Assistant Professor, Northeastern University Co-Director, C4D Formerly: Chief Technologist, DoJ Antitrust Division, DOJ Civil Rights Division
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On Lawfare Daily, @jshermcyber spoke to @LauraEdelson2 and Erie Meyer about how state enforcers and regulators can better work with technologists, what technologists are and are not suited to help with, and what roles technologists can play across.
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New: TikTok posts on Israel-Gaza war are overwhelmingly pro-Palestinian but that doesn't mean they get more traction online. Analysis by @LauraEdelson2 washingtonpost.com/technolog…
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@Northeastern University professor Laura Edelson, co-director of Cybersecurity For Democracy, says the surge of #misinformation after Charlie Kirk’s murder highlights how platform design — not just content — drives what we see online. She argues rage-bait thrives because engagement is the business model, and rollbacks of fact-checking and trust and safety teams at X and Meta have supercharged hate speech and falsehoods. Edelson stresses that while people post all kinds of content everywhere, algorithms decide which voices get amplified, making platform design a key battleground for slowing #disinformation in the digital age. 👉 tipaz.org/latest-news/62bg2f…
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NEW
X helped spread ill-informed conclusions about the motivations of the Minneapolis school shooter based on cherry-picked words or phrases to millions.
with comment from @LauraEdelson2 @rothschildmd @_MAArgentino and Nina Jankowicz
wired.com/story/disinformati…
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NEW: Filippo Lancieri (@GeorgetownLaw), @LauraEdelson2 (@KhouryCollege), Stefan Bechtold (@eth_cle) explore how the political economy of artificial intelligence regulation is shaped by the strategic behavior of governments, technology companies, and other agents.
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.@ChinaFile’s Jessica Batke and @LauraEdelson2, authors of a new report that reshapes our understanding of Chinese censorship, spoke to the @washingtonpost’s @NorthropKatrina about how the “Locknet” works.
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NEW: A ChinaFile investigation into China's powerful, but leaky, internet censorship system at locknet.chinafile.com
1/21
Laura Edelson retweeted
Good read: a detailed and accessible report published on @chinafile by Jessica Batke and Laura Edelson on China's internet censorship system, known as the "Locknet"
locknet.chinafile.com/the-lo…
Laura Edelson retweeted
The Locknet: How China Controls Its Internet and Why It Matters -> very important and updated review of censorship mechanisms in China
locknet.chinafile.com/the-lo…
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Northeastern research breaches 'The Great Firewall' to look at Chinese censorship - Northeastern professor Laura Edelson calls a framework for understanding Chinese censorship “The Locknet” for its resemblance to water locks. - ift.tt/aQdRHs9
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Laura Edelson retweeted
What IS the internet, really?
Computer scientist @LauraEdelson2 and #China researcher Jessica Batke discuss some of what they learned over the course of their 18-month investigation into China's online censorship system. In this video, they discuss the very real physical infrastructure underpinning our digital lives--and how that infrastructure can create censorship chokepoints.
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Supported by @OpenTechFund: @ChinaFile’s Jessica Batke & @LauraEdelson2 explain that Chinese censorship isn’t simply a “firewall, but a “locknet” – a multi-level system that controls Chinese internet users in overlapping and reinforcing ways. (1/4)
locknet.chinafile.com/the-lo…
Laura Edelson retweeted
This week on the #TechTank Podcast, @billbaer50 speaks with @RKSlaughterFTC and @dohamekki about the antitrust cases against Big Tech and what meaningful remedies could look like if courts rule against them.
🎧 Listen here: brookings.edu/articles/big-t…
Laura Edelson retweeted
How #Enshittification Conquered The 21st Century & How We Can Overthrow It: @Doctorow @CloudFest tinyurl.com/mw632uha @sfwa @LauraEdelson2 @Max_Fisher @bannerite @craignewmark @inafried @Ada_Palmer @KelseyTuoc @saikatc @zamaan_qureshi @davetroy @gaslitnation
Laura Edelson retweeted
Take a look “under the hood” of the algorithms that structure the digital public sphere. @LauraEdelson2, @paulohm, and @j_a_tucker explore the technical mechanisms governing contemporary online discourses and how agents can use them to their advantage, moderated by @JuliaAngwin.
Don't miss #StiglerAntitrust25, register to watch at chicagobooth.edu/StiglerAnti….
ALT 2025 Antitrust and Competition Conference How Algorithms and AI are Reshaping Democracy and our Information Ecosystem | April 10 Julia Angwin, The New York Times (Moderator) Laura Edelson, Northeastern University Paul Ohm, Georgetown University Joshua Tucker, New York University chicagobooth.edu/StiglerAntitrust25 | #StiglerAntitrust25
Laura Edelson retweeted
Remember those technologists I hired using an authority designed to bring private sector tech talent to gov? They were looking into big tech.
Trump just fired them. All of them.
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🚨HELP US TO HOLD META ACCOUNTABLE!
With Meta going full MAGA and funders backing away because they're afraid of Big Tech, we're asking for urgent help scaling and continuing our work.
Please support us: donorbox.org/help-us-hold-me…
Laura Edelson retweeted
There is a small, dedicated band of people like @LauraEdelson2 who try to research the impact social media has on our politics and culture. Below is why they are so important:
Billions of people have voted this year, but it will be years before we understand the role that social media platforms have played in these elections, writes @carysafoko.
prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas…
