Not a great photographer but adding my shot to the deluge about the Northern Lights! I almost didn’t bother biking out to Tommy Thompson but it was so worth it.

I was on the news! Excited to make my TV debut and share our new research on election result delays and trust with CBS 8.

Marshall Ganz has been a leader in community and political organizing for years. So, I was honoured when the Dais and @iChangeLeaders suggested I join him to discuss our work together. Thank you to Martin Regg Cohn for hosting this afternoon's great conversation.

Anyone looking at "polls" or "markets" is wasting their time. It really is this simple.

Our latest Survey of Online Harms included a lot of data on how Canadian residents think of TikTok. We found that only 8% of Canadians trust TikTok to act in the best interest of the public and a third of residents want the app banned. dais.ca/reports/survey…

The latest from the Globe's business commentary, by Viet Vu: Toronto and Vancouver must seize the economic opportunity that is Taylor Swift tgam.ca/40N3Q5F

Who's ready for a #sweepstakes?! To celebrate its release, we're giving YOU the chance to win a copy of #WindandTruth by Brandon Sanderson! Follow, like, and repost to enter! Good luck! #WindandTruthSweeps

.Mackenzie Lockhart presents his evidence of the impact of declining local news on primary elections.

Canada’s global digital ranking has plummeted from 6th in 2003 to 47th in 2024. Our latest Canada’s Got Tech Talent report dives into federal tech jobs—exploring workforce size, pay, diversity & more—to help modernize public digital services. dais.ca/reports/canada…

🚨 New paper out at British Jnl Poli Sci 🚨 Can Official Messaging on Trust in Elections Break Through Partisan Polarization? Yes! We show, using large national and state specific survey experiments, that public information campaigns from election officials work.

In honor of FiveThirtyEight's closing, we did a "Way Too Early 2028 Democratic Presidential Draft". CC: (((Harry Enten))) Nate Silver Clare Malone Galen Druke Micah Cohen Who won?

Someone has got to update the Elections Act. No pollster has ever published half of this information during the election period. Let's get real standards and let's actually enforce them. The barrier to entry is lower than ever so we need real disclosures to tell fact from fiction

At 2pmET/11amPT #TheAmberMacShow is on #SiriusXM 167! This week: @AmberMac talks with Angus Lockhart about online harms in Canada, lawyer Carina Chiu about deepfakes and the law, plus headlines with Jeff MacArthur, and more! Listen on the #SiriusXM app: siriusxm.ca/CanadaTalksLive

The rise of deepfakes is shaking up the digital world. Our Senior Policy Analyst Angus Lockhart joined TVO’s The Thread with Nam Kiwanuka to shed light on what role the Canadian government and tech companies should play to keep Canadians safe from online harms.

New research from @christelletono and me! We ran a survey experiment to test out AI generated content labelling on social media - click through to read more.

New research from me and the Dais! Canadians report more exposure to online harms than ever, and strongly support measures government could take to intervene. Now is the time for action on this.

Noticed more spam texts lately? AI might be the reason. Senior policy analyst Angus Lockhart spoke with CTV News about how artificial intelligence is making spam messages more convincing. ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/artic…

1pm ET #TheBigStory What is watermarking and why is it falling short of protecting us against A.I. deepfakes? Mike Eppel & Angus Lockhart @DaisTMU + #ICYMI: Can virtual health care save a collapsing system? Tara Kiran Then: siriusxm.ca/CanadaTalksLive Anytime: sxm.app.link/TheBigStory

Why aren’t watermarks enough to regulate #AI deepfakes? @DaisTMU Policy Analyst Angus Lockhart breaks down how easy it is to strip them and why regulation hasn’t caught up. Listen to the interview on CityNews Toronto's The Big Story with Mike Eppel: tinyurl.com/334bpff6