Laurin Liu
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Laurin Liu
@laurinliu.bsky.social
Breaking glass ceilings and other things since 2011. Scribble for a living.
The seriousness with which the NDP takes parity is why it is the only federal party to consistently ensure that 1/2 their general election candidates are women, while only 1/3 to 1/4 candidates are women in other major parties. It matters because men still outnumber women in Parliament 2 to 1 today.
September 4, 2025 at 12:23 PM
It’s not your imagination. Climate change is making seasonal allergy season longer and more intense. Here's what to do when the pollen count is high, how to improve your indoor air quality, and the differences between allergy medications. nyti.ms/3YIuo6i
May 13, 2025 at 1:44 AM
You’d be great but unrelated… book, book, book!!
May 4, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Here’s a breakdown of why Meta’s disregard for content moderation is a clear human rights issues with global consequences far beyond what most of us in the West can even appreciate: www.opensocietyfoundations.org/voices/in-af...
How Facebook Is Failing Africa
Underpaid, overworked content moderators, a lack of capacity in local languages, and no algorithmic safeguards all allow hateful content to proliferate on Facebook—especially in Africa, where parent c...
www.opensocietyfoundations.org
January 9, 2025 at 5:19 PM
When I worked in comms at the Open Society Foundations, I supported lawyers pushing for accountability for Facebook’s role in spreading viral hate in Eastern and Southern Africa, where Facebook posts have already fueled hatred, leading to mass attacks, indiscriminate murders, and assassinations
January 9, 2025 at 5:18 PM