Dr Shivangi Narayan
@shivanginarayan.bsky.social
Here to discuss AI policy/data governance from the lens of a sociologist. PhD in Sociology from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. Author of 'Predictive Policing and the Construction of the Criminal', Aug 2023, Palgrave Macmillan.
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The way identity politics and decolonisation arguments have been weaponised by some Western orgs/institutions has reproduced similar power structures that these ideologies sought to dismantle. And it is horrible for researchers like me who freely talk about our research to all and sundry and
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I cannot emphasize enough how true & real this is.
In almost anywhere on the political spectrum you ID with or major issue, there’s probably a bot/troll operation to encourage your rage and vitriol.
And how/where that rage gets directed, esp understandable rage, is what they are out to influence.
In almost anywhere on the political spectrum you ID with or major issue, there’s probably a bot/troll operation to encourage your rage and vitriol.
And how/where that rage gets directed, esp understandable rage, is what they are out to influence.
People on this app get really angry every time I point out that social media manipulation is a real phenomenon that we are all stewing in and that’s having real world consequences and I’m sure part of that is engagement farmers who do that manipulation not liking people talking about it
July 4, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I cannot emphasize enough how true & real this is.
In almost anywhere on the political spectrum you ID with or major issue, there’s probably a bot/troll operation to encourage your rage and vitriol.
And how/where that rage gets directed, esp understandable rage, is what they are out to influence.
In almost anywhere on the political spectrum you ID with or major issue, there’s probably a bot/troll operation to encourage your rage and vitriol.
And how/where that rage gets directed, esp understandable rage, is what they are out to influence.
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Donate to help Hasan and his family travel to a safer home!
Day 635 of genocide
Dear friends, we’re packing our things as we prepare to move to the apartment in Deir al-Balah. Transportation costs are high, most drivers ask for at least $300. I know it’s a lot,but I trust you won’t leave me.
With your help,I can cover the cost of the move❤️
gofund.me/e6740048
Dear friends, we’re packing our things as we prepare to move to the apartment in Deir al-Balah. Transportation costs are high, most drivers ask for at least $300. I know it’s a lot,but I trust you won’t leave me.
With your help,I can cover the cost of the move❤️
gofund.me/e6740048
July 3, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Donate to help Hasan and his family travel to a safer home!
Not citing my work on an article on Facial Recognition+Delhi Police, in 2025, is just bad research. Girl, go redo your literature review (this rhymes!)
thewire.in/politics/rig...
thewire.in/politics/rig...
Special | As AI Took Over Policing in Delhi, Who Bore the Brunt?
An investigation by The Wire and Pulitzer Center uncovered troubling instances where individuals were arrested solely on the basis of facial recognition – without solid corroborating evidence or credi...
thewire.in
July 2, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Not citing my work on an article on Facial Recognition+Delhi Police, in 2025, is just bad research. Girl, go redo your literature review (this rhymes!)
thewire.in/politics/rig...
thewire.in/politics/rig...
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Israel is accelerating their genocide right now and not a single western politician is stopping it
www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
Israel kills 115 Palestinians in ‘opening moves’ of new Gaza war operation
Israel says it carried out ‘extensive attacks’ as operation ‘Gideon’s Chariots’ launched to seize more land in the Gaza.
www.aljazeera.com
May 17, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Israel is accelerating their genocide right now and not a single western politician is stopping it
www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
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The Shompen, one of the world’s most isolated tribes, face extinction as India plans to turn their tiny Great Nicobar island into a “Hong Kong” — with ports, airports, and a city for 650,000 people. Their rainforest home will be destroyed. This must be stopped. #SaveShompen
May 16, 2025 at 3:33 AM
The Shompen, one of the world’s most isolated tribes, face extinction as India plans to turn their tiny Great Nicobar island into a “Hong Kong” — with ports, airports, and a city for 650,000 people. Their rainforest home will be destroyed. This must be stopped. #SaveShompen
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Please support if you can. Share for reach.
Thank you.
Thank you.
May 12, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Please support if you can. Share for reach.
Thank you.
Thank you.
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The BSF said Constable Deepak Chingakham sustained fatal injuries during firing along the International Border in Jammu’s RS Pura area. He died on May 11.
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May 12, 2025 at 7:32 AM
The BSF said Constable Deepak Chingakham sustained fatal injuries during firing along the International Border in Jammu’s RS Pura area. He died on May 11.
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The United Nations' food stocks for families in Gaza depleted a week ago. Children are being deliberately starved by Israel, and it is all being done openly.
Since the 2nd of March, Israel has been preventing food from entering the Gaza Strip.
May 1, 2025 at 9:59 AM
The United Nations' food stocks for families in Gaza depleted a week ago. Children are being deliberately starved by Israel, and it is all being done openly.
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A new report found that Elon Musk faced at least $2.37 billion in potential legal liability from 11 federal agencies on inauguration day.
Many are now on DOGE's chopping block or have dropped their investigations into Musk's corporations.
"Conflict of interest" is an understatement.
