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jess reia • 何杰茜
@jhereia.bsky.social
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data justice, tech policy, cities & nighttime governance | asst prof of data science & public policy / writer | they•them 🏳️‍⚧️ | 🇧🇷🇨🇦🇺🇸
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jess reia • 何杰茜 @jhereia.bsky.social · Feb 25
New Research Alert! The report “Trans digital rights: Improving data visibility, privacy and belonging for gender-diverse communities” ✨ 💫🌈 Our research asks: If we could reimagine digital rights that center the needs of gender-diverse communities, what would they look like?
The image shows the cover of the report "Trans Digital Rights: Improving data visibility, privacy and belonging for Gender-diverse Communities" on the left. Besides the title, it says 2025 as the year of publication and the authors' names are Jess Reia, Rachel Leach and Sophie Li. The design is a colourful geometric pattern. There is a QR code on the right.
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anabrandusescu.bsky.social
Frankly, I'm not sure why anyone in the Canadian tech policy space is surprised at Microsoft's latest $7.5 billion investment in data centre expansion, premising "Canadian sovereignty."

How are we taking digital sovereignty seriously?
December 11, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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blairaf.com
This is tomorrow! Come join us
jhereia.bsky.social jess reia • 何杰茜 @jhereia.bsky.social · Nov 19
Join us for the 6th event in our Gender & Tech Online Talk Series, "Trans-inclusive tech governance," on Dec 2 at 11am EST, with the amazing @blairaf.com (Univ of Alberta) and @histoftech.bsky.social (@uvadatascience.bsky.social). Free & open to all: dtdlab.virginia.edu/event/gender.... See u there
This is a horizontal poster for the Gender and Tech Online Talk series in a combination of yellow, white and orange. The topic is "Trans-inclusive Technology Governance", the speakers are Blair Attard-Frost (University of Alberta) and Mar Hicks (University of Virginia) and the moderation will be done by Jess Reia. Date and time: December 2nd, 11am EST
December 1, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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hermeneuticist.bsky.social
This werk’s Brief includes comments on work from @heyitsseher.bsky.social @blairaf.com @jhereia.bsky.social and others who contributed to Part II of the State of AI Ethics Report, Volume 7.
November 25, 2025 at 6:32 PM
jhereia.bsky.social
Join us for the 6th event in our Gender & Tech Online Talk Series, "Trans-inclusive tech governance," on Dec 2 at 11am EST, with the amazing @blairaf.com (Univ of Alberta) and @histoftech.bsky.social (@uvadatascience.bsky.social). Free & open to all: dtdlab.virginia.edu/event/gender.... See u there
This is a horizontal poster for the Gender and Tech Online Talk series in a combination of yellow, white and orange. The topic is "Trans-inclusive Technology Governance", the speakers are Blair Attard-Frost (University of Alberta) and Mar Hicks (University of Virginia) and the moderation will be done by Jess Reia. Date and time: December 2nd, 11am EST
November 19, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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anabrandusescu.bsky.social
Unions, Lawsuits and Whistleblowers: Public Sector Leadership from Below

Excited to share my piece for the @mtlaiethics.bsky.social's State of AI Ethics Report on AI in Government: Public Sector Leadership and Implementation.

