Gabrielle Lim
@gabriellelim.bsky.social
PhD Candidate, Political Science at the University of Toronto. Affiliated with the Citizen Lab. Mostly the politics of information, technology, and security in cyber and outer space.
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When I read about this this morning, I almost fell out of my chair. These idiots have no idea what they’re talking about and yet their conspiracy theorizing is dictating massive policies and petty, vindictive bullshit like this…
In another episode of “we live in the stupidest timeline,” Jen Easterly, a woman I have (1) never met and (2) did not work for, had her appointment at West Point terminated because Laura Loomer lied about both of us in a tweet.
cyberscoop.com/jen-easterly...
cyberscoop.com/jen-easterly...
Army Secretary forces West Point to rescind appointment given to Easterly
The United States Military Academy abruptly ended the appointment of Jen Easterly to a high-profile academic position in West Point’s Department of Social Sciences, according to a memorandum issued We...
cyberscoop.com
July 31, 2025 at 5:15 AM
When I read about this this morning, I almost fell out of my chair. These idiots have no idea what they’re talking about and yet their conspiracy theorizing is dictating massive policies and petty, vindictive bullshit like this…
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🛰️ New article co-authored by the Citizen Lab's @gabriellelim.bsky.social discusses the risks of privatized space technology. Published in @techpolicypress.bsky.social
Read it here: www.techpolicy.press/a-match-made...
Read it here: www.techpolicy.press/a-match-made...
A Match Made in the Heavens: The Surveillance State and the “New Space” Economy | TechPolicy.Press
As private firms dominate space, satellites serve both aid and surveillance—raising urgent questions about power, privacy, and democratic control.
www.techpolicy.press
July 7, 2025 at 2:16 PM
🛰️ New article co-authored by the Citizen Lab's @gabriellelim.bsky.social discusses the risks of privatized space technology. Published in @techpolicypress.bsky.social
Read it here: www.techpolicy.press/a-match-made...
Read it here: www.techpolicy.press/a-match-made...
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Planet of the Apes XI: The Rise of the Fascists
July 7, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Planet of the Apes XI: The Rise of the Fascists
In a short span of time there has been a global rise in "fake news" laws - legislation that purports to or is designed to curb the spread of false information. @sbradshaw.bsky.social, Monzima Haque, and I wanted to understand why.
"The Global Spread of Misinformation Laws" ijoc.org/index.php/ij...
"The Global Spread of Misinformation Laws" ijoc.org/index.php/ij...
True Costs of Misinformation| The Global Spread of Misinformation Laws | Bradshaw | International Journal of Communication
True Costs of Misinformation| The Global Spread of Misinformation Laws
ijoc.org
June 20, 2025 at 4:32 PM
In a short span of time there has been a global rise in "fake news" laws - legislation that purports to or is designed to curb the spread of false information. @sbradshaw.bsky.social, Monzima Haque, and I wanted to understand why.
"The Global Spread of Misinformation Laws" ijoc.org/index.php/ij...
"The Global Spread of Misinformation Laws" ijoc.org/index.php/ij...
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Gabrielle Lim, Aidan Kerr, Marlene Terstiege, and Marc Calabretta discuss the risks of privatized space. The issue is not private sector involvement, but power in the hands of private firms “incentivized to serve the surveillance state and further a new kind of space military-industrial complex.”
A Match Made in the Heavens: The Surveillance State and the “New Space” Economy | TechPolicy.Press
As private firms dominate space, satellites serve both aid and surveillance—raising urgent questions about power, privacy, and democratic control.
www.techpolicy.press
June 18, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Gabrielle Lim, Aidan Kerr, Marlene Terstiege, and Marc Calabretta discuss the risks of privatized space. The issue is not private sector involvement, but power in the hands of private firms “incentivized to serve the surveillance state and further a new kind of space military-industrial complex.”
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NOW OUT ON FIRSTVIEW!!
