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sohyeon hwang
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postdoc @princetoncitp.bsky.social

i study community governance of digital technologies (esp platforms), thinking about how everyday people can + should shape the governance of technologies.

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reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.
1. I am a resident of the Whittier neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota. I am over 18 years of age. I am a children's entertainer who specializes in face painting. 2. On Saturday, January 24, 2026, at about 8:50 am, I was getting ready to go to work when I heard whistles outside. I knew the whistles meant that ICE agents were in the area, so I decided to check it out on my way to work. I've been involved in observing in my community because it is so important to document what ICE is doing to my neighbors. Connecting to your local community and knowing who your neighbors are is something I profoundly value. 3. I drove to Nicollet Ave. and 26th where I could hear the whistles coming from. I turned south onto Nicollet. There were already several ICE agents there and they'd set up a sort of vehicle convoy on Nicollet and 28th. There were also about 15 observers there, recording and observing ICE. 4. I saw ICE agents surrounding cars and punching car windows. I also saw them stopping vehicles further down Nicollet, so I backed up because I didn't feel safe continuing on. 5. I noticed a man sort of acting to help traffic move more smoothly. He helped me find a place to park. I got out with my whistle and my camera. I went over to him and said something like, "I'm going to film and use my whistle." 6. It seemed like most ICE activity was happening a little farther down the street from us, near 27th. Someone was being thrown to the ground. 7. I started recording. There was an agent by a car across the street. Two observers were a few feet away from the agent, blowing their whistles. One was wearing a backpack. 8. I and the man who was observing and helping direct traffic were standing in the street. There was a phone in the man's hand recording a video. 9. An agent approached and asked us to back up, so I moved slowly back onto the sidewalk. 10. The man stayed in the street, filming as the other observers I mentioned earlier were being forced backward by another ICE agent threatening them with pepper spray. The man went closer to support them as they got threatened, just with his camera out. I didn't see him reach for or hold a gun. 11. Then the ICE agent shoved one of the other observers to the ground. Then he started pepper spraying all three of them directly in the face and all over. The man with the phone put his hands above his head and the agent sprayed him again and pushed him. 12. Then the man tried to help up the woman the ICE agent had shoved to the ground. The ICE agents just kept spraying. More agents came over and grabbed the man who was still trying to help the woman get up. All three of the observers looked to have been badly affected by the pepper spray. I could feel the pepper spray in my eyes. 13. The agents pulled the man on the ground. I didn't see him touch any of them-he wasn't even turned toward them. It didn't look like he was trying to resist, just trying to help the woman up. I didn't see him with a gun. They threw him to the ground. Four or five agents had him on the ground and they just started shooting him. They shot him so many times. 14.1 don't know why they shot him. He was only helping. I was five feet from him and they just shot him. 15. The video I recorded of what happened accurately depicts the events leading up to the agents shooting him and several minutes afterwards. The video is attached as Exhibit 1. 16. I have read the statement from DHS about what happened and it is wrong. The man did not approach the agents with a gun. He approached them with a camera. He was just trying to help a woman get up and they took him to the ground. 17. I feel afraid. Only hours have passed since they shot a man right in front me and I don't feel like I can go home because I heard agents were looking for me. I don't know what the agents will do when they find me. I do know that they're not telling the truth about what happened. I've heard that other witnesses might have been arrested and taken to the Whipple Building. 18. I am disgusted and gutted at how they are treating my neighbors and my state. I keep alternating between crying and feeling determined it is important to remember the value of documenting injustice. We show up for the people who need us to bear witness, because it can't just be one group of people bearing the brunt of their tyranny. This is a struggle to protect our freedom and democracy, those things are on the line. He lost his life for those values. I declare under penalty of perjury that everything I have stated in this document is true and correct. Dated and signed on Jan 24, 2026 in Hennepin County, State of Minnesota.
January 25, 2026 at 1:15 AM
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cfiesler.bsky.social
I know this probably isn't very useful since I don't even have speaker's notes, but here are the slides from that recent talk. The title was "The Librarian’s Dividend: Pathways towards Information Ethics and Literacy in the Age of Generative AI" docs.google.com/presentation...
The Librarian's Dividence (ALA Core Forum).pptx
✨The Librarian’s Dividend✨ Pathways towards Information Ethics and Literacy in the Age of Generative AI Casey Fiesler | casey.prof Image credit: OpenAI’s DALL-E and countless uncredited and uncompensa...
docs.google.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:27 PM
s0hw.bsky.social
help spread the word about this campaign - or, if you're able, consider supporting yourself! Bonfire is building a modular toolkit for organizing, mutual aid, open science, and collective decision-making on the open social web. communities choose what gets built:

