The Nexus of Privacy

The Nexus Of Privacy looks at the connections between technology, policy, strategy, and justice.

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  • Misskey’s a vibrant colorful very interactive experience

    Bluesky’s a very good Twitter alternative, at least for now, although it’s owned by a VC-funded startup so we’ll see how long that lasts

    Mastodon (and even moreso forks like Glitch and Hometown) are good if you want a small-to-medium size community along with the ability to be part of broader conversations. It can be a decent Twitter alternative for some people (especially white techies) but Bluesky’s a lot more usable, easy to get started on, and diverse.


  • What’s the evidence you find “literally incontrovertible”?

    The comparison is apt though:

    • In 2020, almost all non-partisan voting rights organizations and election experts (as well as most Republicans, despite losing) were saying that there was in fact no evidence of widespread election fraud. So conservatives claiming election fraud were seen as conspiracy theorists who were spreading disinfo (either intentionally or because they really thought there was evidence).

    • In 2024, almost all non-partisan voting rights organizations and election experts (as well as most Democrats, despite losing) are saying that there was in fact no evidence of widespread election fraud. So …




  • I talked about that in the article:

    Don’t get me wrong, multiple voter suppression techniques actually were used to keep people from voting – purging voters from rolls, felon disenfranchisement, 6-hour lines, texts with false information, voter intimidation, voter id laws, signature challenges, etc etc etc. But that’s not what these conspiracy allegations are focusing on.

    And I also discussed it in terms of the goals of people pushing these conspiracy theories:

    focusing attention on an alleged fraud that didn’t occur is a good way to divert attention from all voter suppression that really has occurred and has been steadily ramping up ever since Republicans on the Supreme Court gutted the Voing Rights Act – and got even worse this year after Republicans blocked legislation that could have provided voters and election officials with more protection.










  • Thanks for the feedback! Yeah, I can see arguments both ways. When I did the first version of this back in 2020 I got feedback from a couple of experts who emphasized the importance of getting GOOD information out to balance out the disinfo (which even with good reporting still usually doesn’t get taken down immediately) so encouraged this order … at the time we were focused on FB and Twitter but I think it’s probably still true here, since almsot all instances have part-time moderators so can’t turn things around instantly. Hard to know though …

    And sorry I didn’t respond earlier, I thought I had but never hit reply.