seher
@heyitsseher.bsky.social
global community lead @mozilla.org 🦊🤖
And with that, #mozfest 2025 is officially over.
An insanely intense but beautiful few days. Thankful for incredible colleagues and this community, who make it all worth it in the end 💗🙏🏽
Now, we rest!!
@mozilla.org #mozillafestival #mozfest2025
An insanely intense but beautiful few days. Thankful for incredible colleagues and this community, who make it all worth it in the end 💗🙏🏽
Now, we rest!!
@mozilla.org #mozillafestival #mozfest2025
November 10, 2025 at 11:47 AM
And with that, #mozfest 2025 is officially over.
An insanely intense but beautiful few days. Thankful for incredible colleagues and this community, who make it all worth it in the end 💗🙏🏽
Now, we rest!!
@mozilla.org #mozillafestival #mozfest2025
An insanely intense but beautiful few days. Thankful for incredible colleagues and this community, who make it all worth it in the end 💗🙏🏽
Now, we rest!!
@mozilla.org #mozillafestival #mozfest2025
Hey from Barcelona, where we are SO READY for you at @mozilla.org Festival 2025! 🇪🇸
Join us alongside 2000+ from across the globe, 500+ session hosts, 275+ sessions/installations/experiences - all centered around creating a better tech future that puts people first #mozfest #mozillafestival
Join us alongside 2000+ from across the globe, 500+ session hosts, 275+ sessions/installations/experiences - all centered around creating a better tech future that puts people first #mozfest #mozillafestival
November 5, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Hey from Barcelona, where we are SO READY for you at @mozilla.org Festival 2025! 🇪🇸
Join us alongside 2000+ from across the globe, 500+ session hosts, 275+ sessions/installations/experiences - all centered around creating a better tech future that puts people first #mozfest #mozillafestival
Join us alongside 2000+ from across the globe, 500+ session hosts, 275+ sessions/installations/experiences - all centered around creating a better tech future that puts people first #mozfest #mozillafestival
I wrote a piece for the State of AI Ethics Report Vol. 7, published by @mtlaiethics.bsky.social 🌍
For my piece, I married my grassroots work in civic engagement w/ current work in AI: "Reinforcing the Feedback Loop: How AI in Elections Deepens Democratic Inequities."
Read: montrealethics.ai
For my piece, I married my grassroots work in civic engagement w/ current work in AI: "Reinforcing the Feedback Loop: How AI in Elections Deepens Democratic Inequities."
Read: montrealethics.ai
November 4, 2025 at 2:38 PM
I wrote a piece for the State of AI Ethics Report Vol. 7, published by @mtlaiethics.bsky.social 🌍
For my piece, I married my grassroots work in civic engagement w/ current work in AI: "Reinforcing the Feedback Loop: How AI in Elections Deepens Democratic Inequities."
Read: montrealethics.ai
For my piece, I married my grassroots work in civic engagement w/ current work in AI: "Reinforcing the Feedback Loop: How AI in Elections Deepens Democratic Inequities."
Read: montrealethics.ai
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New: Videos show ICE/CBP agents are scanning peoples' faces on the street to verify citizenship. ICE has tool to instantly look up unprecedented number of databases with just a photo
“I’m an American citizen so leave me alone”
“Alright, we just got to verify that”
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
“I’m an American citizen so leave me alone”
“Alright, we just got to verify that”
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
ICE and CBP Agents Are Scanning Peoples’ Faces on the Street To Verify Citizenship
Videos on social media show officers from ICE and CBP using facial recognition technology on people in the field. One expert described the practice as “pure dystopian creep.”
www.404media.co
October 29, 2025 at 2:42 PM
New: Videos show ICE/CBP agents are scanning peoples' faces on the street to verify citizenship. ICE has tool to instantly look up unprecedented number of databases with just a photo
“I’m an American citizen so leave me alone”
“Alright, we just got to verify that”
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
“I’m an American citizen so leave me alone”
“Alright, we just got to verify that”
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
Mozilla Festival 2025 is Nov 7-9 in Barcelona w/ 500+ session hosts, 200+ experiences, talks, labs, forums, film screenings, & installations.
