Zeve Sanderson
@zevesanderson.com
Executive Director @csmapnyu.org
Angeleno living in NY. Figuring out snow and social media
Angeleno living in NY. Figuring out snow and social media
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Really exicted to finally see our paper in print: “Web scraping for research: Legal, ethical, institutional, and scientific considerations”
A great interdisciplinary effort with @m-dot-brown.bsky.social, @orangechair.org, Gabe Maldoff, @solmg.bsky.social, @zevesanderson.com
doi.org/10.1177/2053...
A great interdisciplinary effort with @m-dot-brown.bsky.social, @orangechair.org, Gabe Maldoff, @solmg.bsky.social, @zevesanderson.com
doi.org/10.1177/2053...
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doi.org
November 20, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Really exicted to finally see our paper in print: “Web scraping for research: Legal, ethical, institutional, and scientific considerations”
A great interdisciplinary effort with @m-dot-brown.bsky.social, @orangechair.org, Gabe Maldoff, @solmg.bsky.social, @zevesanderson.com
doi.org/10.1177/2053...
A great interdisciplinary effort with @m-dot-brown.bsky.social, @orangechair.org, Gabe Maldoff, @solmg.bsky.social, @zevesanderson.com
doi.org/10.1177/2053...
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Guests @zevesanderson.com, CDT Research Fellow @mluria.bsky.social, and guest host
@aliyabhatia.bsky.social unpack what users really think about age checks, how they shape online behavior, and what’s at stake for balancing child safety with digital rights.
@aliyabhatia.bsky.social unpack what users really think about age checks, how they shape online behavior, and what’s at stake for balancing child safety with digital rights.
Tech Talks: Age Verification
In this episode of Tech Talks, we dive into the growing debate over online age verification. While often framed as a way to protect children, these policies carry major implications for how everyone, adults and children alike, accesses the internet. Unlike showing an ID at a bar, online age checks can require the collection and […]
cdt.org
September 24, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Guests @zevesanderson.com, CDT Research Fellow @mluria.bsky.social, and guest host
@aliyabhatia.bsky.social unpack what users really think about age checks, how they shape online behavior, and what’s at stake for balancing child safety with digital rights.
@aliyabhatia.bsky.social unpack what users really think about age checks, how they shape online behavior, and what’s at stake for balancing child safety with digital rights.
My last piece while at NYU 👇
AI chatbots do not easily slot into existing child online safety regulations, creating a gap between our regulatory frameworks and the products that children have access to, Zeve Sanderson and J. Scott Babwah Brennen write.
When Age Assurance Laws Meet Chatbots | TechPolicy.Press
Age-assurance laws could end up driving children to products with the least protection, write Zeve Sanderson and Scott Babwah Brennen
buff.ly
September 8, 2025 at 1:07 PM
My last piece while at NYU 👇
In our paper, we show massive substitution of compliant sites for non-compliant sites in the US. Not only does this reward noncompliance, but (worse) it also pushes kids towards less regulated corners of the internet
osf.io/vp9z6/
osf.io/vp9z6/
August 31, 2025 at 5:08 PM
In our paper, we show massive substitution of compliant sites for non-compliant sites in the US. Not only does this reward noncompliance, but (worse) it also pushes kids towards less regulated corners of the internet
osf.io/vp9z6/
osf.io/vp9z6/
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"The misinformation paradigm, for all its limitations, has shown that rapid, large-scale coordination around democratic challenges is possible."
“The last decade has made clear that we aren’t going to fact-check or inoculate our way toward a healthier civic culture.”
— @zevesanderson.com & Scott Babwah Brennen
#misinformation #disinformation #democracy
— @zevesanderson.com & Scott Babwah Brennen
#misinformation #disinformation #democracy
We Failed The Misinformation Fight. Now What? | NOEMA
Defending democracy in the digital age will require moving beyond the focus of fighting online misinformation.
www.noemamag.com
August 27, 2025 at 5:10 PM
"The misinformation paradigm, for all its limitations, has shown that rapid, large-scale coordination around democratic challenges is possible."
Scott & I with a new piece in @noemamag.com
We argue the “misinformation paradigm” has:
– Overstated online misinformation’s role in politics
– Ignored much of what we know about communication
– Directed attention to strategies ill-suited to today’s environment
We argue the “misinformation paradigm” has:
– Overstated online misinformation’s role in politics
– Ignored much of what we know about communication
– Directed attention to strategies ill-suited to today’s environment
“The last decade has made clear that we aren’t going to fact-check or inoculate our way toward a healthier civic culture.”
