APSA & ICA Political Communication Divisions @polcomm.bsky.social Official account of the @APSAtweets & @icahdq #PolComm Divisions | posts by @igoncalves.com | https://www.facebook.com/groups/politicalcommunication.org | @polcomm@mastodon.social | https://politicalcommunication.org/
Edda Humprecht @eddahumprecht.bsky.social @Prof of Communication Science @Uni of Jena, head of research group Digitalization & the Public Sphere
Knight-Georgetown Institute (KGI) @knightgtown.bsky.social Knight-Georgetown Institute connects independent research with technology policy and design.
DeVan Hankerson Madrigal @dvhankerson.bsky.social DeVan Hankerson Madrigal, State Policy Engagement & Research Manager @cdt.org. Previously @gtowntechlaw. All tweets are my views only; retweets + likes may not be.
Pronouns: she/her
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Michal Luria @mluria.bsky.social Human-centered researcher of emerging tech. Designer of alternative interactions. Research Fellow at @CenDemTech. Ph.D. in HCI from @CarnegieMellon
Aliya Bhatia @aliyabhatia.bsky.social Tech & human rights @cdt.org
Posts, thoughts, dreams my own.
Not Alia Bhatt
aliya-bhatia.com
Anna Colom @annacolom.eurosky.social Co-Director @TheDataTank | Former Public Participation & Research Lead @AdaLovelaceInstitute
Visiting scholar @OpenUniversity | PhD in POLIS
Research #democracy #delibdem #climate #intersectionality #data #AI #media
Former journo & docu filmmaker
Philip Mai @philipmai.com Executive Director of SocialMediaLab.ca | M.S., J.D. | Media interviews PhilipMai.com/Press/ | Researcher & Developer of social media analysis tools for research in the public interest: SocialMediaLab.ca/apps/
Anatoliy Gruzd @gruzd.ca Canada Research Chair, Professor at Toronto Metropolitan University & co-director & researcher at @socialmedialab.ca | Social Media and Network Scholar | My opinions are my own
Issue One @issueonereform.bsky.social Cross-partisan political reform group in Washington, uniting Republicans, Democrats, and independents to fix our broken system. We focus on money in politics, tech reform and accountability, and free and fair elections. www.issueone.org
Open Future @openfuture.bsky.social A think tank that develops strategies and policies for cultivating #DigitalCommons.
https://openfuture.eu/
Free Our Feeds @freeourfeeds.com We're a campaign to focus attention and resources on building information technologies that serve the interests of people over companies.
It's time to free social media from billionaire control.
Join: FreeOurFeeds.com | Donate: https://gofund.me/2e144bae
Curious, Confused, Coding Connor @codingconnor.bsky.social I write code, and I advocate for coders to take a more critical look at the impact of technology on our mental health π§ , our civic discourse π£οΈ, and income inequality π€
Iβm intellectually fascinated, and socially terrified, by AI.
Tamara Kneese @tamigraph.bsky.social Climate/AI/labor/death researcher in Oakland. Luddite
I wrote a book about how techno-solutionism fails us in this life + beyond https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300248272/death-glitch/
www.tamarakneese.com
Theodora Skeadas @theodoraskeadas.bsky.social Ex-Tweep, hiker, traveler, and fantasy fiction reader!
Gehan Gunatilleke @gehandg.bsky.social Lawyer | Partner at http://lexag.co | Commissioner at the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka
Aviv Ovadya π₯¦ @handle.invalid CEO, AI & Democracy Foundation.
Ensuring democratic capacity can keep pace with AI advances.
Harvard BKC, GovAI
π§ Email: av@aviv.me
β‘οΈ http://aviv.substack.com
Glenn Ellingson @geewiz.bsky.social Humans gonna human. Gotta love 'em anyway, and maybe try to help out a bit...
Josh Kramer @joshpkramer.bsky.social JoshKramerComics.com
Writer // Illustrator // Cartoonist
Head of Editorial, @newpublic.org
Himanshu Panday @hpanday.bsky.social Co-founder, Dignity in Difference
Leah Ferentinos @leahf.bsky.social Election Integrity Advocate, Political Ads Policy Manager @Meta, Former Yale Law ISP Resident Fellow
Brittney Gallagher @brittneygallagher.bsky.social Co-founder of AI Objectives Institute with Peter Eckersley | Journalist | Software Designer | Mom
Lover of: traveling, space, learning, dancing, reading, sci-fi, laughing, orchids
Allan Cheboi @allancheboi.bsky.social Data & Digital Technology (DigiTech) Lead @ Build Up| Digital Forensics Specialist | Intelligence Analysis | Data Analytics | Cyber Crime Investigator
Peter Chapman @pfchap.bsky.social Associate Director of the Knight-Georgetown Institute (KGI) at Georgetown University
[views my own]
Urbano Reviglio @urbanz.bsky.social Research associate in social media governance and internet more generally @CMPF @EUI
Ben Windeler @bwindeler.bsky.social Building digital spaces for democratic futures @dpsorg.bsky.social
@2awsy.bsky.social @2awsy.bsky.social
Collective Intelligence Project @cip.org We're on a mission to steer transformative technology for the collective good.
