Luke Hogg
@lehogg.bsky.social
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Luke Hogg
@lehogg.bsky.social
· Dec 17
🧵 Our new paper @mccourtschool.bsky.social and @noupside.bsky.social just went live!
Illegitimi non carborundum
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes' partner, Billy Evans, reportedly has his own blood-testing startup now, and Holmes is advising him.
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes' partner, Billy Evans, is reportedly launching his own blood-testing startup. Here's what we know about him.
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes' partner, Billy Evans, reportedly has his own blood-testing startup now, and Holmes is advising him.
www.businessinsider.com
May 12, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Illegitimi non carborundum
This is fake news and has been confirmed by DOGE as such
USCO is a subagency of the Library Congress and DOGE (as part of OMB) has no control. Even the President only has limited control over who runs USCO
USCO is a subagency of the Library Congress and DOGE (as part of OMB) has no control. Even the President only has limited control over who runs USCO
May 12, 2025 at 4:37 PM
This is fake news and has been confirmed by DOGE as such
USCO is a subagency of the Library Congress and DOGE (as part of OMB) has no control. Even the President only has limited control over who runs USCO
USCO is a subagency of the Library Congress and DOGE (as part of OMB) has no control. Even the President only has limited control over who runs USCO
If you think the discourse on this platform is remotely representative of the broader public then you’re sorely mistaken
Bluesky's userbase tilts pretty far towards liberals (gonna count progs as libs, but apologetically and with all due respec). But to everyone calling this place an outlier / echo chamber let me give you some admittedly unscientific anecdata:
May 10, 2025 at 8:10 PM
If you think the discourse on this platform is remotely representative of the broader public then you’re sorely mistaken
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🚨 THREAD: What does is mean to preserve online expression in the digital age? Here are 4 key takeaways from our Hill Briefing, “The Future of Online Expression In The Trump Era: Freedom vs Regulation” #OnlineSpeech
Full video/audio here 👇 1/
www.netcaucus.org/event/online...
Full video/audio here 👇 1/
www.netcaucus.org/event/online...
April 30, 2025 at 1:40 PM
🚨 THREAD: What does is mean to preserve online expression in the digital age? Here are 4 key takeaways from our Hill Briefing, “The Future of Online Expression In The Trump Era: Freedom vs Regulation” #OnlineSpeech
Full video/audio here 👇 1/
www.netcaucus.org/event/online...
Full video/audio here 👇 1/
www.netcaucus.org/event/online...
Quick 🧵 on why @opentechfund.bsky.social is awesome and why it's important that President Trump decided to save it at the last minute
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April 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Quick 🧵 on why @opentechfund.bsky.social is awesome and why it's important that President Trump decided to save it at the last minute
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Mark Graham (@mark.bsky.social), director of the #WaybackMachine, explains how the Wayback Machine archives over half a billion pages daily to ensure vital information remains accessible.
Full video ➡️ youtu.be/ETpNMXeiR7c
#InternetArchive #DigitalHistory #Preservation
Full video ➡️ youtu.be/ETpNMXeiR7c
#InternetArchive #DigitalHistory #Preservation
April 16, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Mark Graham (@mark.bsky.social), director of the #WaybackMachine, explains how the Wayback Machine archives over half a billion pages daily to ensure vital information remains accessible.
Full video ➡️ youtu.be/ETpNMXeiR7c
#InternetArchive #DigitalHistory #Preservation
Full video ➡️ youtu.be/ETpNMXeiR7c
#InternetArchive #DigitalHistory #Preservation
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Next in our Regulating Social Media symposium:
@lehogg.bsky.social and @noupside.bsky.social analyze what it would take for #middleware to flourish:
- align market incentives
- address regulatory barriers &
- encourage platform cooperation
www.justsecurity.org/109974/enabl...
@lehogg.bsky.social and @noupside.bsky.social analyze what it would take for #middleware to flourish:
- align market incentives
- address regulatory barriers &
- encourage platform cooperation
www.justsecurity.org/109974/enabl...
Enabling a Thriving Middleware Market
For middleware to flourish, policymakers must align market incentives, address regulatory barriers, and encourage platform cooperation.
www.justsecurity.org
April 11, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Next in our Regulating Social Media symposium:
@lehogg.bsky.social and @noupside.bsky.social analyze what it would take for #middleware to flourish:
- align market incentives
- address regulatory barriers &
- encourage platform cooperation
www.justsecurity.org/109974/enabl...
@lehogg.bsky.social and @noupside.bsky.social analyze what it would take for #middleware to flourish:
- align market incentives
- address regulatory barriers &
- encourage platform cooperation
www.justsecurity.org/109974/enabl...
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Join us: The Future of Online Expression In The Trump Era: Freedom vs Regulation" lunch with @ashkhen.bsky.social, Jenna Leventoff @aclu.org, Chris Marchese @netchoice.bsky.social, @lehogg.bsky.social
@fai.bsky.social.
