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Adwoa
@thatadwoa.bsky.social
AfroOptimist. AfroFuturist. PanAfrican

Lawyer| Public Policy |Tech Policy| Film Policy
FilmOnTheBrain| Immersive Media| Entertainment Law | Sports Law | Tech law
Cultural Tourist. XR, VR, AI
Director of Policy & Research @ElectricSouth
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diane???? keaton????? i refuse to accept it.

…infinitely endearing screen star who lifted any cinematic moment with her one of a kind laugh and charm. to say she will be missed is a deep understatement.
October 11, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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The AI & Immersive Media Convening is back!
📍 Johannesburg | 15–17 Sept 2025
🎨 From Artistry to Advocacy: Centering African Voices in AI, Immersive Media & Tech-Powered Creative Futures

@thatadwoa.bsky.social
July 24, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Joely Fisher, #SAGAFTRA Secretary-Treasurer and chair of its government affairs and public policy committee, said the fight over AI was at the heart of the union’s strike against the #AMPTP that ran 118 days in 2023.

@msjoelyfisher.bsky.social
#AIEthics
Hollywood Actors Take the Fight Against AI to Sacramento | KQED
SAG-AFTRA, the union representing actors, is supporting a bill that would require AI developers to disclose when models are trained on copyrighted material.
www.kqed.org
March 20, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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New investigation by @apnews.com on the IDF's use of OpenAI models in Gaza. I spoke to them regarding this first confirmation of commercial foundation models being directly used in warfare and the implications of using highly error-prone AI for life or death determinations
apnews.com/article/isra...
As Israel uses US-made AI models in war, concerns arise about tech’s role in who lives and who dies
U.S. tech giants have quietly empowered Israel to track and kill many more alleged militants more quickly in Gaza and Lebanon through a sharp spike in artificial intelligence and computing services.
apnews.com
February 18, 2025 at 5:19 PM
On an amazing journey deep diving into tech policy in tech based creative industries.
March 23, 2025 at 6:28 AM
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👋Hello, to my new followers!
So glad we’re all here together. I’m a law professor who works on the intersection of corporate law and election law. I write about corruption. If you have a podcast I’d love to talk about my new book 📖 Corporatocracy. 🥰https://nyupress.org/9781479828326/corporatocracy/
November 18, 2024 at 12:28 AM
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They should remake the Devil's Advocate, but with an AI powered tech company in San Francisco (instead of a law firm in NYC).
March 20, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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EU Big Tech law - Digital Markets Act

1) preliminary finding - Google Search and Google Play are in breach of the DMA - ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

2) two decisions re Apple - requiring interoperability - ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
Commission sends preliminary findings to Alphabet under the Digital Markets Act
Today, the European Commission sent two sets of preliminary findings to Alphabet for failing to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA), regarding two services for which it has been designated as a
ec.europa.eu
March 19, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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folks I think maybe the problem is tech companies blatantly ignoring copyright law and not libgen, the website that lets you pirate college textbooks
March 20, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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#SCAMEMPIRE PART TWO - The multinational “online trading” syndicate we exposed two weeks ago is spreading its wings with several new platforms launched since November last year. Here’s who seems to be pulling the levers…

Scam Empire part 2: behind the veil
amabhungane.org
March 23, 2025 at 6:02 AM
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Trans rights are human rights.
" In state after state, sports bans have been the first domino, laying the groundwork for the horrors inflicted by Republican legislatures. This isn’t compromise—it’s capitulation, and it’s a strategy that has already devastated transgender lives in 25 states."
Opinion: The Trans Sports Attacks Were Never About Sports
Attacks on transgender participation in sports was never about sports, and always about getting people comfortable with discriminating against transgender people.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 16, 2024 at 12:01 PM
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In our latest article, our Football Disputes Team explores the recent decision in the arbitration between Manchester City and the Premier League over the Associated Party Transaction rules, and its potential implications.

The full article is available here: bit.ly/4kVS1Sv
March 20, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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I went to the opening of the new women’s sports bar in Austin — 1972 (named after the year Title IX became law) — tonight and it was PACKED. The line at the bar never got shorter. People were standing everywhere because tables were full. We all cheered when the basketball game came on.
March 20, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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Xiyin Tang and I are excited to announce that our article Antitrust Regulation of Copyright Markets has been nominated for an Antitrust Writing Award! If you're so inclined, you can vote for it here: awards.concurrences.com/en/awards/20...
Concurrences
Antitrust Publications & Events
awards.concurrences.com
January 13, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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Next was a great talk by Xiyin Tang on the importance of creative work for democratic societies and looming threats to these jobs at @yaleisp.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kHs... (4/9)
Law & Tech Speaker Series: Xiyin Tang
YouTube video by Yale ISP
www.youtube.com
November 22, 2024 at 4:11 AM
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🎙️New podcast! A Conversation with Dr. Alondra Nelson on AI and Democracy

I spoke to @alondra.bsky.social about AI, democracy, DOGE, and how to plan for a different future: techpolicy.press/a-conversati...
A Conversation with Dr. Alondra Nelson on AI and Democracy | TechPolicy.Press
Dr. Nelson was key to the Biden administration’s AI strategy. Justin Hendrix spoke with her about today’s developments and her vision for the future.
techpolicy.press
March 16, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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March 17, 2025 at 8:27 AM