cip.org
Brianda Hernandez @hernandezforges.bsky.social Tech tinkerer, civic tech advocate, & communications volunteer.
SF Civic Tech @sfcivictech.bsky.social We are a welcoming and inclusive volunteer group of developers, designers, data geeks, and citizen activists who use creative technology to solve civic and social problems.
https://www.sfcivictech.org/
Code for Boston @codeforboston.bsky.social Civic tech volunteer group serving Greater Boston since 2012. Connect with us at www.codeforboston.org
Chi Hack Night @chihacknight.org A free, weekly event in Chicago to build, share and learn about civic tech. Join us every Tuesday evening! https://chihacknight.org/
Harlan Weber @whereshj.bsky.social Design, product, org building for the public interest. Director of Design, Nava PBC. Founder, Code for Boston. Former MA state gov @ MA Digital and MBTA. #twindad. Likes pushing boulders uphill.
Christopher Whitaker @civicwhitaker.com Civic Technologist | Executive Director, Alliance of Civic Technologists | Army Veteran | Alumni of Code for America, Defense Digital Service and USDS #civictech #chicago #illinois
Really doesnβt like bullies
Signal: civicwhitaker.53
BetaNYC, a partner project of the Fund for the City of New York @beta.nyc We help New Yorkers access information & use technology. We want New Yorkβs governments to work for the people, by the people, for the digital era. #civictech #opendata #pitech
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Noel Hidalgo π½β€οΈπ² @noneck.org Be realistic; demand the impossible!
Orion's father; Lauren's partner; @beta.nyc's Executive Director; 20+ years in Public Interest Tech; NYC COPIC Member; #ASL beginner; #OpenData; #civictech; #PiTech; π΅π·; #BikeNYC; Opinion = Own
Florida Community Innovation Foundation @floridainnovation.bsky.social Empowering young innovators to build technology, do research, and work in partnership with communities. We do experiential learning grounded in community listening.
https://floridainnovation.org
Open Sacramento @opensacorg.bsky.social Civic-minded volunteers using the web as a platform for community service.
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Open Fresno @openfresno.bsky.social Citizens, coders, and more helping to turn around a city through civic innovation!
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Code for Charlottesville @codeforcville.bsky.social Code for Charlottesville brings together coders, designers, data analysts, researchers, and community partners to work on projects with local nonprofits and governmental agencies.
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Follow us at @beta.nyc - see you there. @betanyc.bsky.social We've ported over our domain and are now at @beta.nyc - see you there.
Derek Eder @derekeder.com Civic tech builder in Chicago. Partner at DataMade, President Emeritus at Chi Hack Night & Oak Park Village Trustee. Entrepreneur, developer, civic technology leader, climate advocate and public servant. he/him
Alliance of Civic Technologists @civictechallies.bsky.social A community dedicated to connecting and supporting all #volunteer #civictech efforts across the nation!
π civictechnologists.org
Gillian Hadfield @ghadfield.bsky.social Economist and legal scholar turned AI researcher focused on AI alignment and governance. Prof of government and policy and computer science at Johns Hopkins where I run the Normativity Lab. Recruiting CS postdocs and PhD students. gillianhadfield.org
Smitha @smitha.bsky.social http://smithamilli.com
Richard Reisman @rreisman.bsky.social Sociotechnical network/systems thinker, visionary, inventor, pioneer | Author: @TechPolicyPress, FairPay | Nonresident Senior Fellow, Foundation for American Innovation
Paul Bouchaud @paulbouchaud.com (they/them) Researcher in Algorithmic Auditing, Social Simulation & Evidenced-Based Policymaking | paulbouchaud.com | working with aiforensics.org
Katy Glenn Bass @katygb.bsky.social Research Director, Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University
Knight First Amendment Institute @knightcolumbia.org The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University defends the freedoms of speech & the press in the digital age through strategic litigation, research, policy advocacy, and public education.
https://knightcolumbia.org/
John Fitzgerald @johnfitzg.bsky.social digital evolution β’ charities β’ change β’ digital strategy β’ tech for good β’ fixing the plumbing β’ responsible AI β’ Scotland β’ feed may contain bikes and sailing
More in Common US @moreincommonus.bsky.social We seek to understand the forces driving us apart, find common ground, and help bring Americans together to tackle our shared challenges.