Institutional Change on #Digital #Platforms: Temporal Shifts in the #Power of #Users, #Businesses, & #States
By @sverrir.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1017/S153...
Institutional Change on #Digital #Platforms: Temporal Shifts in the #Power of #Users, #Businesses, & #States
By @sverrir.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1017/S153...
April 17, 2025 at 10:05 AM
NOW OUT ON FIRSTVIEW!!
Institutional Change on #Digital #Platforms: Temporal Shifts in the #Power of #Users, #Businesses, & #States
By @sverrir.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1017/S153...
Institutional Change on #Digital #Platforms: Temporal Shifts in the #Power of #Users, #Businesses, & #States
By @sverrir.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1017/S153...
Of all the things I read on AI, this is truly one of the best reports critically examining AI. Highly recommend spending an afternoon with it. ainowinstitute.org/2025-landscape Much respect to @ainowinstitute.bsky.social for publishing it.
Artificial Power: 2025 Landscape Report
In the aftermath of the “AI boom,” this report examines how the push to integrate AI products everywhere grants AI companies - and the tech oligarchs that run them - power that goes far beyond their d...
ainowinstitute.org
June 20, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Of all the things I read on AI, this is truly one of the best reports critically examining AI. Highly recommend spending an afternoon with it. ainowinstitute.org/2025-landscape Much respect to @ainowinstitute.bsky.social for publishing it.
Reposted by Gabrielle Lim
NEW REPORT: Artificial Power, our 2025 Landscape Report, is out.
Today’s AI isn’t just being used by us, it’s being used on us. We urgently need to reclaim public power over the future trajectory of AI. Another path is possible.
Read the report: ainowinstitute.org/2025-landscape
Today’s AI isn’t just being used by us, it’s being used on us. We urgently need to reclaim public power over the future trajectory of AI. Another path is possible.
Read the report: ainowinstitute.org/2025-landscape
June 3, 2025 at 12:36 PM
NEW REPORT: Artificial Power, our 2025 Landscape Report, is out.
Today’s AI isn’t just being used by us, it’s being used on us. We urgently need to reclaim public power over the future trajectory of AI. Another path is possible.
Read the report: ainowinstitute.org/2025-landscape
Today’s AI isn’t just being used by us, it’s being used on us. We urgently need to reclaim public power over the future trajectory of AI. Another path is possible.
Read the report: ainowinstitute.org/2025-landscape
AI Now's 2025 landscape report is out! Highly recommend reading it: ainowinstitute.org/publications...
Artificial Power: 2025 Landscape Report
In the aftermath of the “AI boom,” this report examines how the push to integrate AI products everywhere grants AI companies - and the tech oligarchs that run them - power that goes far beyond their d...
ainowinstitute.org
June 3, 2025 at 6:03 PM
AI Now's 2025 landscape report is out! Highly recommend reading it: ainowinstitute.org/publications...
h/t to @natashagoel.bsky.social for this insightful piece! Hits home on so many levels. thedigitalmeadow.substack.com/p/the-death-...
The death of the public intellectual
is Hailey Bieber the new Susan Sontag?
thedigitalmeadow.substack.com
May 2, 2025 at 2:42 PM
h/t to @natashagoel.bsky.social for this insightful piece! Hits home on so many levels. thedigitalmeadow.substack.com/p/the-death-...
How not to do social science: www.404media.co/researchers-...
Researchers Secretly Ran a Massive, Unauthorized AI Persuasion Experiment on Reddit Users
The researchers' bots generated identities as a sexual assault survivor, a trauma counselor, and a Black man opposed to Black Lives Matter.
www.404media.co
April 29, 2025 at 3:48 PM
How not to do social science: www.404media.co/researchers-...
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From concerns about social media addiction to urgent civil liberties issues, courts are asking scientists to be arbiters of alleged technology harms. How can scientists reliably inform courts and how can courts interpret our work?
New article with @penney.bsky.social
tsjournal.org/index.php/jo...
