Laura Edelson

@LauraEdelson2

Assistant Professor, Northeastern University Co-Director, C4D Formerly: Chief Technologist, DoJ Antitrust Division, DOJ Civil Rights Division

Boston

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Laura Edelson
@LauraEdelson2
Mar 6, 2025
New work by me from @knightcolumbia : Into the Driver's Seat with Algorithmic Feeds. Wonder how, exactly, how social media algorithmic feeds work? They're incredibly opaque, so I've spent years building a framework for measuring and explaining them. Buckle up and come with me!🧵
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Laura Edelson
@LauraEdelson2
Jan 6
In-home data center phase 2: tool and supply organization. The pain of not being able to find the punch down because it’s mixed in with the saws quickly was intolerable. All the hobby stuff got organized along the way because there’s too much of a continuum of what’s what
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Laura Edelson
@LauraEdelson2
Jan 2
Phase 1 of the in-home data center is complete.
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Laura Edelson
@LauraEdelson2
Aug 12, 2025
It was a real treat to join @Henrietta_Ivy for this conversation about the Locknet and where it's going.
CSIS Freeman Chair in China Studies
@CSISFreeman
Aug 12, 2025
Last week on Pekingology, @Henrietta_Ivy hosted @ChinaFile Jessica Batke and @LauraEdelson2 to discuss how the Chinese government and internet platforms collaborate on censorship, tensions between the CCP's political and economic goals online, and more: csis.org/podcasts/pekin…
Laura Edelson
@LauraEdelson2
Jul 28, 2025
I think my kid is getting a deeply strange view of the world from the only three print publications I subscribe to, @TheOnion , IEEE Spectrum, and Wired. Is this why the NY Times has any print subscribers?