What I'm Reading - 10/13/24
Relaunching the Panic Responsibly store!
Hello to so many new subscribers. Wednesday’s post about the future of the information environment quickly became one of my most popular posts ever, and many new folks signed up.
If you are new here, know that my posting schedule is links and things I’m reading on Sundays, Tuesdays are a calendar of events, elections, conferences, and other important dates that I’m watching, Wednesdays are my analysis pieces, and Thursdays are Impossible Tradeoffs podcast episodes. I’ve got a lot of great interviews waiting in the queue that I want to get out before Election Day, so on October 21 and 28th, I’ll be doing bonus podcast episodes on Monday as well.
I have some exciting news as well. Just in time for Election Day (and beyond) I’ve redesigned the Panic Responsibly merch store. Panic Responsibly is a phrase I came up with last Fall when the fear and hype around artificial intelligence was getting started and it perfectly encapsulates how I’m trying to approach this wild and crazy time in the world.
In addition to a new site, I’ve added a few additional designs, including red and blue Panic Responsibly t-shirts, an “I’m Fine” design, and another that says, “Everything is a conspiracy theory if you don’t know how anything works.” If there are other products or designs you are interested in, let me know!
Have a great Sunday.
What I’m Reading
AI Developments
Stories About Specific Countries
New Yorker: Alexei Navalny’s Prison Diaries
Digital Politics: Q&A: Content moderation under Europe's Digital Services Act
The Washington Post: A firehose of antisemitic disinformation from China is pointing at two Republican legislators
The New York Times: Brazil Unblocks X After Musk Backs Down
European Parliament: Online information manipulation and information integrity: An overview of key challenges, actors and the EU's evolving response
Foreign Policy: How Russia Invaded Wikipedia
DFRLab: The challenges of identifying deepfakes ahead of the 2024 Brazil election
Political & Social Commentary
The New York Times: Elon Musk Is Going All In to Elect Donald Trump
YELLO by Hunter Schwarz: How Harris is using a serif font to win over Republicans
POLITICO: Playbook: The 'boys vs. girls' election
R Street Institute: What To Expect On Election Day In…
The Atlantic: Rumors on X Are Becoming the Right’s New Reality
The Wall Street Journal: The Social-Media Influencers Reshaping How Young Americans Get Their Political News
Institute of Politics and Public Service: Reflections on Running with Nikki Haley
NYT Stern Center for Business & Human Rights: Covert Campaigns: Safeguarding Encrypted Messaging Platforms from Voter Manipulation
German Marshall Fund of the United States: Spitting Images: Tracking Deepfakes and Generative AI in Elections
Data: Made Not Found (by danah): Risks vs. Harms: Youth & Social Media
Axios: Behind the Curtain: America agrees on a shocking number of ideas
Election Strong with Kim Wyman: Helene, Milton, and Election Officials
Pew Research Center: Who U.S. Adults Follow on TikTok
Axios: Potential Trump loss threatens destruction of modern GOP
The New York Times: Elon Musk Leaps to Trump’s Side in Rally Appearance
Full Disclosure: Less than 30 days to go... - by Who Targets Me
The Washington Post: Democrats dominate spending on political ads – except on Elon Musk’s X
Center for an Informed Public: What to expect when we’re electing: An object-oriented framework for pre-election rumors
Now + Next: Part IV: The Abundance Institute AI and Elections Update
CNN Politics: ‘That son of a bitch’: New Woodward book reveals candid behind-the-scenes conversations of Biden, Trump, Harris and Putin
The Associated Press: For US adversaries, Election Day won't mean the end to efforts to influence Americans
Business Insider: The podcaster is the new politics power broker, and both the Harris and Trump campaigns know they have to kiss the ring
Legal & Regulatory
The Carolina Journal: Elections board passes emergency resolution for voters in 13 counties impacted by Helene
The New York Times: The Tech Lobbying Group Helping to Broaden the First Amendment’s Reach
The Washington Post: States sue TikTok, saying its addictive features hook children
UNC Center of Technology Policy: In Disclaimers We Trust: The Effectiveness of State-Required AI Disclaimers on Political Ads
USA Today: Red states are redder. Blue states are bluer. And our politics? Hotter
Miscellaneous Insights & Reports
The American Sunlight Project: Sleeper Agents Report
The Wall Street Journal: Google’s Grip on Search Slips as TikTok and AI Startup Mount Challenge
The New York Times: Will the ‘SmartLess’ Podcast Be the Biggest Role of Their Careers?
Spotify Advertising: Culture Next
Career Advice
Everything in Moderation: All my T&S career links in one place
Company Announcements
@TwitchSupport on X: "Today, we’re introducing Enforcement Notes…”
Adweek: Publisher Traffic Spiked Thanks to Google's Gen AI Overview Tweaks
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