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Davey Alba
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@technology reporter covering Google and big tech / daveyalba.com / Bluesky profile: bsky.app/profile/davey.…
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    Davey Alba
    @daveyalba
    Mar 31, 2023
    I have a dummy account that follows one Twitter account -- @taylorswift13. Unprompted, I started getting notifications from that account every time Andrew Tate tweets. I don't understand what's going on with Twitter's algorithm, to be honest.
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    Davey Alba
    @daveyalba
    Oct 10, 2023
    NEW: Spent the day immersed in viral falsehoods about the Israel-Hamas conflict that spread over the weekend and into Monday. Here's what we're bringing back from the misinformation trenches. (gift link) w/ @dzuidijk bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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    Davey Alba
    @daveyalba
    Dec 12, 2022
    don't know what to say. vile accusations without basis have consequences
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    Dec 12, 2022
    Twitter's former head of trust and safety has fled his home due to an escalation in threats resulting from Elon Musk's campaign of criticism against him, a person familiar with the matter told CNN. cnn.it/3Wb4BQl
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    Davey Alba
    @daveyalba
    Dec 9, 2022
    Summing the reactions of ex-Twitter workers to "The Twitter Files Pt 2" Ex-employees seemingly saying three main things: 1) This has long been public; 2) The platform features called out are innocuous; 3) The new T&S head handed everything over, making this little more than PR
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    Davey Alba
    @daveyalba
    Nov 21, 2023
    NEW: We analyzed hundreds of posts with misinformation about the Israel-Gaza conflict carrying Community Notes. We found that X has transformed from a flawed but policy-driven system to a free-for-all where falsehoods are prominently served up to users
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    How Musk’s X Is Failing To Stem the Surge of Misinformation About Israel and Gaza
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    Davey Alba
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    Mar 31, 2023
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    Like… what is this? I never asked for this
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    Davey Alba
    @daveyalba
    Dec 15, 2022
    you guys. mastodon is FINE, or pretty good even. some starter tips (most of these c/o @mmasnick): 1. movetodon.org is the easiest tool so far to find and follow all your friends from Twitter who are on Mastodon 2. pinafore.social lets you pin the main timeline
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    Movetodon: Finds your Twitter Friends on Mastodon
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    Davey Alba
    @daveyalba
    Dec 22, 2022
    NEW: We documented an experiment run by @accountabletech that shows, tangibly, that Elon Musk's popular Twitter polls can be gamed by bot-for-hire manipulation services originating in Russia, India and Turkey
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    Musk’s Frequent Twitter Polls Are at Risk of Bot Manipulation
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    Davey Alba
    @daveyalba
    Jan 27, 2023
    NEW: Ella Irwin, Twitter’s current head of trust and safety, has become the chief executor of Musk’s whims—even when it goes against established protocols for social media content work that Twitter and its peers have refined for the past decade.
    bloomberg.com
    Twitter’s Trust and Safety Head Ditches Protocol for Musk Whims
    Ella Irwin is Musk’s most faithful supporter, even when his impulses buck convention
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    Davey Alba
    @daveyalba
    Dec 14, 2022
    im exhausted by this meticulous account of Elon's Twitter by @KurtWagner8 @sarahfrier @BradStone, charted by the day. but—excuse my bias—it's one of the smartest & most engaging versions of the story i've followed so closely from the start that's out there
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    Elon Musk’s Twitter Is a Shakespearean Psychodrama Set in Silicon Valley
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    Davey Alba
    @daveyalba
    Apr 19, 2023
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    Google asked ~80k employees to "dogfood" and test generative AI tools like Bard. Some employees concluded: Bard was "a pathological liar," "cringe-worthy" and gave dangerous advice, according to internal messages we reviewed. Google launched Bard anyway. bloomberg.com/news/features/…
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    Davey Alba
    @daveyalba
    Oct 10, 2023
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    According to researcher @rothschildmd, Twitter is failing spectacularly in this moment. “It's now almost impossible to tell what's a fact, what's a rumor, what's a conspiracy theory, and what's trolling." bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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    Davey Alba
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    Sep 28, 2023
    First (!) @BW cover: Investigators are increasingly using warrants to obtain location and search data from Google, even for nonviolent cases—and can end up looking through the user data of people who had nothing to do with a crime. With @byJuliaLove bloomberg.com/news/features/…
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    Davey Alba
    @daveyalba
    Oct 10, 2023
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    Our reporting found that posts abt the attack in Israel have led to confusion, misinformation and conflict on Musk's X (yes, this website), exposing how his policy changes have transformed the platform into an unreliable resource during a time of crisis. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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