Project Liberty @projectliberty.io Project Liberty builds solutions that help people take back control of their lives in the digital age by reclaiming a voice, choice, and stake in a better internet. Find out more at https://projectliberty.io.
ARTICLE 19 @article19.bsky.social Defending freedom of expression and information around the world. π΄ Support our work: http://article19.org/donate/
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Jamie Neikrie @jamiedemocracy.bsky.social Democracy and tech reform advocate | Legislative Director for Issue One
Eli Pariser @eli.bsky.social @newpublic.org cofounder / Filter Bubble author / dad, husband, human
Will Oremus @willoremus.com Covering online speech, the information economy and AI weirdness at @theatlantic.com. Shitposting about Bluesky on Bluesky.
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Dave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social Political Communication Prof at GWU. Flaming Hydra.
I write about the history and future of tech and politics. My next book, Vaporware, Inc.: How Silicon Valley Sells the Future to Control the Present, arrives on January 12, 2027.
Davekarpf.beehiiv.com
Jake Snow @snowjake.bsky.social Tech, privacy, surveillance, ACLU NorCal. On Mastodon at https://mastodon.social/@snowjake/. He/him. Views mine.
Alek Tarkowski @alek.eurosky.social Doing my share to help the digital commons grow. Director of Strategy at openfuture.eu, sociologist and digital activist. European perspective on global challenges. Board Chair at Centrum Cyfrowe, Board Member at Wikimedia Europe. Bread, tea, apples.
Pawel Popiel @ppopiel.bsky.social Media policy + platforms + political economy | Assistant Prof @ Murrow College of Communication, Washington State University | US Team Research Lead - GMICP.org | Affiliate @ MIC Center, UPenn and CITAP, UNC | Philly expat | pawelpopiel.com
Felix Kartte @kartte.bsky.social Tech & Democracy I Mercator Senior Fellow I Special Adviser to the European Commission
Anton Leicht @antonleicht.bsky.social Politics & Frontier AI Policy | PhD Candidate AI Agent Alignment
antonleicht.me
Belle Torek, Esq. @belletorek.bsky.social Law, tech policy, survivor safety & privacy @nnedv.bsky.social. Advisory Committee, Cyber Civil Rights Initiative. Former AI & Tech @hrc.org. Vintage style, not vintage values. Views my own.
blair @blairaf.com Canada CIFAR AI Chair, Asst. Prof, sci-fi creator @ UAlberta
Transfeminist AI governance, ethics, policy: blairaf.com
Gay trans cyborg warriors vs. AI monsters: objecttype3.app
issielapowsky.bsky.social @issielapowsky.bsky.social Journalist covering tech, politics, and national affairs. Formerly WIRED and Protocol. Work featured in The New York Times, Fast Company, Inc., The Atlantic, and more. www.issielapowsky.com
Signal: issielapowsky.08
Tom Kemp @tomkemp00.bsky.social Executive Director of CalPrivacy aka California Privacy Protection Agency.
Paul Samson @prs.bsky.social Explorer of intellectual and physical worlds. Transformative tech governance/artificial intelligence/geoeconomics.
Steven Overly @stevenoverly.bsky.social Editorial Director, POLITICO Live and Host, POLITICO Tech. Journalist covering politics and policy on stage and behind the mic. Write me: soverly@politico.com.
Open Knowledge Foundation @okfn.bsky.social We provide services, tools and training to build a world open by design where all knowledge is accessible to everyone.
#TheTechWeWant #OpenDataEditor #OpenDataCommons #SchoolOfData #CKAN
Michelle De Mooy @mkdemooy.bsky.social tech and public policy; optimist with a life affirming dose of sarcasm
Gaia Bernstein @gaiabernstein.bsky.social Technology policy expert; law professor: author and speaker.
Public Knowledge @publicknowledge.bsky.social Public Knowledge promotes an open internet, accessible communications tools, and balanced copyright laws. Reposts do not necessarily indicate endorsement.
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Plurality Institute @pluralityinstitute.bsky.social We're an academic community for Plurality research & technology | Cooperate across differences | DM us your news, research, jobs, grants & fellowships.
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Reset Tech @reset.tech Building an Internet that works for people
Digital Action @digitalaction.bsky.social We build coalitions for Big Tech accountability, protecting democracy and human rights from digital threats. Subscribe to our newsletter!
