Marc Faddoul
@marcfaddoul.com
Director at @aiforensics.org - Algorithmic Audit and Platform Accountability non-profit
Also with @freeourfeeds.com to expand ATproto infra and ecosystem!
Also with @freeourfeeds.com to expand ATproto infra and ecosystem!
These dynamics are more relevant than ever, including in the US, where a consortium of hyper-conservative tech moguls are trying to buy the app, with the intent of shaping and controlling its algorithm for its 170 million users... Documentary Link: www.arte.tv/fr/videos/12...
TikTok, un réseau sous influence (1/2) - Naissance d’un géant chinois - Regarder le documentaire complet | ARTE
L’application la plus téléchargée au monde est-elle le bras armé du Parti communiste chinois ? Comment s’est-elle imposée au coeur de la confrontation commerciale et géopolitique entre Pékin et Washin...
www.arte.tv
November 20, 2025 at 7:37 AM
These dynamics are more relevant than ever, including in the US, where a consortium of hyper-conservative tech moguls are trying to buy the app, with the intent of shaping and controlling its algorithm for its 170 million users... Documentary Link: www.arte.tv/fr/videos/12...
In the second episode, I also discuss the April 2024 investigation by @972mag.com, showing how Israel’s Lavender system was used for mass surveillance, and mass targeted killings in Gaza, including with data flowing from TikTok and other Big Tech platforms.
November 20, 2025 at 7:37 AM
In the second episode, I also discuss the April 2024 investigation by @972mag.com, showing how Israel’s Lavender system was used for mass surveillance, and mass targeted killings in Gaza, including with data flowing from TikTok and other Big Tech platforms.
1️⃣ Its data-collection centric design, combined with opaque amplification and moderation dynamics
2️⃣ Its algorithmic “edge”: hyper-personalization, getting data inputs at a rate higher than on any other platform
3️⃣ Hybrid warfare, where battles of public opinion are increasingly fought on social media.
2️⃣ Its algorithmic “edge”: hyper-personalization, getting data inputs at a rate higher than on any other platform
3️⃣ Hybrid warfare, where battles of public opinion are increasingly fought on social media.
November 20, 2025 at 7:37 AM
1️⃣ Its data-collection centric design, combined with opaque amplification and moderation dynamics
2️⃣ Its algorithmic “edge”: hyper-personalization, getting data inputs at a rate higher than on any other platform
3️⃣ Hybrid warfare, where battles of public opinion are increasingly fought on social media.
2️⃣ Its algorithmic “edge”: hyper-personalization, getting data inputs at a rate higher than on any other platform
3️⃣ Hybrid warfare, where battles of public opinion are increasingly fought on social media.
Wow, who could have predicted that online identity verification could also be an instrument of techno-fascism…
Thanks for sharing
Thanks for sharing
September 2, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Wow, who could have predicted that online identity verification could also be an instrument of techno-fascism…
Thanks for sharing
Thanks for sharing
Although the intention to protect minors is commendable, many risks can result from the deployment of age control mechanisms on the internet.
We must ensure those risks do not outweigh the actual benefits in terms of protecting minors!
@aiforensics.org report coverage: pro.politico.eu/news/203936
We must ensure those risks do not outweigh the actual benefits in terms of protecting minors!
@aiforensics.org report coverage: pro.politico.eu/news/203936
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pro.politico.eu
September 2, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Although the intention to protect minors is commendable, many risks can result from the deployment of age control mechanisms on the internet.
We must ensure those risks do not outweigh the actual benefits in terms of protecting minors!
@aiforensics.org report coverage: pro.politico.eu/news/203936
We must ensure those risks do not outweigh the actual benefits in terms of protecting minors!
@aiforensics.org report coverage: pro.politico.eu/news/203936
Reposted by Marc Faddoul
With my stellar collegues in its expert committee ⬆️ we laid out our vision in Les Echos today ⬇️
www.lesechos.fr/idees-debats...
www.lesechos.fr/idees-debats...
www.lesechos.fr
June 2, 2025 at 4:34 PM
With my stellar collegues in its expert committee ⬆️ we laid out our vision in Les Echos today ⬇️
www.lesechos.fr/idees-debats...
www.lesechos.fr/idees-debats...
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🇫🇷 Marie Bohner – @afp.com
🇫🇷 @marcfaddoul.com – @aiforensics.org
🇩🇪 @geurkink.bsky.social – CITR
🇪🇸 Clara Jiménez Cruz – @maldita.es.web.brid.gy
🇪🇪 Maia Klaassen – BECID
🇫🇷 Chine Labbe – @newsguard.bsky.social
🇫🇷 Laura Roguet – @sunstormfoundation.bsky.social
🇫🇷 Marie Bohner – @afp.com
🇫🇷 @marcfaddoul.com – @aiforensics.org
🇩🇪 @geurkink.bsky.social – CITR
🇪🇸 Clara Jiménez Cruz – @maldita.es.web.brid.gy
🇪🇪 Maia Klaassen – BECID
🇫🇷 Chine Labbe – @newsguard.bsky.social
🇫🇷 Laura Roguet – @sunstormfoundation.bsky.social
June 2, 2025 at 4:34 PM
🇧🇪 @aa.disinfo.eu – EU DisinfoLab
🇫🇷 Marie Bohner – @afp.com
🇫🇷 @marcfaddoul.com – @aiforensics.org
🇩🇪 @geurkink.bsky.social – CITR
🇪🇸 Clara Jiménez Cruz – @maldita.es.web.brid.gy
🇪🇪 Maia Klaassen – BECID
🇫🇷 Chine Labbe – @newsguard.bsky.social
🇫🇷 Laura Roguet – @sunstormfoundation.bsky.social
🇫🇷 Marie Bohner – @afp.com
🇫🇷 @marcfaddoul.com – @aiforensics.org
🇩🇪 @geurkink.bsky.social – CITR
🇪🇸 Clara Jiménez Cruz – @maldita.es.web.brid.gy
🇪🇪 Maia Klaassen – BECID
🇫🇷 Chine Labbe – @newsguard.bsky.social
🇫🇷 Laura Roguet – @sunstormfoundation.bsky.social