kellystonelake

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by kellystonelake 4mo ago
Zuckerberg has long been fascinated by Augustus Caesar, the emperor who transformed a republic into an empire and justified harsh means through the promise of order. That is one version of Rome: the ruler’s version, the story of conquest an
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by kellystonelake 6mo ago
When host Stig Abel said “We’re living in the age of the triumphant tech bro,” and asked if legislators or regulators were not powerful enough to stop companies like Meta, X, and TikTok, I said: “You’d be surprised. You’re absolutely right,
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by kellystonelake 7mo ago
Meta has the power and resources to actually fix these problems, to create a safe product for the people using it, and to empower those building it. Instead, they threw their hands up.
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by kellystonelake 8mo ago
No, if a company causes harm, they should be stopped.
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by kellystonelake 8mo ago
ONE YEAR AGO TODAY I sued Meta. My case has survived a move to Federal Court, a motion to dismiss, and is now in the discovery stage. you’re invited to my lawsuit’s birthday party, a roundup of what’s been revealed by other whistleblowers
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by kellystonelake 9mo ago
I wrote up a recap of my two Washington State Senate testimonies this week in support of SB 5708 on addictive feeds and SB 5784 on AI companions. In both testimonies, I recount my first hand experience in Horizon Worlds speaking up about th
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by kellystonelake 9mo ago
Against a backdrop of recent Reuters reporting that 10% of Meta's projected revenue ($16 B) is coming from fraudulent or scam ads, and CBC's reporting on illegal drugs being sold via Instagram and Facebook ads (delivered by Canada
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by kellystonelake 9mo ago
Beyond the False Choice Between Online Safety and Expression for LGBTQ+ Youth
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by kellystonelake 9mo ago
“ You can’t walk into a restaurant, sit in a car, or step onto a playground without seeing someone using. Poison is sold as connection: it’s a way to relax, to belong, to be cool, while harm accumulates. But it’s our glue: used before a fir
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by kellystonelake 10mo ago
I predict that Meta won’t kill Horizon entirely. They’ll likely scale back investments in the Quest headset version, their developer programs, and brand partnerships while maintaining or even investing more in the mobile app. If Meta’s Hori
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Algorithmic Harm, Explained by Former Meta Vice President Brian Boland(overturned.substack.com)
2 points by kellystonelake 10mo ago|0 comments
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by kellystonelake 11mo ago
“Corporations that make no effort to correct for the unspoken rules of patriarchal power will undoubtedly ship products that exploit the vulnerable, as they’re able to rationalize just about anything they can get away with for the sake of i
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United, Not Divided: My Lessons from Bernie Sanders' "Fight Oligarchy"(overturned.substack.com)
5 points by kellystonelake 11mo ago|1 comments
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by kellystonelake 11mo ago
The more we turn against one another, or expect a standard of perfect resistance, the more divided we become and the more they win. Maybe it’s about finding the least friction way for you to pull some of your dollars out of the ecosystem th
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AI is an accelerant for capitalist extraction(delta-fund.org)
4 points by kellystonelake 11mo ago|2 comments
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by kellystonelake 1y ago
Here’s what makes my blood boil most violently: Meta admitted that filtering out viral challenges was a matter of “spending several months improving our technology.” Several months. Judy Rogg lost her son Erik over 15 years ago. How many ki
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by kellystonelake 1y ago
I appreciate this argument, and where are the limits of it? Where can we feel empowered to remove the equity we bring to the most harmful digital ecosystems until they make changes? Meta is a leader and standard setter and hides behind PR,
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No Kings and No Caesars Either(overturned.substack.com)
20 points by kellystonelake 1y ago|12 comments
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by kellystonelake 1y ago
The same impulse that drives us into the streets to declare ‘No Kings’ could also drive us to withdraw our labor—in this case, our digital labor of content creation and attention—from those who would crown themselves emperors of our online
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Farewell letter after 15 years at Meta(overturned.substack.com)
7 points by kellystonelake 1y ago|5 comments
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by kellystonelake 1y ago
It would still be wrong for a company to be offering safety products that aren’t effective to parents and marketing them as effective, right?
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by kellystonelake 1y ago
Agree
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by kellystonelake 1y ago
The point of this research is that these services are often ineffective at "filtering" yet, as your comment demonstrates, makes people (parents, regulators) feel like the platforms are more safe.
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by kellystonelake 1y ago
this
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by kellystonelake 1y ago
Meta markets products as safe for kids and offers products to reinforce this for parents and regulators but they’re not actually keeping kids safe. Meanwhile, kids die. That’s less an issue of parenting and more one of corporate responsibil
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by kellystonelake 1y ago
Over 20% of adolescents met criteria for “pathological” or addictive social media use, with an additional ~70% at risk of mild compulsive use. Teens themselves often recognize the problem—many say social media makes them feel “addicted” or
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Meta's Teen Accounts Are Sugar Pills for Parents, Not Safety for Kids(overturned.substack.com)
56 points by kellystonelake 1y ago|33 comments