Rose Jackson
@rosejackson.bsky.social
Lead DFRLab Democracy + Tech Initiative at the Atlantic Council. Failed startup founder, snarky policymaker, former frontline civilian…always Hoosier.
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Wrote a thing warning people to expect a "Twitter Files" redux, of "The Government Files" in which Elon's dumbest fans will make a bunch of blatantly false conspiracy theory claims, he'll find some credulous "reporter" to repeat them, and people will believe it: www.techdirt.com/2025/02/03/t...
The Twitter Files Playbook Comes For The US Government
Remember the Twitter Files? That carefully orchestrated “exposé” where incredibly gullible hand-picked journalists were given selective access to internal documents to manufacture misle…
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February 3, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Wrote a thing warning people to expect a "Twitter Files" redux, of "The Government Files" in which Elon's dumbest fans will make a bunch of blatantly false conspiracy theory claims, he'll find some credulous "reporter" to repeat them, and people will believe it: www.techdirt.com/2025/02/03/t...
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Hi. Are you doomscrolling? A lot of news happened today, and the wildfire in Los Angeles is significant in scope and damage. It's understandable if you're worried. But staring at your phone for hours won't make you feel better. You still deserve time to rest and recover. Try not to stay up too late.
January 8, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Hi. Are you doomscrolling? A lot of news happened today, and the wildfire in Los Angeles is significant in scope and damage. It's understandable if you're worried. But staring at your phone for hours won't make you feel better. You still deserve time to rest and recover. Try not to stay up too late.
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Join @rebekahtromble.bsky.social, @brandonsilverman.bsky.social @rosejackson.bsky.social, & Agustina Del Campo at #FOSO2024 as they discuss the barriers to election research & the oversight mechanisms needed to study platforms and protect free expression. #elections sttrust.swoogo.com/f...
September 13, 2024 at 1:45 PM
Join @rebekahtromble.bsky.social, @brandonsilverman.bsky.social @rosejackson.bsky.social, & Agustina Del Campo at #FOSO2024 as they discuss the barriers to election research & the oversight mechanisms needed to study platforms and protect free expression. #elections sttrust.swoogo.com/f...
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LAST STOP: “Post-Mortems: Researcher Access to Data” with @rebekahtromble.bsky.social (GW IDDP), @brandonsilverman.bsky.social (GW IDDP), @rosejackson.bsky.social (Atlantic Council), & Agustina Del Campo (Center for Studies on Freedom of Expression). Join us live: youtube.com/live/-EXOaqi...
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September 17, 2024 at 5:53 PM
LAST STOP: “Post-Mortems: Researcher Access to Data” with @rebekahtromble.bsky.social (GW IDDP), @brandonsilverman.bsky.social (GW IDDP), @rosejackson.bsky.social (Atlantic Council), & Agustina Del Campo (Center for Studies on Freedom of Expression). Join us live: youtube.com/live/-EXOaqi...
Heard of the GDC? Trying to make sense of it? Or even just confused as to why I threw a random acronym into your feed? Join us next Tuesday to learn why it REALLY matters and what’s been going on at the UN and the interwebs.
Event alert🚨 Join @rosejackson.bsky.social and esteemed experts from the US and Danish government tech departments as we delve into the latest UN discussions on internet governance and its impact on global democracy.
Register below:
Register below:
The internet in the balance: UN discussions and our online future
A year of major UN conversations reopens the debate about the role of governments in the management of the internet.
www.atlanticcouncil.org
May 15, 2024 at 8:18 PM
Heard of the GDC? Trying to make sense of it? Or even just confused as to why I threw a random acronym into your feed? Join us next Tuesday to learn why it REALLY matters and what’s been going on at the UN and the interwebs.
Also that I got to name a serious think tank piece on technology and national security “Hate the Game, not the Player” brings me a level of joy my little nerd heart didn’t know it needed.
Given today’s messaging bill on #TikTok a good time to reup this piece w/ my @dfrlab.bsky.social colleagues assessing #natsec risks, examining the broader digital ecosystem, & highlighting the gaps in tools available to address what most people are actually concerned about dfrlab.org/2024/02/14/t...
March 7, 2024 at 7:46 PM
Also that I got to name a serious think tank piece on technology and national security “Hate the Game, not the Player” brings me a level of joy my little nerd heart didn’t know it needed.