Keynotes @xychelsea.tv @audreyt.org @ruha9.bsky.social
If you haven't gotten your festival badge, use code MOZSEHER 🎟️ @mozilla.org www.mozillafestival.org
Keynotes @xychelsea.tv @audreyt.org @ruha9.bsky.social
If you haven't gotten your festival badge, use code MOZSEHER 🎟️ @mozilla.org www.mozillafestival.org
October 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Mozilla Festival 2025 is Nov 7-9 in Barcelona w/ 500+ session hosts, 200+ experiences, talks, labs, forums, film screenings, & installations.
Keynotes @xychelsea.tv @audreyt.org @ruha9.bsky.social
If you haven't gotten your festival badge, use code MOZSEHER 🎟️ @mozilla.org www.mozillafestival.org
Keynotes @xychelsea.tv @audreyt.org @ruha9.bsky.social
If you haven't gotten your festival badge, use code MOZSEHER 🎟️ @mozilla.org www.mozillafestival.org
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No noise. All signal. Nothing Personal.
Meet Nothing Personal — a new counterculture magazine from the Mozilla Foundation.
We’re handing the mic to the people rebuilding digital culture from the ground up.
mzl.la/3KOMiQF
#NothingPersonal #MakeGoodTech
Meet Nothing Personal — a new counterculture magazine from the Mozilla Foundation.
We’re handing the mic to the people rebuilding digital culture from the ground up.
mzl.la/3KOMiQF
#NothingPersonal #MakeGoodTech
October 15, 2025 at 3:27 PM
No noise. All signal. Nothing Personal.
Meet Nothing Personal — a new counterculture magazine from the Mozilla Foundation.
We’re handing the mic to the people rebuilding digital culture from the ground up.
mzl.la/3KOMiQF
#NothingPersonal #MakeGoodTech
Meet Nothing Personal — a new counterculture magazine from the Mozilla Foundation.
We’re handing the mic to the people rebuilding digital culture from the ground up.
mzl.la/3KOMiQF
#NothingPersonal #MakeGoodTech
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What if the future of the internet relies on us unlearning the "truths" that are holding us back?
Introducing the voices of Mozilla Festival Barcelona's Main Stage🎉 📢
Join us and let's build something better 🧡
mzl.la/46lKPJU
#MozFest #Tech #Barcelona
Introducing the voices of Mozilla Festival Barcelona's Main Stage🎉 📢
Join us and let's build something better 🧡
mzl.la/46lKPJU
#MozFest #Tech #Barcelona
September 5, 2025 at 4:10 PM
What if the future of the internet relies on us unlearning the "truths" that are holding us back?
Introducing the voices of Mozilla Festival Barcelona's Main Stage🎉 📢
Join us and let's build something better 🧡
mzl.la/46lKPJU
#MozFest #Tech #Barcelona
Introducing the voices of Mozilla Festival Barcelona's Main Stage🎉 📢
Join us and let's build something better 🧡
mzl.la/46lKPJU
#MozFest #Tech #Barcelona
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The way that housing co-ops work in Switzerland may seem foreign to many. But the central idea is simple: What if homeownership had no profit motive and no capital gains? Advocates say their model could reshape how the world thinks about affordable housing. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/r...
August 30, 2025 at 10:05 PM
The way that housing co-ops work in Switzerland may seem foreign to many. But the central idea is simple: What if homeownership had no profit motive and no capital gains? Advocates say their model could reshape how the world thinks about affordable housing. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/r...
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A woman tt was just talking about how her summer electric bill is usually $200-$250. A data center was built close to her home and now her bill for August was $600.
None of this is sustainable for anyone.
None of this is sustainable for anyone.
August 30, 2025 at 12:55 PM
A woman tt was just talking about how her summer electric bill is usually $200-$250. A data center was built close to her home and now her bill for August was $600.
