Natalia Antelava
@antelava.bsky.social
Journalist. Editor in chief of @codastory.bsky.social
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@volts.wtf? Have I got a palette cleanser for you.
"Noise is the new censorship."
Words by @antelava.bsky.social on the subject of how authortarians dominate open media and shovel sewage through the information water pipes until nothing is trusted and no conversation can be had.
"Noise is the new censorship."
Words by @antelava.bsky.social on the subject of how authortarians dominate open media and shovel sewage through the information water pipes until nothing is trusted and no conversation can be had.
November 1, 2025 at 10:38 PM
@volts.wtf? Have I got a palette cleanser for you.
"Noise is the new censorship."
Words by @antelava.bsky.social on the subject of how authortarians dominate open media and shovel sewage through the information water pipes until nothing is trusted and no conversation can be had.
"Noise is the new censorship."
Words by @antelava.bsky.social on the subject of how authortarians dominate open media and shovel sewage through the information water pipes until nothing is trusted and no conversation can be had.
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Really enlightening. Thanks, @antelava.bsky.social .
The Werewolf Game: An Interview with Google's Former News Chief Richard Gingras - Coda Story
Richard Gingras spent 15 years shaping Google's relationship with journalism—funding conferences, building friendships, creating dependencies. At a Vienna conference, we asked him to account for the s...
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November 3, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Really enlightening. Thanks, @antelava.bsky.social .
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Interview with former Google executive Richard Gingras by @antelava.bsky.social at the International Press Institute is worth your time. Many interesting segments.
The Werewolf game: an interview with Google's former news chief Richard Gingras - Coda Story
Richard Gingras spent 15 years shaping Google's relationship with journalism—funding conferences, building friendships, creating dependencies. At a Vienna conference, we asked him to account for the s...
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November 6, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Interview with former Google executive Richard Gingras by @antelava.bsky.social at the International Press Institute is worth your time. Many interesting segments.
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As Google's news czar Richard Gingras was a hugely influential presence in the conversation over journalism and big tech for 15 years, but he seldom faced more than mildly skeptical questioning. In Vienna last month @antelava.bsky.social flipped the script www.codastory.com/authoritaria...
The Werewolf game: an interview with Google's former news chief Richard Gingras - Coda Story
Richard Gingras spent 15 years shaping Google's relationship with journalism—funding conferences, building friendships, creating dependencies. At a Vienna conference, we asked him to account for the s...
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November 6, 2025 at 3:07 PM
As Google's news czar Richard Gingras was a hugely influential presence in the conversation over journalism and big tech for 15 years, but he seldom faced more than mildly skeptical questioning. In Vienna last month @antelava.bsky.social flipped the script www.codastory.com/authoritaria...
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Friday 29 Aug at @debalie.bsky.social. Christopher Wylie & @antelava.bsky.social about algorithms & authoritarianism:
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August 20, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Friday 29 Aug at @debalie.bsky.social. Christopher Wylie & @antelava.bsky.social about algorithms & authoritarianism:
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“Can I do one more Lebedev?”
Paul Caruana Galizia, @edcaesar.bsky.social & @oliverbullough.bsky.social trade anecdotes on Lord of Siberia Evgeny Lebedev: his diets, hobbies, bugbears. Stories of oligarchy must reach a wide audience, says Galizia. To draw people in, start with the absurd. #ZEG2025
Paul Caruana Galizia, @edcaesar.bsky.social & @oliverbullough.bsky.social trade anecdotes on Lord of Siberia Evgeny Lebedev: his diets, hobbies, bugbears. Stories of oligarchy must reach a wide audience, says Galizia. To draw people in, start with the absurd. #ZEG2025
June 15, 2025 at 6:05 AM
“Can I do one more Lebedev?”
Paul Caruana Galizia, @edcaesar.bsky.social & @oliverbullough.bsky.social trade anecdotes on Lord of Siberia Evgeny Lebedev: his diets, hobbies, bugbears. Stories of oligarchy must reach a wide audience, says Galizia. To draw people in, start with the absurd. #ZEG2025
Paul Caruana Galizia, @edcaesar.bsky.social & @oliverbullough.bsky.social trade anecdotes on Lord of Siberia Evgeny Lebedev: his diets, hobbies, bugbears. Stories of oligarchy must reach a wide audience, says Galizia. To draw people in, start with the absurd. #ZEG2025
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“We relied so heavily on USAID — but every protein bar distributed had to have a US flag? Unshackle us. We’re done. Maybe it’s cleansing time. Either way, now we diversify. And bring in people who are actually interested in the aid, not the PR.”
