Friederike Quint
@friederikeq.bsky.social
PhD Candidate at the Chair of Digital Governance at TUM & Content Moderation Lab at the TUM Think Tank
Political Science & Social Media | Speech Legislation & Content Moderation in Democracies
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Political Science & Social Media | Speech Legislation & Content Moderation in Democracies
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Friederike Quint
@friederikeq.bsky.social
· Sep 17
Back from a successful #APSA25 in Vancouver 🇨🇦 – full of inspiring projects, great discussions, and reconnecting with colleagues. I presented two of my co-authored dissertation papers: one at the Political Communication Preconference and another at APSA (American Political Science Association).
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📣 out now, with @argohdes.bsky.social and Mark Gibney - and in honour of the wonderful Steve Poe, who motivated the 1st edition with @universitypress.cambridge.org
tinyurl.com/2s4kh6z3. If you enjoy reading this even a fraction as much as I enjoyed creating it, you’re in for a ride 🤩
tinyurl.com/2s4kh6z3. If you enjoy reading this even a fraction as much as I enjoyed creating it, you’re in for a ride 🤩
The Politics of Human Rights | Cambridge Aspire website
Discover The Politics of Human Rights, 2nd Edition, Sabine C. Carey, HB ISBN: 9781009537919 on Cambridge Aspire website
www.cambridge.org
November 21, 2025 at 1:14 PM
📣 out now, with @argohdes.bsky.social and Mark Gibney - and in honour of the wonderful Steve Poe, who motivated the 1st edition with @universitypress.cambridge.org
tinyurl.com/2s4kh6z3. If you enjoy reading this even a fraction as much as I enjoyed creating it, you’re in for a ride 🤩
tinyurl.com/2s4kh6z3. If you enjoy reading this even a fraction as much as I enjoyed creating it, you’re in for a ride 🤩
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AI presents a fundamental threat to our ability to use polls to assess public opinion. Bad actors who are able to infiltrate panels can flip close election polls for less than the cost of a Starbucks coffee. Models will also infer and confirm hypotheses in experiments. Current quality checks fail
November 18, 2025 at 9:23 PM
AI presents a fundamental threat to our ability to use polls to assess public opinion. Bad actors who are able to infiltrate panels can flip close election polls for less than the cost of a Starbucks coffee. Models will also infer and confirm hypotheses in experiments. Current quality checks fail
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I cannot think of a democracy anywhere in the world where this sort of thing could happen. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/b...
ABC Pulls Jimmy Kimmel Off Air for Charlie Kirk Comments After F.C.C. Pressure
www.nytimes.com
September 18, 2025 at 4:45 AM
I cannot think of a democracy anywhere in the world where this sort of thing could happen. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/b...
Back from a successful #APSA25 in Vancouver 🇨🇦 – full of inspiring projects, great discussions, and reconnecting with colleagues. I presented two of my co-authored dissertation papers: one at the Political Communication Preconference and another at APSA (American Political Science Association).
September 17, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Back from a successful #APSA25 in Vancouver 🇨🇦 – full of inspiring projects, great discussions, and reconnecting with colleagues. I presented two of my co-authored dissertation papers: one at the Political Communication Preconference and another at APSA (American Political Science Association).
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📣 We’re launching the London Social Media Observatory! 🎉
➡️ We are a new multidisciplinary research centre, directed by @andreucasas.bsky.social & funded by the @ukri.org Future Leaders Fellowship
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➡️ We are a new multidisciplinary research centre, directed by @andreucasas.bsky.social & funded by the @ukri.org Future Leaders Fellowship
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September 16, 2025 at 8:37 AM
📣 We’re launching the London Social Media Observatory! 🎉
➡️ We are a new multidisciplinary research centre, directed by @andreucasas.bsky.social & funded by the @ukri.org Future Leaders Fellowship
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➡️ We are a new multidisciplinary research centre, directed by @andreucasas.bsky.social & funded by the @ukri.org Future Leaders Fellowship
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Again: they found absolute monsters to run gov social media accounts. People who at some point lost or never had the idea that the things you say online might have real world connections. Literal psychopaths.
They’re making fun of the media referring to Kilmar Abrego Garcia as a Maryland man as they threaten to send him to Uganda, a country where he’s never lived.
They’re simply fucking vile.
They’re simply fucking vile.
August 26, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Again: they found absolute monsters to run gov social media accounts. People who at some point lost or never had the idea that the things you say online might have real world connections. Literal psychopaths.
