Meredith Whittaker
@meredithmeredith.bsky.social
President of Signal, Chief Advisor to AI Now Institute
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Spoke with @davidenrich.bsky.social and @greenwell.bsky.social about current threats to press freedom and what ought to be done about them. Thanks to @columjournreview.bsky.social for hosting, and to all of the audience members who asked such great questions. www.cjr.org/kicker/the-l...
The letter of the law, and the law in practice.
Experts discuss the risks posed to journalism as the courts test the limits of press freedom law.
www.cjr.org
February 12, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Spoke with @davidenrich.bsky.social and @greenwell.bsky.social about current threats to press freedom and what ought to be done about them. Thanks to @columjournreview.bsky.social for hosting, and to all of the audience members who asked such great questions. www.cjr.org/kicker/the-l...
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Very excited about this new @knightcolumbia.org project, both because it gives us the chance to look beyond the current democratic crisis and because so many super people have already agreed to participate. knightcolumbia.org/content/new-...
New Knight Institute Initiative to Focus on “Reconstructing Free Expression” After Trump
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February 11, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Very excited about this new @knightcolumbia.org project, both because it gives us the chance to look beyond the current democratic crisis and because so many super people have already agreed to participate. knightcolumbia.org/content/new-...
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Ring is a wildly dangerous company. Always has been. But it has sort of flown under the radar the last couple years as it tried to soften its image. Make no mistake that this is an extremely dangerous surveillance dragnet:
www.404media.co/with-ring-am...
www.404media.co/with-ring-am...
With Ring, American Consumers Built a Surveillance Dragnet
Ring's 'Search Party' is dystopian surveillance accelerationism.
www.404media.co
February 10, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Ring is a wildly dangerous company. Always has been. But it has sort of flown under the radar the last couple years as it tried to soften its image. Make no mistake that this is an extremely dangerous surveillance dragnet:
www.404media.co/with-ring-am...
www.404media.co/with-ring-am...
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When a sitting representative refers to the Super Bowl halftime show as “pornography,” people should use that to reflect on how they and other representatives are simultaneously working to ban, censor, and restrict “pornography” and what that actually means
February 10, 2026 at 6:52 PM
When a sitting representative refers to the Super Bowl halftime show as “pornography,” people should use that to reflect on how they and other representatives are simultaneously working to ban, censor, and restrict “pornography” and what that actually means
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“If America’s university presidents believe that their foremost responsibility is simply to keep their institutions operational — collecting tuition and protecting endowments — they are mistaken… presidents and chancellors are stewards of intellectual freedom and democratic norms.”
"Appeasement is being coordinated while resistance is not" is exactly right. (This op-ed from Arne Duncan and David Pressman is excellent; I hope university leaders will read it.) www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Universities are sending Trump a dangerous message
Higher education is under attack. Drop the appeasement.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:34 PM
“If America’s university presidents believe that their foremost responsibility is simply to keep their institutions operational — collecting tuition and protecting endowments — they are mistaken… presidents and chancellors are stewards of intellectual freedom and democratic norms.”
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NEW: Records reviewed by WIRED show DHS’s facial recognition app (Mobile Fortify) isn’t designed to actually "verify" identity—despite DHS claims and its agents relying on its matches to support probable cause in the field.
ICE and CBP’s Face-Recognition App Can’t Actually Verify Who People Are
ICE has used Mobile Fortify to identify immigrants and citizens alike over 100,000 times, by one estimate. It wasn't built to work like that—and only got approved after DHS abandoned its own privacy r...
www.wired.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:29 PM
NEW: Records reviewed by WIRED show DHS’s facial recognition app (Mobile Fortify) isn’t designed to actually "verify" identity—despite DHS claims and its agents relying on its matches to support probable cause in the field.
Ici, je parle de Signal, de la protection de la vie privée, de Foucault et du modèle économique de la surveillance – pour mes amis français, avec toute mon affection ❤️
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Meredith Whittaker, présidente de Signal : "L’IA n’est qu’un slogan marketing"
Quel est le point commun entre JD Vance et Edward Snowden ? Ils utilisent tous les deux la messagerie cryptée Signal. Aujourd'hui, Meredith Whittaker, présidente de cette messagerie chiffrée, est notr...
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February 4, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Ici, je parle de Signal, de la protection de la vie privée, de Foucault et du modèle économique de la surveillance – pour mes amis français, avec toute mon affection ❤️
www.radiofrance.fr/francecultur...
www.radiofrance.fr/francecultur...
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February 4, 2026 at 2:57 PM
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"These paramilitary tactical units behave not like local police, but instead like special forces in Iraq, Afghanistan, or other far-flung battlefields from the Forever Wars of the past quarter century."
The Paramilitary ICE and CBP Units at the Center of Minnesota's Killings
Two agents involved in the shooting deaths of US citizens in Minneapolis are reportedly part of highly militarized DHS units whose extreme tactics are generally reserved for war zones.
www.wired.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:29 AM
"These paramilitary tactical units behave not like local police, but instead like special forces in Iraq, Afghanistan, or other far-flung battlefields from the Forever Wars of the past quarter century."