www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/...
Bonfire: building blocks for communities on the open social web by Bonfire - Indiegogo
From platforms to communities: a federated social web with shared foundations and co‑created spaces for gathering, care, connection, and stewardship.
www.indiegogo.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social
📣 Call for Papers: Weizenbaum Conference 2026
🤖 “Generative AI and Society: What is at stake?”
📅 Berlin, June 10–11, 2026
📌 Submit papers by Jan 31, 2026
🔗 More: t1p.de/wa2nc
Weizenbaum Conference 2026: Call for Papers
The Weizenbaum Institute will host its 8th annual Conference on the topic “Generative AI and Society: What is at stake?“ We invite interested scholars to submit papers for presentations. The conferenc...
t1p.de
November 27, 2025 at 1:16 PM
s0hw.bsky.social
I’ll be presenting this work at #CSCW2025 in Bergen on Tuesday at 2:30PM! We will be part of the session “Core Concepts in Privacy Research” (in the Bekken room) chaired by @emtseng.bsky.social ☺️
acm-cscw.bsky.social ACM CSCW @acm-cscw.bsky.social · Oct 14
Decentralized social media lets people build custom communities, but what happens when communities interact? New #CSCW2025 work by @s0hw.bsky.social, Priyanka Nanayakkara, and Yan Shvartzshnaider explores how trust — and frictions — shape expectations on the #Fediverse
Who do you trust with your social media data when no one (or everyone) is in charge?
Social media continues to be plagued by concerns around data harvesting, manipulation, and moderation policies on centralized platforms run…
tinyurl.com
October 18, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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sachnishal.bsky.social
📣 Attention science + tech journalists!

Trying to keep up with the flood of research papers that come out every day? Attempting to track what research has already been covered by others, and what may benefit from deeper exploration?

You are invited to participate in our research study!

[1/3]
A rectangular Northwestern University flyer titled “Call for Study Participants.” The top banner is pink with bold black text reading “CALL FOR STUDY PARTICIPANTS.” Below it, highlighted in yellow, is the question: “Are you a journalist writing about technology and/or computing?” The flyer explains that researchers at Northwestern University are seeking professional journalists who cover technology or related topics, write news in English, and are based in the U.S. to participate in an online study. The study involves using a tool for two weeks, providing feedback, and receiving $100 compensation (IRB Study #STU00224608). It includes a yellow box that says “Fill out our eligibility form if you’re interested!” with the link https://tinyurl.com/newscompass and contact emails: Nick Diakopoulos (nad@northwestern.edu) and Sachita Nishal (nishal@u.northwestern.edu). The Northwestern University seal appears in the top-right corner.
October 16, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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chrisbail.bsky.social
New dataset that describes social media activity of a very large group of US elected officials: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The digitally accountable public representation database: online communication by U.S. officials - Scientific Data
Scientific Data - The digitally accountable public representation database: online communication by U.S. officials
www.nature.com
September 28, 2025 at 5:10 PM
s0hw.bsky.social
I'm co-organizing #CSCW NE, an in-person regional gathering for people in Northeast America, alongside some folks from Stevens, Rutgers, and Princeton. If you want to come hang out (especially if you can't make it out to the full conference in Bergen this year), RSVP at cscw-ne.hci.social!
A faded etching of the Hudson River from Hoboken is overlaid with the following text: CSCW Northeast 2025, in-person regional gathering. Friday, October 3, 2025, 10AM-4:30PM at University Center Complex, Stevens Institute of Technology. RSVP: cscw-ne.hci.social The logos of HCI at Stevens, Princeton HCI, and Rutgers University are on the right-hand side.
August 12, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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shannonmattern.bsky.social
"In connection with “A Manifesto for Wikimedia Rsrch: Critically Studying Media as Infrastructure”, [we call] for rschrs to critically examine Wikimedia's role as global knwldg infrastructure[, which involves] historicizing [its] epistemology [+] recognizing the dispossession of the commons..."
Uniting and reigniting critical Wikimedia research - Steve Jankowski, Heather Ford, Andrew Iliadis, Francesca Sidoti, 2025
Over the past fifteen years, Wikimedia's technical relationships and social meanings have shifted from supporting the creation of an encyclopedia that seek...
journals.sagepub.com
July 7, 2025 at 5:38 AM
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luckytran.com
5 years ago: “An incalculable loss”

