BostonJoan 🏳️🌈 🦫
@bostonjoan.bsky.social
I am the founder of The Critical Internet Studies Institute and an Assistant Professor of Journalism and Emerging Media Studies at Boston University
www.criticalinternet.org
www.criticalinternet.org
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donovan-2025-express-a-short-history-of-misinformation-at-scale-and-efforts-to-mitigate-it.pdf
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New paper alert!!! 🚨
“A Short History of Misinformation-at-scale and Efforts to Mitigate it” in the Journal of Public Policy and Marketing
drive.google.com/file/d/1Klg9...
This article traces the social construction of misinformation-at-scale through changes to content moderation.
“A Short History of Misinformation-at-scale and Efforts to Mitigate it” in the Journal of Public Policy and Marketing
drive.google.com/file/d/1Klg9...
This article traces the social construction of misinformation-at-scale through changes to content moderation.
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I want this posted in every hallway of every university and then ask your students, why have a library when we can have slop?
November 10, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I want this posted in every hallway of every university and then ask your students, why have a library when we can have slop?
Stupidity kills
Misinformation is harmless, they say, it's just a different POV they say ... "Canada has lost its measles elimination status, the Public Health Agency of Canada says. Since the fall of 2024, Canada has recorded more than 5k measles cases in 9 provinces and one territory." www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
Canada loses its measles elimination status — as it happened | CBC
www.cbc.ca
November 10, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Stupidity kills
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It is very weird seeing my friends and family slowly start to realize we're not overreacting.
Read every word & share with everyone you know. This is real life here in Chicago. Americans need to know this grotesque reality & stand with us.
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 10, 2025 at 12:17 PM
It is very weird seeing my friends and family slowly start to realize we're not overreacting.
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I’ve been a T-Mobile customer for years. But the T stands for Trump now.
They carry Trump Mobile, killed DEI to please Trump’s FCC, union-bust, backed policies that strip healthcare, and are funneling millions to Musk.
I’m canceling my plan on Nov 15. Join me
youtube.com/shorts/q3nFt...
They carry Trump Mobile, killed DEI to please Trump’s FCC, union-bust, backed policies that strip healthcare, and are funneling millions to Musk.
I’m canceling my plan on Nov 15. Join me
youtube.com/shorts/q3nFt...
Boycotting T-Mobile: Trump ties, Musk money, and why I’m switching Nov 15
YouTube video by Eliza Orlins
youtube.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:13 PM
I’ve been a T-Mobile customer for years. But the T stands for Trump now.
They carry Trump Mobile, killed DEI to please Trump’s FCC, union-bust, backed policies that strip healthcare, and are funneling millions to Musk.
I’m canceling my plan on Nov 15. Join me
youtube.com/shorts/q3nFt...
They carry Trump Mobile, killed DEI to please Trump’s FCC, union-bust, backed policies that strip healthcare, and are funneling millions to Musk.
I’m canceling my plan on Nov 15. Join me
youtube.com/shorts/q3nFt...
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Read this and recommit yourself to doing something, anything, to stand up to this regime and end these atrocities
“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Read this and recommit yourself to doing something, anything, to stand up to this regime and end these atrocities
They’re not even trying
OMG. The site is literally called the Dunning Kruger Times.
With a “WOW!,” President Trump posts a claim about DOGE and “royalties linked to Obamacare” that originated on a satirical website. That site’s own About section reads: “Everything on this website is fiction… If you believe that it is real, you should have your head examined.”
November 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
They’re not even trying
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Our November 7 day of action to defend higher education has taken the country by storm! ✊
“There is only one way forward in saving higher education and democracy writ large and that is students, faculty, staff united...We have to become a new political force.”
— Todd Wolfson, AAUP President
“There is only one way forward in saving higher education and democracy writ large and that is students, faculty, staff united...We have to become a new political force.”
— Todd Wolfson, AAUP President
Students and faculty at over 100 US universities protest against Trump’s attacks
Student, national and local groups across US organized day of action to condemn Trump’s assault on academic freedom
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Our November 7 day of action to defend higher education has taken the country by storm! ✊
“There is only one way forward in saving higher education and democracy writ large and that is students, faculty, staff united...We have to become a new political force.”
— Todd Wolfson, AAUP President
“There is only one way forward in saving higher education and democracy writ large and that is students, faculty, staff united...We have to become a new political force.”
— Todd Wolfson, AAUP President
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Word of the Day is ‘catchfart’ (17th century): an obsequious individual who sucks up to the boss and always follows the political wind.
