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Compiler @compiler.news · Nov 15
Hey there! 👋 Compiler is a new nonprofit newsroom covering the people, institutions and global forces shaping our digital future. We're here to deliver expert journalism, ideas and research to inform decisions about the role of technology in society. Find out more here:
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Relevance was a key theme for #UNGA. For UNESCO it's even more pressing, writes @estherpaniagua.bsky.social. "The next director-general must ... preserve UNESCO’s relevance and navigate a world where faith in multilateral institutions is waning."
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UNESCO’s fight for relevance
The United Nations cultural agency must prove multilateralism still matters in the age of AI.
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September 29, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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In "Building AI to serve the Global Majority", my latest commentary for @compiler.news, I discuss the impact of the lack of inclusion in global AI governance and development on socioeconomic growth and global power dynamics.

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How to build AI to serve the Global Majority
The lack of inclusion in global AI governance raises profound implications for socioeconomic growth and global power dynamics.
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September 25, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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Great reporting from @tekendra-parmar.bsky.social reveals how police departments regularly deactivate safeguards meant to prevent bias and increase oversight of an AI tool designed to generate police reports.

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Police disable safety features in AI crime tools
Departments are turning off Axon’s A.I. safeguards in software that auto generates reports from body-cam footage, raising accountability concerns.
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September 4, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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We're co-hosting a special UNGA side event along with @humaneintelligence.bsky.social and meowtree.bsky.social of Technology Salon NY on 9/16 in NYC. Spend an evening with us digging into the big issues around how AI will affect the UN's SDGs.

Register to attend here: forms.gle/i2KM8roxJSUi...
August 18, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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We're excited to announce the next edition of our global pop-up series on Sept. 16 in partnership with @humaneintelligence.bsky.social & Technology Salon NY. Details coming soon. For now, sign up for Compiler to get more info on this event, articles and more.
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Tech Policy Pop-Up: The UN Edition
Join Compiler, Humane Intelligence & Technology Salon NYC for an evening of big ideas for building a safer, healthier global internet.
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July 31, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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AI can threaten democracy—but it can also help defend it. Civil society groups are using AI to expand access to trustworthy info, fight deepfakes, and protect voters. Check out CDT @Isabellinzer.bsky.social analysis + recommendations in @Compiler.news: www.compiler.news/ai...
How to harness A.I. in the fight for democracy
Autocratic regimes are using artificial intelligence to attack democracies, stirring concern from Romania to Rhode Island. But the technology could also become a powerful tool to safeguard elections if deployed in the right ways.
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May 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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In a new op-ed for @compiler.news, CDT’s @isabelalinzer.bsky.social explores how AI can defend democracy from AI-fueled threats without undermining democratic principles – or missing out on its potential benefits. www.compiler.news/ai-democracy...
How to harness A.I. in the fight for democracy
Autocratic regimes are using artificial intelligence to attack democracies, stirring concern from Romania to Rhode Island. But the technology could also become a powerful tool to safeguard elections i...
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May 27, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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A great Friday read by my @cdt.org colleague @isabelalinzer.bsky.social laying out how global civil society groups leveraged AI to combat AI threats in 2024
compiler.news Compiler @compiler.news · May 23
Russia’s AI-powered interference in Romania’s election is a serious warning sign, writes @isabelalinzer.bsky.social of @cdt.org. The threat from AI is growing—but with the right tools, attention and resources, it can help defend democracy, not just endanger it.
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How to harness A.I. in the fight for democracy
Autocratic regimes are using artificial intelligence to attack democracies, stirring concern from Romania to Rhode Island. But the technology could also become a powerful tool to safeguard elections i...
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May 23, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Russia’s AI-powered interference in Romania’s election is a serious warning sign, writes @isabelalinzer.bsky.social of @cdt.org. The threat from AI is growing—but with the right tools, attention and resources, it can help defend democracy, not just endanger it.
www.compiler.news/ai-democracy...
How to harness A.I. in the fight for democracy
Autocratic regimes are using artificial intelligence to attack democracies, stirring concern from Romania to Rhode Island. But the technology could also become a powerful tool to safeguard elections i...
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May 23, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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I am thrilled share that I'm joining the @freeourfeeds.com team as interim director. Since leaving @globalvoices.org I've been focused on the incentives that influence how we talk to each other in public spaces and online. Free Our Feeds tackles this head on at the level of infrastructure.
May 9, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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🚨 More than 10,000 Americans weighed in on the Trump administration's AI Action Plan.

@tekendra-parmar.bsky.social analyzed all of it.

The results? Not a techlash—something more surprising.🧵
May 7, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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We analyzed 10,066 comments to Trump's AI Action Plan to understand who sent feedback, what they said & how they felt. The results show an engaged public "aware of how AI may benefit or harm their lives," writes @tekendra-parmar.bsky.social.

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What American really feel about A.I.
The Trump administration's AI Action Plan received more than 10,000 comments. We analyzed all of them to find out how Americans feel about artificial intelligence and its impact on jobs, human rights,...
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May 7, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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Join us: The Future of Online Expression In The Trump Era: Freedom vs Regulation" lunch with @ashkhen.bsky.social, Jenna Leventoff @aclu.org, Chris Marchese @netchoice.bsky.social, @lehogg.bsky.social
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📅 Wed, April 23
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📍 Rayburn Building & Online
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April 10, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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And if you can subscribe to our newsletter and follow @compiler.news. As an editor, I'm always grateful to be edited. @elleryrb.bsky.social is always baller to work with. www.compiler.news
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April 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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The Kenyan case against Meta is one of the only measures of accountability the company faces for how its platform has been weaponized by military and paramilitary groups to destabilize nations and target ethnic minorities, writes @tekendra-parmar.bsky.social.

