Nora Draper
@noradraper.bsky.social
researcher, teacher, writer
associate professor of media and communication at UNH
privacy, surveillance, media and technology industries
associate professor of media and communication at UNH
privacy, surveillance, media and technology industries
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“Debate Me” culture is not organic, endemic, or apolitical. This mode of high jacking discourse is and has been central to a 30-year conservative training program that has produced untold numbers of people to do this for every reason but “civil discourse”
It's wild to me how ostensibly smart people cannot/could not/will not see what is so obvious.
@mmasnick.bsky.social nails it. And my hunch is we'd be a better society if the Very Serious People with the Very Serious Ideas opened their fucking eyes.
www.techdirt.com/2025/09/17/t...
@mmasnick.bsky.social nails it. And my hunch is we'd be a better society if the Very Serious People with the Very Serious Ideas opened their fucking eyes.
www.techdirt.com/2025/09/17/t...
September 17, 2025 at 7:01 PM
“Debate Me” culture is not organic, endemic, or apolitical. This mode of high jacking discourse is and has been central to a 30-year conservative training program that has produced untold numbers of people to do this for every reason but “civil discourse”
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Saddened to hear of the passing of Dr. Rossiter, who told the stories of the many forgotten and underappreciated women of science.
Like many women of her generation, she survived academia by developing a tough exterior, but her support for jr women, myself included, was unwavering.
RIP, Margaret.
Like many women of her generation, she survived academia by developing a tough exterior, but her support for jr women, myself included, was unwavering.
RIP, Margaret.
Margaret W. Rossiter, 81, Dies; Wrote Women Scientists Into History
www.nytimes.com
August 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Saddened to hear of the passing of Dr. Rossiter, who told the stories of the many forgotten and underappreciated women of science.
Like many women of her generation, she survived academia by developing a tough exterior, but her support for jr women, myself included, was unwavering.
RIP, Margaret.
Like many women of her generation, she survived academia by developing a tough exterior, but her support for jr women, myself included, was unwavering.
RIP, Margaret.
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Online age verification is not like "showing ID to buy alcohol" because
a) the liquor store doesn't get to scan your ID and store a digital copy of it forever in a database that will inevitably get hacked
b) you don't have to show ID to go to the library because they have cocktail recipe books
a) the liquor store doesn't get to scan your ID and store a digital copy of it forever in a database that will inevitably get hacked
b) you don't have to show ID to go to the library because they have cocktail recipe books
August 25, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Online age verification is not like "showing ID to buy alcohol" because
a) the liquor store doesn't get to scan your ID and store a digital copy of it forever in a database that will inevitably get hacked
b) you don't have to show ID to go to the library because they have cocktail recipe books
a) the liquor store doesn't get to scan your ID and store a digital copy of it forever in a database that will inevitably get hacked
b) you don't have to show ID to go to the library because they have cocktail recipe books
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Our department at the University of Toronto is hiring an assistant professor of sociology of race / ethnicity this fall.
I'm not on the hiring committee but am very happy to talk to you about the position if you are interested. You can email, DM, or find me at ASA.
jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...
I'm not on the hiring committee but am very happy to talk to you about the position if you are interested. You can email, DM, or find me at ASA.
jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...
Assistant Professor - Sociology of Race and Ethnicity
Assistant Professor - Sociology of Race and Ethnicity
jobs.utoronto.ca
August 1, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Our department at the University of Toronto is hiring an assistant professor of sociology of race / ethnicity this fall.
I'm not on the hiring committee but am very happy to talk to you about the position if you are interested. You can email, DM, or find me at ASA.
jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...
I'm not on the hiring committee but am very happy to talk to you about the position if you are interested. You can email, DM, or find me at ASA.
jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...
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My university has announced a fund to essentially poach doctoral students from US institutions. DM me if you do work on the history/social impacts of AI and are interested in being poached 😂
July 17, 2025 at 8:17 PM
My university has announced a fund to essentially poach doctoral students from US institutions. DM me if you do work on the history/social impacts of AI and are interested in being poached 😂
Essential thread on the (lack of) ethics in the ChangeMyView Reddit research project and how/why to do better
Moderators from the ChangeMyView subreddit revealed that researchers from the University of Zürich conducted a large-scale, unauthorized AI experiment on their community. The researchers had used AI bots to secretly impersonate people for experiments in persuasion. This was unethical. 1/6
April 30, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Essential thread on the (lack of) ethics in the ChangeMyView Reddit research project and how/why to do better
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can’t tell you how much joy i get from seeing pierre poilievre lost his seat
April 29, 2025 at 12:53 PM
can’t tell you how much joy i get from seeing pierre poilievre lost his seat
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He could, for instance, have written about any number of topics. Here are some ideas for free.