📅 Wed, April 23
⏰ 12:00 PM
📍 Rayburn Building & Online
✉️ RSVP lu.ma/o51ptz6j
@fai.bsky.social.
📅 Wed, April 23
⏰ 12:00 PM
📍 Rayburn Building & Online
✉️ RSVP lu.ma/o51ptz6j
April 10, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Join us: The Future of Online Expression In The Trump Era: Freedom vs Regulation" lunch with @ashkhen.bsky.social, Jenna Leventoff @aclu.org, Chris Marchese @netchoice.bsky.social, @lehogg.bsky.social
@fai.bsky.social.
📅 Wed, April 23
⏰ 12:00 PM
📍 Rayburn Building & Online
✉️ RSVP lu.ma/o51ptz6j
@fai.bsky.social.
📅 Wed, April 23
⏰ 12:00 PM
📍 Rayburn Building & Online
✉️ RSVP lu.ma/o51ptz6j
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Francis Fukuyama's "middleware" concept offers an intriguing solution to the unchecked political influence of social media platforms.
Great to see there's a new report out on it edited by @noupside.bsky.social & @lehogg.bsky.social
substack.com/home/po...
Great to see there's a new report out on it edited by @noupside.bsky.social & @lehogg.bsky.social
substack.com/home/po...
🧵 Our new paper @mccourtschool.bsky.social and @noupside.bsky.social just went live!
March 12, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Francis Fukuyama's "middleware" concept offers an intriguing solution to the unchecked political influence of social media platforms.
Great to see there's a new report out on it edited by @noupside.bsky.social & @lehogg.bsky.social
substack.com/home/po...
Great to see there's a new report out on it edited by @noupside.bsky.social & @lehogg.bsky.social
substack.com/home/po...
I still struggle to understand how a democratically elected government doing things “experts in democracy” don’t like is a threat to democracy
🔥🔥Harvard professors of government @ryanenos.bsky.social and Steven Levitsky (experts in democracy) urge Harvard to come to defense of American democracy, highlighting how “The defense of democracy transcends partisan or policy debates.”
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
March 6, 2025 at 1:22 PM
I still struggle to understand how a democratically elected government doing things “experts in democracy” don’t like is a threat to democracy
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2024 was the worst year for internet shutdowns, with governments imposing at least 296 outages in 54 countries. Ramsha Jahangir (@ramshajahangir.bsky.social) at Tech Policy Press on the key findings from Access Now's new report launched at #RightsCon:
Why 2024 Was The Worst Year for Internet Shutdowns | TechPolicy.Press
According to a new report, 2024 was the worst year for internet shutdowns, with governments imposing at least 296 outages in 54 countries.
www.techpolicy.press
February 24, 2025 at 3:48 PM
2024 was the worst year for internet shutdowns, with governments imposing at least 296 outages in 54 countries. Ramsha Jahangir (@ramshajahangir.bsky.social) at Tech Policy Press on the key findings from Access Now's new report launched at #RightsCon:
Lots of people seem to think it's impossible to do age verification in a secure and privacy preserving way
Those people are wrong
That's why @fai.bsky.social teamed up to explain in detail for the first time exactly how we can do age verification right
🧵 1/x
Those people are wrong
That's why @fai.bsky.social teamed up to explain in detail for the first time exactly how we can do age verification right
🧵 1/x
February 24, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Lots of people seem to think it's impossible to do age verification in a secure and privacy preserving way
Those people are wrong
That's why @fai.bsky.social teamed up to explain in detail for the first time exactly how we can do age verification right
🧵 1/x
Those people are wrong
That's why @fai.bsky.social teamed up to explain in detail for the first time exactly how we can do age verification right
🧵 1/x
Pumped to join @noupside.bsky.social and @yoyoel.com in leading this workshop at @knightfoundation.org
We may even have a special appearance by @jay.bsky.team!
We may even have a special appearance by @jay.bsky.team!
February 20, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Pumped to join @noupside.bsky.social and @yoyoel.com in leading this workshop at @knightfoundation.org
We may even have a special appearance by @jay.bsky.team!
We may even have a special appearance by @jay.bsky.team!
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Age verification has become a real policy flashpoint, but this paper from @fai.bsky.social's @lehogg.bsky.social and Evan Swarztrauber is a worthwhile nuanced read: www.thefai.org/posts/on-the...
On the Internet, No One Knows You're a Dog: Examining the Feasibility of Privacy-Preserving Age Verification Online | The Foundation for American Innovation
The Foundation for American Innovation.
www.thefai.org
February 19, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Age verification has become a real policy flashpoint, but this paper from @fai.bsky.social's @lehogg.bsky.social and Evan Swarztrauber is a worthwhile nuanced read: www.thefai.org/posts/on-the...
