Mehtab Khan mehtabk@mastodon.social’s Tweets

Nov 20

Update: I've downloaded my Twitter data.

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Am I still going to be able to download an archive of my Twitter data? I sent a request several days ago :(

Am I still going to be able to download an archive of my Twitter data? I sent a request several days ago :(

Feel free to DM or Email me if you’re interested in submitting to our Student Blog!

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While we still have Twitter— both undergraduate and graduate students interested in platform governance, Internet policy, privacy etc. are welcome to submit short blog posts to the Yale ISP-WIII Student Blog. Please reach out directly for more information! twitter.com/yaleisp_wiii/s…

Asma Humayun

@AsmaHumayun

Nov 17

6 Lessons of #Joyland: Please read all. Almost 3 decades ago I started teaching in a public medical college. As part of Behavioural Sciences and human development, I spoke about psychosexual development and masturbation to 18+ year adults who were training to become doctors.

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kendraserra@dair-community.social

@KendraSerra

Friendly heads up that you can delete your old DMs using semiphemeral.com/dms, which I am going to be doing as I figure out how fast I can get myself off this platform, ideally before it collapses entirely.

I hope this reaches users outside the US/EU whose safety/privacy were always at the mercy of a platform being able to effectively manage both, and use Twitter and other platforms for work/organizing/activism etc.

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Brianna Wu

@BriannaWu

2/ Right now, Twitter is extremely hackable. That puts every user here at extreme risk for DM leaks, identity theft and surveillance. Elon doesn’t care. He wants his money. So they resigned. And top lawyers told Twitter employees to get whistleblower protections.

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Brianna Wu

@BriannaWu

1/ Just want to put this news in plain language for people. Senior people at Twitter have resigned in the last 48 hours. We now now why. They said in private Slack channels that

@elonmusk

is so desperate to recoup his money, he’s taking crazy risks with YOUR privacy and safety.

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Nov 7

Starting to build a presence on Mastodon: @mehtabk@mastodon.social

Rehabilitation of agriculture | Special Report | thenews.com.pk

Oct 21

Food insecurity is one of the most urgent concerns in the wake of the floods in Pakistan.

thenews.com.pk

Based on rapid assessments, more than 20 interventions have been identified for rehabilitation of agriculture

@alex@dair-community.social

@alexhanna

Oct 18

Wow, probably one of the first legal tests (?) of the extend of licensing restrictions for model training of LLM-types. Looks like they are mostly challenging the claim by GitHub (and Microsoft and OpenAI) that AI training on open-licenses are fair use. 1/

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Tom MacWright

@tmcw

Oct 17

wow: matthew butterick is spearheading a potential lawsuit against github copilot githubcopilotinvestigation.com

Oct 6

It was a pleasure speaking to

@FordhamLawNYC

students today in

@ProfCatherine

and

@ariezrawaldman

class on Digital Civil Liberties. Enjoyed the rich discussion and questions on AI regulation in the global north and south. And my first in-person lecture since March 2020!

Oct 4

@alexhanna

and I provide a framework to answer some of these questions, by focusing on the stages and stakeholders involved in AI development papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf

Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights | OSTP | The White House

Oct 4

The White House AI Bill of Rights calls for: "documentation including clear descriptions of the overall system functioning" "the individual or organization responsible for the system" "how and why an outcome impacting you" was determined by AI

whitehouse.gov

Among the great challenges posed to democracy today is the use of technology, data, and automated systems in ways that threaten the rights of the American public. Too often, these tools are used to...

