🚀New Course Open for Enrollment! “Data Governance Basics” is now on @ITU Academy! A free, self-paced course funded by the EU🇪🇺, open to all —especially policymakers & public sector professionals. No limits, accessible worldwide! Enroll now 👉 https://t.co/hzeYpqvgc7

My year-long investigation into the multibillion dollar world of online scams is out today — on the cover of The Economist and in my new 8-part podcast series, Scam Inc Read the article: https://t.co/XTMvWk5Dvr Listen to the podcast:

Scoop: we identified 3 outsourcing companies that are urgently hiring English-speaking content moderators to work for Xiaohongshu/REDNote, a sign that the platform is scrambling to grow its censorship capacity as thousands of TikTok refugees come in. https://t.co/gJ5AAqNSZI

On TikTok the justices ruled that the law to ban or sell TikTok by this Sunday does not violate the First Amendment.  "There is no doubt that, for more than 170 million Americans, TikTok offers a distinctive and expansive outlet for expression, means of engagement, and source of

RedNote will soon stop being a #Tiktokers shelter. SCOOP: China's Internet Watchdog directs RedNote to beef up English-language content moderation and work on hiding #tiktokrefugees posts from Chinese users, by @QianerLiu @JuroOsawa via @theinformation https://t.co/pR9sTvSZDC

This year I spent months in Colombia, Mexico, and California, following Chinese migrants hoping to seek asylum in the US. It's a route that's become known as 走线. We made a 4-part podcast series about their journey. The first episode is free this week:

🚨 BREAKING: 🇬🇷Greece publishes its Blueprint for AI Transformation, and it's a MUST-READ for everyone in AI governance [or who enjoy ⚡EXTREME⚡ graphic design!] Make sure to bookmark it. These will be Greece's priority areas: 1️⃣ "Preparing citizens for the AI transition:

Today is the day. HK’s High Court is set to pass sentence on the 45 democracy campaigners convicted of “conspiracy to subversion” over the 2020 primary election. Some relatives are too nervous to sleep, and some said they want “no surprise no shock”. https://t.co/rcbrtw37vr

#BREAKING HK legal scholar Benny Tai is sentenced to 10 years in jail as “the brain” of the 2020 primary election project that has been found to be a conspiracy to subvert the state power, the longest sentence delivered so far under the #NSL.

A New Way to Observe China A recent article by CIA analysts highlights how Beijing has ramped up restrictions on foreign researchers, journalists, and access to open-source data. These measures have significantly limited insights into China’s political and economic landscape,

Hundreds of workers at the Philippine unit of Nexperia threatened to go on strike over layoff fears, a sign of growing discontent over automation in the semiconductor industry

An outstanding piece by ⁦@jiangxuestory⁩ on the rebirth of Lifeng (Monsoon) Bookstore, which was closed six years ago in Shanghai but which like large swaths of Chinese civil society is being recreated abroad.

We need more voices from female staff

Xiaohongshu has revolutionized the way Chinese tourists travel overseas https://t.co/Urh4B6aD9H

📣 Opportunity for journalists globally! @restofworld is looking for 12 reporters from around the world to produce a series of stories at the intersection of tech & labor over the course of 12 months. Learn more:

The @pulitzercenter is hiring an AI senior editor to oversee all of our AI programming, which includes AI accountability fellowships and reporting grants, and the awesome AI Spotlight Series 🌟

More than 100 students joined our first AI & Future Content event. JMSC lecturer @MaJinxin hosted a dialogue with @semafor executive editor @GinaSKChua, who shared her experience, observations and insights on how emerging technologies like AI influence the media industry.

Who are the rising stars of Chinese politics? Many are leaders of mainland China's 31 provincial-level local governments We mapped provincial leaders and their connections in a new section of our interactive @AsiaPolicy product Decoding Chinese Politics Who's on the up? 1/18

EXCLUSIVE: This is exactly when China blocked ChatGPT, Hugging Face and other AI sites. I received first access to a platform that can track the precise timing of Chinese censorship, when previously this was difficult. Explore our interactive graphic: https://t.co/rlZAJa3WfZ

Sharing a sheet w/ bunch of 🇨🇳 AI policy docs & standards. I made this for personal use so it's imperfect & incomplete (missing local & industry-specific regs). Going to deactivate twitter for a bit to get me some mental space so save the link if useful: https://t.co/fmUE6pAA28