Today: Banning masks and restricting vaccine access
NEW YORK TIMES (2020): U.S. DEATHS NEAR 100,000, AN INCALCULABLE LOSS
May 25, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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chrislhayes.bsky.social
Like unhappy families, each microblogging site is batshit insane in its own way.
May 15, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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natalan.bsky.social
if you're in the US and despairing about people being pulled off the street, you need to find your nearest immigrant defence/deportation defence group and learn how to do stuff like this
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021...
‘A special day’: how a Glasgow community halted immigration raid
Activists and local people tell how they forced the release of two men detained in an enforcement van
www.theguardian.com
March 27, 2025 at 5:58 AM
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wired.com
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
freedom.press
March 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
s0hw.bsky.social
the turnout for nyc @standupforscience.bsky.social
was incredible!! some snapshots —

#academicsky #standupforscience
Crowd at Washington square park for the stand up for science 2025 march 7 protest. Captured in the image is a sign that says Stand Up 4 Science Crowd at Washington square park for the stand up for science 2025 march 7 protest. Captured in image is a sign that says science led by fascists equals atrocity.
March 7, 2025 at 8:48 PM
s0hw.bsky.social
March 5, 2025 at 7:47 PM
s0hw.bsky.social
:) come hang!
March 3, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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schwanksta.com
Ted Cruz said he’d found $2 billion in “woke” science grants, but his team used keyword searches that flagged things out of context, like a grant to develop a device to treat severe bleeding that mentioned “victims” and “trauma.”

www.propublica.org/article/ted-...
A Study of Mint Plants. A Device to Stop Bleeding. This Is the Scientific Research Ted Cruz Calls “Woke.”
The senator flagged thousands of National Science Foundation grants for using words like “female” and “diversify.” A ProPublica analysis found numerous examples of projects caught up in his crude meth...
www.propublica.org
February 28, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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patriottakes.bsky.social
Book Ban: Trump Floats Law to Target Books Critical of Him

Trump continues to attack free speech
Book Ban: Trump Floats Law to Target Books Critical of Him
Trump continues to attack free speech
meidasnews.com
February 26, 2025 at 6:12 PM
s0hw.bsky.social
if you're also going to be at the NYC one, lmk - let's meet up!! if not, you can find your local event here: standupforscience2025.org/local-event-...
standupforscience.bsky.social Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · Feb 12
Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025!

Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!

#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
February 26, 2025 at 5:44 PM
s0hw.bsky.social
i must disappoint Taylor Swift! i fear
An email from a predatory scam journal that reads: “Dear Professor, Hope this email finds you well. Can I expect your one manuscript for successful release of Volume 25 issue 6, your eminent support will help to release our issue on time. If this is short notice, satisfy do send a 2-page opinion/mini review/case report. Submit your manuscript on or before 25th of February to this email id. Hope you don’t disappoint us. Await your positive reply. Taylor Swift! Assistant Managing Editor, American Journal of Biomedical Science and Research (ISSN: 2642-1747)
February 21, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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petergleick.bsky.social
Want to go visit the national parks this year?
Sorry.
The reservation system is shut down, EMT personnel are gone, so don't get hurt or lost. No one can clean the bathrooms or cabins, so they'll be closed. Rangers are fired.

www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
Yosemite halts camping reservations, with no timetable for their return
Yosemite halts camping reservations, with no timetable for their return at a time when federal employees are being laid off
www.sfchronicle.com
February 18, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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shannonmattern.bsky.social
"The govt’s unique structure + position allow it to play a distinct role from the private sector... Focusing on near-term returns will not make public investments more efficient in the long run. It merely eliminates the govt's unique advantages to advance scientific research for the public benefit."
A Defense of Weird Research—Asterisk
Government-funded scientific research may appear strange or impractical, but it has repeatedly yielded scientific breakthroughs — and continues to pay for itself many times over.
asteriskmag.com
February 19, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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princetoncitp.bsky.social
As the #ParisAISummit is happening today, we share another in the #TechTakes series based on
@inyoungcheong.bsky.social's presentation at the conference.

READ ➡️➡️"Balancing Free Speech & Safety: Envisioning a Human-Centered First Amendment for AI Regulation" freedom-to-tinker.com/2025/02/11/b...
Balancing Free Speech & Safety: Envisioning a Human-Centered First Amendment for AI Regulation – TechTakes
How should the law handle manipulative AI content, like bots that encourage self-harm or give explicit instructions for it? The U.S. First Amendment
freedom-to-tinker.com
February 11, 2025 at 7:41 PM