Oct 1

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Pauline Trouillard

@PaulineTrouilla

Oct 1

Very pleased to share that my article, 'Social Media Platforms are not speakers' is forthcoming at Ohio State Tech Law Journal @OhioStateTechLJ ! Abstract and download available here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf

The Information Society Project

Out now from our

(with

): "The Subjects and Stages of AI Dataset Development: A Framework for Dataset Accountability" papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf

This new piece by

is really, really good. An incisive and incredibly useful contribution to legal scholarship on AI:

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Sep 13

Pleased to share that my paper with @alexhanna on the AI dataset development process and its legal/regulatory landscape will be published by the Ohio State Tech Law Journal @OhioStateTechLJ ! Abstract and pre-print available here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf

Aliya Bhatia

@AliyaBhatia

Sep 14

Halfway through and Khan & Hanna are asking critical questions re: who consents to their speech being hoovered into large datasets, what personally identifiable information gets included, what values and ideologies get over-indexed, and who the affected parties are. Pls read!

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Sep 13

António Guterres

@antonioguterres

Sep 10

I have never seen climate carnage on the scale of the floods here in Pakistan. As our planet continues to warm, all countries will increasingly suffer losses and damage from climate beyond their capacity to adapt. This is a global crisis. It demands a global response.

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The Information Society Project

Aug 31

Our resident fellow

is now the program director of the

. Mehtab's research intersects Intellectual Property, Data Governance and AI Ethics, looking at mechanisms for governing data used to develop and deploy AI technologies. Congratulations and welcome!

Robyn Caplan is @RobynCaplan@mastodon.social

@robyncaplan

Aug 30

I wrote a short piece for

's Platform Governance Terminologies Project to help think through the range of ways platforms try to distribute responsibility for content policy, and the problems it may pose for platform accountability law.yale.edu/sites/default/

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Aug 29

@robyncaplan

talks about "Networked Governance" - a useful concept for researchers theorizing about how platforms are using strategies like trusted flagger programs, trust and safety councils etc.

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Aug 29

We are pleased to share the next essay in the series: @robyncaplan introduces the term "Networked Governance" - an overarching term that describes a wide array of strategies used by Platforms to engage with experts and external stakeholders More below: law.yale.edu/isp/publicatio

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Balochistan Flood Relief, organized by Maryam Zia

Aug 26

gofundme.com

I am Maryam Zia Baloch, raising funds to participate in on-ground relief efforts in my native pro… Maryam Zia needs your support for Balochistan Flood Relief

Solidarity Appeal for Flood Victims in Pakistan, organized by Kamil Ahsan

Aug 26

gofundme.com

UPDATE: This fundraiser is currently paused indefinitely as funds transfe… Kamil Ahsan needs your support for Solidarity Appeal for Flood Victims in Pakistan

Aug 26

Over 30 million people have been affected. Please consider donating to relief efforts—

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AJ+

@ajplus

Aug 25

Official

Floods in Pakistan have killed over 900 people since June, with 500-700% more rain than usual. Officials call it a "climate-induced disaster." Pakistan produces less than 1% of global carbon emissions but is one of the countries most vulnerable to the climate crisis.

The Digital Interests Lab

@DigIntLab

Aug 23

FINAL #GoverningConversations event in a little over 2 weeks! On 9/08 at 10AM ET join

for #Cybersecurity Interoperability w

, &

, moderated by

! Register here: yale.zoom.us/webinar/regist

Governing Conversations // Cybersecurity: Interoperability.

September 8 2022 // 10 AM EST

Scholars:
Mehtab Khan, Director, Yale/Wikimedia Initiative on Intermediaries and Information
Sukhi Gulati Internet Policy Research Assistant, MIT Internet Policy Research Institute
Amandine Le Pape, Co-founder, Matrix.org;

Moderator:
Ian Brown, Visiting professor, CyberBRICS FGV

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‎Land of the Giants: Facebook's Plan To Be Cool Again on Apple Podcasts

Aug 17

It was a pleasure to speak with

@Recode

@verge

Land of the Giants podcast about the use of AI in content moderation

podcasts.apple.com

‎Show Land of the Giants, Ep Facebook's Plan To Be Cool Again - Aug 17, 2022

Aug 12

This new piece on "experts" is especially timely in light of news that OnlyFans tried to place Instagram users on the terrorist watchlist run by GIFCT, and the risks of relying on private institutions to determine who goes onto a terrorist blacklist.

