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Plurality Institute's Starter Pack
This is a starter pack put together by Plurality Institute to highlight people in the space of technology and pluralism on bsky!
@theframelab.bsky.social
FrameLab is a newsletter about political language and the ideological structures that shape perception. We deconstruct propaganda to help you defend democracy. Founded by @gilduran.com and @george-lakoff.com
@radxchange.bsky.social
Social movement for next-generation political economies. Official account of the RadicalxChange Foundation.
@benparker140.bsky.social
Humanitarian policy and practice, news, data and tech. Working for the UN in South Sudan. Previous: CEO at The New Humanitarian, Chief of Staff at the Black Sea Grain Initiative.
@yoshemitzu.bsky.social
Freelance gig worker for over 10 years. Trying to make the music thing finally happen. Near Tupelo, MS. Leave the Internet better than you found it. In order to lead, one must learn to follow. https://linktr.ee/yoshemitzu
@codeforamerica.org
Government can work for the people, by the people, in the new digital age. Let’s make it work for everyone. codeforamerica.org
@lisa-schirch.bsky.social
professor of peace studies, social justice activist, animal lover, biker, hiker, painter, mother, gardener, earthling, national park lover, photographer, book lover,
@luciakomljen.bsky.social
Strategist, technosocial researcher & responsible AI advisor. Founder of Have A Nice Future (inclusive AI innovation @ haveanicefuture.com) & creator of Media Rehab (framework for developing healthier media diets @ mediarehab.xyz)
@heatherpaterson.co.uk
Head of Partnerships and Development @lgbtconsortium.bsky.social | Chair @proudchangemakers.bsky.social | LGBTQ+ Columnist Exposed Magazine #LGBWithTheT Proud Queer 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ www.heatherpaterson.co.uk
@handshake.bsky.social
The Open Source Rootzone Protocol: handshake.org Guides & Docs: https://hsd-dev.org Telegram: t.me/handshake_hns Developer's Telegram: t.me/hns_tech Repo: github.com/handshake-org #HNS #Handshake #FOSS
@safiyanoble.bsky.social
Living in Los Angeles. Native Californian. Writer, researcher, professor. Author, “Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism,” which is unfortunately still relevant to understanding today’s LLMs and AI. safiyaunoble.com
@sammy.bsky.social
Product strategist @ New_ Public - creating better digital public spaces
@fabinger.bsky.social
Ask me any questions about AI/ML, economics, biology, physics, math, statistics, or health & nutrition. I spent a lot of time thinking about these. Vedian College, Acalonia, Charles Univ. Prev.: Stanford, Princeton IAS, Harvard, Penn State, Univ. of Tokyo
@jfoss117.bsky.social
Phd student at Harvard. Research lead at Plurality Institute. Exploring somewhere in the intersection of technology governance, economics, STS, and plurality. I also like making things. https://jeffreyfossett.com/
@kronosapiens.bsky.social
Digital governance researcher/practitioner There is no gene for the human spirit
@johnfallot.bsky.social
Co-Founder, Prosocial Design Network — https://www.prosocialdesign.org | 🏳️🌈 (he/him) | Views my own.
@latitude77.bsky.social
Socio-technical systems - scientific software development Applied research in organizational anthropology Recherche appliquée en anthropologie organisationnelle https://latitude77.org/
@mattabrams.org
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattabrams Advisor, Investor, Co-Founder, Board Member cursed (and blessed) with curiosity and a drive to #leaveitbetter Focused on intersection of quality information, deliberative dialogue (citizens’ assemblies), and trust
@lukethorburn.com
Algorithms ∩ Conflict • PhD candidate • King's College London • lukethorburn.com
@web3privacy.info
Research project & community about privacy in Web3 industry #privacy #decentralization #freesoftware | web3privacy.info
@glenweyl.bsky.social
Papa of two girls; husband to Alisha Holland; Jew; Founder & Research Lead, Microsoft Research Plural Technology Collaborator; Founder & Chair, Plurality Institute; Founder & Board Member, RadicalxChange Foundation; co-author, Radical Markets and Plurality
@jessicavanmeir.bsky.social
PhD Candidate at Harvard Kennedy School. Socialist feminist. Studying sex work, informal labor, Latin America. ☂️ Cofounder of @mintstars.bsky.social & @bostonswac.bsky.social This is my unprofessional account, profs please ignore lowercase shitposts
@engagingnews.bsky.social
The Center for Media Engagement conducts original, groundbreaking research alongside newsrooms, social media platforms, and organizations looking to influence media practices for the benefit of democracy. mediaengagement.org