None of this is sustainable for anyone.
None of this is sustainable for anyone.
anyone else experience instant guilt of living a full and safe life at even the smallest reminders that we're living through a genocide
August 22, 2025 at 9:51 PM
anyone else experience instant guilt of living a full and safe life at even the smallest reminders that we're living through a genocide
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We believe the future of technology can be good.
That’s why Mozilla Foundation is building a better technology future. One built with care, powered by people, open by design.
But we can’t do it alone.
Join us and let’s make some good.
mzl.la/44ZIdAO
#MozillaFoundation #MakeGoodTech
That’s why Mozilla Foundation is building a better technology future. One built with care, powered by people, open by design.
But we can’t do it alone.
Join us and let’s make some good.
mzl.la/44ZIdAO
#MozillaFoundation #MakeGoodTech
August 5, 2025 at 4:01 PM
We believe the future of technology can be good.
That’s why Mozilla Foundation is building a better technology future. One built with care, powered by people, open by design.
But we can’t do it alone.
Join us and let’s make some good.
mzl.la/44ZIdAO
#MozillaFoundation #MakeGoodTech
That’s why Mozilla Foundation is building a better technology future. One built with care, powered by people, open by design.
But we can’t do it alone.
Join us and let’s make some good.
mzl.la/44ZIdAO
#MozillaFoundation #MakeGoodTech
The Coder ‘Village’ at the Heart of China’s A.I. Frenzy www.nytimes.com/2025/07/06/t...
The Coder ‘Village’ at the Heart of China’s A.I. Frenzy
www.nytimes.com
July 7, 2025 at 7:17 PM
The Coder ‘Village’ at the Heart of China’s A.I. Frenzy www.nytimes.com/2025/07/06/t...
In 2022, I decided to make a big switch into the tech sector, eventually landing at @mozilla.org. It was not easy!
I was invited to speak on a podcast about my career journey, switching sectors, as well as my thoughts on AI regulation, among other things!
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1JZt...
I was invited to speak on a podcast about my career journey, switching sectors, as well as my thoughts on AI regulation, among other things!
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1JZt...
June 27, 2025 at 4:04 PM
In 2022, I decided to make a big switch into the tech sector, eventually landing at @mozilla.org. It was not easy!
I was invited to speak on a podcast about my career journey, switching sectors, as well as my thoughts on AI regulation, among other things!
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1JZt...
I was invited to speak on a podcast about my career journey, switching sectors, as well as my thoughts on AI regulation, among other things!
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1JZt...
"Today, I’m compelled to speak, not as a composer this time, but as a citizen alarmed by the role Microsoft is playing in a very different kind of composition: one that leads to surveillance, violence, and destruction in Palestine"
www.stereogum.com/2308906/bria...
www.stereogum.com/2308906/bria...
Brian Eno Calls On Microsoft To Cease Partnership With Israel, Will Donate Windows ‘95 Chime Fee To Victims In Gaza
Art-music master Brian Eno is the composer of what might be one of the most-heard pieces of music in history, even if much of the world doesn’t necessarily process it as a piece of music. Eno made the...
www.stereogum.com
May 23, 2025 at 7:25 PM
"Today, I’m compelled to speak, not as a composer this time, but as a citizen alarmed by the role Microsoft is playing in a very different kind of composition: one that leads to surveillance, violence, and destruction in Palestine"
www.stereogum.com/2308906/bria...
www.stereogum.com/2308906/bria...
"By 2028, the researchers estimate, the power going to AI-specific purposes will rise to between 165 and 326 terawatt-hours per year...That could generate the same emissions as driving over 300 billion miles—over 1,600 round trips to the sun from Earth."
www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/20/1...
www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/20/1...
We did the math on AI’s energy footprint. Here’s the story you haven’t heard.