November 7, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Word of the Day is ‘catchfart’ (17th century): an obsequious individual who sucks up to the boss and always follows the political wind.
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A great way to learn cybersecurity skills is via @hackclub.com's free tutorials with Freecodecamp, created by and for high schoolers for free. www.youtube.com/watch?si=AH_...
Cryptography for Beginners - Full Python Course (SHA-256, AES, RSA, Passwords)
YouTube video by freeCodeCamp.org
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November 7, 2025 at 4:54 PM
A great way to learn cybersecurity skills is via @hackclub.com's free tutorials with Freecodecamp, created by and for high schoolers for free. www.youtube.com/watch?si=AH_...
A billionaire-free NYC? Sign me up!
Let’s check in with people who threatened to leave Zohran Mamdani’s NYC: defector.com/lets-check-i...
Let's Check In With People Who Threatened To Leave Zohran Mamdani's NYC | Defector
When Zohran Mamdani upset Andrew Cuomo to win the New York City Democratic mayoral primary in June, it led to a lot of histrionics. The usual fear tactics against a young Muslim democratic socialist…
defector.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:04 PM
A billionaire-free NYC? Sign me up!
Suicide by AI and still no one in the US gov is alarmed enough to regulate. Sick world.
‘You’re not rushing. You’re just ready:’ Parents say OpenAI’s ChatGPT encouraged son to kill himself — www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u... 💔
ChatGPT encouraged college graduate to commit suicide, family claims in lawsuit against OpenAI | CNN
A 23-year-old man killed himself in Texas after ChatGPT ‘goaded’ him to commit suicide, his family says in a lawsuit.
www.cnn.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Suicide by AI and still no one in the US gov is alarmed enough to regulate. Sick world.
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I helped make a film, out this week, called “Rovina’s Choice,” about the deaths this man without conscience or accountability has caused — already 600,000, ⅔ of them children.
November 6, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I helped make a film, out this week, called “Rovina’s Choice,” about the deaths this man without conscience or accountability has caused — already 600,000, ⅔ of them children.
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Student surveillance companies cash in on the ai grift by promising schools and parents their tech will keep students safe from the harms of ai.
Chatbots Are Sparking a New Era of Student Surveillance
As US educators embrace AI in the classroom, firms are selling software to flag mentions of self-harm, raising concerns over privacy and control.
www.bloomberg.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Student surveillance companies cash in on the ai grift by promising schools and parents their tech will keep students safe from the harms of ai.
I’m wicked excited to be heading to SXSW in 2026: schedule.sxsw.com/events/PP116...
SXSW 2026 Schedule
Browse events, build your schedule, and get personalized recommendations for the 2026 SXSW Conference & Festivals from March 12–18, 2026 in Austin, TX.
schedule.sxsw.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I’m wicked excited to be heading to SXSW in 2026: schedule.sxsw.com/events/PP116...
Scam society @lanalanalana.bsky.social
Scams undermine democracies and free enterprise by eroding general mutual trust. Meta’s business model incentivizes people to financially exploit each other.
(Reuters) - Meta internally projected late last year that it would earn about 10% of its overall annual revenue – or $16 billion – from running advertising for scams and banned goods, internal company documents show.
$META @reuters.com
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
$META @reuters.com
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
November 6, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Scam society @lanalanalana.bsky.social
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🤨 Who benefits from disinformation?
@bostonjoan.bsky.social, Assistant Professor of Journalism and Emerging Media Studies at Boston University, on this week's The AmberMac Show podcast.
📹 Recorded at Attention: Govern or be Governed @mediatechdemocracy.bsky.social
cc @jeffmacarthur.bsky.social
@bostonjoan.bsky.social, Assistant Professor of Journalism and Emerging Media Studies at Boston University, on this week's The AmberMac Show podcast.
📹 Recorded at Attention: Govern or be Governed @mediatechdemocracy.bsky.social
cc @jeffmacarthur.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 1:06 PM
🤨 Who benefits from disinformation?
@bostonjoan.bsky.social, Assistant Professor of Journalism and Emerging Media Studies at Boston University, on this week's The AmberMac Show podcast.
📹 Recorded at Attention: Govern or be Governed @mediatechdemocracy.bsky.social
cc @jeffmacarthur.bsky.social
@bostonjoan.bsky.social, Assistant Professor of Journalism and Emerging Media Studies at Boston University, on this week's The AmberMac Show podcast.
