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Eli Pariser
@elipariser
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Tech + democracy + media. Now: New_ Public, husband+dad. Then: Upworthy, "Filter Bubble," MoveOn ED. Pessimist of the intellect, optimist of the will.
The only way weâll reach a better internet tomorrow is by taking the opportunity to imagine and explore one today.
In the foreword of âInternet Sovereigntyâ, a collection of essays on the future of the internet from Elysian Collective, New_ Publicâs very own Josh Kramer shares that digital sovereignty is being built right now â and weâve barely scratched the surface of whatâs possible.
https://www.elysian.press/p/its-obvious-why-we-hate-social-media
Check out this impressive (and actively growing) âdatabase of independent journalism creators across platforms, topics and geographiesâ from The Independent Journalism Atlas!
Itâs cool to see journalists building their own discovery tools on their own terms, outside of Big Tech platforms. Take a look đ
Communities are not interchangeable or disposable. Break a network and some of those relationships, all that institutional knowledge, are gone forever.
@Daojoan writes eloquently on communities and digital displacement, and how Big Tech is addicted to this cycle of social destruction.
https://www.joanwestenberg.com/communities-are-not-fungible/
Communities are not fungible
There's a default assumption baked into how Silicon Valley builds products, and it tracks against how urban planners redesign neighbourhoods: that communities are interchangeable, and if you "lose" one, you can manufacture a replacement; that the value of a group of people who share space and history can be captured
Feedbuilders like Graze and Attie are meant for customizing Bluesky feeds. In recent research on something similar, participants were able to focus on their interests, discover relevant content, and engage with social media more intentionally.
The people have spoken â theyâre not interested in letting AI companies âmove fast and break thingsâ đ¤
Gitesh Gohel, a friend of New_ Public and Chief Product Officer at The Atlantic, explains at Media Party why the comments section is failing both news orgs and their audiences â and he suggests nine ways that media organizations can reinvigorate meaningful discussion among readers.
Weâll share some of our favorites below!
Watch his full talk here: https://youtu.be/Guu-pv6jPR4?si=PJ71ZSSWJ1XzJTqG
Social media researcher @jonathanstray shares promising results from the Prosocial Ranking Challenge!
After testing five algorithms, two approaches showed statistically significant depolarization effects:
- Adding personalized news from credible, ideologically diverse sources
- Upranking bridging content while downranking toxicity.
https://rankingchallenge.substack.com/p/its-possible-to-reduce-polarization
đ˘ Announcing the Open Social Awardsđ
Alongside @publicspaces and @waag, we aim to honor the work of independent builders around the world, creating innovative products for the open web!
More details belowâŚ
âThe next time you use an AI system, ask one question: Is this working for me, or am I working for it? That instinct (to notice, to question, to expect better) is where sovereignty starts.â
Our friends at Project Liberty recently launched their newsletter, and weâre loving this first post on how we can maintain agency when using AI tools
https://projectlibertynewsletter.substack.com/p/is-ai-working-for-you-or-are-you