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In many countries, mainstream politicians are adopting rhetoric and policies that typical of the far-right.
Our new paper (w/ @dziblatt.bsky.social and E Dinas), out now in the @bjpols.bsky.social, finds that doing so erodes norms more than when far-right politicians make similar statements.
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Our new paper (w/ @dziblatt.bsky.social and E Dinas), out now in the @bjpols.bsky.social, finds that doing so erodes norms more than when far-right politicians make similar statements.
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NEW -
How Mainstream Politicians Erode Norms - cup.org/4lfeHvD
"we find that statements by mainstream politicians lead to more norm erosion than similar statements by radical-right politicians"
- @valentimvicente.bsky.social, Elias Dinas & @dziblatt.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
How Mainstream Politicians Erode Norms - cup.org/4lfeHvD
"we find that statements by mainstream politicians lead to more norm erosion than similar statements by radical-right politicians"
- @valentimvicente.bsky.social, Elias Dinas & @dziblatt.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
August 25, 2025 at 12:30 PM
In many countries, mainstream politicians are adopting rhetoric and policies that typical of the far-right.
Our new paper (w/ @dziblatt.bsky.social and E Dinas), out now in the @bjpols.bsky.social, finds that doing so erodes norms more than when far-right politicians make similar statements.
1/3
Our new paper (w/ @dziblatt.bsky.social and E Dinas), out now in the @bjpols.bsky.social, finds that doing so erodes norms more than when far-right politicians make similar statements.
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NEW -
Media Platforming and the Normalisation of Extreme Right Views - cup.org/4mmVIAL
"exposure to uncritical interviews increases agreement with extreme statements and perceptions of broader support in the population"
- @dianebolet.bsky.social & @florianfoos.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
Media Platforming and the Normalisation of Extreme Right Views - cup.org/4mmVIAL
"exposure to uncritical interviews increases agreement with extreme statements and perceptions of broader support in the population"
- @dianebolet.bsky.social & @florianfoos.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
August 12, 2025 at 9:05 AM
NEW -
Media Platforming and the Normalisation of Extreme Right Views - cup.org/4mmVIAL
"exposure to uncritical interviews increases agreement with extreme statements and perceptions of broader support in the population"
- @dianebolet.bsky.social & @florianfoos.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
Media Platforming and the Normalisation of Extreme Right Views - cup.org/4mmVIAL
"exposure to uncritical interviews increases agreement with extreme statements and perceptions of broader support in the population"
- @dianebolet.bsky.social & @florianfoos.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
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Mit freundlichen Grüßen an die Redaktionen von ARD und ZDF und all diejenigen, die weiterhin denken, man könnte die radikale Reche in Interviews entzaubern...
NEW -
Media Platforming and the Normalisation of Extreme Right Views - cup.org/4mmVIAL
"exposure to uncritical interviews increases agreement with extreme statements and perceptions of broader support in the population"
- @dianebolet.bsky.social & @florianfoos.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
Media Platforming and the Normalisation of Extreme Right Views - cup.org/4mmVIAL
"exposure to uncritical interviews increases agreement with extreme statements and perceptions of broader support in the population"
- @dianebolet.bsky.social & @florianfoos.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
August 12, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Mit freundlichen Grüßen an die Redaktionen von ARD und ZDF und all diejenigen, die weiterhin denken, man könnte die radikale Reche in Interviews entzaubern...
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You can already submit your paper and panel proposal for EPSS next year. Looking forward to seeing many people in Belfast. I will be there.
The European Political Science Society is now accepting paper & panel proposals for its annual conference!
📢 Call for Papers: EPSS 2026 – Belfast
🗓️ June 18–20, 2026
📍 ICC Belfast
📬 Deadline: Nov 7, 2025
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📢 Call for Papers: EPSS 2026 – Belfast
🗓️ June 18–20, 2026
📍 ICC Belfast
📬 Deadline: Nov 7, 2025
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August 7, 2025 at 2:01 PM
You can already submit your paper and panel proposal for EPSS next year. Looking forward to seeing many people in Belfast. I will be there.
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“Most users do not want unregulated spaces. They view moderation as essential to sustaining democratic discourse.”