1. What cults are the Anthropic crew in, and what is the ideological ancestry of these cults? (We've done the work for him here, hint hint, its eugenics: firstmonday.org/ojs/index.ph...).
1. What cults are the Anthropic crew in, and what is the ideological ancestry of these cults? (We've done the work for him here, hint hint, its eugenics: firstmonday.org/ojs/index.ph...).
April 25, 2025 at 2:27 AM
He could, for instance, have written about any number of topics. Here are some ideas for free.
1. What cults are the Anthropic crew in, and what is the ideological ancestry of these cults? (We've done the work for him here, hint hint, its eugenics: firstmonday.org/ojs/index.ph...).
1. What cults are the Anthropic crew in, and what is the ideological ancestry of these cults? (We've done the work for him here, hint hint, its eugenics: firstmonday.org/ojs/index.ph...).
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When I left the Washington Post in 2023, my colleagues and I were worried AI would hoover up our work and enable "zombies" to churn out stories based on our reporting and writing styles.
Today WaPo announced a partnership with OpenAI. And here it is: Zombie Gillian Brockell. I DID NOT WRITE THIS.
Today WaPo announced a partnership with OpenAI. And here it is: Zombie Gillian Brockell. I DID NOT WRITE THIS.
April 22, 2025 at 6:23 PM
When I left the Washington Post in 2023, my colleagues and I were worried AI would hoover up our work and enable "zombies" to churn out stories based on our reporting and writing styles.
Today WaPo announced a partnership with OpenAI. And here it is: Zombie Gillian Brockell. I DID NOT WRITE THIS.
Today WaPo announced a partnership with OpenAI. And here it is: Zombie Gillian Brockell. I DID NOT WRITE THIS.
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BREAKING: We filed a class action lawsuit today to protect international students in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine, Rhode Island, and Puerto Rico from the Trump administration's abrupt and unlawful termination of their legal status.
April 18, 2025 at 7:35 PM
BREAKING: We filed a class action lawsuit today to protect international students in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine, Rhode Island, and Puerto Rico from the Trump administration's abrupt and unlawful termination of their legal status.
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Wow, we are now being officially advised against travel to the USA by the Canadian Association of University Teachers. I never thought I'd see the day. ☹️ #AcademicChatter
April 15, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Wow, we are now being officially advised against travel to the USA by the Canadian Association of University Teachers. I never thought I'd see the day. ☹️ #AcademicChatter
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“It is 2025, and seemingly everyone wants us in the humanities to do stuff ‘with AI,’ informed not by what the technology avails but by the hopes it encodes.”
For the latest issue of Artforum I wrote about the culture of “AI” in my sector of academia, arguing that a focus on what it does distracts attention away from examining the exploitative conditions that the hopeful rhetoric of its promise upholds. www.artforum.com/features/gen...
MACHINE YEARNING
Sonja Drimmer critically examines art historians’ recent embrace of generative AI as a tool for humanities research.
www.artforum.com
April 3, 2025 at 3:16 AM
“It is 2025, and seemingly everyone wants us in the humanities to do stuff ‘with AI,’ informed not by what the technology avails but by the hopes it encodes.”
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Review of Careless People written by former head of public policy for Bangladesh at Meta.
A former Meta employee reviews the new Facebook memoir
Sarah Wynn-Williams’ memoir is a courageous feat, but it glosses over her own indifference to warnings from policymakers, civil society, and internal teams outside the U.S. about serious harm to commu...
restofworld.org
March 28, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Review of Careless People written by former head of public policy for Bangladesh at Meta.
Sandra Harding’s writing highlights science’s political role in the everyday lives of everyday people. May we remember her words and celebrate her vision. A tremendous loss
She changed my life by helping me find my own words, to fight for science.
May her memory be a blessing. Rest with honor, Sandra Harding.
dukeupress.wordpress.com/2025/03/12/f...
May her memory be a blessing. Rest with honor, Sandra Harding.
dukeupress.wordpress.com/2025/03/12/f...