📹 Recorded at Attention: Govern or be Governed @mediatechdemocracy.bsky.social
cc @jeffmacarthur.bsky.social
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The future of cybersecurity is local. Learn more about how state-led Cyber Volunteers are stepping up to defend communities from cyber attacks, and how CLTC is growing these programs #CyberCivilDefense #Take9 www.govtech.com/security/cyb...
Cybersecurity Experts Seek to Build Volunteer Defense Force
As state and local agencies worry about cybersecurity budget cuts and increased attacks, public officials and researchers try to build a network to boost digital defenses. Leaders of the effort discus...
www.govtech.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:11 PM
The future of cybersecurity is local. Learn more about how state-led Cyber Volunteers are stepping up to defend communities from cyber attacks, and how CLTC is growing these programs #CyberCivilDefense #Take9 www.govtech.com/security/cyb...
Zorhan is the antidote to Stephen Miller.
Now, the factionalization of dems becomes much more of a hurdle. If the party can’t create momentum through solidarity with working families, than competing factions and in-fighting will freeze recruitment and increase splintering.
Now, the factionalization of dems becomes much more of a hurdle. If the party can’t create momentum through solidarity with working families, than competing factions and in-fighting will freeze recruitment and increase splintering.
November 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Zorhan is the antidote to Stephen Miller.
Now, the factionalization of dems becomes much more of a hurdle. If the party can’t create momentum through solidarity with working families, than competing factions and in-fighting will freeze recruitment and increase splintering.
Now, the factionalization of dems becomes much more of a hurdle. If the party can’t create momentum through solidarity with working families, than competing factions and in-fighting will freeze recruitment and increase splintering.
I had no idea I was on the edge break list. What incredible memories from xBHCx
November 5, 2025 at 10:19 PM
I had no idea I was on the edge break list. What incredible memories from xBHCx
Had an interesting class last night where a student asked an insightful question: should journalists trust the government?
I think my age is showing because the question never occurred to me.
All RAGE ALL THE TIME
I think my age is showing because the question never occurred to me.
All RAGE ALL THE TIME
a man singing into a microphone with the words now you do what they told ya written below him .
ALT: a man singing into a microphone with the words now you do what they told ya written below him .
media.tenor.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Had an interesting class last night where a student asked an insightful question: should journalists trust the government?
I think my age is showing because the question never occurred to me.
All RAGE ALL THE TIME
I think my age is showing because the question never occurred to me.
All RAGE ALL THE TIME
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New to Wikipedia? Seasoned editor? Join CUNY’s @craignewmark.bsky.social Wikimedian-in-Residence & @wikimedianyc.bsky.social for a hands-on edit-a-thon! Learn Wiki basics & improve NYC content for the NYC 400 campaign!
Date: Nov 6, 4–8 PM
At: City Tech Library
Register: tinyurl.com/5yhcubjd
Date: Nov 6, 4–8 PM
At: City Tech Library
Register: tinyurl.com/5yhcubjd
Event:NYC 400 City Tech Edit-a-thon - Wikipedia
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November 3, 2025 at 7:08 PM
New to Wikipedia? Seasoned editor? Join CUNY’s @craignewmark.bsky.social Wikimedian-in-Residence & @wikimedianyc.bsky.social for a hands-on edit-a-thon! Learn Wiki basics & improve NYC content for the NYC 400 campaign!
Date: Nov 6, 4–8 PM
At: City Tech Library
Register: tinyurl.com/5yhcubjd
Date: Nov 6, 4–8 PM
At: City Tech Library
Register: tinyurl.com/5yhcubjd
Incredible jobs here and a smart focus on communities
The @us.theguardian.com has a number of open positions, including two reporter roles focusing on organizing and movement building.
Jobs are 12 month contract, full-time, union, flexible location
workwithus.theguardian.com/job-search/e...
workwithus.theguardian.com/job-search/e...
Jobs are 12 month contract, full-time, union, flexible location
workwithus.theguardian.com/job-search/e...
workwithus.theguardian.com/job-search/e...
November 4, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Incredible jobs here and a smart focus on communities
Sick world
In April, @ejusa.bsky.social, a pioneering anti-violence nonprofit, received an email from DOJ that its federal grants were suddenly being terminated.
“What nobody saw coming was that they would go back and seize money that Congress had already allocated.”
The moves proved fatal for EJUSA.
“What nobody saw coming was that they would go back and seize money that Congress had already allocated.”
The moves proved fatal for EJUSA.
How Trump’s DOJ wiped out a pioneering anti-violence nonprofit
“We’re just the tip of the iceberg.”
www.motherjones.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Sick world