Read a compelling analysis by Coalition members and allies challenging the narratives of large tech companies and shining light on the public desire for free and fair digital spaces.⬇️
Read a compelling analysis by Coalition members and allies challenging the narratives of large tech companies and shining light on the public desire for free and fair digital spaces.⬇️
What People Want from Platforms Isn’t What Musk and Zuckerberg Are Selling | TechPolicy.Press
Researchers fielded surveys in 10 countries to understand how citizens perceive platforms and potential trade-offs related to free expression.
www.techpolicy.press
June 9, 2025 at 5:13 AM
“Most users do not want unregulated spaces. They view moderation as essential to sustaining democratic discourse.”
Read a compelling analysis by Coalition members and allies challenging the narratives of large tech companies and shining light on the public desire for free and fair digital spaces.⬇️
Read a compelling analysis by Coalition members and allies challenging the narratives of large tech companies and shining light on the public desire for free and fair digital spaces.⬇️
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🔗📃 Link to he paper now published in the ICWSM conference proceedings (ojs.aaai.org/index.php/IC...) co-authored with @nilsweidmann.bsky.social, @friederikeq.bsky.social, @sebnagel.bsky.social, @yannistheocharis.bsky.social & Molly Roberts
Written for Lawyers or Users? Mapping the Complexity of Community Guidelines
| Proceedings of the International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media
ojs.aaai.org
June 25, 2025 at 4:18 PM
🔗📃 Link to he paper now published in the ICWSM conference proceedings (ojs.aaai.org/index.php/IC...) co-authored with @nilsweidmann.bsky.social, @friederikeq.bsky.social, @sebnagel.bsky.social, @yannistheocharis.bsky.social & Molly Roberts
🛫 Off to Madrid for this year’s EPSA conference, where I’ll be presenting co-authored work with @yannistheocharis.bsky.social , @spyroskosmidis.bsky.social , and Molly Roberts.
💡You’ll find me in the panel “Insights into Countering Misinformation” on Friday, June 27, at 09:30 in Room 1A.13.
💡You’ll find me in the panel “Insights into Countering Misinformation” on Friday, June 27, at 09:30 in Room 1A.13.
June 25, 2025 at 4:24 AM
🛫 Off to Madrid for this year’s EPSA conference, where I’ll be presenting co-authored work with @yannistheocharis.bsky.social , @spyroskosmidis.bsky.social , and Molly Roberts.
💡You’ll find me in the panel “Insights into Countering Misinformation” on Friday, June 27, at 09:30 in Room 1A.13.
💡You’ll find me in the panel “Insights into Countering Misinformation” on Friday, June 27, at 09:30 in Room 1A.13.
📢New Paper Alert 📢
🚨 New Paper 🚨
"Written for Lawyers or Users? Mapping the Complexity of Community Guidelines"
Led by @mianahrgang.bsky.social, with @nilsweidmann.bsky.social, @friederikeq.bsky.social, @sebnagel.bsky.social & Molly Roberts, published at #ICWSM2025.
🧵Thread👇
"Written for Lawyers or Users? Mapping the Complexity of Community Guidelines"
Led by @mianahrgang.bsky.social, with @nilsweidmann.bsky.social, @friederikeq.bsky.social, @sebnagel.bsky.social & Molly Roberts, published at #ICWSM2025.
🧵Thread👇
📣 Happy to announce the publication of our article (w @nilsweidmann.bsky.social, @friederikeq.bsky.social, @sebnagel.bsky.social, @yannistheocharis.bsky.social & Molly Roberts) on the complexity and availability of community guidelines @icwsm.bsky.social! 🔗 ojs.aaai.org/index.php/IC...
June 10, 2025 at 1:31 PM
📢New Paper Alert 📢
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🚨🚀 Looking for a comparative dataset on social media platforms? We’re excited to launch COMPARE! This is a collaborative effort by @nilsweidmann.bsky.social , @friederikeq.bsky.social , @sebnagel.bsky.social , @yannistheocharis.bsky.social & Molly Roberts. 🧵⤵️ (1/5)
May 28, 2025 at 8:39 AM
🚨🚀 Looking for a comparative dataset on social media platforms? We’re excited to launch COMPARE! This is a collaborative effort by @nilsweidmann.bsky.social , @friederikeq.bsky.social , @sebnagel.bsky.social , @yannistheocharis.bsky.social & Molly Roberts. 🧵⤵️ (1/5)
New interview out! I spoke with Lars Lubienetzki for ver.di—one of Germany’s largest trade unions—about our much-anticipated report "Content Warning: Public Attitudes on Content Moderation and Freedom of Expression." 📢
🔗 Only available in German: mmm.verdi.de/aktuelle-mel...
🔗 Only available in German: mmm.verdi.de/aktuelle-mel...
