens to disenfranchise millions of American voters and undermine data security by giving DOGE access to voter records in every state. Join Brennan Center experts for a virtual discussion on how we can protect our elections on Tues, Apr. 1, at 3 pm ET. RSVP:
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Right now there are a lot of new eyes on Signal, and not all of them are familiar with secure messaging and its nuances. Which means there’s misinfo flying around that might drive people away from Signal and private communications. 1/
March 25, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Right now there are a lot of new eyes on Signal, and not all of them are familiar with secure messaging and its nuances. Which means there’s misinfo flying around that might drive people away from Signal and private communications. 1/