À demain mes chers amis <3
February 3, 2026 at 4:57 PM
À demain mes chers amis <3
There's the Epstein list.
But I also want the crisis comms agencies and boutique law firms helping these invertebrates weasel out of culpability list.
But I also want the crisis comms agencies and boutique law firms helping these invertebrates weasel out of culpability list.
February 3, 2026 at 3:00 PM
There's the Epstein list.
But I also want the crisis comms agencies and boutique law firms helping these invertebrates weasel out of culpability list.
But I also want the crisis comms agencies and boutique law firms helping these invertebrates weasel out of culpability list.
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From our paper (w/ @smw.bsky.social and @meredithmeredith.bsky.social) in 2024:
![Constraining the flow of sensitive and personal data from citizens that can enable them to be targeted by adversaries using AI systems is in the national interest. To be effective, such constraints may also need
to extend to models trained on this data. The US’s Executive Order on Preventing Access to Americans’ Bulk Sensitive Personal Data, has already considered explicit restrictions on the transfer and export of
personal data [28]. However, commercially available models trained on such data can enable the insights derived from personal data to be utilized for military capabilities (e.g., targeting) even where the data
itself is restricted from sale. To be effective, restrictions placed on personal data flows would also need to be extended to models trained on that data.
(5) Using foundation models in national security contexts may introduce unique concerns threatening human rights. For example, a government’s ability to train models on citizens’ data obtained through commercial data brokers that would otherwise need a warrant, court order, or subpoena to obtain may allow governments to further exercise coercive powers that are automated through AI decision-making [6]. Such use may subvert due process, exacerbated when inaccurate outputs inflict unjust harms on civilians. Appropriate interventions may include the extension of data minimization principles to include purpose limitations on the collection, processing, and transfer of personal data to third parties for intelligence
purposes [6].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:uvsuoi63hmxbr35fmozsghpc/bafkreicyejqmvq24lsqoalmllt55c2xzcxw5aq5qkhjlnyn6aqx34agzhq@jpeg)
January 30, 2026 at 10:43 AM
From our paper (w/ @smw.bsky.social and @meredithmeredith.bsky.social) in 2024:
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"AI Agent, AI Spy" ... "...review the immediate and serious danger that the rush to shove agents into our devices and digital lives poses to our fundamental right to privacy and our capacity for genuine personal agency." @meredithmeredith.bsky.social @ccc.de Udbhav Tiwari youtu.be/0ANECpNdt-4?...
39C3 - AI Agent, AI Spy
YouTube video by media.ccc.de
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January 29, 2026 at 5:30 PM
"AI Agent, AI Spy" ... "...review the immediate and serious danger that the rush to shove agents into our devices and digital lives poses to our fundamental right to privacy and our capacity for genuine personal agency." @meredithmeredith.bsky.social @ccc.de Udbhav Tiwari youtu.be/0ANECpNdt-4?...
Welcome to Signal, we love to have you <3
Bienvenido a Signal, nos alegra que estés aquí. <3
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Bienvenido a Signal, nos alegra que estés aquí. <3
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Signal, el 'WhatsApp' centrado en la privacidad, dispara sus descargas en Europa por la inestabilidad política actual
La situación geopolítica promovida por las amenazas de Donald Trump sobre Groenlandia y el poder de las tecnológicas han causado este auge.
Más información: Cierra TeleMessage, la aplicación que copia...
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January 29, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Welcome to Signal, we love to have you <3
Bienvenido a Signal, nos alegra que estés aquí. <3
www.elespanol.com/omicrono/sof...
Bienvenido a Signal, nos alegra que estés aquí. <3
www.elespanol.com/omicrono/sof...
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I just renewed my subscription with @wired.com! Their work is amazing!!!
Palantir employees are pressing company leadership over its work for ICE in internal company Slacks obtained by @wired.com
"In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this."
Scoop from @makenakelly.bsky.social
"In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this."
Scoop from @makenakelly.bsky.social
Palantir Defends Work With ICE to Staff Following Killing of Alex Pretti
“In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this,” one worker wrote on Slack.
www.wired.com
January 28, 2026 at 10:23 AM
I just renewed my subscription with @wired.com! Their work is amazing!!!
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Like many services, as Signal grows, it becomes a more appealing place for scammers to try and cause harm.
We've put together tips to help you protect yourself from phishing, scams, & impersonation attempts. Plus info about how Signal support communicates.
support.signal.org/hc/en-us/art...
We've put together tips to help you protect yourself from phishing, scams, & impersonation attempts. Plus info about how Signal support communicates.
support.signal.org/hc/en-us/art...
Staying Safe from Phishing, Scams, and Impersonation
We provide a privacy-first, end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) messaging and calling platform designed so only you and your intended recipients can communicate securely. Even with strong encryption, attac...
support.signal.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Like many services, as Signal grows, it becomes a more appealing place for scammers to try and cause harm.
