Isabel Linzer
@isabelalinzer.bsky.social
Elections & democracy @ CDT. Stints: OHCHR, Freedom House, NDI. Posting about human rights, tech, authoritarianism, transnational repression, etc. Opinions my own.
I raise it because it speaks to the importance of these non-traditional sources online. Individual people/creators hold so much power and value.
November 6, 2025 at 8:51 PM
I raise it because it speaks to the importance of these non-traditional sources online. Individual people/creators hold so much power and value.
First up: influencers. This is a law dictating who can talk about what in the name of combatting misinfo. Clear violation of the right to free expression (yes I know it's China, but bear with me). Even the short list of issues here could impact political speech
November 6, 2025 at 8:51 PM
First up: influencers. This is a law dictating who can talk about what in the name of combatting misinfo. Clear violation of the right to free expression (yes I know it's China, but bear with me). Even the short list of issues here could impact political speech
As @rickhasen.bsky.social wrote last week, it's not the time to move from state-run elections to a centralized, national administration www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/o...
August 25, 2025 at 1:46 PM
As @rickhasen.bsky.social wrote last week, it's not the time to move from state-run elections to a centralized, national administration www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/o...
"LA Residents Are Foiling ICE Raids Using Amazon Ring’s Neighborhood Watch" www.forbes.com/sites/thomas...
June 18, 2025 at 3:14 PM
"LA Residents Are Foiling ICE Raids Using Amazon Ring’s Neighborhood Watch" www.forbes.com/sites/thomas...
In Strasbourg about to kick off day one of the Octopus Conference. Shoot me a message if you're in town!
June 4, 2025 at 6:50 AM
In Strasbourg about to kick off day one of the Octopus Conference. Shoot me a message if you're in town!
Ideas are not illegal
April 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Ideas are not illegal
Ah yes a classic RUD
March 7, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Ah yes a classic RUD
Really special to see @peterbeinart.bsky.social and @karenattiah.bsky.social tonight. Two of my favorite people to read, and seeing such a packed(!!) house of all ages restored a little of my faith in humanity
February 25, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Really special to see @peterbeinart.bsky.social and @karenattiah.bsky.social tonight. Two of my favorite people to read, and seeing such a packed(!!) house of all ages restored a little of my faith in humanity
Just had the predictable but nevertheless jarring/infuriating/depressing experience where my research led me to a source... that no longer exists
February 19, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Just had the predictable but nevertheless jarring/infuriating/depressing experience where my research led me to a source... that no longer exists
An actual comment I left myself this afternoon:
January 16, 2025 at 8:25 PM
An actual comment I left myself this afternoon:
Based on my new quantitative research, I reject the null hypothesis that the algorithm over there is Fine and Normal (n=1, p=0.000001)
November 20, 2024 at 6:06 PM
Based on my new quantitative research, I reject the null hypothesis that the algorithm over there is Fine and Normal (n=1, p=0.000001)
6:30pm DC vibe check: the smell of plywood is strong and the liquor store business is booming
November 5, 2024 at 11:35 PM
6:30pm DC vibe check: the smell of plywood is strong and the liquor store business is booming
Outing myself as a millennial and as being well into a pre-election spiral:
October 31, 2024 at 2:40 PM
Outing myself as a millennial and as being well into a pre-election spiral:
The Adams indictment is jaw-dropping www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
September 26, 2024 at 3:07 PM
The Adams indictment is jaw-dropping www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
We pretended to be bad actors and were able to game the system, so the chatbots repeated harmful narratives.
This suggests a 2nd tradeoff: educating users v. sharing harmful information. An example:
This suggests a 2nd tradeoff: educating users v. sharing harmful information. An example:
September 16, 2024 at 2:23 PM
We pretended to be bad actors and were able to game the system, so the chatbots repeated harmful narratives.
This suggests a 2nd tradeoff: educating users v. sharing harmful information. An example:
This suggests a 2nd tradeoff: educating users v. sharing harmful information. An example:
Incorrect info was the biggest problem overall, but there may be a tradeoff between providing answers and making errors. Notice that Gemini tended to avoid answering the question and produced fewer inaccurate answers.
September 16, 2024 at 2:22 PM
Incorrect info was the biggest problem overall, but there may be a tradeoff between providing answers and making errors. Notice that Gemini tended to avoid answering the question and produced fewer inaccurate answers.
It was always Kendall
September 21, 2023 at 1:47 PM
It was always Kendall