Kristin Alvandi
@kristinalvandi.bsky.social
Born in NY made in दिल्ली | Keeping kids safe online | tech policy wonk wannabe
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Grateful to @jonathanvanian.bsky.social and colleagues at CNBC for centering victim/survivors in this deep dive on AI nudifiers.
How a 'nudify' site turned a group of friends into key figures in a fight against AI-generated porn
A group of friends in Minnesota last year learned that a man they knew had used their social media photos to create pornographic deepfakes.
www.cnbc.com
September 28, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Grateful to @jonathanvanian.bsky.social and colleagues at CNBC for centering victim/survivors in this deep dive on AI nudifiers.
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A growing number of children face online harms ranging from blackmail with intimate videos to AI-generated sexual images. Yet a law proposed in Colombia to help protect the mental health of minors was blocked after lobbying by major tech companies, according to a team of Latin American journalists.
In Colombia, Big Tech Lobbyists Weakened Regulation to Protect Children's Mental Health | TechPolicy.Press
Tech Policy Press is a nonprofit media and community venture intended to provoke new ideas, debate and discussion at the intersection of technology and democracy. We publish opinion and analysis.
www.techpolicy.press
September 19, 2025 at 1:33 PM
A growing number of children face online harms ranging from blackmail with intimate videos to AI-generated sexual images. Yet a law proposed in Colombia to help protect the mental health of minors was blocked after lobbying by major tech companies, according to a team of Latin American journalists.
Thoughts & prayers go out to mods (no but seriously what a time!) 😭
Agitslop: agitprop + slop! Of course Charlie Kirk’s death was ripe for a new kind of misinformation!
@mmasnick.bsky.social has *SO MANY EXAMPLES* of Facebook slop farms pumping out fake news and fake celebrity quotes across their platform: www.techdirt.com/2025/09/18/f...
@mmasnick.bsky.social has *SO MANY EXAMPLES* of Facebook slop farms pumping out fake news and fake celebrity quotes across their platform: www.techdirt.com/2025/09/18/f...
September 19, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Thoughts & prayers go out to mods (no but seriously what a time!) 😭
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I miss websites.
BuzzFeed, MTV News, Jezebel, The Toast, Deadspin, Vice, all my message boards, food blogs, design blogs, general blogs, Livejournal. We didn’t know how good we had it.
BuzzFeed, MTV News, Jezebel, The Toast, Deadspin, Vice, all my message boards, food blogs, design blogs, general blogs, Livejournal. We didn’t know how good we had it.
i don't want to hear your most boomer complaint. what's your most millennial complaint?
September 19, 2025 at 3:20 AM
I miss websites.
BuzzFeed, MTV News, Jezebel, The Toast, Deadspin, Vice, all my message boards, food blogs, design blogs, general blogs, Livejournal. We didn’t know how good we had it.
BuzzFeed, MTV News, Jezebel, The Toast, Deadspin, Vice, all my message boards, food blogs, design blogs, general blogs, Livejournal. We didn’t know how good we had it.
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Hi just a reminder that when something horrible and violent happens in the physical world, a LOT of people behind the scenes are making really difficult decisions (and yes, using tech tools that include AI).
Mistakes can and will happen, and with the amount of mis/disinfo happening makes it worse.
Mistakes can and will happen, and with the amount of mis/disinfo happening makes it worse.
September 12, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Hi just a reminder that when something horrible and violent happens in the physical world, a LOT of people behind the scenes are making really difficult decisions (and yes, using tech tools that include AI).
Mistakes can and will happen, and with the amount of mis/disinfo happening makes it worse.
Mistakes can and will happen, and with the amount of mis/disinfo happening makes it worse.
This is terrifying & has led to doxxing of real & mostly trans people on that bird app.
Internet detectives are misusing AI to find Charlie Kirk’s alleged shooter
AI ‘enhancements’ might add details that don’t exist.
www.theverge.com
September 11, 2025 at 11:54 PM
This is terrifying & has led to doxxing of real & mostly trans people on that bird app.
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“Meta’s immediate response was not to do the right thing but rather roll out new processes to manipulate control and erase data.”
Whistleblowers keep surfacing because the company keeps recklessly endangering kids.
Whistleblowers keep surfacing because the company keeps recklessly endangering kids.
Former Meta employees say they saw child abuse in VR before company blocked research
The former employees testified before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law.
www.nbcnews.com
September 11, 2025 at 12:59 PM
“Meta’s immediate response was not to do the right thing but rather roll out new processes to manipulate control and erase data.”
Whistleblowers keep surfacing because the company keeps recklessly endangering kids.
Whistleblowers keep surfacing because the company keeps recklessly endangering kids.
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i do not think it can be overstated at this point that we do not know who killed charlie kirk or why they did it.