We've put together tips to help you protect yourself from phishing, scams, & impersonation attempts. Plus info about how Signal support communicates.
support.signal.org/hc/en-us/art...
We've put together tips to help you protect yourself from phishing, scams, & impersonation attempts. Plus info about how Signal support communicates.
support.signal.org/hc/en-us/art...
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Minder privacy betekent voor bigtechbedrijven vooral: meer data roven waarmee winst gemaakt kan worden. Wat Meredith Whittaker betreft, worden marketingpraat, mythes over superintelligentie en vage privacy-beloften veel te weinig bevraagd. 'Privacy washing in deze branche komt veel voor.'
January 27, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Minder privacy betekent voor bigtechbedrijven vooral: meer data roven waarmee winst gemaakt kan worden. Wat Meredith Whittaker betreft, worden marketingpraat, mythes over superintelligentie en vage privacy-beloften veel te weinig bevraagd. 'Privacy washing in deze branche komt veel voor.'
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All the choices I didn't make. All the things I lost and spent and wasted. I can give them back to the world. To the lives that haven't been lived yet. That will be my gift back to the world that gave me the life I did live, the love I loved, the breath I breathed.
January 27, 2026 at 2:01 PM
All the choices I didn't make. All the things I lost and spent and wasted. I can give them back to the world. To the lives that haven't been lived yet. That will be my gift back to the world that gave me the life I did live, the love I loved, the breath I breathed.
Could the secret police PLEASE use silencers when they shoot civilians for backtalk all this noise is disturbing my vibe coding
January 26, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Could the secret police PLEASE use silencers when they shoot civilians for backtalk all this noise is disturbing my vibe coding
Freedom is when I don’t have to pay taxes and people who exercise their constitutional rights are beaten, shoved into camps, and shot in the back or the face by masked agents of the state
January 26, 2026 at 10:54 AM
Freedom is when I don’t have to pay taxes and people who exercise their constitutional rights are beaten, shoved into camps, and shot in the back or the face by masked agents of the state
One of my most deeply held beliefs is that refusing to name truth makes you stupid--literally degrades your intellect.
January 26, 2026 at 10:00 AM
One of my most deeply held beliefs is that refusing to name truth makes you stupid--literally degrades your intellect.
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New video about Signal📽️
Signal's President @meredithmeredith.bsky.social with @emilychang.bsky.social on @bloomberg.com about privacy in the age of data and AI
Watch it here 🍿👉 aboutsignal.com/videos-podca...
#signal #signalapp #signalmessenger #AI #privacy
Signal's President @meredithmeredith.bsky.social with @emilychang.bsky.social on @bloomberg.com about privacy in the age of data and AI
Watch it here 🍿👉 aboutsignal.com/videos-podca...
#signal #signalapp #signalmessenger #AI #privacy
Signal's Whittaker on privacy in the age of data and AI - AboutSignal.com
Meredith Whittaker, President of the Signal Foundation, speaks with Bloomberg's Emily Chang, exploring the future of security, digital rights, and the increasing vulnerability of personal privacy in t...
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January 20, 2026 at 4:37 PM
New video about Signal📽️
Signal's President @meredithmeredith.bsky.social with @emilychang.bsky.social on @bloomberg.com about privacy in the age of data and AI
Watch it here 🍿👉 aboutsignal.com/videos-podca...
#signal #signalapp #signalmessenger #AI #privacy
Signal's President @meredithmeredith.bsky.social with @emilychang.bsky.social on @bloomberg.com about privacy in the age of data and AI
Watch it here 🍿👉 aboutsignal.com/videos-podca...
#signal #signalapp #signalmessenger #AI #privacy
We love to see it!
Community-created harm reduction infrastructure to contest the alarming integration of AI agents into the Windows operating system (which is currently the most reckless deployment environment) ♥️
github.com/zoicware/Rem...
Community-created harm reduction infrastructure to contest the alarming integration of AI agents into the Windows operating system (which is currently the most reckless deployment environment) ♥️
github.com/zoicware/Rem...
GitHub - zoicware/RemoveWindowsAI: Force Remove Copilot, Recall and More in Windows 11
Force Remove Copilot, Recall and More in Windows 11 - zoicware/RemoveWindowsAI
github.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:48 PM
We love to see it!
Community-created harm reduction infrastructure to contest the alarming integration of AI agents into the Windows operating system (which is currently the most reckless deployment environment) ♥️
github.com/zoicware/Rem...
Community-created harm reduction infrastructure to contest the alarming integration of AI agents into the Windows operating system (which is currently the most reckless deployment environment) ♥️
github.com/zoicware/Rem...
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Eve Sedgewick said "what I'm proudest of is having a life where work and love are impossible to tell apart" and I'm going to wear this like a locket
January 11, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Eve Sedgewick said "what I'm proudest of is having a life where work and love are impossible to tell apart" and I'm going to wear this like a locket