Michal Luria
@mluria.bsky.social
Human-centered researcher of emerging tech. Designer of alternative interactions. Research Fellow at @CenDemTech. Ph.D. in HCI from @CarnegieMellon
I receive so many questions about what research in civil society is like -- Join our virtual panel to hear more about exactly that! @cdt.org @datasociety.bsky.social @aclu.org
With @thakurdhanaraj.bsky.social @alicetiara.bsky.social and @mkgerchick.bsky.social
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Advocating with Evidence: Lessons for Tech Researchers in Civil Society
Advocating with Evidence: Lessons for Tech Researchers in Civil Society November 13, 2025, 10-11am ET online Civil society is struggling to address how technology and the tech industry contribute to e...
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October 27, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I receive so many questions about what research in civil society is like -- Join our virtual panel to hear more about exactly that! @cdt.org @datasociety.bsky.social @aclu.org
With @thakurdhanaraj.bsky.social @alicetiara.bsky.social and @mkgerchick.bsky.social
To register:
cdt.org/event/advoca...
With @thakurdhanaraj.bsky.social @alicetiara.bsky.social and @mkgerchick.bsky.social
To register:
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Reposted by Michal Luria
Guests @zevesanderson.com, CDT Research Fellow @mluria.bsky.social, and guest host
@aliyabhatia.bsky.social unpack what users really think about age checks, how they shape online behavior, and what’s at stake for balancing child safety with digital rights.
@aliyabhatia.bsky.social unpack what users really think about age checks, how they shape online behavior, and what’s at stake for balancing child safety with digital rights.
Tech Talks: Age Verification
In this episode of Tech Talks, we dive into the growing debate over online age verification. While often framed as a way to protect children, these policies carry major implications for how everyone, adults and children alike, accesses the internet. Unlike showing an ID at a bar, online age checks can require the collection and […]
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September 24, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Guests @zevesanderson.com, CDT Research Fellow @mluria.bsky.social, and guest host
@aliyabhatia.bsky.social unpack what users really think about age checks, how they shape online behavior, and what’s at stake for balancing child safety with digital rights.
@aliyabhatia.bsky.social unpack what users really think about age checks, how they shape online behavior, and what’s at stake for balancing child safety with digital rights.
Reposted by Michal Luria
🚨 NEW BLOG led by CDT Intern @adinawa.bsky.social, with CDT’s Ruchika Joshi & @mluria.bsky.social, explores dark patterns in conversational AI — subtle design tricks in tools like ChatGPT, Replika & Character.AI that influence spending, attention, & data sharing:
AI-Powered Deception: A Deeper Dimension of Dark Design Patterns in Conversational AI Tools and Platforms
This post was led by CDT Intern Adinawa Adjagbodjou Have you ever struggled to cancel a subscription you didn’t know you were enrolled in? Or have you been invited to join a platform by a friend only to discover that it was the site impersonating someone in your contact list? If so, you’ve encountered a […]
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September 16, 2025 at 8:39 PM
🚨 NEW BLOG led by CDT Intern @adinawa.bsky.social, with CDT’s Ruchika Joshi & @mluria.bsky.social, explores dark patterns in conversational AI — subtle design tricks in tools like ChatGPT, Replika & Character.AI that influence spending, attention, & data sharing:
It’s not every day that UX researcher whistleblowers testify before the Senate. Yesterday, two former Meta researchers, Jason Sattizahn and Cayce Savage, shared their concerns with safety research for Meta VR products, and more broadly within Meta. So how does UX research move on from here? 🧵
September 10, 2025 at 2:57 PM
It’s not every day that UX researcher whistleblowers testify before the Senate. Yesterday, two former Meta researchers, Jason Sattizahn and Cayce Savage, shared their concerns with safety research for Meta VR products, and more broadly within Meta. So how does UX research move on from here? 🧵
With a wave of tragic headlines about AI-related deaths and lawsuits it's critical to reconsider the design choices that enable this -- as a first, stir away from intentionally humanlike chatbots.
In the wake of numerous reports of interactions with AI chatbots that resulted in deadly consequences, the Center for Democracy & Technology's Dr. Michal Luria says AI firms should stop designing products that pretend to be human.
