Samantha Lai
@samlai.bsky.social
Product Policy Manager at Instagram/Threads. Previously at @ieproject.bsky.social and @brookings.edu.
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An article by @samlai.bsky.social @yoyoel.com @noupside.bsky.social @klonick.bsky.social @mallory.techpolicy.social.ap.brid.gy @evan.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy and @aaron.bsky.team?!?!?!
Basically the Wu-Tang Clan of the fediverse right here...
Well played, @carnegieendowment.org
Basically the Wu-Tang Clan of the fediverse right here...
Well played, @carnegieendowment.org
New Paradigms in Trust and Safety: Navigating Defederation on Decentralized Social Media Platforms
Defederation on decentralized social media offers new possibilities for online governance. Experts consider how it can be used responsibly, in a way that balances speech and safety.
carnegieendowment.org
March 26, 2025 at 3:13 PM
An article by @samlai.bsky.social @yoyoel.com @noupside.bsky.social @klonick.bsky.social @mallory.techpolicy.social.ap.brid.gy @evan.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy and @aaron.bsky.team?!?!?!
Basically the Wu-Tang Clan of the fediverse right here...
Well played, @carnegieendowment.org
Basically the Wu-Tang Clan of the fediverse right here...
Well played, @carnegieendowment.org
Super grateful that I got to explore these questions with @yoyoel.com, @noupside.bsky.social, @klonick.bsky.social, @mallory.techpolicy.social.ap.brid.gy, @evan.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy, and @aaron.bsky.team!
March 26, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Super grateful that I got to explore these questions with @yoyoel.com, @noupside.bsky.social, @klonick.bsky.social, @mallory.techpolicy.social.ap.brid.gy, @evan.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy, and @aaron.bsky.team!
Defederation on decentralized social media offers new possibilities for online governance. How can it be used responsibly, in a way that balances speech and safety?
Read more here:
Read more here:
New Paradigms in Trust and Safety: Navigating Defederation on Decentralized Social Media Platforms
Defederation on decentralized social media offers new possibilities for online governance. Experts consider how it can be used responsibly, in a way that balances speech and safety.
carnegieendowment.org
March 26, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Defederation on decentralized social media offers new possibilities for online governance. How can it be used responsibly, in a way that balances speech and safety?
Read more here:
Read more here:
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Our very own @samlai.bsky.social will be speaking at this panel next Wednesday. Learn more here:
Join @knightgtown.bsky.social for an essential discussion on the evolving social media landscape. Details, speakers (@noupside.bsky.social, @seanmartinmcdonald.bsky.social, & more), and registration link👇🏼
🔗 : bit.ly/4bNB1cI
📅 Mar 19 | ⏰ 10AM - 11:30 AM EST
🔗 : bit.ly/4bNB1cI
📅 Mar 19 | ⏰ 10AM - 11:30 AM EST
Reckoning with the Evolving Social Media Landscape – Knight-Georgetown Institute
bit.ly
March 14, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Our very own @samlai.bsky.social will be speaking at this panel next Wednesday. Learn more here:
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Governments are intervening in information ecosystems with very little understanding of how they work. That leads to a belief that there are lessons learned in one that can be applied to others. But what might work in Finland could be disastrous elsewhere:
carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
Assessing National Information Ecosystems
To know how a system has changed, one must first know what constitutes the system and its prior state.
carnegieendowment.org
February 12, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Governments are intervening in information ecosystems with very little understanding of how they work. That leads to a belief that there are lessons learned in one that can be applied to others. But what might work in Finland could be disastrous elsewhere:
carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
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@lageneralista.ca, @samlai.bsky.social and John Hicks propose a framework for assessing national information ecosystems that can help policymakers understand the operating environment where threats like foreign interference exist.
carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
Assessing National Information Ecosystems
To know how a system has changed, one must first know what constitutes the system and its prior state.