@climatebrad.hillheat.com
Climate hawk. DC-based journalist. Subscribe to my newsletter: https://Hillheat.news/subscribe
@mariafarrell.bsky.social
Irish writer and keynote speaker: let's rewild the internet! Dog lady. Forest bather. She/her http://www.mariafarrell.com https://buttondown.email/MariaFarrell
@robin.berjon.com
Putting human agency back into technology. Brussels, 🇪🇺. • tech, governance, science, politics, philosophy, infrastructure, cats, terrible puns • blog: https://berjon.com/ • fmr W3C, NYT, ScienceAI, Protocol Labs • he/him/Ishmael • Signal robin.77
@whstancil.bsky.social
Minnesota guy. "This particular activist will not stop." Sen. Chris Murphy
@davekarpf.bsky.social
Political Communication Professor at GWU. I write a lot about the history and future of tech and politics. Best known for that one time I made fun of Bret Stephens. Davekarpf.substack.com
@michae.lv
assoc. prof, @UCLLaws.bsky.social, technology, policy, society, whimsical latvian top level domain names. michae.lv and fediverse https://someone.elses.computer/@mikarv 🏳️🌈
@bcmerchant.bsky.social
author of Blood in the Machine, tech writer, luddite newsletter: https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/ cohost, System Crash: https://systemcrash.info/
@juddlegum.bsky.social
I write Popular Information, an independent newsletter dedicated to accountability journalism. | judd@popular.info | Signal: juddlegum.47 | Text: 202-599-7124 Popular.info
@melissaryan.bsky.social
I want to help build a world where we can all do our work, share our stories, and live our lives free from hate, harassment, and harm. Newsletter: https://www.altrightdelete.news/ Work with me: hello@inviolablegroup.com
@jjn1.bsky.social
Academic,newspaper columnist (Observer), blogger (johnnaughton.substack.com), photographer, optimist (despite current state of world), author, co-founder of Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy (mctd.ac.uk) at Cambridge
@ryanbroderick.bsky.social
Boston • Osaka • D.C Guy that's into video games, cooking, tech, and traveling. Twitch.tv/Koroido
@molly.wiki
independent writer of citationneeded.news and @web3isgoinggreat.com • tech researcher and cryptocurrency industry critic • software engineer • wikipedian support my work: citationneeded.news/signup links: mollywhite.net/linktree
@playawfulthings.bsky.social
Ambassador for the non-profit Newsmast Foundation, towards a social media that works. For more --> @newsmast.bsky.social & https://www.newsmastfoundation.org/ Chat to me about the social web, dogs, comics, history & politics.
@cstross.bsky.social
SFF author, triple Hugo award winner, over a million books sold. Mostly on Mastodon: @cstross@wandering.shop Blog: https://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/
@pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy
[bridged from https://pluralistic.net/ on the web: https://fed.brid.gy/web/pluralistic.net ]
@igalia.com
Igalia is an open source consultancy specialized in innovative projects and solutions with desktop, mobile, and web technologies.
@evangreer.bsky.social
Queer activist, writer, and musician causing problems for the powerful. Director of Fight for the Future. Last album "Spotify is Surveillance" out now on Don Giovanni Records and Get Better Records. she/her/they/them
@davidsegalri.bsky.social
Cofounded Demand Progress. Former RI State Rep + PVD City Council.
@aworkinglibrary.com
Thinking about reading, work, and technology. Now helping people do their best work at everythingchanges.us. Posting from https://aworkinglibrary.com/thinking/. I log in about once a week.
@kissane.bsky.social
Making and mending networks and knowledge. Co-founded the Covid Tracking Project, previously OpenNews, old web nonsense. Working/thinking at wrecka.ge, launching unbreaking.org
@matthewstoller.bsky.social
@rudyfraser.com
Founder & CEO, @blacksky.app Building community networks and technologies blackskyweb.xyz + wethepeople.nyc move fast and break chains; revolution now; not tomorrow—now. 🏴☠️ 🔗: https://linkat.blue/rudyfraser.com
@docdre.distributedblackness.net
Ignore my late night posts. Award winning author! I study Black Twitter: goo.gl/Wc98bf …and digital methods: goo.gl/0njUPf Openly Black. Still on The Bird App as *thot leedurr* andrebrock.academia.edu
@mmasnick.bsky.social
Techdirt guy. Writes about social media, copyright, free speech, content moderation, civil liberties and stuff like that. Once wrote a paper that may have helped inspire this service & now I'm on its board: https://bit.ly/protocolnotplatform