The emissions from individual AI text, image, and video queries seem small—until you add up what the industry isn’t tracking and consider where it’s heading next.
www.technologyreview.com
May 23, 2025 at 1:36 AM
"By 2028, the researchers estimate, the power going to AI-specific purposes will rise to between 165 and 326 terawatt-hours per year...That could generate the same emissions as driving over 300 billion miles—over 1,600 round trips to the sun from Earth."
www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/20/1...
www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/20/1...
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Good news for everyone who haven't submitted a session into @mozilla #mozfest
The call for proposals/participation has been extended to the end of Monday June 2nd.
http://mzl.la/cfp 👈🏿
You can see all the tracks here - https://www.mozillafestival.org/en/proposals/
The call for proposals/participation has been extended to the end of Monday June 2nd.
http://mzl.la/cfp 👈🏿
You can see all the tracks here - https://www.mozillafestival.org/en/proposals/
Mozilla Festival
Schedule, talks and talk submissions for Mozilla Festival
pretalx.com
May 21, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Good news for everyone who haven't submitted a session into @mozilla #mozfest
The call for proposals/participation has been extended to the end of Monday June 2nd.
http://mzl.la/cfp 👈🏿
You can see all the tracks here - https://www.mozillafestival.org/en/proposals/
The call for proposals/participation has been extended to the end of Monday June 2nd.
http://mzl.la/cfp 👈🏿
You can see all the tracks here - https://www.mozillafestival.org/en/proposals/
The Collective Intelligence Project @cip.org has launched the Global Dialogues Challenge, an open call to explore global perspectives on the future of artificial intelligence.
A $10,000 prize fund will be distributed among the winning entrants.
www.cip.org/challenge
A $10,000 prize fund will be distributed among the winning entrants.
www.cip.org/challenge
Global Dialogues Challenge — The Collective Intelligence Project
www.cip.org
May 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The Collective Intelligence Project @cip.org has launched the Global Dialogues Challenge, an open call to explore global perspectives on the future of artificial intelligence.
A $10,000 prize fund will be distributed among the winning entrants.
www.cip.org/challenge
A $10,000 prize fund will be distributed among the winning entrants.
www.cip.org/challenge
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Well, well, well: Meta is building facial recognition tech for its Ray-Ban smart glasses. Incredible about-face when last year a Meta spokesperson lost their shit at me for reporting students had married facial recognition to the glasses. My comms with Meta here: www.404media.co/well-well-we...
Well, Well, Well: Meta to Add Facial Recognition To Glasses After All
Meta previously lost its shit at 404 Media when we reported that someone had paired facial recognition tech with the company's smart glasses. Now Meta is building the invasive technology itself.
www.404media.co
May 9, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Well, well, well: Meta is building facial recognition tech for its Ray-Ban smart glasses. Incredible about-face when last year a Meta spokesperson lost their shit at me for reporting students had married facial recognition to the glasses. My comms with Meta here: www.404media.co/well-well-we...
As India and Pakistan face escalating tensions, a parallel war plays out online.
In this piece, Surabhi Srivastava and Sana Naqvi reflect on the deep impact of digital misinformation and the urgent need to respond. www.rnw.media/index.php/ne...
In this piece, Surabhi Srivastava and Sana Naqvi reflect on the deep impact of digital misinformation and the urgent need to respond. www.rnw.media/index.php/ne...
Divided by the Border, United by the Online Misinformation Crisis | RNW Media
As India and Pakistan face escalating tensions, a parallel war plays out online. Surabhi Srivastava and Sana Naqvi reflect on the deep impact of digital misinformation and the urgent need to respond.
www.rnw.media
May 9, 2025 at 5:13 PM
As India and Pakistan face escalating tensions, a parallel war plays out online.
In this piece, Surabhi Srivastava and Sana Naqvi reflect on the deep impact of digital misinformation and the urgent need to respond. www.rnw.media/index.php/ne...
In this piece, Surabhi Srivastava and Sana Naqvi reflect on the deep impact of digital misinformation and the urgent need to respond. www.rnw.media/index.php/ne...
@mozilla.org is looking for artists, technologists, and innovators to lead sessions at #MozillaFestival!
