What I'm Reading - 3/2/25
False spring was in full force yesterday, and it was warm enough for me to work outside. I was so happy. Of course, today's high is only 39. I’m ready for spring.
I hope you all have a lovely Sunday!
What I’m Reading
Must-Reads
In case you missed it, John Oliver did a segment about Facebook and content moderation last Sunday night. About halfway through, a clip of my 60-minute interview appears. It’s worth watching, as it’s one of the better portrayals of how challenging content moderation can be.
AI Developments
Nieman Journalism Lab: Meet the journalists training AI models for Meta and OpenAI
Arizona Secretary of State: Secretary Fontes Releases Final Report on AI and Election Security: Proposes Groundbreaking AI Elections Lab
Stories About Specific Countries
POLITICO: The inside story of how 31 days made Merz chancellor — and changed Germany forever
Reuters: US judge says Trump Media, Rumble need not follow Brazilian order they deem censorship
POLITICO: Romanian police haul in election front-runner Călin Georgescu for questioning
Political & Social Commentary
The Verge: Trump’s first 100 days: all the news affecting the tech industry
New York Times: Democrats Fume Over a Data Disaster Averted: ‘This Can’t Happen Again’
The New York Times: Opinion | What Republicans Can Do to Take Control of DOGE
The German Marshall Fund: The State(s) of Foreign Information Operations
Zooming In at The Unpopulist: How the Right Uses Social Media to Create a Powerful Propaganda Machine: A Conversation with Renée DiResta
TechPolicy.Press: Apple and Google Will Regret Breaking the Law for Trump
Foreign Policy: America’s Global Presence Isn’t ‘Soft Power.’ It’s a Superpower.
Engadget: The Oversight Board will weigh in on Meta’s new hate speech policies
BOOM: How Political Artists Are Evading Bias And Censorship On Instagram
The Wall Street Journal: Google Tweak Creates Crisis for Product-Review Sites
The Information: Instagram May Launch Reels as Separate App, Increasing Pressure on TikTok
The Associated Press: Not known for political coverage, Wired takes a leading role in tracking Elon Musk's team
Legal & Regulatory
POLITICO: California agrees to drop parts of social media law challenged by Elon Musk’s X
House Judiciary Committee Republicans: Chairman Jordan Subpoenas Big Tech for Information on Foreign Censorship of American Speech
Career Advice
Moira Whelan on LinkedIn: How Crisis Comms Helped Me Navigate A Furlough
Company Announcements