Robyn Caplan
robyncaplan.bsky.social
Robyn Caplan
@robyncaplan.bsky.social
Assistant professor at Duke University. Tech policy, platform governance, mom.

I make bad jokes sometimes.
Oh wow, yikes, but Karla Hamolka (obviously predated me by many many years). #infamous
Who's the most famous alum of your high school?

I'll go first: David Draiman of Disturbed
guys i just found out i went to the same high school as howard lutnick. please respect my privacy at this time.
February 13, 2026 at 5:01 PM
How are there so many podcasts now but also still somehow not enough podcasts?
February 13, 2026 at 1:23 PM
My students this year are so aware of their lack of privacy that almost none of them have social media accounts, none of them are out protesting, and they all seem hypervigilant in class. Their concerns aren't unfounded, but damn, this is the most scared I have been about the future in a long time.
February 11, 2026 at 7:53 PM
We are mourning the loss of a brilliant scholar and a wonderful partner and friend. Please give what you can to help Fobazi’s wife, @elenamaris.bsky.social with medical and other bills following Fobazi’s passing.

Please share the go fund me link with your community as well: gofund.me/4092df86f
February 6, 2026 at 11:01 PM
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“I do not think that 50 year old men should be having sex with 16 year old girls. But “
This level of apologia (from Megan McArdle in a podcast with Josh Barro and Ross Douthat) is fucking appalling. Idk what else there is to say.
February 5, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Truly embarrassing how many times I’ve listened to the Grammy version of Yukon at this point. And it’s only on YouTube so I am just driving around blasting YouTube on my phone.
February 6, 2026 at 1:39 AM
I'm really mourning the loss of a place on the internet where I can both say earnest things and incredibly stupid things.
February 5, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Quinoa was to the 2010s what sundried tomatoes were to the 1990s.
February 5, 2026 at 5:31 PM
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People are going to have to drag the democrats to the right place on immigration and ICE just like they had to drag them to the right place on opposing the Iraq war and impeaching Trump. It’s fucking exhausting to have a party that refuses to do the right thing right away,
February 5, 2026 at 12:01 PM
I feel like Gawker was taken down by Thiel because it was the only site that would have properly exposed the insanity of everything, and with the wry wit to make traditional media too intimidated (in the way they could) to not cover it. But perhaps this is my version of romanticizing of the past...
February 3, 2026 at 8:39 PM
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Join us for the 7th event in our Gender & Tech Online Talk Series "Dis/Misinformation & Political Extremism” on Jan 27 at 11am EST, with the amazing @pinheiromachado.bsky.social + @robyncaplan.bsky.social. Free & open to all: dtdlab.virginia.edu/event/gender.... See you there
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January 14, 2026 at 5:10 PM
After a fairly light year of review requests, I have somehow received about 8 of them in the last month (in some cases, multiple requests for the same journal). What is happening here...
December 23, 2025 at 2:48 PM
I can’t tell if I need a good cry, a stiff drink, an entire day at a spa, or like a week-long phone/computer detox.
December 17, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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Even UNICEF is like "yo, Australia, this social media ban for kids is a terrible fucking idea."

www.unicef.org/press-releas...
December 13, 2025 at 6:26 AM
I may be getting older, but at least I get to (quietly, just to myself) say "Enhance. Enhance!" as I repeatedly zoom in to grade my students' assignments.
December 12, 2025 at 9:55 PM
YouTube algorithm is now basically "you know that video we recommended to you 100 times that you didn't want to watch? Want to watch it now? Or how about this video that was uploaded *5 years ago.*"
December 12, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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Anyone interested in platform & AI governance check out the third annual PlatGov conference Mon/Tue - all online, free & truly global 🌍🌎🌏⌨️💽🤓

Here’s the program:

platgov.net/assets/site/...
platgov.net
November 30, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Every “new” media scholar becomes a media historian (yesterday I found out my students were all born between 2005-2007…).
November 14, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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🎙️From deepfakes to the growing importance of social media verification, @robyncaplan.bsky.social talks to @agpines.bsky.social about the role of #AI today.

This episode of Duke Sanford's Policy 360 podcast can be found on Apple, Spotify & Amazon.
November 10, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Glad that this says this is an official website of the United States government because it would be very hard to tell otherwise.
October 1, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Podcast idea: a podcast where the hosts interview other podcast hosts about their podcasts.
September 30, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Am I depressed or is it just raining
September 29, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Featuring D&S research affiliate @robyncaplan.bsky.social! bsky.app/profile/duke...
Will AI prompt a new golden era? On Policy 360 Podcast, @robyncaplan.bsky.social explores deepfakes to the growing importance of social media verification w/ @agpines.bsky.social.

@duke-dewitt.bsky.social @datasociety.bsky.social @dukescisoc.bsky.social #EduSkyAI

sanford.duke.edu/story/will-a...
September 29, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Will AI prompt a new golden era? On Policy 360 Podcast, @robyncaplan.bsky.social explores deepfakes to the growing importance of social media verification w/ @agpines.bsky.social.

@duke-dewitt.bsky.social @datasociety.bsky.social @dukescisoc.bsky.social #EduSkyAI

sanford.duke.edu/story/will-a...
September 26, 2025 at 3:50 PM