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Alex Stamos

@stamos.org
13 posts
2025-07-09
I guess AI safety work isn't just woke censorship.
2025-07-09 View on X
NBC News

After Elon Musk said xAI improved Grok “significantly”, Grok wrote many antisemitic posts and called itself “MechaHitler”; xAI took “action to ban hate speech”

In some posts, Grok inserted antisemitic remarks into its answers without any clear prompting.

I guess AI safety work isn't just woke censorship.
2025-07-09 View on X
Axios

X CEO Linda Yaccarino says that “after two incredible years, I've decided to step down”; X hired Yaccarino in 2023 after running NBCUniversal's ad business

X CEO Linda Yaccarino said Wednesday she is stepping down from her role. … - Under her leadership …

2025-02-07
Here is a gift link if you don't subscribe (I know people cancelled thanks to the Bezos stuff but there are good reporters there we should support):  —  wapo.st/4k2AF5Z
2025-02-07 View on X
Washington Post

Sources: in a secret January order, UK security officials demanded that Apple create a backdoor to access all cloud content any Apple user globally has uploaded

Security officials in the United Kingdom have demanded that Apple create a back door allowing them to retrieve all the content …

2024-11-26
From what I have seen, and the excellent Platformer from @caseynewton.bsky.social today, BlueSky is going to need some serious T&S investment and innovation to keep ahead of both prosaic safety problems and the organized state actors looking to build a foothold.  —  www.platformer.news/bluesky- grow...
2024-11-26 View on X
Bloomberg

Bluesky says it is working to comply with EU rules and is consulting with its lawyers, after the bloc accused the social network of flouting its regulations

Bluesky said it's working to comply with European Union rules after the bloc accused the fast-growing social media platform of flouting its digital regulations.

1) Many underestimate the investment the PRC has put into influencing the US social media sphere.  —  2) The destruction of Trust and Safety at X has made it a playground for PRC actors.  —  3) It's nice to see them whine about BlueSky.  —  4) But there is nothing magical about BlueSky to keep them away. …
2024-11-26 View on X
Bloomberg

Bluesky says it is working to comply with EU rules and is consulting with its lawyers, after the bloc accused the social network of flouting its regulations

Bluesky said it's working to comply with European Union rules after the bloc accused the fast-growing social media platform of flouting its digital regulations.

@fsmontenegro.bsky.social mentions BlueSky's unique moderation model perhaps being useful, which might be true, although unfortunately 3rd party labelers (rightfully) don't have access to the account metadata that is most useful in finding and clustering professional fake account farms.
2024-11-26 View on X
Platformer

A look at Bluesky's moderation efforts as its growth surges; Bluesky plans to quadruple the size of its contract workforce of content moderators from 25 to 100

www.platformer.news/bluesky- grow... Alex Stamos / @stamos.org : 1) Many underestimate the investment the PRC has put into influencing the US social media sphere.  —  2) The destru...

@fsmontenegro.bsky.social mentions BlueSky's unique moderation model perhaps being useful, which might be true, although unfortunately 3rd party labelers (rightfully) don't have access to the account metadata that is most useful in finding and clustering professional fake account farms.
2024-11-26 View on X
Bloomberg

Bluesky says it is working to comply with EU rules and is consulting with its lawyers, after the bloc accused the social network of flouting its regulations

Bluesky said it's working to comply with European Union rules after the bloc accused the fast-growing social media platform of flouting its digital regulations.

Promoted posts and artificial reach via purchased badges are really harmful affordances on X that BkueSky lacks, but there is nothing stopping any of the now veteran PRC groups from creating large organic networks from infiltrating.  The BlueSky team needs to start front running and looking for this.
2024-11-26 View on X
Platformer

A look at Bluesky's moderation efforts as its growth surges; Bluesky plans to quadruple the size of its contract workforce of content moderators from 25 to 100

www.platformer.news/bluesky- grow... Alex Stamos / @stamos.org : 1) Many underestimate the investment the PRC has put into influencing the US social media sphere.  —  2) The destru...

From what I have seen, and the excellent Platformer from @caseynewton.bsky.social today, BlueSky is going to need some serious T&S investment and innovation to keep ahead of both prosaic safety problems and the organized state actors looking to build a foothold.  —  www.platformer.news/bluesky- grow...
2024-11-26 View on X
Platformer

A look at Bluesky's moderation efforts as its growth surges; Bluesky plans to quadruple the size of its contract workforce of content moderators from 25 to 100

www.platformer.news/bluesky- grow... Alex Stamos / @stamos.org : 1) Many underestimate the investment the PRC has put into influencing the US social media sphere.  —  2) The destru...

1) Many underestimate the investment the PRC has put into influencing the US social media sphere.  —  2) The destruction of Trust and Safety at X has made it a playground for PRC actors.  —  3) It's nice to see them whine about BlueSky.  —  4) But there is nothing magical about BlueSky to keep them away. …
2024-11-26 View on X
Platformer

A look at Bluesky's moderation efforts as its growth surges; Bluesky plans to quadruple the size of its contract workforce of content moderators from 25 to 100

www.platformer.news/bluesky- grow... Alex Stamos / @stamos.org : 1) Many underestimate the investment the PRC has put into influencing the US social media sphere.  —  2) The destru...

I do hope that the culture of not engaging and blocking early does help reduce the ability of state actors to build large audiences.  Since their accounts are necessarily pseudo-anonymous they often rely upon sweeping, click-baity behaviour to build followings that hopefully the community rejects.
2024-11-26 View on X
Platformer

A look at Bluesky's moderation efforts as its growth surges; Bluesky plans to quadruple the size of its contract workforce of content moderators from 25 to 100

www.platformer.news/bluesky- grow... Alex Stamos / @stamos.org : 1) Many underestimate the investment the PRC has put into influencing the US social media sphere.  —  2) The destru...

I do hope that the culture of not engaging and blocking early does help reduce the ability of state actors to build large audiences.  Since their accounts are necessarily pseudo-anonymous they often rely upon sweeping, click-baity behaviour to build followings that hopefully the community rejects.
2024-11-26 View on X
Bloomberg

Bluesky says it is working to comply with EU rules and is consulting with its lawyers, after the bloc accused the social network of flouting its regulations

Bluesky said it's working to comply with European Union rules after the bloc accused the fast-growing social media platform of flouting its digital regulations.

Promoted posts and artificial reach via purchased badges are really harmful affordances on X that BkueSky lacks, but there is nothing stopping any of the now veteran PRC groups from creating large organic networks from infiltrating.  The BlueSky team needs to start front running and looking for this.
2024-11-26 View on X
Bloomberg

Bluesky says it is working to comply with EU rules and is consulting with its lawyers, after the bloc accused the social network of flouting its regulations

Bluesky said it's working to comply with European Union rules after the bloc accused the fast-growing social media platform of flouting its digital regulations.