@halavais

Saboteur extraordinaire and director of ASU's Social Data Science program provides you with life advice and tales of the future. (Opinions entirely my own.)

 Phoenix, AZ
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Joined December 2007
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G.O.P. Targets Researchers Who Study Disinformation Ahead of 2024 Election nytimes.com/2023/06/19/techn…
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The future of photography is “lens-free” This is an incredible project by @BjoernKarmann The camera creates a prompt based on the geo data and that then turns into an AI photo 🤯
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North Face does what Target didn't have the guts to do. It refused to cave to the anti-woke mob and stood firmly behind the LGBTQ community adage.com/article/marketing-…

The North Face continues Pride push amid LGBTQ+ marketing backlash

The North Face is continuing its Pride month collection and campaign despite calls for a boycott.

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The conclusion to our three part series with @doctorow on the decline of so many online experiences: bit.ly/428wMlP

Enshittification Part 3: Saving The Internet | On the Media | WNYC Studios

Solutions to Big Digital gone bad

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From the archive: From hermits to celebrities – How social media is reshaping academic hierarchies and what we can do about it. #AcademicSocialMedia wp.me/p4m9em-9A4
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Excited to hear from @fundaustek @oiioxford @TowardsFairWork today as she joins a @WageIndicator panel on 'Women in Gig Work: Web-Based Work' discussing the challenges and opportunities facing women in the gig economy. Full info here: wageindicator.org/about/even…
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Essentially, because it turbocharges some of the existing issues with search.
MIT Technology Review
@techreview30 Mar 2023
Here's why you shouldn’t trust AI search engines. trib.al/IxgtG52

Why you shouldn’t trust AI search engines

Plus: The original startup behind Stable Diffusion has launched a generative AI for video.

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Making the Co-op Case for Blockchain and Crypto newschool.zoom.us/meeting/re…
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You makes demands on states everywhere you build or intend to build plants – some for your SpaceX venture, some for your SolarCity plant in Buffalo, which double-dipped NY State and federal taxpayers to build and equip the facility. For more examples see: businessinsider.com/elon-mus…
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"Datafication and algorithmic governance may enable illiberalism and authoritarianism, but there are indications of alternatives pulling in other directions." #SocialData #Inequality wp.me/p4m9em-c8x
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Facts Don’t Change Minds - Social Networks, Group Dialogue, and Stories Do #SciComm wp.me/p4m9em-c4Z
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Reverend Al Sharpton is leading hundreds to the Florida Capitol in protest of @GovRonDeSantis’ opposition to a proposed AP African American Studies course.
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Alex Halavais (@[email protected]) 👺 retweeted
Kate Klonick@Klonick17 Feb 2023
Please join us virtually on TUESDAY 2/21 @ 9:30 for a live analysis of oral arguments in Gonzalez v. Google! With @zittrain @ma_franks @sfmnemonic @ellanso @grimmelm @GusHurwitz @VolokhC @jkosseff @ARozenshtein hosted by @BKCHarvard rebootingsocialmedia.org/eve…
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Lol, well played🤣
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Interested in how (digital) platforms shape education professions? Then read this issue of Tertium Comparationis: waxmann.com/ausgabeAUG100455 #OpenAccess My article looks at the German school supervision (#Schulaufsicht). #CriticalDataStudies #datafication
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I AXOLOTLY love you! 💖 Tomorrow it’s #ValentinesDay! Share some cuddly animal cuteness with NSF’s new Valentine’s Day coloring postcards. 🔗 bit.ly/3Yvcu4M
Graphic for NSF's Valentine's Day coloring postcards features an outline drawing of an axolotl surrounded by bubbles and hearts. Text reads: "'I axolotly love you!' Download four free Valentine's Day coloring postcards!'"

ALT Graphic for NSF's Valentine's Day coloring postcards features an outline drawing of an axolotl surrounded by bubbles and hearts. Text reads: "'I axolotly love you!' Download four free Valentine's Day coloring postcards!'"

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“ASU is implementing protective measures for Barrett faculty after members of the honors community protested Dennis Prager, Charlie Kirk and others who spoke at Gammage.” From @phineashogan and @alysa_horton:
The State Press@statepress11 Feb 2023
Online discussion and debate about the event and protests against it have continued and escalated since Wednesday. statepress.com/article/2023/…

Barrett event with Charlie Kirk, Dennis Prager draws faculty and student protest - The Arizona...

ASU students and faculty gathered in protest of a Barrett-sponsored event featuring controversial media personalities Charlie Kirk and Dennis Prager on Wednesday.

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Tutorial: NeoPixel Novelty Cufflinks with Scrolling Text & Images blog.adafruit.com/2023/02/07…
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