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Kenyan lawsuit against Meta will test Big Tech accountability
A Kenyan court will hear a $1.6 billion lawsuit that alleges Facebook helped incite genocide in Ethiopia. The case could be a model for those looking to hold platforms responsible for online hate and ...
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April 10, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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@amnesty.org, @hrw.org & other groups accused the Ethiopian military of engaging in ethnic cleansing & war crimes against ethnic Tigrayans. A lawsuit alleging Meta played a role could set a global precedent by holding Big Tech accountable for real-world harms.

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Kenyan lawsuit against Meta will test Big Tech accountability
A Kenyan court will hear a $1.6 billion lawsuit that alleges Facebook helped incite genocide in Ethiopia. The case could be a model for those looking to hold platforms responsible for online hate and ...
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April 9, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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The $1.6B suit against Meta brought by @marthadark.bsky.social & Foxglove Legal alleges Meta played a key role in fueling Ethiopia’s civil war by amplifying hate speech & failing to remove threats. If the case succeeds, it will set a global precedent.

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Kenyan lawsuit against Meta will test Big Tech accountability
A Kenyan court will hear a $1.6 billion lawsuit that alleges Facebook helped incite genocide in Ethiopia. The case could be a model for those looking to hold platforms responsible for online hate and ...
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April 9, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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In a $1.6B lawsuit, Meta is accused of helping incite ethnic cleansing in Ethiopia. If the case succeeds, writes @tekendra-parmar.bsky.social, it could open the door to real accountability for platform-enabled violence worldwide.

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Kenyan lawsuit against Meta will test Big Tech accountability
A Kenyan court will hear a $1.6 billion lawsuit that alleges Facebook helped incite genocide in Ethiopia. The case could be a model for those looking to hold platforms responsible for online hate and ...
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April 9, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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compiler.news Compiler @compiler.news · Mar 20
“We've talked to non-citizen students and faculty around the country—and people are terrified,” says @alexabdo.bsky.social. Students and faculty are already self-censoring in fear of deportation, removing social media posts or taking down past scholarship.
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The chilling effects of using A.I. to hunt ‘pro-Hamas’ activists
The State Department is attempting to use artificial intelligence to target visa holders in the United States who express views counter to U.S. foreign policy. Is the real goal legitimizing a politica...
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March 22, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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julietshen.bsky.social
Great piece by @compiler.news tying together AI powered surveillance, its effect on online speech, and how tools designed for stopping online abuse can potentially be exploited. My caveat is that many tools are more basic than AI, like keyword matches and basic ML

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The chilling effects of using A.I. to hunt ‘pro-Hamas’ activists
The State Department is attempting to use artificial intelligence to target visa holders in the United States who express views counter to U.S. foreign policy. Is the real goal legitimizing a politica...
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March 21, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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Grateful for the excellent edits from @elleryrb.bsky.social. Read my latest on the consequences of using AI to "catch and revoke" the visas of non-citizens protesting against the war in Gaza and those deemed by the government to have "pro-hamas" views.
March 20, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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elleryrb.bsky.social
Good reminder here: Immigration authorities in the U.S. have been collecting social media data since Trump 1.0. Now they're using it to justify their "catch and revoke" scheme.

Important reporting and analysis by @tekendra-parmar.bsky.social

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The chilling effects of using A.I. to hunt ‘pro-Hamas’ activists
The State Department is attempting to use artificial intelligence to target visa holders in the United States who express views counter to U.S. foreign policy. Is the real goal legitimizing a politica...
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March 20, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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Models that fuel AI systems have historically been biased against minorities, says @alexhanna.bsky.social. These biases are exacerbated when asking models to work in a language like Arabic. “It’s going to do a bad job.”
www.compiler.news/mahmoud-khal...
The chilling effects of using A.I. to hunt ‘pro-Hamas’ activists
The State Department is attempting to use artificial intelligence to target visa holders in the United States who express views counter to U.S. foreign policy. Is the real goal legitimizing a politica...
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March 20, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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“We've talked to non-citizen students and faculty around the country—and people are terrified,” says @alexabdo.bsky.social. Students and faculty are already self-censoring in fear of deportation, removing social media posts or taking down past scholarship.
www.compiler.news/mahmoud-khal...
The chilling effects of using A.I. to hunt ‘pro-Hamas’ activists
The State Department is attempting to use artificial intelligence to target visa holders in the United States who express views counter to U.S. foreign policy. Is the real goal legitimizing a politica...
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March 20, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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The Trump administration’s access to potentially hazardous AI tools gives it far greater strength to execute what political experts and international observers worry is a quick slide into tech-fueled authoritarianism, writes @tekendra-parmar.bsky.social.
www.compiler.news/mahmoud-khal...
The chilling effects of using A.I. to hunt ‘pro-Hamas’ activists
The State Department is attempting to use artificial intelligence to target visa holders in the United States who express views counter to U.S. foreign policy. Is the real goal legitimizing a politica...
www.compiler.news
March 20, 2025 at 8:53 PM