morganklauss.bsky.social
HCI research scientist @ Sony AI in Barcelona. ethical AI, identity, technological harm. Previous: CU Boulder, UMBC, Microsoft Research Fellow. posts my own. https://www.morgan-klaus.com/
👤 Joined on 10 July 2023
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@morganklauss.bsky.socialCongrats and mad props and sorry you all had to go through this shit
Show PostA critical aspect of the rightwing attack by suing opponents is not the likelihood of winning but the high cost and the years of distraction. Have any of these winning cases gotten legal fees reimbursed? Or damages for frivolous suits?
Show PostJust realized this case was launched THREE years ago. The PTSD is real, y’all. I lost time.
Show PostThose allegations did tremendous damage — to our reputations, to grant funding for work in our field, to the broader discourse about what "free speech" means and whose speech is protected. The team who did this work at Stanford was dissolved. Our funding took a big hit. But our work at UW continues.
Show PostTwo years ago, my colleagues and I were sued by Stephen Miller's America First Legal. The Hines v Stamos case — built atop a number of false allegations — was a central element of the "censorship industrial complex" myth. Today, that case was dismissed (by a Trump judge in LA). We won.
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