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When you sell your smoke alarm company to a Wi-Fi company that sells to a smoke alarm company techcrunch.com/2018/01/12/ev…
Startups drive economic growth. Civic tech keeps society running smoothly. Both depend on the right infrastructure. I dive deeper into this in my latest piece for @techpolicypress techpolicy.press/why-the-los…
Defining "high-integrity" carbon credits is a huge step in fighting climate change. VCMs need accessible technology and transparent MRV accounting. We're finally getting to both. ctvc.co/laying-down-the-law-…
With his "free speech" crusade and new adult content policy, Elon is really gunning to be remembered as Larry Flynt rather than Nikola Tesla help.x.com/en/rules-and-poli…
Mark Belinsky retweeted
Biden may be the first to lose (or win) the election on his Israeli-Palestinian policy.
@omarmdajani & I argue in @ForeignPolicy that the U.S. should recognize Palestine, in the benefit of both Palestinians, Israelis & Americans. foreignpolicy.com/2024/05/24…
Facebook is down. Insta & YouTube too. On #SuperTuesday. AT&T was down last week. Bitcoin is spiking. Sure looks like someone is shorting the USA.
The joke that is ID verification without a connected government API as digital infrastructure.
New: inside the underground site where "neural networks" churn out fake IDs
- I tested, made two IDs in minutes
- used one to successfully bypass the identity verification check on a cryptocurrency exchange
- massive implications for crime, cybersecurity
404media.co/inside-the-under…
Thank you @anthemawards for recognizing @UNDP’s Digital Development Compass in Public Service. With it, we've helped dozens of governments to improve lives through digital transformation. Congrats to my whole team for taking this worldwide and to our partners at @github.
🗞️ BREAKING: @UNDP's Digital Development Compass wins Bronze at the @anthemawards!
The Compass helps assess countries’ digital maturity across key aspects such as government, infrastructure and people: go.undp.org/TMnL
#DigitalUNDP
Mark Belinsky retweeted
We're nominated for the @anthemawards!
@UNDP's Digital Development Compass helps assess countries’ digital maturity across several key aspects such as governments, infrastructure, people & more.
🗳️ Vote NOW & help us build a more inclusive future: go.undp.org/q19q
We need better paths to better infrastructure. This idea could help.
Read my article on Tokenization of Electromagnetic Frequency Spectrum - Towards Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks (DePIN)
#Africacom #AfricaTechFestival #ATF2023
linkedin.com/pulse/tokenizat…
So proud of my fiance @AttorneyNora talking about how social media companies are impacting democracy on @CNN
“It's been this chaotic frenzy on Twitter, now X, all thanks to a year of bad decisions by Elon Musk.” Nora Benavidez, senior counsel at Free Press, explains. @AttorneyNora @hari
Get in, @UNDP is going open source.
Digital public infrastructure (DPI) is a shared means to many ends, acting as a foundational layer that can propel a nation's digital journey.
Here are key findings for low-and-middle income countries looking to implement & scale DPI for greater impact: go.undp.org/uLsj
Weaponizing social media to livestream hostage torture is a horrible new tactic. It shouldn't even take this long for companies to respond. nytimes.com/2023/10/17/techn…
Courts don't release crime data. Without conviction rates to augment arrest rates, we have little insight into law and order. Without demographic analysis we don't have bias insights either.
Sad to have to boycott two of my favorite shows #LEGOMastersFOX & #CurbYourEnthusiasm but while @CherylHines promotes anti-Semitism, conspiracies, & the subversion of US elections, do any of us have a choice?
Mark Belinsky retweeted
yesterday was “new twitters” first real test in a real-time global crisis and it failed spectacularly
Thankfully us Jews can return to hating the @ADL
We appreciate @X’s stated intent over the last few weeks to address antisemitism and hate on the platform. Full statement here: adl.org/resources/press-rele…
When there's no privacy legislation, build an app!
Big news today! 🚀 We’re officially launching @PermissionSlip_ now on both Android and iOS! With a tap, you can send privacy requests to companies, telling them to stop selling your personal data or to delete it entirely. Try #PermissionSlipCR now: permissionslipcr.com
Our team is live at #UNGA with @MarkLGoldberg moderating
[⏰ Happening now!]
Tune in for the panel discussion on data-informed policymaking and how it can help tackle the polycrisis and achieve the SDGs.
🎥 Watch live: bit.ly/3sOPpis
#UNGA #DataInnovation
Impressive to hear how @theocreancleanup is using AI to identify the parts of the ocean with the highest concentration of plastics in order to maximize cleanup efforts. -#SDGdigital
