Louise MatsakisVerified account

@lmatsakis

writing about security, labor, & online platforms contributor Signal: 347-966-3806

Brooklyn, NY
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Joined September 2013
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    8 minutes ago

    RT if you want the shop to start stocking Motherboard balaclavas

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  2. 3 hours ago

    This is a great primer for anyone who doesn't know much about Twitch and the world of esports

    Show’s Up! The strange and complicated world of . From esports superstars to a homeless man’s journey with his fanbase. Featuring: , , , , , , and .
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  3. 5 hours ago

    This is a very smart look at how fashion "trends" are often manufactured

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    22 hours ago

    Thanks so much for the support, everyone. Your interest in the welfare of commercial content moderators and your uplift specifically of my work has made this possible today:

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  5. 22 hours ago

    Does anyone have a good recommendation for a camera store in the city for film needs? I’m missing a lens cap and am afraid to buy the wrong one online

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  6. Feb 25

    I really recommend the podcast, which is one of the only shows about politics and foreign affairs that doesn't make me feel like I'm disassociating

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  7. Feb 25

    There are many upsetting/important portions of 's story about content moderators at Facebook. One thing that seems particularly insane: Moderators themselves get tricked by a custom algorithmic News Feed, just like users. Why do they do this??

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    Feb 24

    call me naive but i don't think i'll ever stop being shocked by how horny certain people are for endless war

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    Feb 23

    this whole article is so disappointing but not at all surprising

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    Feb 23

    ✨ brought slime to the chai place

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    Feb 22

    Florida inmate sues the Florida Department of Corrections after he was told he has to repurchase $569 of music he bought after the FDOC changed music vendors ( / Ars Technica)

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  12. Feb 22

    It's time to be afraid!! "We are all living in delusion, unable to really process the news from science that climate change amounts to an all-encompassing threat. Indeed, a threat the size of life itself."

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    Feb 22

    Last week Facebook users found some creepy search functionality around 'photos of female friends.' But as points out, sometimes Facebook is just holding a mirror up to society.

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  14. Feb 22

    i love

    after an hour of endless honking outside our apartment my dear wife opens the window and yells "you need cognitive behavioral therapy!" at the man driving the truck
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    Feb 21

    Honestly, researching this story flat out shocked me. The lengths that Google, Microsoft, Amazon & other tech companies are going to help the oil industry accelerate the climate crisis—and the profits they're reaping in the process—is astonishing.

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    Feb 21

    Wired has published an essay by Ysabel and I, that I want to highlight. It is meant as part of the growing inquiry into how social media recommendation algorithms work, and what responsibility comes with them. 1/5

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  17. Feb 21

    This is a really important op-ed about mental health and social media from two content moderation researchers I deeply respect &

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  18. Feb 21

    mfw I hear 5G is coming

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  19. Feb 21

    Emoji are showing up as evidence in court. The most worrisome aspect of this is how different they can look across smartphone operating systems, potentially changing their meaning

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    Feb 20

    Everything is a lie

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