carnegieendowment.org
February 12, 2025 at 6:39 PM
@lageneralista.ca, @samlai.bsky.social and John Hicks propose a framework for assessing national information ecosystems that can help policymakers understand the operating environment where threats like foreign interference exist.
carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
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In a new publication, @samlai.bsky.social, @benimmo.bsky.social, Derek Ruths and @lageneralista.ca lay out four key questions that underpin successful measurement of changes caused by GenAI:
Measuring Changes Caused by Generative Artificial Intelligence: Setting the Foundations
Informed policy that leads to beneficial change is extremely challenging to develop without being able to measure the material impacts of GenAI.
carnegieendowment.org
January 9, 2025 at 3:04 PM
In a new publication, @samlai.bsky.social, @benimmo.bsky.social, Derek Ruths and @lageneralista.ca lay out four key questions that underpin successful measurement of changes caused by GenAI:
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Congrats to @samlai.bsky.social and a big thank you to everyone who contributed. Shout out to Jon Bateman for his help on the final stretch. @ieproject.bsky.social takes a village to be sure.
December 13, 2024 at 12:36 PM
Congrats to @samlai.bsky.social and a big thank you to everyone who contributed. Shout out to Jon Bateman for his help on the final stretch. @ieproject.bsky.social takes a village to be sure.
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Each info ecosystem is different. But often researchers/policymakers look at their own and devise frameworks to apply elsewhere. @samlai.bsky.social has put many months into this piece for @ieproject.bsky.social highlighting why we need a more inductive approach to understand the info environment.
In what ways do Global North approaches to research and policymaking on the information environment fall short at addressing Majority World concerns? How can they be improved? I spoke with 54 experts around the world to learn more:
carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
Understanding the Information Environment: Insights from the Majority World
Researchers around the world address shortcomings and provide recommendations on Global North approaches to research and policymaking.
carnegieendowment.org
December 13, 2024 at 12:32 PM
Each info ecosystem is different. But often researchers/policymakers look at their own and devise frameworks to apply elsewhere. @samlai.bsky.social has put many months into this piece for @ieproject.bsky.social highlighting why we need a more inductive approach to understand the info environment.
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Phenomenal work by @samlai.bsky.social at CEIP - featuring my comments on public health communication in Vietnam and the persistence of legacy media infrastructure, in particular the loudspeaker network.
In what ways do Global North approaches to research and policymaking on the information environment fall short at addressing Majority World concerns? How can they be improved? I spoke with 54 experts around the world to learn more:
carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
Understanding the Information Environment: Insights from the Majority World
Researchers around the world address shortcomings and provide recommendations on Global North approaches to research and policymaking.
carnegieendowment.org
December 12, 2024 at 10:41 PM
Phenomenal work by @samlai.bsky.social at CEIP - featuring my comments on public health communication in Vietnam and the persistence of legacy media infrastructure, in particular the loudspeaker network.
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What is interesting about this excellent article by @samlai.bsky.social is that many of these concerns also apply in global minority countries. Understanding better how the context affects the demand of information quality is probably the next research question
carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
Understanding the Information Environment: Insights from the Majority World
Researchers around the world address shortcomings and provide recommendations on Global North approaches to research and policymaking.
carnegieendowment.org
December 12, 2024 at 7:44 PM
What is interesting about this excellent article by @samlai.bsky.social is that many of these concerns also apply in global minority countries. Understanding better how the context affects the demand of information quality is probably the next research question
carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
In what ways do Global North approaches to research and policymaking on the information environment fall short at addressing Majority World concerns? How can they be improved? I spoke with 54 experts around the world to learn more:
carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
Understanding the Information Environment: Insights from the Majority World
Researchers around the world address shortcomings and provide recommendations on Global North approaches to research and policymaking.
carnegieendowment.org
December 12, 2024 at 5:35 PM
In what ways do Global North approaches to research and policymaking on the information environment fall short at addressing Majority World concerns? How can they be improved? I spoke with 54 experts around the world to learn more:
carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
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I did a podcast on the fediverse -- especially Bluesky -- with @samlai.bsky.social. Quite timely, if I say so myself! Check it out.
podcast.techfreedom.org/episodes/391...
podcast.techfreedom.org/episodes/391...