Social Media: Mehr Moderation gewünscht - M - Menschen Machen Medien (ver.di)
Wer trägt die Verantwortung, um etwas gegen zunehmenden Hass in den sozialen Medien zu unternehmen? Die Plattformen? Die Politik? Die Nutzer*innen? Alle drei Gruppen jeweils zu einem Drittel. Zu diese...
mmm.verdi.de
March 12, 2025 at 11:07 AM
New interview out! I spoke with Lars Lubienetzki for ver.di—one of Germany’s largest trade unions—about our much-anticipated report "Content Warning: Public Attitudes on Content Moderation and Freedom of Expression." 📢
🔗 Only available in German: mmm.verdi.de/aktuelle-mel...
🔗 Only available in German: mmm.verdi.de/aktuelle-mel...
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US least supportive of content moderation vs. hate speech and misinformation versus nine other countries tumthinktank.de/wp-content/u...
March 3, 2025 at 7:56 PM
US least supportive of content moderation vs. hate speech and misinformation versus nine other countries tumthinktank.de/wp-content/u...
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According to our survey (@yannistheocharis.bsky.social @friederikeq.bsky.social & team) 1 in 5 Americans experience sexual harassment online. (This includes many people who are not even using dating apps)
The way companies deprioritize user safety is alarming as @themarkup.org's investigation shows
The way companies deprioritize user safety is alarming as @themarkup.org's investigation shows
February 13, 2025 at 6:17 PM
According to our survey (@yannistheocharis.bsky.social @friederikeq.bsky.social & team) 1 in 5 Americans experience sexual harassment online. (This includes many people who are not even using dating apps)
The way companies deprioritize user safety is alarming as @themarkup.org's investigation shows
The way companies deprioritize user safety is alarming as @themarkup.org's investigation shows
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Also, terrible behaviors have become normalized online, many people get attacked, yet we... seem to be keen to use social media anyway?
In a new report w/ @yannistheocharis.bsky.social, @friederikeq.bsky.social @spyroskosmidis.bsky.social, @franziskapradel.bsky.social we document these experiences:
In a new report w/ @yannistheocharis.bsky.social, @friederikeq.bsky.social @spyroskosmidis.bsky.social, @franziskapradel.bsky.social we document these experiences:
February 11, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Also, terrible behaviors have become normalized online, many people get attacked, yet we... seem to be keen to use social media anyway?
In a new report w/ @yannistheocharis.bsky.social, @friederikeq.bsky.social @spyroskosmidis.bsky.social, @franziskapradel.bsky.social we document these experiences:
In a new report w/ @yannistheocharis.bsky.social, @friederikeq.bsky.social @spyroskosmidis.bsky.social, @franziskapradel.bsky.social we document these experiences:
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Thrilled that our report "CONTENT WARNING: Public Attitudes on Content Moderation and Freedom of Expression", launched today, has received a very warm reception by the media!
📖 Read the coverage: www.zeit.de/news/2025-02...
More info below on some of the questions we tackle 🧵👇
📖 Read the coverage: www.zeit.de/news/2025-02...
More info below on some of the questions we tackle 🧵👇
Gewalt im Internet: Umfrage: Mehrheit wünscht sich Kontrolle in sozialen Medien
Hier finden Sie Informationen zu dem Thema „Gewalt im Internet“. Lesen Sie jetzt „Umfrage: Mehrheit wünscht sich Kontrolle in sozialen Medien“.
www.zeit.de
February 11, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Thrilled that our report "CONTENT WARNING: Public Attitudes on Content Moderation and Freedom of Expression", launched today, has received a very warm reception by the media!
📖 Read the coverage: www.zeit.de/news/2025-02...
More info below on some of the questions we tackle 🧵👇
📖 Read the coverage: www.zeit.de/news/2025-02...
More info below on some of the questions we tackle 🧵👇
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🚨 New Preview of Our Upcoming Report 🚨
Leaked Meta guidelines suggest harmful speech like "Immigrants are filthy pieces of shit" or "Gays are freaks" may soon be allowed.
Does this policy shift reflect public opinion?
Our survey across 10 countries finds no evidence of support for such content.
Leaked Meta guidelines suggest harmful speech like "Immigrants are filthy pieces of shit" or "Gays are freaks" may soon be allowed.
Does this policy shift reflect public opinion?
Our survey across 10 countries finds no evidence of support for such content.