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Social Media Matters @sociallyblog.bsky.social Network of change leaders working for digital rights and safety of children online
Kevin Roose @kevinroose.com NYT tech columnist, Hard Fork co-host, best at 0.8x speed
Gary Marcus @garymarcus.bsky.social AI and cognitive science, Founder and CEO (Geometric Intelligence, acquired by Uber). 8 books including Guitar Zero, Rebooting AI and Taming Silicon Valley.
Newsletter (100k subscribers): garymarcus.substack.com
Virginia Dignum @vdignum.bsky.social π΅πΉπ³π±πΈπͺπͺπΊ Prof #A.I @umeauniversity; member @UN Advisory Group on AI; @wasp_hs; author; speaker; #responsibleAI https://bit.ly/2WxEkQU
Karen Hao @karenhao.bsky.social NYT bestselling author of EMPIRE OF AI: empireofai.com. ai reporter. national magazine award & american humanist media award winner. words in The Atlantic. formerly WSJ, MIT Tech Review, KSJ@MIT. email: http://karendhao.com/contact.
Greg M. Epstein @gregmepstein.bsky.social Humanist/atheist chaplain at places. Opinions mine not Harvard's/MIT's. NYT Bestselling & award-winning π Good Without God + Tech Agnostic. Reclaiming my last name from evil. Reforming the tech religion. Took '25 off social media, now ~back.
MIT Technology Review @technologyreview.com Our in depth reporting on innovation reveals and explains whatβs happening now to help you know whatβs coming next.
Find our journalists on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/starter-pack/technologyreview.com/3lar7fofuwl2n
The Citizens @the-citizens.bsky.social We expose Big Tech's harms to democracy.
Parents to The Real Facebook Oversight Board & Independent Sage.
Our newsletters:
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Fight for the Future @fightforthefuture.org π Battling techno-fascism with our Internet-savvy blend of attention-grabbing activism and mass mobilization.
https://www.fightforthefuture.org/2026
For Techβs Sake @fortechssakepod.bsky.social The people's tech podcast, from @elaineburke.bsky.social and @earley.bsky.social.
Elaine Burke @elaineburke.bsky.social Talking tech, science and media. Journalist and broadcaster. Host of @fortechssakepod.bsky.social and Connected AI Podcast.
J. Nathan Matias @natematias.bsky.social I work with communities on science for safer, fairer digital environments.
Founder: CAT Lab. Radcliffe Fellow, Harvard. Assoc Prof, Communication, Cornell Β· Guatemalan-American Β· Ultracyclist
π@natematias@social.coop
natematias.com
citizensandtech.org
Metagov @metagov.bsky.social Metagov is a laboratory for digital governance. We build tools, practices, and communities for self-governance in the digital age.
https://linktr.ee/metagov
Pew Research Center @pewresearch.org Nonpartisan, nonadvocacy data and analysis. Visit us at https://www.pewresearch.org/
Stanford PACS @stanfordpacs.bsky.social Engaging scholars, practitioners, and leaders to improve philanthropy and strengthen civil society. Publisher of @ssir.orgβ¬. Repost β endorsement.
pacscenter.stanford.edu
Knight Foundation @knightfoundation.org
Center for Democracy & Technology @cdt.org The Center for Democracy & Technology. Shaping technology policy and architecture, with a focus on equity and justice. @cdteu.org⬠for our EU-based team.
https://cdt.org
Civic Health Project @civichealthproject.bsky.social Harnessing social cohesion technology to create digital spaces that foster connection, reduce polarization, and strengthen democracy online and offline.
Tech4Peace in English @tech4peace1.bsky.social Exposing lies circulating through social media in an effort to fight violence & terrorism in Iraq and within the region. Our account in Arabic: https://bsky.app/profile/tech4peace.bsky.social
loreleikelly @loreleikelly.bsky.social Progressive Institutionalist. Blue highways + πΆ
Dignity in Difference @dignityindiff.bsky.social Building structural interventions for a kinder digital reality in South Asia.
https://linktr.ee/dignityindifference
Digital Public Square @digitalpublicsquare.org Shaping a future where digital spaces bring us closer together.
Tobias Pietz @topietz.bsky.social All about #PeaceOperations #CrisisManagement missions & #ClimateSecurity #CSDP #UN. Doing some analysis at @zif.bsky.social. Here only private views. #Hamburg #FCSP St. Pauli
Jonathan Stray @jonathanstray.com Knowing things is a solved problem. Getting along is not. Working on AI, media, and inter-group conflict @CHAI_Berkeley. Got here from computational journalism.