Samuel Breslow
@sbreslow.bsky.social
Copy Editor of @forward.bsky.social. Follow for posts on (mis)information ecosystems: journalism, Wikipedia, speech issues, etc.
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A little-known nonprofit has been lying to news publishers while funneling millions of paywalled articles to tech companies for AI training. Read my investigation in The Atlantic. www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
The Nonprofit Doing the AI Industry’s Dirty Work
The web archive Common Crawl has been quietly funneling paywalled articles to AI companies—and lying to publishers about it.
www.theatlantic.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:59 PM
A little-known nonprofit has been lying to news publishers while funneling millions of paywalled articles to tech companies for AI training. Read my investigation in The Atlantic. www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
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We need permanent solutions to streateries in D.C. — but for their improvement, not their removal, Woodley Park ANC commissioner Samuel Littauer argues.
Why he says the math on losing them doesn’t add up:
Why he says the math on losing them doesn’t add up:
Opinion: D.C.'s new streatery rules are a costly miscalculation
The city's streatery guidelines are punishing small businesses and vibrant neighborhoods. We need a permanent solution to keep these staples of the city’s dining scene.
51st.news
November 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM
We need permanent solutions to streateries in D.C. — but for their improvement, not their removal, Woodley Park ANC commissioner Samuel Littauer argues.
Why he says the math on losing them doesn’t add up:
Why he says the math on losing them doesn’t add up:
Use the White House ballroom for swing dances, argues Mark Judge in @washingtonexaminer.bsky.social: www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/belt...
The new White House ballroom should be used for dancing, too
President Donald Trump's new White House ballroom should be used for dances, not just fancy state dinners.
www.washingtonexaminer.com
October 31, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Use the White House ballroom for swing dances, argues Mark Judge in @washingtonexaminer.bsky.social: www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/belt...
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Two Wikipedia contributors averted a potential tragedy at a conference for the site’s editors on Friday in Manhattan when they jumped in to take down a man with a gun.
Wikipedia Volunteers Avert Tragedy by Taking Down Gunman at Conference
After the man walked onto the stage at the “Wiki World’s Fair” event and threatened to kill himself, witnesses said, two members of the audience jumped in to stop him.
nyti.ms
October 18, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Two Wikipedia contributors averted a potential tragedy at a conference for the site’s editors on Friday in Manhattan when they jumped in to take down a man with a gun.
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Wikipedia has long been one of my favourite places online. As AI becomes part of knowledge creation, there's a lot we can learn from its editor communities. I spoke with Daniel Wu about AI content on Wikipedia; some thoughts made it into this piece:
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Volunteers fight to keep ‘AI slop’ off Wikipedia
Hundreds of Wikipedia articles may contain AI-generated errors. Editors are working around the clock to stamp them out.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 8, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Wikipedia has long been one of my favourite places online. As AI becomes part of knowledge creation, there's a lot we can learn from its editor communities. I spoke with Daniel Wu about AI content on Wikipedia; some thoughts made it into this piece:
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
I'm quoted in this deeply reported dive into one of @wikipedia.org's many niches!
Colleges aren’t supposed to fiddle with their Wikipedia pages. They try anyway.
www.chronicle.com/article/coll...
www.chronicle.com/article/coll...
Colleges Aren’t Supposed to Fiddle With Their Wikipedia Pages. They Try Anyway.
It’s just one way that the public’s understanding of higher ed is increasingly out of colleges’ hands.
www.chronicle.com
August 7, 2025 at 9:26 PM
I'm quoted in this deeply reported dive into one of @wikipedia.org's many niches!
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The Forward is seeking the next editor-in-chief to lead our 128 year-old Jewish newsroom into its next chapter.
Learn more here: brnw.ch/forwardeic
Learn more here: brnw.ch/forwardeic
May 30, 2025 at 3:36 PM
The Forward is seeking the next editor-in-chief to lead our 128 year-old Jewish newsroom into its next chapter.
Learn more here: brnw.ch/forwardeic
Learn more here: brnw.ch/forwardeic
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A recent ADL report claimed to find broad, systemic evidence of antisemitism on Wikipedia, prompting two dozen members of Congress to call into question the site's approach to moderating content related to Jews.
Some researchers cited by the ADL say their findings have been misconstrued.
Some researchers cited by the ADL say their findings have been misconstrued.
Is Wikipedia a cesspool of antisemitism? Don't trust the ADL's answer.
The ADL would have us believe Wikipedia is riddled by antisemitism. The reality is more complicated, writes a scholar whom the ADL has cited.
forward.com
May 16, 2025 at 3:22 PM
A recent ADL report claimed to find broad, systemic evidence of antisemitism on Wikipedia, prompting two dozen members of Congress to call into question the site's approach to moderating content related to Jews.
Some researchers cited by the ADL say their findings have been misconstrued.
Some researchers cited by the ADL say their findings have been misconstrued.
Fascinating @npcinstitute.bsky.social / @pressclubdc.bsky.social panel featuring @thebarentsobserver.com journalists exiled from Russia. "Don't trust anything before the Kremlin denies it," one quips.
May 1, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Fascinating @npcinstitute.bsky.social / @pressclubdc.bsky.social panel featuring @thebarentsobserver.com journalists exiled from Russia. "Don't trust anything before the Kremlin denies it," one quips.
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Scoop: I obtained a confidential presentation outlining how a major conservative think tanks plans to go after volunteer editors on Wikipedia who it says are "abusing their position" and promoting antisemitism
forward.com/news/686797/...
forward.com/news/686797/...
Scoop: Heritage Foundation plans to ‘identify and target’ Wikipedia editors
The conservative think tank told prospective donors that the project was part of its work to combat antisemitism.
forward.com
January 7, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Scoop: I obtained a confidential presentation outlining how a major conservative think tanks plans to go after volunteer editors on Wikipedia who it says are "abusing their position" and promoting antisemitism
forward.com/news/686797/...
forward.com/news/686797/...
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SCOOP: The Heritage Foundation plans to “identify and target” volunteer editors on Wikipedia who it says are “abusing their position” by publishing content the group believes to be antisemitic, according to documents obtained by our @arnorosenfeld.bsky.social.
Scoop: Heritage Foundation plans to ‘identify and target’ Wikipedia editors
The conservative think tank told prospective donors that the project was part of its work to combat antisemitism.
forward.com
January 8, 2025 at 2:48 PM
SCOOP: The Heritage Foundation plans to “identify and target” volunteer editors on Wikipedia who it says are “abusing their position” by publishing content the group believes to be antisemitic, according to documents obtained by our @arnorosenfeld.bsky.social.
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Periodic editor's reminder to use "TK" for your placeholder copy, because it's easier to catch at a glance than whatever your gentile social media producer might use instead
December 16, 2024 at 11:47 PM
Periodic editor's reminder to use "TK" for your placeholder copy, because it's easier to catch at a glance than whatever your gentile social media producer might use instead
Why doesn't Wikipedia want an article on Luigi Mangione? I'll explain: 🧵
December 17, 2024 at 12:38 AM
Why doesn't Wikipedia want an article on Luigi Mangione? I'll explain: 🧵
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Misinformation: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
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November 28, 2024 at 10:41 AM
Hello world, Bluesky! Here's why I'm hesitant to be here: pluralistic.net/2024/11/02/u...
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pluralistic.net
December 2, 2024 at 11:12 PM
Hello world, Bluesky! Here's why I'm hesitant to be here: pluralistic.net/2024/11/02/u...