September 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
i do not think it can be overstated at this point that we do not know who killed charlie kirk or why they did it.
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NYC based folks interested in a career in Trust & Safety should sign up quickly to this event on Oct. 15 at @cornelltech.bsky.social -- spots are running out.
luma.com/uz1vk6xs
luma.com/uz1vk6xs
Careers in Trust and Safety: A Candid Conversation · Luma
What does a career in trust and safety look like today? How does one follow a pathway to trust and safety work with their professional background or…
luma.com
September 11, 2025 at 1:17 PM
NYC based folks interested in a career in Trust & Safety should sign up quickly to this event on Oct. 15 at @cornelltech.bsky.social -- spots are running out.
luma.com/uz1vk6xs
luma.com/uz1vk6xs
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settings > content & media > autoplay video & gifs = off
September 10, 2025 at 6:59 PM
settings > content & media > autoplay video & gifs = off
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you cannot control what other people post. you can only control what you post.
September 10, 2025 at 7:12 PM
you cannot control what other people post. you can only control what you post.
Thoughts and prayers are with all the mods trying to keep our online spaces free of misinformation & violence today. Sigh.
September 10, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Thoughts and prayers are with all the mods trying to keep our online spaces free of misinformation & violence today. Sigh.
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Well done MediaLab trust & safety team for sending this CyberTip!
CyberTip to NCMEC Leads to TBI Arrest
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says a tip to NCMEC led to the arrest of 59-year-old Joel Merriel, a registered sex offender in Fentress County, TN. He’s accused of sharing child sexual abuse material on Kik. www.wvlt.tv/2025/08/10/t...
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says a tip to NCMEC led to the arrest of 59-year-old Joel Merriel, a registered sex offender in Fentress County, TN. He’s accused of sharing child sexual abuse material on Kik. www.wvlt.tv/2025/08/10/t...
TBI: Registered sex offender charged after agents receive tip about child sexual abuse material on social media
He was booked into the Fentress County Jail on a $100,000 bond, TBI said, but he has since bonded out of jail.
www.wvlt.tv
August 14, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Well done MediaLab trust & safety team for sending this CyberTip!
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I have a guest post up at @techdirt.com about an AI CSAM reporting requirement in a bill called the STOP CSAM Act that’s pending in the Senate after passing the Judiciary Committee a couple months ago:
www.techdirt.com/2025/08/12/a...
www.techdirt.com/2025/08/12/a...
Another Look At The STOP CSAM Act
Amidst the current batch of child safety bills in Congress, a familiar name appears: the STOP CSAM Act. It was previously introduced in 2023, when I wrote about the threat the bill posed to the ava…
www.techdirt.com
August 12, 2025 at 6:31 PM
I have a guest post up at @techdirt.com about an AI CSAM reporting requirement in a bill called the STOP CSAM Act that’s pending in the Senate after passing the Judiciary Committee a couple months ago:
www.techdirt.com/2025/08/12/a...
www.techdirt.com/2025/08/12/a...
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We’re proud to carry forward the legacy of Cove.
Their work helped report 120K+ cases of child exploitation — and now their IP will live on as open source, stewarded by ROOST.
Learn more about the announcement of our new tool “Coop” below: roost.tools/blog/roost-a...
#TrustAndSafety #OpenSource
Their work helped report 120K+ cases of child exploitation — and now their IP will live on as open source, stewarded by ROOST.
Learn more about the announcement of our new tool “Coop” below: roost.tools/blog/roost-a...
#TrustAndSafety #OpenSource
August 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
We’re proud to carry forward the legacy of Cove.
Their work helped report 120K+ cases of child exploitation — and now their IP will live on as open source, stewarded by ROOST.
Learn more about the announcement of our new tool “Coop” below: roost.tools/blog/roost-a...
#TrustAndSafety #OpenSource
Their work helped report 120K+ cases of child exploitation — and now their IP will live on as open source, stewarded by ROOST.
Learn more about the announcement of our new tool “Coop” below: roost.tools/blog/roost-a...
#TrustAndSafety #OpenSource
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Satellite images show Israel building up forces for a possible ground invasion of Gaza, sources say
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
Satellite images show Israel building up forces for a possible ground invasion of Gaza, sources say
The buildup comes during a tense time for the U.S. and Israel after Trump and Netanyahu’s last private phone conversation devolved into shouting over humanitarian aid.
www.nbcnews.com
August 8, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Satellite images show Israel building up forces for a possible ground invasion of Gaza, sources say
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
Jen is asking some great questions here: www.techpolicy.press/what-openais...