Given today’s messaging bill on #TikTok a good time to reup this piece w/ my @dfrlab.bsky.social colleagues assessing #natsec risks, examining the broader digital ecosystem, & highlighting the gaps in tools available to address what most people are actually concerned about dfrlab.org/2024/02/14/t...
March 7, 2024 at 7:36 PM
Given today’s messaging bill on #TikTok a good time to reup this piece w/ my @dfrlab.bsky.social colleagues assessing #natsec risks, examining the broader digital ecosystem, & highlighting the gaps in tools available to address what most people are actually concerned about dfrlab.org/2024/02/14/t...
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Around the world, debates over TikTok have taken center stage with politicians and parents alike raising alarms over the app’s influence and Chinese government access. @kentonthibaut.bsky.social, Seth Stodder and @rosejackson.bsky.social right-size the conversation:
TikTok: Hate the Game, Not the Player
How strategic and regulatory confusion around TikTok prevent an effective national security response
dfrlab.org
February 15, 2024 at 6:26 PM
Around the world, debates over TikTok have taken center stage with politicians and parents alike raising alarms over the app’s influence and Chinese government access. @kentonthibaut.bsky.social, Seth Stodder and @rosejackson.bsky.social right-size the conversation:
Really enjoyed my conversation with @euractiv.com during my trip to Brussels. We discussed the promise and global importance of the #DSA, role of the research community, what to make of the online context with the war between #Israel and #Gaza and more. Thanks Luca for the invitation!
Now that the EU's Digital Services Act is up and running, how's it holding up to the challenges presented by the ongoing war in Israel and Palestine?
@dfrlab.bsky.social's @rosejackson.bsky.social joined @euractiv.com's "The Tech Brief" podcast to give her assessment.
🎧🎙️Listen now:
@dfrlab.bsky.social's @rosejackson.bsky.social joined @euractiv.com's "The Tech Brief" podcast to give her assessment.
🎧🎙️Listen now:
The Digital Services Act at its first test
www.euractiv.com
November 27, 2023 at 3:20 PM
Really enjoyed my conversation with @euractiv.com during my trip to Brussels. We discussed the promise and global importance of the #DSA, role of the research community, what to make of the online context with the war between #Israel and #Gaza and more. Thanks Luca for the invitation!
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“Journalists in Gaza are contending with a massive bombing campaign, electrical and internet outages, food and water shortages, and the psychological burden of reporting on the unfolding crisis while living it themselves." www.washingtonpost.com/style/media/...
It’s becoming impossible to report from Gaza
In Gaza, electrical and internet outages are making it hard for journalists to do their job — while many are also struggling to evacuate their own families.
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October 17, 2023 at 4:34 PM
“Journalists in Gaza are contending with a massive bombing campaign, electrical and internet outages, food and water shortages, and the psychological burden of reporting on the unfolding crisis while living it themselves." www.washingtonpost.com/style/media/...
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I especially enjoyed the part of this game where the CEO threatened to fire me because I banned someone and then I had to testify in front of congress. 10/10, fun experience, would recommend.
Good morning folks... today we're launching our new (free, browser-based) game Trust & Safety Tycoon. Please go check it out. Everyone thinks they know how trust & safety should work, but very few have actually done the job. Now's your chance! trustandsafety.fun
Trust & Safety Tycoon
Manage your team, set policies, make investments, and tackle the challenging world of Trust & Safety
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October 17, 2023 at 2:11 PM
I especially enjoyed the part of this game where the CEO threatened to fire me because I banned someone and then I had to testify in front of congress. 10/10, fun experience, would recommend.
So excited to see this out in the world. Check it out. A great intro to the dynamics and incentives at play for those making decisions at companies that impact your experience online.
Good morning folks... today we're launching our new (free, browser-based) game Trust & Safety Tycoon. Please go check it out. Everyone thinks they know how trust & safety should work, but very few have actually done the job. Now's your chance! trustandsafety.fun
Trust & Safety Tycoon
Manage your team, set policies, make investments, and tackle the challenging world of Trust & Safety
trustandsafety.fun
October 17, 2023 at 2:41 PM
So excited to see this out in the world. Check it out. A great intro to the dynamics and incentives at play for those making decisions at companies that impact your experience online.
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@dfrlab.bsky.social Middle East Research Fellow @dinamsadek.bsky.social spoke with Rolling Stone about how much of the viral Israel-Palestine content seen on Twitter, much of which is mis- and disinformation, gets its start on Telegram.