Seema Jilani on the future of aid at #ZEG2025
Seema Jilani on the future of aid at #ZEG2025
June 14, 2025 at 1:53 PM
“We relied so heavily on USAID — but every protein bar distributed had to have a US flag? Unshackle us. We’re done. Maybe it’s cleansing time. Either way, now we diversify. And bring in people who are actually interested in the aid, not the PR.”
Seema Jilani on the future of aid at #ZEG2025
Seema Jilani on the future of aid at #ZEG2025
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Giorgi Gigashvili took us through how classical music is a powerful voice of resilience and defiance for Georgia’s future — where art meets activism. #ZEG2025 #KeysOfDefiance #MusicAsResistance
June 14, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Giorgi Gigashvili took us through how classical music is a powerful voice of resilience and defiance for Georgia’s future — where art meets activism. #ZEG2025 #KeysOfDefiance #MusicAsResistance
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“Discomfort can be productive.”
Dr. Erzsébet Barát on why true solidarity means resisting the urge for easy answers and instead learning to live with the discomfort of ambiguity, vulnerability, and difference in the fight against the patriarchy. #ZEG2025
Dr. Erzsébet Barát on why true solidarity means resisting the urge for easy answers and instead learning to live with the discomfort of ambiguity, vulnerability, and difference in the fight against the patriarchy. #ZEG2025
June 15, 2025 at 8:46 AM
“Discomfort can be productive.”
Dr. Erzsébet Barát on why true solidarity means resisting the urge for easy answers and instead learning to live with the discomfort of ambiguity, vulnerability, and difference in the fight against the patriarchy. #ZEG2025
Dr. Erzsébet Barát on why true solidarity means resisting the urge for easy answers and instead learning to live with the discomfort of ambiguity, vulnerability, and difference in the fight against the patriarchy. #ZEG2025
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“Truth is the friction, the gravity, that allows you to stand up. When there is no truth, the best spectacle wins.”
Yale historian @timothysnyder.bsky.social, joining #ZEG2025 online, on why truth is democracy’s foundation.
Yale historian @timothysnyder.bsky.social, joining #ZEG2025 online, on why truth is democracy’s foundation.
June 13, 2025 at 4:34 PM
“Truth is the friction, the gravity, that allows you to stand up. When there is no truth, the best spectacle wins.”
Yale historian @timothysnyder.bsky.social, joining #ZEG2025 online, on why truth is democracy’s foundation.
Yale historian @timothysnyder.bsky.social, joining #ZEG2025 online, on why truth is democracy’s foundation.
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“Not all minds are captured in this country.”
@irmadimitradze.bsky.social on the fight for press freedom in Georgia and why it matters far beyond its borders, in conversation with @mariaressa.bsky.social, @caoilfhionn.bsky.social, and @jodieginsberg.bsky.social at #ZEG2025.
@irmadimitradze.bsky.social on the fight for press freedom in Georgia and why it matters far beyond its borders, in conversation with @mariaressa.bsky.social, @caoilfhionn.bsky.social, and @jodieginsberg.bsky.social at #ZEG2025.
June 15, 2025 at 10:14 AM
“Not all minds are captured in this country.”
@irmadimitradze.bsky.social on the fight for press freedom in Georgia and why it matters far beyond its borders, in conversation with @mariaressa.bsky.social, @caoilfhionn.bsky.social, and @jodieginsberg.bsky.social at #ZEG2025.
@irmadimitradze.bsky.social on the fight for press freedom in Georgia and why it matters far beyond its borders, in conversation with @mariaressa.bsky.social, @caoilfhionn.bsky.social, and @jodieginsberg.bsky.social at #ZEG2025.
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“Privacy is the foundation of your ability to craft who you are,” Christopher Wylie on why you should think twice before handing over your data. From "The Elephant in the Algorithm" convo with @aiannucci.bsky.social, Adam Pincus & @alixdunn.com. #ZEG2025
June 15, 2025 at 7:35 AM
“Privacy is the foundation of your ability to craft who you are,” Christopher Wylie on why you should think twice before handing over your data. From "The Elephant in the Algorithm" convo with @aiannucci.bsky.social, Adam Pincus & @alixdunn.com. #ZEG2025
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“In Haiti, people are looking for ‘glory days’ — and the glory days [back then] was a dictatorship.”
Garry Pierre-Pierre on how authoritarian nostalgia is weaponized at a #ZEG2025 panel alongside @antelava.bsky.social and Jillian Green, moderated by @julieposetti.bsky.social .