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i’m going to start sending out emails that start: “Hostile reminder:”
January 5, 2025 at 4:01 PM
i’m going to start sending out emails that start: “Hostile reminder:”
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🧵New paper out on MIDDLEWARE‼️What is it? 3rd party tools that can interact with, in this case, social media platforms, on behalf of users. Maybe to curate your feed in a particular way. Maybe to moderate, labeling & hiding content or users that you don't want to see.
www.thefai.org/posts/shapin...
www.thefai.org/posts/shapin...
Shaping the Future of Social Media with Middleware | The Foundation for American Innovation
This paper is co-published by the Foundation for American Innovation and Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy.
www.thefai.org
December 18, 2024 at 1:36 AM
🧵New paper out on MIDDLEWARE‼️What is it? 3rd party tools that can interact with, in this case, social media platforms, on behalf of users. Maybe to curate your feed in a particular way. Maybe to moderate, labeling & hiding content or users that you don't want to see.
www.thefai.org/posts/shapin...
www.thefai.org/posts/shapin...
🧵 Our new paper @mccourtschool.bsky.social and @noupside.bsky.social just went live!
December 17, 2024 at 3:56 PM
🧵 Our new paper @mccourtschool.bsky.social and @noupside.bsky.social just went live!
Now that bitcoin is going to the moon all you degens can finally afford to buy your mom something nice
Lucky for you, the @fai.bsky.social team has you covered with our first ever gift guide for those who refuse to touch grass
Lucky for you, the @fai.bsky.social team has you covered with our first ever gift guide for those who refuse to touch grass
November 29, 2024 at 7:59 PM
Now that bitcoin is going to the moon all you degens can finally afford to buy your mom something nice
Lucky for you, the @fai.bsky.social team has you covered with our first ever gift guide for those who refuse to touch grass
Lucky for you, the @fai.bsky.social team has you covered with our first ever gift guide for those who refuse to touch grass
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Bluesky now has over 20M people!! 🎉
We've been adding over a million users per day for the last few days. To celebrate, here are 20 fun facts about Bluesky:
We've been adding over a million users per day for the last few days. To celebrate, here are 20 fun facts about Bluesky:
November 19, 2024 at 6:51 PM
Bluesky now has over 20M people!! 🎉
We've been adding over a million users per day for the last few days. To celebrate, here are 20 fun facts about Bluesky:
We've been adding over a million users per day for the last few days. To celebrate, here are 20 fun facts about Bluesky:
Only way to get over the east to west coast time change
September 3, 2024 at 2:27 PM
Only way to get over the east to west coast time change
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Gosh who could have predicted that, besides almost everyone? www.techdirt.com/2024/02/20/g...
August 19, 2024 at 4:21 PM
Gosh who could have predicted that, besides almost everyone? www.techdirt.com/2024/02/20/g...
Congress sucks at being Congress
If anyone’s interested in how to make it better, check out the new report we just put out
www.thefai.org/posts/renova...
If anyone’s interested in how to make it better, check out the new report we just put out
www.thefai.org/posts/renova...
Renovating the People’s House: Rules Reforms for the 119th Congress | The Foundation for American Innovation
Click here to download a pdf of the paper
www.thefai.org
August 14, 2024 at 3:56 PM
Congress sucks at being Congress
If anyone’s interested in how to make it better, check out the new report we just put out
www.thefai.org/posts/renova...
If anyone’s interested in how to make it better, check out the new report we just put out
www.thefai.org/posts/renova...
How many memoirs is one person allowed to write? Asking for a friend
Hillary Clinton will publish a new book — her 11th — on Sept. 17, publisher Simon & Schuster announced.
The memoir, “Something Lost, Something Gained: Reflections on Life, Love, and Liberty,” will arrive just seven weeks before Election Day.
The memoir, “Something Lost, Something Gained: Reflections on Life, Love, and Liberty,” will arrive just seven weeks before Election Day.
Hillary Clinton to publish new memoir this fall
“Something Lost, Something Gained: Reflections on Life, Love, and Liberty” will be out Sept. 17.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 25, 2024 at 1:32 PM
How many memoirs is one person allowed to write? Asking for a friend
Since @rachel.bsky.social called me out for posting on X first…
We’re live with @publicknowledge.bsky.social in DC to talk DWeb!
We’re live with @publicknowledge.bsky.social in DC to talk DWeb!
June 14, 2024 at 3:10 PM
Since @rachel.bsky.social called me out for posting on X first…
We’re live with @publicknowledge.bsky.social in DC to talk DWeb!
We’re live with @publicknowledge.bsky.social in DC to talk DWeb!
Last week, @mchrisriley.com gave me the idea to have AI write a short story. This is the result.
The Sisyphean Comment:
The Sisyphean Comment:
March 3, 2024 at 7:50 PM
Last week, @mchrisriley.com gave me the idea to have AI write a short story. This is the result.
The Sisyphean Comment:
The Sisyphean Comment: