'Platforms will be forced to make extremely difficult choices defining the line between acceptable, even if controversial, political speech, and incitement or celebration of terrorism.'

Brian Fishman on how platforms are navigating the Israel-Gaza war.
lawfaremedia.org/article/online…

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'Social Media and its Impact on Terrorism & Violent Extremism in the next 2-5 Years'. Briefing from the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT) Red Teaming Working Group series launched at UNGA
gifct.org/wp-content/upl…

The first published excerpt from Jacob Ware and my forthcoming book, God, Guns, & Sedition is now live at foreignaffairs.com/united-states/…

Very cool that NCTC analysts were able to publish like this. Love that CTC at West Point continues to create these bridges.

Number of posts seems tiny overall. Kinda surprised they released this.

A week ago, on the 25th anniversary of the East Africa bombings, al-Qa’ida published a largely unnoticed book on the attacks. For my return to blogging, I chronicle the inside story of the plot, uncovering many new info. Read the 1st installment here:
alleyesonjihadism.wordpress.com/2023/08/14/the…

It’s been an honor to work with Joshua Tucker and a team of academic and Meta researchers on a project about Facebook and Instagram during the 2020 elections. The first four papers (more to come) were published and they reveal:
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Attending #TrustCon this week? Join experts from Cinder, Accel, t2.social (now pebble.is), and Schmidt Futures tomorrow as they discuss trends in the Trust and Safety startup ecosystem, the significance of venture capital in the space, and more. trustcon.net/trustcon2023 #TrustCon 2023

It’s better on Threads. Follow me there. threads.net/@brian.fishman…

This. This. This.

Interesting. Authorized or unauthorized leak?

nytimes.com/2023/06/27/us/…

Genuine question: if Prigozhin falls out a window, is there an heir that could lead Wagner?

Post from T2: Moments like this in Russia are why I started using Twitter originally. And I still turn to it for info. But these moments also highlight it’s decline. So very hard to get reliable info-and the recommendation engines actively work against you. Genuinely frustrating.

Using AI for Trust & Safety. There be pros and cons. Check it out on the Cinder blog: cinder.co/post/cinder-ai…

WEDNESDAY - Join DFRLab - @dfrlab.bsky.social for the launch of our Task Force for a Trustworthy Web ft. Kat Duffy @[email protected], Rose Jackson, Justin Davis, ruchowdh.bsky.social, AlexandraReeveGivens, @micheleflournoy, Lauren Buitta, Brian Fishman as they discuss generative AI and national security.
atlanticcouncil.org/event/scaling-…