ACM Policy Committees @acmpolicy.bsky.social
CMU School of Computer Science @scsatcmu.bsky.social The School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University is one of the world's premier institutions for CS and robotics research and education. We build useful stuff that works!
CyLab Security Academy @cylabacademy.bsky.social CyLab Security Academy is the evolution of cybersecurity education from Carnegie Mellon University's CyLab Security and Privacy Institute. You loved our work as picoCTF, now join us for more at https://cylabacademy.org/
Margaret McGill @mhmcgill.bsky.social Director of Policy Engagement for Carnegie Mellon University, based in Washington, D.C. Formerly with NTIA, Axios, POLITICO and The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
SOUPS @soupsconference.bsky.social The 22nd Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security (SOUPS 2026) will take place on August 23-26, 2026 in Germany. SOUPS brings together an interdisciplinary group of researchers and practitioners in human computer interaction, security, and privacy.
Shomir Wilson @shomir.bsky.social Associate Professor at Penn State. AI and sociotechnical NLP, especially for privacy and fairness. Also posting about academia, photography, and travel. Opinions mine. he/him. http://shomir.net
Blair Magnet Foundation @mbhsmagnet.bsky.social The Montgomery Blair High School Magnet Foundation https://www.mbhsmagnet.org
CMU Software & Societal Systems (S3D) @cmus3d.bsky.social At Carnegie Mellon University's Software and Societal Systems Department (S3D), we solve big, complex challenges at the critical intersection of technology and society.- Y Yoshi Kohno @yoshikohno.bsky.social Computer security & privacy research, Georgetown University, he/him
Center for Cybersecurity Policy and Law @cyberseccenter.bsky.social Since 2017, CCPL has combined policy expertise with convening power to bring industry leaders & policymakers together to better manage security threats.
https://www.centerforcybersecuritypolicy.org/
CyLab @cylab.bsky.social CyLab is @cmu.edu's Security & Privacy Institute. Our 300+ researchers are passionate about creating a world in which technology can be trusted. Follow our latest research at https://www.cylab.cmu.edu/.
Franzi Roesner @franziroesner.bsky.social Professor (computer security and privacy, broadly construed) in the Allen School of CSE at the University of Washington. Also spend my time on parenting, reading, exercising, and writing poetry. She/her.
https://www.franziroesner.com
Catherine King @kingcatherine.bsky.social Postdoctoral Fellow in Policy @cmus3d.bsky.social @scsatcmu.bsky.social | Recent PhD graduate in Societal Computing from Carnegie Mellon | BS + MS from @wm.edu | kingcatherine.github.io
Jason Hong @jas0nh0ng.bsky.social Professor - Carnegie Mellon University - Human Computer Interaction
Ubiquitous Computing - Usable Privacy and Security - Responsible AI
Co-Founder - Wombat Security (acquired) - FuguUX
Eric Hittinger @elephanteating.bsky.social Inaugural Director of RIT's School of Public Affairs, WILL International Chair at Univ. of Lille, & Past President of the US Association for Energy Economics. Batteries, renewables, electricity markets, and emissions. Sometimes I bike across the continent.
Adryana "arin" H. @awyrm.bsky.social PhD student at GWU, security, privacy, and disability justice | fake philosopher | any pronouns, she/her is fine
a-wyrm.github.io
Kami Vaniea @kaniea.bsky.social Usable Security and Privacy researcher
Mildly Aggrieved Scientist @stuartschechter.bsky.social Stuart Schechter
https://stuartschechter.org/
https://mastodon.social/@MildlyAggrievedScientist
Apu Kapadia @apukapadia.bsky.social Professor of Computer Science at Indiana University Bloomington. Usable privacy and security, especially with online photo sharing.
Cori Faklaris @heycori1.bsky.social Asst. Prof. at UNC Charlotte researching usable security, privacy, and AI. Director, SPEX research group and UNC Charlotte Cybersecurity Clinic. PhD, CMU HCII. Ex-journo. Cat mom.
Jeremy Epstein @jeremyepstein.bsky.social Former WH OSTP privacy guy. NSF SaTC (cybersecurity and privacy) lead for a decade, now trying to figure out what's next. Dad, grandfather. Personal account, nothing official here.
Daniel Zappala @zappala.bsky.social human-centered security research at BYU
Mary Ellen Zurko @mzurko.bsky.social CyberSecurity with an emphasis on human use, integration, and impacts. Matron Saint of Usable Security. The only "Mary Ellen Zurko" on the web.
