Hello! Happy new year! It was a busy week in tech policy land. Yesterday was the SCOTUS hearing on TikTok (interesting legal takes). Also, Some Personal News: I've joined Lawfare as an editor and will be doing a lot more posts and podcasts. I'd kind of
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So I fired up Ghost to write this post and noticed that the last time I sent a newsletter was Aug 26th. I really thought it had been a month; this is why I don't do this professionally. Since I've last posted, some things happened, we
Read moreFirst, hi to all the new newsletter subscribers this week! I recently had the pleasure of joining Sam Harris and Kara Swisher on their podcasts to chat about my book, influencers, and how public opinion is shaped. Both are fantastic interviewers with distinct perspectives, and I am happy more folks
Read moreHello! I’m just back from a little over two weeks in Asia…vacation in Tokyo with the kids, and then a week of work in Taiwan. It was a great trip. I’m gathering my thoughts about the week in Taiwan, where disinformation campaigns from China are a chronic
Read moreHello everyone! It feels like a year has happened in the last week. On Monday, I published an op-ed in the New York Times, which laid out how the Stanford Internet Observatory's work was targeted by influencers who misrepresented it as "censorship," leading to congressional
Read more"In an alternate universe, I run a sprawling cabal. Its goal, according to the contrarian newsletters, crank blogs, and breathless podcasts where the fantasy plays out—is to silence right-wing populists on behalf of the deep state. Each morning, Google Alerts arrive in my inbox detailing the adventures
Read moreHi! First, thanks to everyone who’s subscribed recently. For those who don’t follow me on socials, I did Meet the Press two weeks ago to talk about election integrity in 2024 — if you found me that way, I’m glad you’re here. It was a very well-
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