Submit your idea by May 21 and join us!
📍Barcelona
🗓️ Nov 7–9
🔗mzl.la/cfp
#mozfest
Submit your idea by May 21 and join us!
📍Barcelona
🗓️ Nov 7–9
🔗mzl.la/cfp
#mozfest
May 1, 2025 at 7:18 PM
@mozilla.org is looking for artists, technologists, and innovators to lead sessions at #MozillaFestival!
Submit your idea by May 21 and join us!
📍Barcelona
🗓️ Nov 7–9
🔗mzl.la/cfp
#mozfest
Submit your idea by May 21 and join us!
📍Barcelona
🗓️ Nov 7–9
🔗mzl.la/cfp
#mozfest
Scam political ads on Facebook take a dark turn as #elxn45 looms - via @thelogic.co thelogic.co/news/faceboo... #cdnpoli
Scam political ads on Facebook take a dark turn as Canada's election looms - The Logic
The bogus ads show politicians with black eyes and make claims of major scandals for Pierre Poilievre and Doug Ford.
thelogic.co
April 25, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Scam political ads on Facebook take a dark turn as #elxn45 looms - via @thelogic.co thelogic.co/news/faceboo... #cdnpoli
Long lines at polling stations as Canadians turn up for advance voting www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #cdnpoli #elxn45
Long lines at polling stations as Canadians turn up for advance voting | CBC News
Canadians reported long lines as polling stations opened for advance voting on Friday. Advance polls will be open again 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. nationwide Saturday through Monday.
www.cbc.ca
April 19, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Long lines at polling stations as Canadians turn up for advance voting www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #cdnpoli #elxn45
If you're following #elxn45 in Canada, here's where the English language debate will be streamed tonight at 7pm EST #cdnpoli #cdnelection
April 17, 2025 at 1:57 PM
If you're following #elxn45 in Canada, here's where the English language debate will be streamed tonight at 7pm EST #cdnpoli #cdnelection
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🗳️ Feeling overwhelmed this election season? From candidates to key issues, there’s a lot to consider. 🤔 @thesamaracentre.bsky.social has top resources to help you vote with confidence! ✅
buff.ly/XdXe31E
#CDNpoli
buff.ly/XdXe31E
#CDNpoli
Our Guide to the Federal Election | Samara Centre for Democracy
Navigating a federal election can feel overwhelming, especially with so much happening in politics. From analyzing party platforms and key issues to getting to know the candidates, there’s a lot to…
buff.ly
April 15, 2025 at 6:17 PM
🗳️ Feeling overwhelmed this election season? From candidates to key issues, there’s a lot to consider. 🤔 @thesamaracentre.bsky.social has top resources to help you vote with confidence! ✅
buff.ly/XdXe31E
#CDNpoli
buff.ly/XdXe31E
#CDNpoli
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🔇🔇🔇Announcing new work from DAIR which is very close to my heart, 3 years in the making.
When #TigrayGenocide, the deadliest genocide of the 21st century thus far, started in November 2020, it was 1 month before I got fired from Google. 🧵
english.elpais.com/internationa...
When #TigrayGenocide, the deadliest genocide of the 21st century thus far, started in November 2020, it was 1 month before I got fired from Google. 🧵
english.elpais.com/internationa...
Ethiopia’s forgotten war is the deadliest of the 21st century, with around 600,000 civilian deaths
Estimates by European institutions and academics say over half a million non-combatants have died during the Tigray conflict as a result of a government blockade that kept out humanitarian aid
english.elpais.com
April 15, 2025 at 7:50 PM
🔇🔇🔇Announcing new work from DAIR which is very close to my heart, 3 years in the making.
When #TigrayGenocide, the deadliest genocide of the 21st century thus far, started in November 2020, it was 1 month before I got fired from Google. 🧵
english.elpais.com/internationa...
When #TigrayGenocide, the deadliest genocide of the 21st century thus far, started in November 2020, it was 1 month before I got fired from Google. 🧵
english.elpais.com/internationa...