The Telegram-to-Twitter Pipeline Is Fueling Israel-Hamas Misinformation
The messaging app Telegram is a central hub for raw media from the Israel-Hamas war. Under X’s lax moderation, it’s feeding a misinformation mess.
www.rollingstone.com
October 17, 2023 at 1:51 PM
@dfrlab.bsky.social Middle East Research Fellow @dinamsadek.bsky.social spoke with Rolling Stone about how much of the viral Israel-Palestine content seen on Twitter, much of which is mis- and disinformation, gets its start on Telegram.
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Good morning folks... today we're launching our new (free, browser-based) game Trust & Safety Tycoon. Please go check it out. Everyone thinks they know how trust & safety should work, but very few have actually done the job. Now's your chance! trustandsafety.fun
Trust & Safety Tycoon
Manage your team, set policies, make investments, and tackle the challenging world of Trust & Safety
trustandsafety.fun
October 17, 2023 at 1:41 PM
Good morning folks... today we're launching our new (free, browser-based) game Trust & Safety Tycoon. Please go check it out. Everyone thinks they know how trust & safety should work, but very few have actually done the job. Now's your chance! trustandsafety.fun
This feels like a good time to repost this well researched, collective expert report on innovation, the internet, and societies we want to live in. We’ll call it my manifesto
www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-res...
@rightsduff.bsky.social @dfrlab.bsky.social
www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-res...
@rightsduff.bsky.social @dfrlab.bsky.social
Scaling trust on the web
The Task Force for a Trustworthy Future Web's report captures analysis of the systems gaps and critical opportunities that will define how the next generation of online spaces will be constructed.
www.atlanticcouncil.org
October 16, 2023 at 9:14 PM
This feels like a good time to repost this well researched, collective expert report on innovation, the internet, and societies we want to live in. We’ll call it my manifesto
www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-res...
@rightsduff.bsky.social @dfrlab.bsky.social
www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-res...
@rightsduff.bsky.social @dfrlab.bsky.social
I mean at least he says it all out loud?
I find things usually go great when folks use the word “birthright” in a “manifesto” 😳
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I find things usually go great when folks use the word “birthright” in a “manifesto” 😳
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October 16, 2023 at 9:07 PM
I mean at least he says it all out loud?
I find things usually go great when folks use the word “birthright” in a “manifesto” 😳
a16z.com/the-techno-o...
I find things usually go great when folks use the word “birthright” in a “manifesto” 😳
a16z.com/the-techno-o...
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@dfrlab.bsky.social's @laylam.bsky.social joined CNN International to discuss disinformation and graphic content flooding social media from the war in Israel.
Layla noted that Telegram's lack of content moderation allows Hamas a pipeline to upload these troubling images that then migrate elsewhere.
Layla noted that Telegram's lack of content moderation allows Hamas a pipeline to upload these troubling images that then migrate elsewhere.
Mounting concerns over misinformation about Israel-Hamas war on social media | CNN
CNN’s Rosemary Church talks to Layla Mashkoor, associate editor at the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab, about concerns that misinformation about the Israel-Hamas war is rapidly sp...
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October 12, 2023 at 3:15 PM
@dfrlab.bsky.social's @laylam.bsky.social joined CNN International to discuss disinformation and graphic content flooding social media from the war in Israel.
Layla noted that Telegram's lack of content moderation allows Hamas a pipeline to upload these troubling images that then migrate elsewhere.
Layla noted that Telegram's lack of content moderation allows Hamas a pipeline to upload these troubling images that then migrate elsewhere.
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Since Hamas' October 7 attack, there has been an unending torrent of false and unverified information and graphic material online. @dinamsadek.bsky.social and @laylam.bsky.social analyzed popular social platforms finding many Israel and Hamas'-affiliated accounts saw massive jumps in followers:
In Israel-Hamas conflict, social media become tools of propaganda and disinformation
Endless flood of false, misleading, and unverified information risks inflaming the conflict
dfrlab.org
October 12, 2023 at 11:01 PM
Since Hamas' October 7 attack, there has been an unending torrent of false and unverified information and graphic material online. @dinamsadek.bsky.social and @laylam.bsky.social analyzed popular social platforms finding many Israel and Hamas'-affiliated accounts saw massive jumps in followers:
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Just outed myself as That Guy in the group chat for parents at my kid's school by letting folks know that the surveillance apps that they use to stalk their kids also sell children's precise location data to pretty much anyone who wants it. themarkup.org/search?s=lif...