montrealethics.ai/state/
Chapter 17: AI in Government – Public Sector Leadership and Implementation Unions, Lawsuits and Whistleblowers: Public Sector Leadership from Below
November 4, 2025 at 11:05 PM
jhereia.bsky.social
The new State of AI Ethics Report (SAIER) published by the @mtlaiethics.bsky.social is out! I am one of the 58 contributors, with a short essay on yet another reason to question the use of AI in monitoring/harming gender minorities in the US. Available open access: montrealethics.ai/saier-vol-7-...
This is the green and white cover of the "State of AI Ethics Report," Vol. 7, titled "AI at the Crossroads: A Practitioner's Guide to Community-Centered Solutions." Editors are Renjie Butalid, Connor Wright and Ismael Kherroubi García. It also has the DOI: https://zenodo.org/records/17328882 This is a screenshot of the report's Chapter 5: Algorithmic Justice in Practice. Content: 5.1 Algorithmic Justice vs. State Power By Blair Attard-Frost, University of Alberta & Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute 5.2 AI Ethics and Gender Diversity in the US: From Surveillance to Resistance By Jess Reia, Digital Technology for Democracy Lab, University of Virginia 5.3 Beyond the Algorithm: Why Student Success is a Sociotechnical Challenge By Adnan Akbar, tekniti.ai
November 4, 2025 at 3:23 PM
jhereia.bsky.social
Want to learn more about how data labour is gendered in its structures, practices & outcomes? Join us for the 5th talk in our Gender & Tech Series on 10/29, 11am EDT, w/ @milamiceli.bsky.social & @tatikmd.bsky.social.
Free & open. Register: virginia.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
With @yasmincurzi.com
Poster of the Gender and Tech Online Talk Series, featuring the fifth event: "Data Work and Political Participation." It has a white background with red letters on top, and white letters on a red background in the middle. The poster lists the speakers: Milagros Miceli (DAIR Institute) and Tatiana Dias (The Intercept Brasil), as well as the moderator, Yasmin Curzi. The event takes place on October 29, 11am EDT. It is co-organized by Yasmin Curzi and Jess Reia. There are two logos at the bottom: UVA DTD Lab and UVA School of Data Science.
October 21, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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sivav.bsky.social
UVA turned down the compact!
October 17, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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datasociety.bsky.social
📣 Please join us in welcoming our ten new affiliates: Kiara Childs, Mar Hicks, Harry Hudome, Shannon Mattern, Joan Mukogosi, Miliaku Nwabueze, Marie-Therese Png, Jess Reia, Melinda Sebastian, & Émile P. Torres. We're excited to work with and learn from them! datasociety.net/announcement...
October 16, 2025 at 3:10 PM
jhereia.bsky.social
We are hiring! The DTD Lab invites applications for our 2026 postdoctoral cohort. Areas I'd love to supervise: gender/techno-authoritarianism, data visibility, urban governance, night studies, cultural practices, and all things related to tech policy. More info:
jobs.virginia.edu/us/en/job/R0...
This is a screenshot of a webpage. It says: Opportunities University of Virginia’s Digital Technology for Democracy (DTD) Lab invites applications for 2-year postdoctoral fellowships. The fellowships will begin in August of 2026 and run through August 2028. Application Deadline: December 15, 2025; notifications to made in March 2026. Interested in learning more? Join us for a Zoom info session in October or November.
October 10, 2025 at 1:17 PM
jhereia.bsky.social
I have a short piece on smart infrastructure and techno-authoritarianism in Brazil in the new journal Dialogues on Digital Society ✨ Available here: doi.org/10.1177/2976...
If you cannot access it through your library, ping me and I will make sure you get a copy.
It is a screenshot of a short commentary paper titled "Smart infrastructure, techno-authoritarianism, and the threat to democracy in Brazil," written by Jess Reia and published in the journal Dialogues on Digital Society. It features an abstract and keywords. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1177/29768640251382644
October 1, 2025 at 3:33 PM
jhereia.bsky.social
"somente com a democracia um país vale a pena"
💙💚💛💙💚💛
September 11, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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yasmincurzi.com
join us for the 4th session of our Gender & Tech Online Talk Series on Sept. 29th, 11AM, EDT.
we are eager to host two brilliant keynote speakers, Paz Peña (Mozilla Foundation) and Tamara Kneese (Data & Society), who will discuss the social and environmental impacts of technocapitalism.
more info: 👇
jhereia.bsky.social jess reia • 何杰茜 @jhereia.bsky.social · Sep 10
Interested in environmental justice & how gender inequalities are embedded in technology infrastructure? Join us for the 4th Gender & Tech webinar, Sept. 29 11am EDT, with Paz Peña Ochoa & @tamigraph.bsky.social.
Free & open. Registration: virginia.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Co-org w/ @yasmincurzi.com
Poster of the 4th talk in the Gender and Tech Online Talk Series: Technocapitalism and Environmental Justice. IT features a dark green and orange abstract pattern, with the information about the event in white: Speakers: Paz Peña, Mozilla Foundation Tamara Kneese, Data & Society Moderated by Jess Reia September 29th, 11am EDT. This series is co-organized by Yasmin Curzi and Jess Reia. In the bottom of the poster we have two sponsor logos: UVA Digital Technology for Democracy Lab and UVA School of Data Science
September 10, 2025 at 6:18 PM
jhereia.bsky.social
Interested in environmental justice & how gender inequalities are embedded in technology infrastructure? Join us for the 4th Gender & Tech webinar, Sept. 29 11am EDT, with Paz Peña Ochoa & @tamigraph.bsky.social.
Free & open. Registration: virginia.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Co-org w/ @yasmincurzi.com
Poster of the 4th talk in the Gender and Tech Online Talk Series: Technocapitalism and Environmental Justice. IT features a dark green and orange abstract pattern, with the information about the event in white: Speakers: Paz Peña, Mozilla Foundation Tamara Kneese, Data & Society Moderated by Jess Reia September 29th, 11am EDT. This series is co-organized by Yasmin Curzi and Jess Reia. In the bottom of the poster we have two sponsor logos: UVA Digital Technology for Democracy Lab and UVA School of Data Science
September 10, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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yasmincurzi.com
Come and join us in the third webinar of our Gender and Tech Online Talk Series - this time to discuss platform governance from an intersectional perspective with the amazing Julie Owono and Coleen Carrigan. More details below!