Hao-Ping (Hank) Lee @hankhplee.bsky.social PhD student @CMU HCII | Prev: IBM Research, Microsoft Research, Brave
I develop tools that assist AI practitioners in identifying, reasoning about, and mitigating privacy risks during the development of AI products.
https://hankhplee.com/
Nicolas Christin @nc2y.bsky.social Prof. at Carnegie Mellon University. Computer security, online crime, and assorted online seediness. Reformed(?) hacker. Economic migrant.
📍 Pittsburgh, PA, mostly
🕸️ https://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/nicolasc
michael @mfeffer.bsky.social great value chidi anagonye. more seriously Societal Computing PhD student at Carnegie Mellon University. not just an ML account.
@lujobauer.bsky.social @lujobauer.bsky.social
Serge Egelman @v0max.bsky.social Scientist. Dir. of Usable Security & Privacy at the International Computer Science Institute (icsi.berkeley.edu). Founder, AppCensus (appcensus.io). All opinions are those of his employer(s), and not his own.
https://www.guanotronic.com/~serge/
Sauvik Das @sauvik.me I work on human-centered {security|privacy|computing}. Associate Professor (w/o tenure) at @hcii.cmu.edu. Director of the SPUD (Security, Privacy, Usability, and Design) Lab. Non-Resident Fellow @cendemtech.bsky.social
Steven Wu @zstevenwu.bsky.social Computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon. Researcher in machine learning. Algorithmic foundations of responsible AI (e.g., privacy, uncertainty quantification), interactive learning (e.g., imitation/reinforcement learning).
https://zstevenwu.com/
Bogdan Vasilescu @vasilescu.bsky.social I shorten academic research papers to fit in 10 pages for a living, at CMU.
https://www.instagram.com/count_scratchula
http://bvasiles.github.io
Michelle Mazurek @mmazurek.bsky.social security, privacy, people
pointy-headed academic, phillies enjoyer
still tomorrow's gonna be another working day / just trying to get some rest
Patrick Gage Kelley @pgk.bsky.social Researcher in privacy and safety online.
Lead Trust & Safety Research at Google
Actually an artist, writer, scholar.
Say hi.
Meryl Ye @merylye.bsky.social Societal Computing PhD Student @ CMU | Cornell CS alum | merylye.github.io
Elijah Bouma-Sims @elijahboumasims.bsky.social Ph.D. Student at Carnegie Mellon University in Societal Computing, NCSU C/O 2021. I do research on usable security and privacy with a focus on scams.
https://elijahboumasims.com
Zachary Lipton @zacharylipton.bsky.social Cofounder & CTO @ Abridge, Raj Reddy Associate Prof of ML @ CMU, occasional writer, relapsing 🎷, creator of d2l.ai & approximatelycorrect.com
Luke Osterritter @losterritter.bsky.social Senior Researcher, Carnegie Mellon. Studying social cyber security and organizational risk using network science and computational and agent-based modeling. But... mostly I play games.
Joe Calandrino @jcalandrino.bsky.social
Eran Toch @eranto.bsky.social I invent new technologies and user experiences for privacy & human-AI interaction. Prof of Engineering at TAU.
Phil Reitinger @philr.bsky.social (he/him) Principal Engineer. Cybersecurity, Jaguars and dogs. Mostly retired, chair of Common Good Cyber Fund Strategic Advisory Committee. Florida man.
The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social Irina Raicu behind the keyboard.
Vivian Schiller @vivianschiller.bsky.social
Janine Zacharia @janinezac.bsky.social Teach journalism at Stanford. Former Mideast reporter for Washington Post et al.
MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger @mazonusa.bsky.social We are one of the nation's leading nonprofits working to #EndHunger among people of all faiths and backgrounds in the US and Israel. Follow us to join our efforts to make hunger a thing of the past.
Michael Daniel @cyallianceprez.bsky.social
Equality Labs @equalitylabs.bsky.social At the intersection of organizing, community based research, socially engaged arts & digital security for South Asian religious & cultural minorities💙💛
Learn more: linktr.ee/equalitylabs
@lgcowan.bsky.social @lgcowan.bsky.social
Travis Moore @travismoore.bsky.social Founder and Executive Director, TechCongress
Yaël Eisenstat @yaeleisenstat.bsky.social Been called alarmist, Cassandra & “someone with the resume of a 70 yr old man”. Pro-dog & pro-democracy. Working on tech accountability to safeguard democracy in the digital age at Cybersafety Research Center (NYU).
Personal website: www.yaeleisenstat.com
Scott Klein @kleinmatic.bsky.social Already living in the future of news at Newspack. Board at @muckrock. Former @propublica. Hoping for the best.
Maggie Hanley @mhanley.bsky.social Santa Fe painter from NY who will never stop painting.