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Data-driven investigations of tech and how it influences society
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September 20, 2023 at 3:41 PM
Just outed myself as That Guy in the group chat for parents at my kid's school by letting folks know that the surveillance apps that they use to stalk their kids also sell children's precise location data to pretty much anyone who wants it. themarkup.org/search?s=lif...
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I got to have a wonderful conversation with the incredible Audrey Tang, Taiwan's Digital Minister, about the free and open internet. Here it is! www.taiwanplus.com/shows/origin...
How to Deal With Disinformation Without Affecting Freedom of Speech? -Innominds
Join us for a thought-provoking continuation of the conversation between visionaries Audrey Tang and Jillian York. In Part 2, they navigate the complex waters of content moderation
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September 20, 2023 at 3:42 PM
I got to have a wonderful conversation with the incredible Audrey Tang, Taiwan's Digital Minister, about the free and open internet. Here it is! www.taiwanplus.com/shows/origin...
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The "multipolar world" tale has been told hundreds of times in Latin America. Now, the scenery of the story is the BRICS
* READ my complete analysis on the @dfrlab.bsky.social website.
dfrlab.org/2023/09/06/p...
* READ my complete analysis on the @dfrlab.bsky.social website.
dfrlab.org/2023/09/06/p...
September 6, 2023 at 4:10 PM
The "multipolar world" tale has been told hundreds of times in Latin America. Now, the scenery of the story is the BRICS
* READ my complete analysis on the @dfrlab.bsky.social website.
dfrlab.org/2023/09/06/p...
* READ my complete analysis on the @dfrlab.bsky.social website.
dfrlab.org/2023/09/06/p...
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🆕Report: Democracy Derailed
Take a look through @codeforafrica.bsky.social’s @lujainion.bsky.social + @dfrlab.bsky.social's @awildknight.bsky.social research into 🇸🇩's media ecosystem and the political upheaval affecting the country since 2019.
📰 Read it here: bit.ly/3OCE4t4
Take a look through @codeforafrica.bsky.social’s @lujainion.bsky.social + @dfrlab.bsky.social's @awildknight.bsky.social research into 🇸🇩's media ecosystem and the political upheaval affecting the country since 2019.
📰 Read it here: bit.ly/3OCE4t4
Sudan's precarious information environment and the fight for democracy
An examination of the time from December 2018, when protests against then-president Omar al-Bashir first broke out, and December 2022, when a framework agreement between civilian and military leaders ...
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September 12, 2023 at 8:04 AM
🆕Report: Democracy Derailed
Take a look through @codeforafrica.bsky.social’s @lujainion.bsky.social + @dfrlab.bsky.social's @awildknight.bsky.social research into 🇸🇩's media ecosystem and the political upheaval affecting the country since 2019.
📰 Read it here: bit.ly/3OCE4t4
Take a look through @codeforafrica.bsky.social’s @lujainion.bsky.social + @dfrlab.bsky.social's @awildknight.bsky.social research into 🇸🇩's media ecosystem and the political upheaval affecting the country since 2019.
📰 Read it here: bit.ly/3OCE4t4
My team has been referring to “the panda story” on and off for a week and I’m beyond pleased it’s finally here.
If you want to know what “panda diplomacy”, a mine collapse in “inner Mongolia”, and the Memphis Zoo have in common, read on.
If you want to know what “panda diplomacy”, a mine collapse in “inner Mongolia”, and the Memphis Zoo have in common, read on.
Pandas Ya Ya and Le Le became targets of anti-American misinformation that alleged they were intentionally abused. We analyzed the economic incentives and the emotional messaging that drove the spread of misinformation on Chinese platforms.
Panda exchange program targeted by misinformation, driving anti-US narratives in China
Chinese media capitalized on emotionally resonant rumors about alleged panda abuse in the United States amid deteriorating US-China relations
dfrlab.org
September 14, 2023 at 2:05 PM
My team has been referring to “the panda story” on and off for a week and I’m beyond pleased it’s finally here.
If you want to know what “panda diplomacy”, a mine collapse in “inner Mongolia”, and the Memphis Zoo have in common, read on.
If you want to know what “panda diplomacy”, a mine collapse in “inner Mongolia”, and the Memphis Zoo have in common, read on.