391: Dispatch from the Fediverse | Tech Policy Podcast
Samantha Lai (Carnegie Endowment) discusses the state of federated social media (Bluesky, Threads, Mastodon, etc.).
Topics include:
- A map of the fediverse
- What makes Bluesky new?
- Tools for tin...
podcast.techfreedom.org
December 4, 2024 at 2:47 PM
I did a podcast on the fediverse -- especially Bluesky -- with @samlai.bsky.social. Quite timely, if I say so myself! Check it out.
podcast.techfreedom.org/episodes/391...
podcast.techfreedom.org/episodes/391...
It’s a bit more complicated than that! I liked what @dustyweb.bsky.social and @bnewbold.net had to say about it:
dustycloud.org/blog/how-dec...
whtwnd.com/bnewbold.net...
dustycloud.org/blog/how-dec...
whtwnd.com/bnewbold.net...
Reply on Bluesky and Decentralization | bryan newbold
This is a reply to Christine Lemmer-Webber's thoughtful (and widely read) "How decentralized is Bluesky really?" blog post.
I am so happy and grateful that Christine took the time to write up her tho...
whtwnd.com
December 2, 2024 at 9:05 PM
It’s a bit more complicated than that! I liked what @dustyweb.bsky.social and @bnewbold.net had to say about it:
dustycloud.org/blog/how-dec...
whtwnd.com/bnewbold.net...
dustycloud.org/blog/how-dec...
whtwnd.com/bnewbold.net...
If you’d like to read more about what governance looks like in the fediverse, I have to recommend @kissane.bsky.social and @tinysubversions.bsky.social’s report:
erinkissane.com/fediverse-go...
erinkissane.com/fediverse-go...
Fediverse Governance Drop - Erin Kissane's small internet website
After a few months of prepping and conducting interviews and then many more months of analyzing and writing up what we found, we’re <a href=
erinkissane.com
December 2, 2024 at 5:02 PM
If you’d like to read more about what governance looks like in the fediverse, I have to recommend @kissane.bsky.social and @tinysubversions.bsky.social’s report:
erinkissane.com/fediverse-go...
erinkissane.com/fediverse-go...
Of course we had to mention @mmasnick.bsky.social’s paper on “Protocols, Not Platforms”, which inspired this very platform:
knightcolumbia.org/content/prot...
knightcolumbia.org/content/prot...
Protocols, Not Platforms: A Technological Approach to Free Speech
knightcolumbia.org
December 2, 2024 at 5:00 PM
Of course we had to mention @mmasnick.bsky.social’s paper on “Protocols, Not Platforms”, which inspired this very platform:
knightcolumbia.org/content/prot...
knightcolumbia.org/content/prot...
And here are some links to works I referenced in the podcast. A lot of what I cover here draws from my past work with @yoyoel.com:
www.techpolicy.press/online-safet...
www.techpolicy.press/online-safet...
Online Safety and the “Great Decentralization” – The Perils and Promises of Federated Social Media | TechPolicy.Press
If we want to empower consumers and rebuild social media, we need to develop shared trust and safety capabilities, write Samantha Lai and Yoel Roth.
www.techpolicy.press
December 2, 2024 at 5:00 PM
And here are some links to works I referenced in the podcast. A lot of what I cover here draws from my past work with @yoyoel.com:
www.techpolicy.press/online-safet...
www.techpolicy.press/online-safet...
Thanks @corbinkbarthold.bsky.social for inviting me on to chat about decentralized social media, Bluesky, and the trust and safety challenges associated with the space!
It’s good to be on Bluesky!
On the latest Tech Policy Podcast, @samlai.bsky.social of @carnegieendow.bsky.social discusses federated social media—the architecture, the vibes, the content moderation, and more.
podcast.techfreedom.org/episodes/391...