New article with @penney.bsky.social
tsjournal.org/index.php/jo...
Science and Causality in Technology Litigation
| Journal of Online Trust and Safety
Journal of Online Trust and Safety
tsjournal.org
April 29, 2025 at 3:23 PM
From concerns about social media addiction to urgent civil liberties issues, courts are asking scientists to be arbiters of alleged technology harms. How can scientists reliably inform courts and how can courts interpret our work?
New article with @penney.bsky.social
tsjournal.org/index.php/jo...
New article with @penney.bsky.social
tsjournal.org/index.php/jo...
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Even after Assad’s fall, #disinformation in #Syria is thriving. In an opinion piece in @timep.bsky.social, The Citizen Lab’s @noura.bsky.social discusses how foreign powers and non-state actors exploit social media to manipulate narratives and spread fear.
Read more here: timep.org/2025/01/30/t...
Read more here: timep.org/2025/01/30/t...
Truth in Transition: Disinformation in Post-Assad Syria
Disinformation fuels fear and division in Syria’s new political landscape, eroding trust and blocking the path to a peaceful political transition.
timep.org
February 21, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Even after Assad’s fall, #disinformation in #Syria is thriving. In an opinion piece in @timep.bsky.social, The Citizen Lab’s @noura.bsky.social discusses how foreign powers and non-state actors exploit social media to manipulate narratives and spread fear.
Read more here: timep.org/2025/01/30/t...
Read more here: timep.org/2025/01/30/t...
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Spot the difference.
February 5, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Spot the difference.
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What will it take to get news sites to start embedding Bluesky posts instead of x posts in their articles?
I’m still seeing even journo x posts in stories on @nymag.com and @nytimes.com when I know they have a Bluesky…
I’m still seeing even journo x posts in stories on @nymag.com and @nytimes.com when I know they have a Bluesky…
January 30, 2025 at 10:58 PM
What will it take to get news sites to start embedding Bluesky posts instead of x posts in their articles?
I’m still seeing even journo x posts in stories on @nymag.com and @nytimes.com when I know they have a Bluesky…
I’m still seeing even journo x posts in stories on @nymag.com and @nytimes.com when I know they have a Bluesky…
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Trump's fascist program is now steamrolling over academia in 🇺🇸
All academics must stand up and resist this political interference in research!
EXCLUSIVE: NSF starts vetting all grants to comply with Trump’s orders | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
All academics must stand up and resist this political interference in research!
EXCLUSIVE: NSF starts vetting all grants to comply with Trump’s orders | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
EXCLUSIVE: NSF starts vetting all grants to comply with Trump’s orders
Grantee accounts remain frozen, while union accuses NSF of ignoring rules governing peer review
www.science.org
January 31, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Trump's fascist program is now steamrolling over academia in 🇺🇸
All academics must stand up and resist this political interference in research!
EXCLUSIVE: NSF starts vetting all grants to comply with Trump’s orders | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
All academics must stand up and resist this political interference in research!
EXCLUSIVE: NSF starts vetting all grants to comply with Trump’s orders | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
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The inside story of Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces’ high-stakes mission to capture a North Korean soldier.
With Dasl Yoon, photos by Serhii Korovayny.
www.wsj.com/world/inside... (gift link)
With Dasl Yoon, photos by Serhii Korovayny.
www.wsj.com/world/inside... (gift link)
Inside an Elite Ukrainian Unit’s Mission to Capture a North Korean Soldier
Ukraine wanted to show that North Korean troops are fighting alongside Russian troops. It took a high-stakes mission to prove it.
www.wsj.com
January 20, 2025 at 9:17 AM
The inside story of Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces’ high-stakes mission to capture a North Korean soldier.
With Dasl Yoon, photos by Serhii Korovayny.
www.wsj.com/world/inside... (gift link)
With Dasl Yoon, photos by Serhii Korovayny.
www.wsj.com/world/inside... (gift link)