
Yael Eisenstat
@yaeleisenstat
Been called alarmist, a Cassandra & “someone w/the resume of a 70 yr old man”. Senior Fellow @cyber4democracy working to safeguard democracy in the digital age.
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Nearing a year since I joined Cybersecurity For Democracy; what a year it has been! Our latest newsletter highlights the impact our small but mighty team has had in advancing knowledge & policies to help foster a safer & more accountable tech landscape. Read here: mailchi.mp/cybersecurityf…


Jewish Christmas movie tradition ruined by a burst pipe at the theater. What’s worse, that pipe busted 2 days ago & they didn’t inform customers. So I trekked here, just to be turned away. And movie is sold out everywhere else. Ba hum bug. AMC Theatres you could have done better.


Yael Eisenstat WNYC 🎙 just to explain: fact checking posts tackles a fractional amount of the literal billions of posts flowing through FB and IG altering POLICY dramatically shapes enforcement in a way fact checks do not. sticking political content back in the feeds means you’ll see it more often


"The full spectrum of changes will lead to even more hate and extremism while ignoring the systemic issues of how Meta’s platforms actually contribute to harm." Zuck has always bent the knee for politicians. This is worse but not different. Yael Eisenstat: thebulwark.com/p/zuckerberg-v…


"These companies are not just neutral pipes through which speech flows. They curate each user’s feed based on algorithmic decision-making and priorities set by the owners." And now, for Meta at least, even more so. ICYMI Yael Eisenstat: thebulwark.com/p/zuckerberg-v…


Dear world, Dear Ukraine, and especially Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський: I am humiliated by my country’s leadership today. As someone who has served my country and has spent my career defending democracy, I am appalled. Regardless of politics, this level of disrespect is inexcusable.






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