Farewell to Sandra Harding
We were sorry to learn of the death of philosopher Sandra Harding on March 5, 2025 at the age of 89. She was Distinguished Research Professor Emerita at the University of California, Los Angeles. H…
dukeupress.wordpress.com
March 14, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Sandra Harding’s writing highlights science’s political role in the everyday lives of everyday people. May we remember her words and celebrate her vision. A tremendous loss
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Come work with me! 1 year postdoc opportunity to work with me on workers' roles in AI safety. Social science and participatory methods a must, experience working with trade unions a +
More info & apply here -->
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More info & apply here -->
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February 26, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Come work with me! 1 year postdoc opportunity to work with me on workers' roles in AI safety. Social science and participatory methods a must, experience working with trade unions a +
More info & apply here -->
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More info & apply here -->
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In all the bluster and the threats of tariffs and annexation, nationalist jokes and hockey game boos, this is where my mind always went.
You can always count on @brandimorin.bsky.social to bring the perspective that mainstream media ignores. #landback
You can always count on @brandimorin.bsky.social to bring the perspective that mainstream media ignores. #landback
Canada, the 51st state? ‘Over our dead bodies,’ say Indigenous leaders.
First Nations aren’t taking Trump’s comments lightly, reports Brandi Morin, and say they have both international law and economic leverage on their side.
ricochet.media/indigenous/c...
First Nations aren’t taking Trump’s comments lightly, reports Brandi Morin, and say they have both international law and economic leverage on their side.
ricochet.media/indigenous/c...
Canada, the 51st state? ‘Over our dead bodies,’ say Indigenous leaders
First Nations aren’t taking Trump’s comments lightly, and say they have both international law and economic leverage on their side.
ricochet.media
February 18, 2025 at 9:06 PM
In all the bluster and the threats of tariffs and annexation, nationalist jokes and hockey game boos, this is where my mind always went.
You can always count on @brandimorin.bsky.social to bring the perspective that mainstream media ignores. #landback
You can always count on @brandimorin.bsky.social to bring the perspective that mainstream media ignores. #landback
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CFPB's former chief technologist issues an urgent warning to the court that several years' worth of sensitive data is about to be destroyed, with damaging consequences
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February 14, 2025 at 5:12 PM
CFPB's former chief technologist issues an urgent warning to the court that several years' worth of sensitive data is about to be destroyed, with damaging consequences
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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VICTORY: The NH House just voted to withdraw HB 476, a 15-week abortion ban. Extreme and baseless anti-abortion rights policies have no place in the Granite State, period. #nhpolitics
February 6, 2025 at 6:08 PM
VICTORY: The NH House just voted to withdraw HB 476, a 15-week abortion ban. Extreme and baseless anti-abortion rights policies have no place in the Granite State, period. #nhpolitics
This new article from @histoftech.bsky.social provides essential testimony of resistance within tech industry. It’s also valuable for anyone (like me!) researching the history of worker organizing w/in science and tech companies
History in the making: Whistleblowers and big tech
| First Monday
firstmonday.org
January 24, 2025 at 4:43 PM
This new article from @histoftech.bsky.social provides essential testimony of resistance within tech industry. It’s also valuable for anyone (like me!) researching the history of worker organizing w/in science and tech companies
A thoughtful and nuanced response to claims that social media and smartphones are the root cause of a crisis in teen mental health
I wrote about all the ways Jonathan Haidt gets it wrong and how early Haidt would not have been happy with later Haidt.
newrepublic.com/article/1903...
Are Cell Phones Really Destroying Kids’ Mental Health?
Jonathan Haidt once heralded an “ultrasocial” world. Now he’s one of social media’s most prominent critics.
newrepublic.com
January 24, 2025 at 1:02 AM
A thoughtful and nuanced response to claims that social media and smartphones are the root cause of a crisis in teen mental health
One thing getting me through this week is all the reminders of the wonder of Ichiro Suzuki. What a gift to be a baseball fan while that guy was playing
January 24, 2025 at 12:29 AM
One thing getting me through this week is all the reminders of the wonder of Ichiro Suzuki. What a gift to be a baseball fan while that guy was playing
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Sharing this because what Mia says here about the Wired headline is an important lesson about how to do your job when it really fucking matters
January 21, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Sharing this because what Mia says here about the Wired headline is an important lesson about how to do your job when it really fucking matters
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As a Canadian I still have access to TikTok and will describe what's happening there for the low low price of $10.00CAD per minute.
January 19, 2025 at 3:37 AM
As a Canadian I still have access to TikTok and will describe what's happening there for the low low price of $10.00CAD per minute.