— @zevesanderson.com & Scott Babwah Brennen
#misinformation #disinformation #democracy
— @zevesanderson.com & Scott Babwah Brennen
#misinformation #disinformation #democracy
We Failed The Misinformation Fight. Now What? | NOEMA
Defending democracy in the digital age will require moving beyond the focus of fighting online misinformation.
www.noemamag.com
August 27, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Scott & I with a new piece in @noemamag.com
We argue the “misinformation paradigm” has:
– Overstated online misinformation’s role in politics
– Ignored much of what we know about communication
– Directed attention to strategies ill-suited to today’s environment
We argue the “misinformation paradigm” has:
– Overstated online misinformation’s role in politics
– Ignored much of what we know about communication
– Directed attention to strategies ill-suited to today’s environment
Reposted by Zeve Sanderson
“The last decade has made clear that we aren’t going to fact-check or inoculate our way toward a healthier civic culture.”
— @zevesanderson.com & Scott Babwah Brennen
#misinformation #disinformation #democracy
— @zevesanderson.com & Scott Babwah Brennen
#misinformation #disinformation #democracy
We Failed The Misinformation Fight. Now What? | NOEMA
Defending democracy in the digital age will require moving beyond the focus of fighting online misinformation.
www.noemamag.com
August 26, 2025 at 6:03 PM
“The last decade has made clear that we aren’t going to fact-check or inoculate our way toward a healthier civic culture.”
— @zevesanderson.com & Scott Babwah Brennen
#misinformation #disinformation #democracy
— @zevesanderson.com & Scott Babwah Brennen
#misinformation #disinformation #democracy
some good & important questions in a terribly framed article www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/m...
June 16, 2025 at 12:16 PM
some good & important questions in a terribly framed article www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/m...
Since I entered this space as a grad student, @mmasnick.bsky.social has been one of my favorite thinkers and writers on a range of topics. And so it was an honor & blast for me to spend the afternoon with him yesterday discussing algos, AI, and what we can do about potential harms - link below 👇
New Ctrl-Alt-Speech this week: Algorithm Shrugged with guest host @zevesanderson.com.
This week, we talked a lot about algorithms, AI, and how persuasive any of them are (and how liability should or should not apply when they are persuasive).
podcast.ctrlaltspeech.com/2315966/epis...
This week, we talked a lot about algorithms, AI, and how persuasive any of them are (and how liability should or should not apply when they are persuasive).
podcast.ctrlaltspeech.com/2315966/epis...
Algorithm Shrugged - Ctrl-Alt-Speech
In this week’s roundup of the latest news in online speech, content moderation and internet regulation, Mike is joined by guest host Zeve Sanderson, the founding Executive Director of the NYU Center f...
podcast.ctrlaltspeech.com
May 30, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Since I entered this space as a grad student, @mmasnick.bsky.social has been one of my favorite thinkers and writers on a range of topics. And so it was an honor & blast for me to spend the afternoon with him yesterday discussing algos, AI, and what we can do about potential harms - link below 👇
Do age-verification laws for online adult content work? Based on Google search data, not really.
New WP from me and & co-authors up now on OSF: osf.io/z83ev
New WP from me and & co-authors up now on OSF: osf.io/z83ev
March 11, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Do age-verification laws for online adult content work? Based on Google search data, not really.
New WP from me and & co-authors up now on OSF: osf.io/z83ev
New WP from me and & co-authors up now on OSF: osf.io/z83ev
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Regardless of whether TikTok will be sold to a non-Chinese owner, @zevesanderson.com, @solmg.bsky.social, and Scott Babwah Brennen argue that researchers need access to independent data to understand the platform’s democratic effects in the U.S. and abroad.
Mosaics of Insight: Auditing TikTok Through Independent Data Access
Even if TikTok is sold to a non-Chinese buyer, the threat of foreign influence will remain. That’s why researchers need independent data access.
www.lawfaremedia.org
February 21, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Regardless of whether TikTok will be sold to a non-Chinese owner, @zevesanderson.com, @solmg.bsky.social, and Scott Babwah Brennen argue that researchers need access to independent data to understand the platform’s democratic effects in the U.S. and abroad.
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You can read the full piece here from @zevesanderson.com, Scott Babwah Brennan, and Cristina de la Puerta:
When it comes to understanding AI’s impact on elections, we’re still working in the dark
Experts argue that AI's impact on elections remains unclear due to data gaps, highlighting the need for ad transparency.
www.brookings.edu
March 4, 2025 at 6:13 PM
You can read the full piece here from @zevesanderson.com, Scott Babwah Brennan, and Cristina de la Puerta:
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That translates to nearly 1 in 6 women in Congress being targets of nonconsensual sexually explicit deepfakes.
More than two dozen members of Congress have been the victims of sexually explicit deepfakes — and an overwhelming majority of those impacted are women, according to a new report from @americansunlight.org. My latest for @19thnews.bsky.social with @jazzmyth.bsky.social: 19thnews.org/2024/12/ai-s...
AI enters Congress: Sexually explicit deepfakes target women lawmakers
A first-of-its-kind study highlights the stark gender disparity in AI-generated nonconsensual intimate images — and puts into focus the evolving risks for women in politics and public life.
19thnews.org
December 11, 2024 at 5:04 PM
That translates to nearly 1 in 6 women in Congress being targets of nonconsensual sexually explicit deepfakes.