See you there?
jhereia.bsky.social jess reia • 何杰茜 @jhereia.bsky.social · Aug 11
Are you interested in learning more about how gender is shaped by digitization and platform governance? Join us on Aug 28 11am EDT for the 3rd event in the Gender & Tech Online Talk Series with Julie Owono & Coleen Carrigan. Free & open to the public. Register here: virginia.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
The image displays important information about the Gender and Tech Online Talk Series:Platform governanceAugust, 11:00am - 12:15pm EDTJulie Owono - Internet Sans Frontières & Meta Oversight BoardColeen Carrigan - UVA Engineering and SocietyModerated by Yasmin Curzi.There is a QR code for registration and two logos: DTD Lab and SDS-UVA
August 11, 2025 at 4:44 PM
jhereia.bsky.social
Are you interested in learning more about how gender is shaped by digitization and platform governance? Join us on Aug 28 11am EDT for the 3rd event in the Gender & Tech Online Talk Series with Julie Owono & Coleen Carrigan. Free & open to the public. Register here: virginia.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
The image displays important information about the Gender and Tech Online Talk Series:Platform governanceAugust, 11:00am - 12:15pm EDTJulie Owono - Internet Sans Frontières & Meta Oversight BoardColeen Carrigan - UVA Engineering and SocietyModerated by Yasmin Curzi.There is a QR code for registration and two logos: DTD Lab and SDS-UVA
August 11, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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okfn.bsky.social
✨ Thank you all for such an insightful, critical and friendly first day of #TheTechPeopleWant summit! We had a full room all day and very active conversations in the chat – it really fills us with hope.

🔜 Join us tomorrow for Day Two: buff.ly/mR8KWUQ
July 8, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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okfn.bsky.social
💻🌱 #TheTechPeopleWant Summit is just around the corner (July 8–9).

Today we are announcing the full programme, featuring 31 speakers from all around the world across 4 panels, 2 keynotes and 3 Spotlight Sessions.
July 2, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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randygdata.bsky.social
Inspired by @jhereia.bsky.social wonderful new book on busking, data, policy, and cities, my column for TDAN.com links my lifelong desire to be a busker with my fascination with data idiosyncrasies. Here's my LinkedIn post, with pic of DIONICIO and band!
www.linkedin.com/posts/randal...
As long as I’ve played cello (4th grade, which is going back a long time),… | Randall (Randy) Gordon
As long as I’ve played cello (4th grade, which is going back a long time), I’ve dreamed of busking in the streets or subways of a city like New York. Yes, performing music in these public places is ca...
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June 7, 2025 at 2:53 AM
jhereia.bsky.social
ICYMI: Our new collection of essays, “Reimagining AI for Environmental Justice and Creativity,” is out! ✨ Download it here: doi.org/10.18130/03d.... Offering some responses & asking more questions, we cover topics like arts administration, data centers, digital sovereignty, sustainability & more.
There are two images together. On the left is the cover of a collection of essays titled "Reimagining AI for Environmental Justice and Creativity," co-edited by Jess Reia, MC Forelle and Yingchong Wang in 2025. The cover features an orange and teal design with an abstract pattern at its center. On the right, the table of contents featuring dozens of authors divided into four sections.
May 29, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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📝 These essays explore reimagining AI for environmental justice & creativity. AI has become ubiquitous across sectors like health, education, and finance, often operating invisibly in apps and services without user awareness. buff.ly/uOjsc1W @jhereia.bsky.social‬ @mcforelle.bsky.social‬
Libra Open | Reimagining AI for Environmental Justice and Creativity
Libra Open Content: Reimagining AI for Environmental Justice and Creativity | Authors: Jess Reia, Yingchong Wang, MC Forelle Artificial intelligence (AI) is
libraopen.lib.virginia.edu
May 29, 2025 at 9:15 AM
jhereia.bsky.social
after the longest semester of my life, I can finally breathe again 🩵
The skyline of Montreal on a cloudy and rainy day can be seen in the background. The photo was taken at the Old Port, with docks to the right, a garden to the left and a long wooden path toward the skyline.
May 25, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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datasociety.bsky.social
In "Reimagining AI for Environmental Justice & Creativity," co-edited by @jhereia.bsky.social, @mcforelle.bsky.social & Yingchong Wang, 40+ contributors (incl D&S's @tamigraph.bsky.social) explore the future of creativity & sustainability in a world w AI. libraopen.lib.virginia.edu/public_view/...
Libra Open | Reimagining AI for Environmental Justice and Creativity
Libra Open Content: Reimagining AI for Environmental Justice and Creativity | Authors: Jess Reia, Yingchong Wang, MC Forelle Artificial intelligence (AI) is
libraopen.lib.virginia.edu
May 20, 2025 at 6:06 PM
jhereia.bsky.social
We will host the 2nd webinar in our Gender & Tech Talk Series on May 27, 11:00am EDT. This session focuses on Data Governance. We are pleased to welcome Anita Gurumurthy (IT for Change) & Chenai Chair (My Data Rights - Africa) as keynotes. Register: virginia.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
@yasmincurzi.com
A webinar flyer that says: Gender and Tech Online Talk Series Data Governance May 27, 11:00am - 12:12pm EDT Anita Gurumurthy (IT for Change) Chenai Chair (MyData Rights Africa) Moderated by Jess Reia Co-organized by Yasmin Curzi and Jess Reia Sponsored by the University of Virginia Digital Technology for Democracy Lab and School of Data Science There is a QR code that people can scan to register.
May 13, 2025 at 2:46 PM