Many are now on DOGE's chopping block or have dropped their investigations into Musk's corporations.
"Conflict of interest" is an understatement.
April 30, 2025 at 9:58 PM
A new report found that Elon Musk faced at least $2.37 billion in potential legal liability from 11 federal agencies on inauguration day.
Many are now on DOGE's chopping block or have dropped their investigations into Musk's corporations.
"Conflict of interest" is an understatement.
Many are now on DOGE's chopping block or have dropped their investigations into Musk's corporations.
"Conflict of interest" is an understatement.
Bluesky has nothing for non-US, non GN people like me. I may have to go back to the hellsite that is Twitter.
May 1, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Bluesky has nothing for non-US, non GN people like me. I may have to go back to the hellsite that is Twitter.
Since last year (I only got to know about this around Oct), Nikita Sonavane + Mallika Dharmaraj have copied my work, History of scientific policing in India, where I have tried to understand the dev in post colonial India that led to the use of biometric tech, esp Facial Recog tech in India today.
April 24, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Since last year (I only got to know about this around Oct), Nikita Sonavane + Mallika Dharmaraj have copied my work, History of scientific policing in India, where I have tried to understand the dev in post colonial India that led to the use of biometric tech, esp Facial Recog tech in India today.
If we are still imposing unhealthy deadlines and demanding exceptional work without accepting the need for piecemeal improvements, time and energy commitment to make something better, slow results we do not have the moral right to criticise when people use AI
April 23, 2025 at 8:11 AM
If we are still imposing unhealthy deadlines and demanding exceptional work without accepting the need for piecemeal improvements, time and energy commitment to make something better, slow results we do not have the moral right to criticise when people use AI
The idea is not to ask people to not use AI (without results) but to ask why do we live in a society which needs to use tools such as ChatGPT for their everyday work? Why do we reward fast work over good work? Why do we have unhealthy deadlines? Why do we aspire to be superhumans?
April 23, 2025 at 8:09 AM
The idea is not to ask people to not use AI (without results) but to ask why do we live in a society which needs to use tools such as ChatGPT for their everyday work? Why do we reward fast work over good work? Why do we have unhealthy deadlines? Why do we aspire to be superhumans?
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chip in, spread the word, it all adds up!
April 21, 2025 at 12:36 PM
chip in, spread the word, it all adds up!
Looking for funding to set up a tech policy research lab in India which looks at policy sociologically+anthropologically without resorting to only legal analysis which is severely limiting esp in the Indian context. HMU with places/people I could contact. Thank you!
April 19, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Looking for funding to set up a tech policy research lab in India which looks at policy sociologically+anthropologically without resorting to only legal analysis which is severely limiting esp in the Indian context. HMU with places/people I could contact. Thank you!
I want to make non lawyers to become policy experts in India. Let's make it happen.
April 16, 2025 at 6:58 AM
I want to make non lawyers to become policy experts in India. Let's make it happen.
I have three deadlines but can I give impending apocalypse as a reason for missing all of them?
April 15, 2025 at 9:34 AM
I have three deadlines but can I give impending apocalypse as a reason for missing all of them?
Who are these people? What childhood and adulthood traumas are they dealing with for them to think about doing stuff like this to other human beings? I really want to know what's going on here.
When the head of ICE starts talking about how great it would be to have Amazon Prime for shipping human beings to a concentration camp in El Salvador that no one ever leaves, you’ve gone way past “it could never happen here.”
ICE director envisions Amazon-like mass deportation system: ‘Prime, but with human beings’ • Michigan Advance
The leader of Immigration and Customs Enforcement said that his dream for the agency is squads of trucks rounding up immigrants for deportation the same way that Amazon trucks crisscross American citi...
michiganadvance.com
April 11, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Who are these people? What childhood and adulthood traumas are they dealing with for them to think about doing stuff like this to other human beings? I really want to know what's going on here.
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“A foundation tied to the spouse of a Penn trustee is among a small grp of publicly known donors to the secretive Canary Mission… Effectively a blacklist of 🇵🇸 solidarity activists, the CM’s dossiers are now reportedly being used to target immigrants… The site has long been accused of cyberbullying”
Pro-Israel Group That Attacked UPenn Was Funded by Family of UPenn Trustee
The University of Pennsylvania has been a target of Canary Mission, a pro-Israel “blacklist” group. Turns out the call was coming from inside the house.
theintercept.com
April 3, 2025 at 1:15 PM
“A foundation tied to the spouse of a Penn trustee is among a small grp of publicly known donors to the secretive Canary Mission… Effectively a blacklist of 🇵🇸 solidarity activists, the CM’s dossiers are now reportedly being used to target immigrants… The site has long been accused of cyberbullying”
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chip in, spread the word, can we get them some food?
April 3, 2025 at 1:34 PM
chip in, spread the word, can we get them some food?
I am new here. Please suggest who to follow for stuff related to India, AI, platforms, securitisation, urban affairs?
March 30, 2025 at 6:19 AM
I am new here. Please suggest who to follow for stuff related to India, AI, platforms, securitisation, urban affairs?