On the latest Tech Policy Podcast, @samlai.bsky.social of @carnegieendow.bsky.social discusses federated social media—the architecture, the vibes, the content moderation, and more.
podcast.techfreedom.org/episodes/391...
December 2, 2024 at 5:00 PM
Thanks @corbinkbarthold.bsky.social for inviting me on to chat about decentralized social media, Bluesky, and the trust and safety challenges associated with the space!
I compile these weekly threads on jobs and opportunities on all things related to the information environment. Hoping it’s useful to some folks out there, please do check it out!
Welcome to #WorkWednesday! Read on for a thread of jobs and opportunities related to conflict and governance in the information environment.
November 20, 2024 at 5:09 PM
I compile these weekly threads on jobs and opportunities on all things related to the information environment. Hoping it’s useful to some folks out there, please do check it out!
The project I work on at CEIP joined Bluesky today. Give us a follow to get regular updates on publications and opportunities in the space!
Hello, Bluesky! We're a team based at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace that advances the study of the information environment to inform policymaking. 1/2 carnegieendowment.org/projects/inf...
Information Environment Project
Carnegie’s Information Environment Project is a multistakeholder effort to help policymakers understand the information environment, think through the impact of efforts to govern it, and identify prom...
carnegieendowment.org
November 13, 2024 at 10:58 PM
The project I work on at CEIP joined Bluesky today. Give us a follow to get regular updates on publications and opportunities in the space!
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Periodic reminder that I made a #trustandsafety starter pack. Let me know about new arrivals who should be added to this list!
October 23, 2024 at 4:27 PM
Periodic reminder that I made a #trustandsafety starter pack. Let me know about new arrivals who should be added to this list!
Thank you! @evan.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy, Mallory Knodel and @tomcoates.bsky.social would be the folks to chat with about that!
October 20, 2024 at 9:43 PM
Thank you! @evan.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy, Mallory Knodel and @tomcoates.bsky.social would be the folks to chat with about that!
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If we want to empower consumers and rebuild social media on decentralized platforms, we need to develop shared trust and safety capabilities, write Samantha Lai and Yoel Roth. www.techpolicy.press/online-safet...
Online Safety and the “Great Decentralization” – The Perils and Promises of Federated Social Media | TechPolicy.Press
If we want to empower consumers and rebuild social media, we need to develop shared trust and safety capabilities, write Samantha Lai and Yoel Roth.
www.techpolicy.press
October 17, 2024 at 1:56 PM
If we want to empower consumers and rebuild social media on decentralized platforms, we need to develop shared trust and safety capabilities, write Samantha Lai and Yoel Roth. www.techpolicy.press/online-safet...
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If we want to empower consumers and rebuild social media, we need to develop shared trust and safety capabilities, write @samlai.bsky.social and @yoyoel.com.
Online Safety and the “Great Decentralization” – The Perils and Promises of Federated Social Media | TechPolicy.Press
If we want to empower consumers and rebuild social media, we need to develop shared trust and safety capabilities, write Samantha Lai and Yoel Roth.
www.techpolicy.press
October 17, 2024 at 1:33 PM
If we want to empower consumers and rebuild social media, we need to develop shared trust and safety capabilities, write @samlai.bsky.social and @yoyoel.com.
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More than anything else I’ve written, my new piece about the “compliance-ization” of Trust and Safety felt like news reporting. It describes major changes in platform content moderation that are self-evident to many people inside platforms, and largely invisible to everyone else.
t.co/pwriZQqZhM
t.co/pwriZQqZhM
https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-rise-of-the-compliant-speech-platform
t.co
October 17, 2024 at 2:44 PM
More than anything else I’ve written, my new piece about the “compliance-ization” of Trust and Safety felt like news reporting. It describes major changes in platform content moderation that are self-evident to many people inside platforms, and largely invisible to everyone else.
t.co/pwriZQqZhM
t.co/pwriZQqZhM