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Aug 12

This new essay, contributed by @AmreMetwally, examines the role of "experts" in Platform Governance, and how these experts can sometimes end up hardening or imposing certain world views. Read more below! law.yale.edu/isp/publicatio @yaleisp @wikimediapolicy

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Aug 2

When we talk about platforms and processes of platform governance, who exactly are we talking about? The next essay in the Plat Gov Terminologies series by Robert Gorwa

@rgorwa

answers this question.

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Aug 2

The next essay in our Platform Governance Terminologies Series features @rgorwa 's expansive overview of the key "Stakeholders" in platform governance. Read more below! law.yale.edu/isp/publicatio @yaleisp

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The fight between authors and librarians tearing book lovers apart

Jul 31

Glad to be quoted in this piece on the ongoing litigation between publishers and libraries that will likely impact how we access ebooks.

washingtonpost.com

Publishers are suing the Internet Archive over an online book lending program. But the case could limit the ways libraries lend books online.

Jul 21

@TarletonG

writes on why “Reduction�? is a better term of art than “shadow banning�? or “borderline content�?. Read more in our next essay for the Platform Governance Terminologies series!

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Jul 21

We are pleased to share the next essay in our Platform Governance Terminologies series: @TarletonG writes on the intricacies of "Reduction/Borderline content/Shadowbanning" in content moderation law.yale.edu/isp/publicatio

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"Trusted Flagging...serves as a site of contestation between competing interests and legitimacy claims in platform governance. This single label covers a great diversity of third-party flagging [ranging] from law enforcement to NGOs to IP holders."

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We start with an essay on "Trusted Flaggers" by @N_Appelman and @PJLeerssen Who are these reporters/notifiers we refer to as "Trusted Flaggers", tasked with moderating content in collaboration with platforms? Read more to find out!

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Thrilled to announce that the Platform Governance Terminologies Essay Series that I have been editing for the past few months

is now live! Thank you

@jackbalkin

@nikenberger

, the admin and editorial teams at the ISP, and

@wikimediapolicy

for your support!

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The Yale ISP-WIII Platform Governance Terminologies Essay Series goes live today!

Excited to launch this project where we introduce a selection of key terms and concepts in Platform Governance! law.yale.edu/isp/publicatio @yaleisp @wikimediapolicy

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Jun 2

Excited to be attending and presenting at my first ever PLSC! I will be talking about my and

@alexhanna

's paper on "Dataset Accountability" on Friday at 9:30 am ET with

@LuizaJarovsky

as the discussant. See more details below: privacyscholars.org/plsc-2022/plsc

TODAY:

from the Wikimedia/Yale Law School Initiative on Intermediaries and Information kicks off a "Platform Governance Terminologies" essay series with a discussion with two of the authors!

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May 17

We are so excited to introduce the first set of essays in our "Platform Governance Terminologies" series! Join us as we discuss the concept of "stakeholders" and "trusted flaggers" with @rgorwa and @N_Appelman Thursday May 19. 12 PM ET

May 17

We are so excited to introduce the first set of essays in our "Platform Governance Terminologies" series! Join us as we discuss the concept of "stakeholders" and "trusted flaggers" with

@rgorwa

and

@N_Appelman

Thursday May 19. 12 PM ET

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Freedom of Expression Scholars Conference 10 (2022)

Apr 25

🚨 ICYMI 🚨 Our Freedom of Expression Scholars Conference is this weekend! 📅 April 29 - 1, 2022 ✉�? DM to register Schedule: law.yale.edu/isp/initiative Organized by

@abramsinstitute

law.yale.edu

Apr 18

Excited to be leading this discussion tomorrow!

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Apr 18

We are excited to welcome Professor Julie Cohen @julie17usc at this week's Yale ISP-WIII Speaker Series event! Join us on April 19 at 12 pm ET DM for zoom link