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.
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FIRE! FIRE! FIRE! 🔥🥵🌶️

Okay, now that we’ve got the algorithm’s (and hopefully your) attention, we want to show you something cool: New_ Public’s latest Bulletin Board newsletter has great internet finds like upcoming prosocial tech events, new research, and ways to connect!

(Sorry if we scared you 😅 but the internet is probably on fire somewhere)

https://newpublic.substack.com/p/bulletin-board-atmosphere-custom

Bulletin Board: ATmosphere, custom feeds, music scenes

Links and updates from New_ Public

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Big tech doesn’t know what tech tools your neighbors need — but your neighbors do.

Thanks to changing forces and capacities in tech, communities might have the power to finally build what they need for themselves. And we want to be part of that shift in power 👏

“The real value is not in the single piece of content but in you getting addicted to the algorithm.”

A fascinating (and a little unsettling) feature-by-feature breakdown from Enrico Tartarotti on how short-form video content is meticulously designed to control your attention.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69Gw7aoWMMI

The Ridiculous Engineering Of Short Form Content

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Have a request for our community of 16k+ newsletter readers? We’d love to share it! 📢

Whether you’re looking for collaborators on your next pro-social venture or amplifying an event, we’re making space for community requests on our “bulletin board” newsletter every month.

Feel free to comment your request here or using our contact form:

https://newpublic.org/contact

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We’re a nonprofit R&D lab that’s reimagining social media. Join us in building digital public spaces that connect people, embrace pluralism, and build community.

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A day in the life of an enshittificator … Norwegian Consumer Council really nailed it 👏😂

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4Upf_B9RLQ&t=1s

What happens when a digital space is shaped with prosocial design at its foundation?

Join New_ Public’s @clockwerks, @blaine, @and, and @samliebeskind for a virtual talk hosted by our friends at Prosocial Design Network about Roundabout, our local community app!

📅March 26 @1pm EST

https://luma.com/5vzxn9vn

PDN Pro-Social. Building a Prosocial Platform for Local Communities · Zoom · Luma

At PDN we mostly think about prosocial design as elements that can be integrated into an online space to foster healthy outcomes. But what if you created a…

@blaine was there at the start of Twitter, over twenty years ago. Now, for the last six months, he’s been building Roundabout, our new local community app.

Here, he shares his thinking on where LLMs can fit together with open web protocols to empower communities with prosocial tech products and tools.

Welcome to the prosocial, futurist, human side of the internet! 🖥️🌱

As our bio says, we’re “a nonprofit product studio focused on reimagining community, connection, and conversation online.”

But what does that mean?

If you’re new to us or want a refresher, here’s what New_ Public is all about ⬇️🧵

https://newpublic.org/

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We are researchers, engineers, designers, and community leaders working together to create digital public spaces where people can thrive and connect.

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Tell us about a platform you *LOVED* before it got … well, 💩

We’re proud to be partnering with @publicspaces to present The Next Socials — sessions on developing new platforms and products for the open web — at their conference in Amsterdam on June 4-6.

Please save the date! More info to come very soon.

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