January 13, 2025 at 9:22 AM
🚨 New Preview of Our Upcoming Report 🚨
Leaked Meta guidelines suggest harmful speech like "Immigrants are filthy pieces of shit" or "Gays are freaks" may soon be allowed.
Does this policy shift reflect public opinion?
Our survey across 10 countries finds no evidence of support for such content.
Leaked Meta guidelines suggest harmful speech like "Immigrants are filthy pieces of shit" or "Gays are freaks" may soon be allowed.
Does this policy shift reflect public opinion?
Our survey across 10 countries finds no evidence of support for such content.
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Leaked documents show the highly political & inconsistent nature of Meta's new hate speech policy.
"Christian men are totally useless" is NOT allowed but "Mexican immigrants are trash" is acceptable!?
"Gays are freaks", "trans people are immoral" - all allowed.
👉 theintercept.com/2025/01/09/f...
"Christian men are totally useless" is NOT allowed but "Mexican immigrants are trash" is acceptable!?
"Gays are freaks", "trans people are immoral" - all allowed.
👉 theintercept.com/2025/01/09/f...
Leaked Meta Rules: Users Are Free to Post “Mexican Immigrants Are Trash!” or “Trans People Are Immoral”
Facebook now allows attacks on immigrants and trans people, and posts like “Mexican immigrants are trash!” and “I’m a proud racist.”
theintercept.com
January 10, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Leaked documents show the highly political & inconsistent nature of Meta's new hate speech policy.
"Christian men are totally useless" is NOT allowed but "Mexican immigrants are trash" is acceptable!?
"Gays are freaks", "trans people are immoral" - all allowed.
👉 theintercept.com/2025/01/09/f...
"Christian men are totally useless" is NOT allowed but "Mexican immigrants are trash" is acceptable!?
"Gays are freaks", "trans people are immoral" - all allowed.
👉 theintercept.com/2025/01/09/f...
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📄An interesting contribution by Matti Schneider from Open Terms Archive on the new #Meta community guidelines.
Using our Platform Governance Archive, Matti analyzes how Meta removes many protections against #HateSpeech: opentermsarchive.org/en/memos/met...
Using our Platform Governance Archive, Matti analyzes how Meta removes many protections against #HateSpeech: opentermsarchive.org/en/memos/met...
Meta removes many hate speech protections
Meta replaced its “hate speech” policy for Facebook, Instagram and Threads by a “hateful conduct” policy, explicitly allowing many forms of insults and gender-exclusive language.
opentermsarchive.org
January 10, 2025 at 9:31 AM
📄An interesting contribution by Matti Schneider from Open Terms Archive on the new #Meta community guidelines.
Using our Platform Governance Archive, Matti analyzes how Meta removes many protections against #HateSpeech: opentermsarchive.org/en/memos/met...
Using our Platform Governance Archive, Matti analyzes how Meta removes many protections against #HateSpeech: opentermsarchive.org/en/memos/met...
Following Meta’s latest announcement and adding to the debate, we want to share first insights from our a new study.
Check it out and stay tuned for more! ⬇️
#Meta #ContentModeration #SocialMedia #FreeSpeech
Check it out and stay tuned for more! ⬇️
#Meta #ContentModeration #SocialMedia #FreeSpeech
Contrary to Mark Zuckerberg’s claim that replacing fact-checkers with "community notes" will enhance free expression, this move does not seem intended to satisfy US users’ supposed craving for a return to Meta’s "free speech roots."
The reality is far more nuanced.
The reality is far more nuanced.
January 9, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Following Meta’s latest announcement and adding to the debate, we want to share first insights from our a new study.
Check it out and stay tuned for more! ⬇️
#Meta #ContentModeration #SocialMedia #FreeSpeech
Check it out and stay tuned for more! ⬇️
#Meta #ContentModeration #SocialMedia #FreeSpeech
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1) Maybe it seems small potatoes, but blaming politicized fact-checkers and ops people for content moderation systems not working and over censoring is a total lie.
Don't blame poor trust & safety workers for implementing the convoluted politics and messy policicies that come from the C-suite!
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Don't blame poor trust & safety workers for implementing the convoluted politics and messy policicies that come from the C-suite!
2/
January 7, 2025 at 5:48 PM
1) Maybe it seems small potatoes, but blaming politicized fact-checkers and ops people for content moderation systems not working and over censoring is a total lie.
Don't blame poor trust & safety workers for implementing the convoluted politics and messy policicies that come from the C-suite!
2/
Don't blame poor trust & safety workers for implementing the convoluted politics and messy policicies that come from the C-suite!
2/