Garry Pierre-Pierre on how authoritarian nostalgia is weaponized at a #ZEG2025 panel alongside @antelava.bsky.social and Jillian Green, moderated by @julieposetti.bsky.social .
June 13, 2025 at 11:23 AM
“In Haiti, people are looking for ‘glory days’ — and the glory days [back then] was a dictatorship.”
Garry Pierre-Pierre on how authoritarian nostalgia is weaponized at a #ZEG2025 panel alongside @antelava.bsky.social and Jillian Green, moderated by @julieposetti.bsky.social .
Garry Pierre-Pierre on how authoritarian nostalgia is weaponized at a #ZEG2025 panel alongside @antelava.bsky.social and Jillian Green, moderated by @julieposetti.bsky.social .
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Excellent piece by @antelava.bsky.social
"And so, when friends ask me 'what do we do,' I tell them: Look to those who’ve been there before. Democracy isn’t saved through grand gestures, but through thousands of small acts of courage."
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"And so, when friends ask me 'what do we do,' I tell them: Look to those who’ve been there before. Democracy isn’t saved through grand gestures, but through thousands of small acts of courage."
www.codastory.com/rewriting-hi...
March 24, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Excellent piece by @antelava.bsky.social
"And so, when friends ask me 'what do we do,' I tell them: Look to those who’ve been there before. Democracy isn’t saved through grand gestures, but through thousands of small acts of courage."
www.codastory.com/rewriting-hi...
"And so, when friends ask me 'what do we do,' I tell them: Look to those who’ve been there before. Democracy isn’t saved through grand gestures, but through thousands of small acts of courage."
www.codastory.com/rewriting-hi...
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"Empires collapse from the margins—but they're also built from them. No one knows this better than Putin,” writes @antelava.bsky.social This 2024 piece on Georgia’s elections is key to understanding today’s political crisis. Read for context:
From the Margins to Power: Georgia’s Elections and the Kremlin’s Empire - Coda Story
Georgia’s Elections, the Kremlin’s Empire, and Lessons for U.S. Democracy
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March 26, 2025 at 7:30 PM
"Empires collapse from the margins—but they're also built from them. No one knows this better than Putin,” writes @antelava.bsky.social This 2024 piece on Georgia’s elections is key to understanding today’s political crisis. Read for context:
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March 22, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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In Oligarchy this week, the number of registered UK companies is down. A baby step towards corporate transparency, given how many shell companies litter the registry, writes @OliverBullough.bsky.social
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"The path from democracy to autocracy isn't marked by tanks in the streets but by the slow erosion of norms." A powerful perspective from Andrey Babitskiy who's seen this movie before — and knows how it ends.
The Shadow Puppet: A Russian's Warning about Trump - Coda Story
The US president is not a Kremlin asset. But Americans beware, he and Vladimir Putin are different expressions of the same worldview
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March 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM
"The path from democracy to autocracy isn't marked by tanks in the streets but by the slow erosion of norms." A powerful perspective from Andrey Babitskiy who's seen this movie before — and knows how it ends.
That’s right. NYT suggesting that this was accidental is ridiculous
Vance blew up that meeting on purpose
February 28, 2025 at 10:23 PM
That’s right. NYT suggesting that this was accidental is ridiculous
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More class in his pinky than Trump has shown his entire life.
February 28, 2025 at 7:57 PM
More class in his pinky than Trump has shown his entire life.
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While Western governments spent billions on fact-checking, they missed the bigger picture. Putin tapped into genuine grievances about Western hypocrisy. @antelava.bsky.social on how the West lost a war it thought it had won decades ago.
How the West lost the war it thought it had won - Coda Story
On the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Vladimir Putin has reason to celebrate. He has scripted a new ending to the Cold War by exploiting the gap between Western democratic ideals…
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February 26, 2025 at 1:30 PM
While Western governments spent billions on fact-checking, they missed the bigger picture. Putin tapped into genuine grievances about Western hypocrisy. @antelava.bsky.social on how the West lost a war it thought it had won decades ago.
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Must read, and a big look in the mirror, by Coda Story’s @antelava.bsky.social
4/4 To understand the context behind today’s extraordinary diplomatic confrontation: www.codastory.com/rewriting-hi...
How the West lost the war it thought it had won - Coda Story
On the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Vladimir Putin has reason to celebrate. He has scripted a new ending to the Cold War by exploiting the gap between Western democratic ideals a...
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February 28, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Must read, and a big look in the mirror, by Coda Story’s @antelava.bsky.social