Dannagal Goldthwaite Young

dannagal.bsky.social

18 October 2026 14:33

New Book Vaporware Inc @davekarpf.bsky.social details how “techno optimism has ALWAYS been the ideological project of Silicon Valley. And they see govt and civil society as impediments to their “Hero’s Journey.” “The only role for journalists and the public is to clap” wwnorton.com/books/978132...

Dannagal Goldthwaite Young

dannagal.bsky.social

18 October 2026 14:32

Lance Bennet keynote about the liberal “bias” of many LLMs which is actually just towards verified factual consensus and human rights. the trouble is when the traditional institutions break, so will these models‘ ability to tether their results to values of science and democracy.

Dannagal Goldthwaite Young

dannagal.bsky.social

18 October 2026 14:31

I think @fil.bsky.social may have scared us all by showing us maps of bot activity online and the extent to which automated accounts are already leading conversations—- and the potential for AI to be abused through automated activities.

Dannagal Goldthwaite Young

dannagal.bsky.social

18 October 2026 14:28

I just spent two days in Madison with the brilliant scholars of @cccr.bsky.social at @uwsjmc.bsky.social and others studying media and the crisis of American democracy. Bad news is that things are bad. Good news is scholars are still tracking and studying what’s happening and how to fix it. 🧵

Observatory on Social Media

osome.iu.edu

12 October 2026 20:58

Don't miss James Shanahan as our next OSoMe Awesome Speaker! 🎙️ James Shanahan (Indiana University) 📌 Historical Fears About Media, The Case of TV Violence 🗓️ October 26 | 12pm ET 🔗 Register: iu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...