What OpenAI's Latest Red-Teaming Challenge Reveals About the Evolution of AI “Safety” Practices | TechPolicy.Press
Jen Weedon evaluates OpenAI's Red-Teaming Challenge within the broader debate over AI safety.
www.techpolicy.press
August 7, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Jen is asking some great questions here: www.techpolicy.press/what-openais...
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Over 18 months, CDT studied content moderation in four low-resource languages—Maghrebi Arabic, Kiswahili, Tamil, and Quechua—across South Asia, North/East Africa, and South America. cdt.org/insights/con...
July 9, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Over 18 months, CDT studied content moderation in four low-resource languages—Maghrebi Arabic, Kiswahili, Tamil, and Quechua—across South Asia, North/East Africa, and South America. cdt.org/insights/con...
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Wrote about how the UK's online age verification requirements are already proving to be a disaster (as UK regulators were clearly warned it would be) and how unhelpful the UK's response to this mess has been, including their tech minister saying anyone who complains supports predators.
Didn’t Take Long To Reveal The UK’s Online Safety Act Is Exactly The Privacy-Crushing Failure Everyone Warned About
Well, well, well. The “age assurance” part of the UK's Online Safety Act has finally gone into effect, with its age checking requirements kicking in a week and a half ago. And what…
Well, well, well. The “age assurance” part of the UK's Online Safety Act has finally gone into effect, with its age checking requirements kicking in a week and a half ago. And what…
Didn’t Take Long To Reveal The UK’s Online Safety Act Is Exactly The Privacy-Crushing Failure Everyone Warned About
Well, well, well. The “age assurance” part of the UK's Online Safety Act has finally gone into effect, with its age checking requirements kicking in a week and a half ago. And what do you know? It's turned out to be exactly the privacy-invading, freedom-crushing, technically unworkable disaster that everyone with half a brain predicted it would be. Let's start with the most obvious sign that this law is working exactly as poorly as critics warned: …
www.techdirt.com
August 5, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Wrote about how the UK's online age verification requirements are already proving to be a disaster (as UK regulators were clearly warned it would be) and how unhelpful the UK's response to this mess has been, including their tech minister saying anyone who complains supports predators.
How is this helping minor safety? Compliance nightmare for both platforms & performers.
Alabama's porn tax starts soon
Websites are being told to create "Material Harmful to Minors tax accounts."
reason.com
August 5, 2025 at 4:29 AM
How is this helping minor safety? Compliance nightmare for both platforms & performers.
Full occupation murdering thousands of innocent children to “retrieve 20 hostages” at least we can finally admit this was NEVER about hostages www.newsweek.com/israel-fully...
Netanyahu has decided on full occupation of Gaza Strip: Reports
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has decided to fully occupy the Gaza Strip, according to multiple reports .
www.newsweek.com
August 5, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Full occupation murdering thousands of innocent children to “retrieve 20 hostages” at least we can finally admit this was NEVER about hostages www.newsweek.com/israel-fully...
“The teachers reported the children looked neglected & showed all signs of child abuse but the reports led to no action.” So people did know, it was just not actioned on for years which is sadly too common.
For some Bibb County residents, the uncovering of an alleged child sex trafficking ring has shattered a sense of small-town safety.
But experts say rural areas are among the places where people are the most vulnerable to trafficking and abuse.
But experts say rural areas are among the places where people are the most vulnerable to trafficking and abuse.
Reeling over alleged child sex ring, Alabama community asks: ‘Did no one know?’
At prayer meetings and other gatherings, Bibb County residents have grappled with the realization that horrific crimes may have been happening in their town.
wapo.st
August 3, 2025 at 8:31 PM
“The teachers reported the children looked neglected & showed all signs of child abuse but the reports led to no action.” So people did know, it was just not actioned on for years which is sadly too common.
Genocide can happen gradually, through systems and institutions, rather than only through direct killing. And it is this form, cumulative and infrastructural, that becomes clear when the destruction of Gaza’s medical system is closely examined."
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/o...
Opinion | The Death of Gaza in Slow Motion
www.nytimes.com
July 31, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Genocide can happen gradually, through systems and institutions, rather than only through direct killing. And it is this form, cumulative and infrastructural, that becomes clear when the destruction of Gaza’s medical system is closely examined."
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/o...
I should have brought a winter coat to San Fran because it is that cold in July.
July 25, 2025 at 11:33 PM
I should have brought a winter coat to San Fran because it is that cold in July.
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If you believe all human beings are created b’tzelem Elohim, in God’s image, then you must speak up now against the daily atrocities in Gaza.
www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025...
www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025...
In the not-so-distant future, Israel will have to reckon with its war crimes in Gaza | Opinion
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www.haaretz.com
July 24, 2025 at 10:04 PM
If you believe all human beings are created b’tzelem Elohim, in God’s image, then you must speak up now against the daily atrocities in Gaza.
www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025...
www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025...