AI Chatbots Are Emotionally Deceptive by Design | TechPolicy.Press
Chatbots should stop pretending to be human, writes the Center for Democracy & Technology's Dr. Michal Luria.
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August 29, 2025 at 3:19 PM
With a wave of tragic headlines about AI-related deaths and lawsuits it's critical to reconsider the design choices that enable this -- as a first, stir away from intentionally humanlike chatbots.
We used a Design Research approach (#speeddating) to test scenarios currently being proposed and debated in policy circles with teens and parents. Here is what we found on age verification approaches 👉
Full report on all topics, including screen-time features and algorithm controls coming soon.
Full report on all topics, including screen-time features and algorithm controls coming soon.
CDT’s @mluria.bsky.social + @aliyabhatia.bsky.social's interviews with families reveal concerns about privacy, efficacy, & the need for transparent, user-centered approaches that support both agency & parental discretion. Read more:
Teen and Parent Perspectives on Approaches to Age Verification
Age verification (AV) is being rolled out by online services to comply with new laws in Europe and across states in the United States. Proposed legislation at the federal level in the U.S., such as the Kids Off Social Media Act and the Kids Online Safety Act, may also result in increased adoption of AV […]
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August 28, 2025 at 6:31 PM
We used a Design Research approach (#speeddating) to test scenarios currently being proposed and debated in policy circles with teens and parents. Here is what we found on age verification approaches 👉
Full report on all topics, including screen-time features and algorithm controls coming soon.
Full report on all topics, including screen-time features and algorithm controls coming soon.
Reposted by Michal Luria
CDT’s @mluria.bsky.social + @aliyabhatia.bsky.social's interviews with families reveal concerns about privacy, efficacy, & the need for transparent, user-centered approaches that support both agency & parental discretion. Read more:
Teen and Parent Perspectives on Approaches to Age Verification
Age verification (AV) is being rolled out by online services to comply with new laws in Europe and across states in the United States. Proposed legislation at the federal level in the U.S., such as the Kids Off Social Media Act and the Kids Online Safety Act, may also result in increased adoption of AV […]
cdt.org
August 28, 2025 at 5:30 PM
CDT’s @mluria.bsky.social + @aliyabhatia.bsky.social's interviews with families reveal concerns about privacy, efficacy, & the need for transparent, user-centered approaches that support both agency & parental discretion. Read more:
Reposted by Michal Luria
Instead of hearing Senate Judiciary Committee members paint a sensational picture about social media, read what over 20 researchers and experts say can actually move the needle on sustainable and equitable policymaking that benefits all young people w/ @mluria.bsky.social: cdt.org/insights/the...
The Kids are Online: Research-Driven Insights on Child Safety Policy
Executive Summary This report summarizes the key discussions and insights from an in-person symposium held in September 2024 on the topic of children’s online safety policy. The event convened academi...
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February 19, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Instead of hearing Senate Judiciary Committee members paint a sensational picture about social media, read what over 20 researchers and experts say can actually move the needle on sustainable and equitable policymaking that benefits all young people w/ @mluria.bsky.social: cdt.org/insights/the...
Reposted by Michal Luria
Check out CDT’s latest report, led by @mluria.bsky.social and also starring @arianaaboulafia.bsky.social and me, on disabled workers’ experiences with gamified hiring tests, AI scored video interviews, and other modern digitized employment assessments.
AI-powered hiring technologies are transforming recruitment, but are they inclusive? CDT’s latest report dives into the ethical and legal risks of digitized assessments, particularly their impact on disabled job applicants. cdt.org/insights/scr...
Screened Out: The Impact of Digitized Hiring Assessments on Disabled Workers
This report is also authored by Henry Claypool and Wilneida Negrón. [ PDF version ] Companies have incorporated hiring technologies, including AI-powered assessments and other automated employment decision systems (AEDSs), into various stages of the hiring process across a wide range of industries. While proponents argue that these technologies can aid in identifying suitable candidates […]
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November 20, 2024 at 11:16 PM
Check out CDT’s latest report, led by @mluria.bsky.social and also starring @arianaaboulafia.bsky.social and me, on disabled workers’ experiences with gamified hiring tests, AI scored video interviews, and other modern digitized employment assessments.