Working for the benefit of New Mexican artists and nonprofits at the Department of Cultural Affairs' state arts agency, New Mexico Arts.
I paint from my imagination. #ArtSavesLives #NeverTrump
Voices for Progress @voicesforprogress.org V4P members are dedicated donors and active allies in the fight for a healthy climate and environment, a strong democracy, and economic and social justice.
voicesforprogress.org
Data & Society @datasociety.bsky.social An independent research and policy institute working toward a future where people, not technology, come first.
Ian Bassin @ianbassin.bsky.social Founder and Executive Director @protectdemocracy.org. Former Associate White House Counsel. Tweets my own.
Camille Stewart Gloster @camillestewartgloster.com Strategist shaping the future of cybersecurity, emerging tech & democracy—where policy, power & people intersect.
Founder @ CAS Strategies|Writes @ Command Line w/ Camille |💕💚 #ShareTheMicInCyber
Frmr:WH (#46), Google, DHS (#44)|Views=mine, opinions=strong
American Press Institute @ampress.bsky.social We support local and community-based media through research, programs and products that foster healthy, responsive and resilient news organizations.
Cyber Threat Alliance @cyberalliance.bsky.social CTA is a group of cybersecurity practitioners who work together to improve the overall security of the global digital ecosystem. We are stronger together. www.cyberthreatalliance.org
Alaina @alainarose.bsky.social Investor and global tech CEO passionate about advancing women’s careers and influence. #ATL
Dan Gillmor @dangillmor.bsky.social dangillmor.com/about
Mainly at Mastodon: mastodon.social/@dangillmor
Eric Phillips @ericfphillips.bsky.social fan of underdogs & hot dogs. stove toucher. midwesterner. supper enthusiast. love goofs.
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press @rcfp.org Reporters Committee provides free legal help to journalists and protects their First Amendment rights. Find us at rcfp.org.
☎️ Legal Hotline: 800-336-4243 | hotline@rcfp.org
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Signal @signal.org Signal is a nonprofit end-to-end encrypted communications app. Privacy isn’t an optional mode, it’s the way Signal works. Every message, every call, every time. https://signal.org/donate/
Just Security @justsecurity.org Forum on law, rights, and security. Editorial Board includes professors, top civil society attorneys, former senior government officials.
CalMatters @calmatters.org CalMatters is a nonpartisan and nonprofit news organization. We write stories about California, for Californians.
@bcvoice.bsky.social @bcvoice.bsky.social
Free Speech For People @fsfp.bsky.social Reclaiming our democracy, challenging big money in politics and fighting for free and fair elections. ImpeachTrumpAgain.org
UW Center for Journalism Ethics @uwethics.bsky.social Promoting high standards and fostering vigorous debate. Official account for the Center for Journalism Ethics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison: https://ethics.sjmc.wisc.edu
Comments are moderated: https://www.wisc.edu/social-media-statement/
Subbu Vincent @subbuvincent.bsky.social I direct Journalism & Media Ethics at Santa Clara University’s Markkula Center for Applied Ethics. Focus: sourcing standards; role of algorithms/AI in news distribution; democratic culture.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/subbuvincent/
Thenmozhi Soundararajan/Dalit Diva ✨️is querying✨️ @dalitdiva.bsky.social I an award winning Dalit futurist and speculative fiction author. I am an inaugural member of the Clarion West Novel Writing Workshop for my upcoming book WE SANG DOWN THE EMPIRE. I am also the author of the TRAUMA OF CASTE. Find me at www.dalitdiva.com
Women Press Freedom @womenpressfreedom.bsky.social Women Press Freedom is an initiative by the Coalition For Women In Journalism. Advocacy and support organization for women & LGBTQI journalists. Women Press Freedom reports on press freedom violations in 145 countries. Queries: <Press@WomenInJournalism.org
The Delegates Lounge 🦋 @thedelegateslounge.bsky.social An independent world affairs podcast hosted by @alextarquinio.bsky.social, a journalist based at the United Nations. Read @foreignpolicy.com. Listen on apple.co/4ejt5jE or spoti.fi/3XqG9gf or amzn.to/4d3lGDZ ... or wherever life takes you!
Fil Menczer @fil.bsky.social Researcher on social media misinformation and manipulation, director of the Observatory on Social Media (OSoMe.iu.edu, pronounced “awesome”) at Indiana University
DisinfoDocket @disinfodocket.bsky.social DisinfoDocket curates the latest research and media reporting on influence operations and delivers it to your inbox.
Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social Let's see... 39 years teaching journalism at NYU. A critic who tries to be useful. PressThink: the name of my subject and my site. My book: "What Are Journalists For?" (1999, Yale University Press)
Lost Women of Science @lostwomenofsci.bsky.social Well tell the stories of remarkable female scientists that history forgot
Go and listen to our podcast👇
lostwomenofscience.org
NYU's Center for Social Media, AI, and Politics @csmapnyu.org We work to strengthen democracy by conducting rigorous research, advancing evidence-based public policy, and training the next generation of scholars.
https://csmapnyu.org/links
@journethics.bsky.social @journethics.bsky.social
@thetrustproject.bsky.social @thetrustproject.bsky.social Donate: https://buff.ly/VpesJ6B
Paul Barrett ❌👑 @paulthedogman.bsky.social @FilmmakerJulie's lesser half
Rescue dog dad to Toby & Zoe
Volunteer dog and cat adoption counselor
Volunteer immigrant mentor
Resister
Deborah @deborahu.bsky.social Managing producer @lostwomenofsci
Amy L. Kovac-Ashley @terabithia4.bsky.social A Californian living in an East Coast world. @tinynewscollective.bsky.social ED. Formerly @lenfestinstitute.org, @ampress.bsky.social, WVU Media College, HoyaJournalism, @washingtonpost.com. Wife. Mom.
Ms. Magazine @msmagazine.com Reporting, rebelling and truth-telling from the feminist front lines for over 50 years. Read more at MsMagazine.com.
BIC HQ @blacksincyber.bsky.social BIC HQ 🏠 | blacksincyber@infosec.exchange/defconsocial 🐘 | #LitLikeBIC |#BlacksInCyber | 34ch-0n3-734ch-M4ny | 2x DC Black Badge CTF 🏆💻🏴☠️
UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity @cltcberkeley.bsky.social Helping society anticipate and address tomorrow's information security challenges, in order to amplify and extend the upside of the digital revolution.
Consortium of Cybersecurity Clinics @cyberclinics.bsky.social We are an international network of university-based cybersecurity clinics and allies working to advance cybersecurity education for public good.
Roxy Szal @roxyszal.bsky.social reporter, managing digital editor @msmagazine.com, former Texas teacher.
rszal@msmagazine.com (she, her)
@righttobe.bsky.social @righttobe.bsky.social
Emily May @emilymaynot.bsky.social Co-Founder, President and Lead Executive Officer at Right To Be, the nation's leading nonprofit fighting harassment in all its forms. Co-author of "I've Got Your Back: the indispensable guide to stopping harassment in all its forms."
Daniel Schuman @americalabs.org Progressive institutionalist with an interest in modernizing Congress and strengthening our democracy. Bluesky is my penance for working at an org that once encouraged Congress to tweet.
Like what you see? More at https://firstbranchforecast.substack.com/
Justin Brookman @justinbrookman.bsky.social tech policy for Consumer Reports
Dr. Michelle Ferrier aka d.a.f. @mediaghosts.bsky.social Artist, gardener, writer, educator, journalist, creator.
@francibosco.bsky.social @francibosco.bsky.social
The Forward @forward.com Since 1897, the Forward has been a leading source of news, opinion and culture through a Jewish lens.
Sign up for our newsletters: forward.com/newsletters
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DEF CON Franklin @projectfranklin.bsky.social A collaboration infusing critical DEF CON research into important policy and national security debates.
Read the DEF CON 33 Hackers' Almanack here: https://harris.uchicago.edu/sites/default/files/the_def_con_33_hackers_almanack.pdf
Jon Brewer @jonbrewer.bsky.social Trying to swim against the tide of hate, division and manipulation - and the broken media, influence operations and dark money behind them that we're failing still to fully see and understand
Aspen Digital @aspendigital.bsky.social We convene thinkers and doers to make sense of how our world is changing in the age of AI. @aspeninstitute.bsky.social
BlackGirlsHack @blackgirlshack.bsky.social Home of the BGH Multiverse! #squadcon #blackgirlshack #blackkidshack #blackincyber #blackmenhack #squad http://linktr.ee/blackgirlshack Nonprofit providing cybersecurity training and resources for all!
Alexandra Reeve Givens @alexreevegivens.bsky.social CEO at Center for Democracy & Technology, fighting to protect people’s rights & our democracy in the digital age.
Proud daughter & Board Member at Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation.
Mutale Nkonde (she/her) @mutalenkonde.bsky.social Phd Student University of Cambridge I Columbia alum
Studies how AI systems impact Black people
Founded non profit AI for the People
Compassionate I Respectful l Seeks online civility
Proud British - American
#Blacksky