How can scientists provide courts with reliable evidence in tech litigation?
Maia Woluchem interviewed researchers, civil society, & litigators who CAT Lab convened to ask this question. Here's her report: A Collective Front Toward Platform Accountability (scroll down)
https://citizensandtech.org/2025/01/science-in-tech-litigation/
(Please share) Do you use encrypted messaging apps like WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, or Element?
And have you faced challenges/frustrations related to privacy, encryption, and moderation?
CAT Lab is launching a new study to collect & share anonymous stories about people's needs and challenges with encryption/moderation — to better inform design and policy debates that seem stuck on safety vs privacy.
Website & Survey in EN & ES:
Having worked for a long time in the field of emerging technology for civil society, I’ve been fascinated by the way that civic tech tools, tactics, collaborations and norms have become a skill base…
Damn Harman is getting into making color film. #BelieveInFilm
For over a decade now, I've dedicated myself to two ideas: (1) that digital power should be guided by evidence and accountable to the public, and (2) that this can best be accomplished by expanding who creates knowledge to be more inclusive.
These are core ideas behind CAT Lab at Cornell. And it's the guiding star of my work as co-founder of @transparenttech, which advances, supports & defends the right to ethically study tech & society.
When we started @transparenttech, we promised to stand up for independent research.
Today the Coalition is standing up once again, with a lawsuit filed by @knightcolumbia challenging the Texas TikTok ban.
The lawsuit challenges the ban’s application to public university faculty, asserting that it compromises academic freedom and impedes vital research.
J. Nathan Matias 🦣
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