Ava Lee
@Ava_L_
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Leading @Global_Witness’ work on Big Tech. Views all mine
Joined July 2011
Facebook and Instagram have been fundamentally broken as places of public debate.
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X’s AI chatbot Grok drafted tweets for us that told our users to #votereform, repeated racist tropes about Kamala Harris, and said all this about Trump ⬇️ Latest piece from us at @Global_Witness in @WIRED 🙌 @ellenejudson
As Donald Trump calls for unity, Elon Musk’s “anti-woke” AI chatbot Grok is promoting claims that Trump is a “pedophile” while referring to the former president as “Psycho.”
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“Workers had been told they would get no pay rise this year and would lose benefits if they voted for union recognition” In the face of Amazon’s union busting tactics it’s amazing how close this was. Glad @GMB_union are keeping up the fight✊
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RT @Global_Witness: 🗣️ “These business models, which promote division and hate, is the absolute opposite of what we need in the face of the…
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@MinnieStephC4 @Channel4News The event of the summer! Cannot wait to meet the newest member of our crew 💕
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RT @mariannaspring: How can you decode what’s pushed to your social media feeds this election? I’ve been investigating with BBC’s Undercov…
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Great work from @Geri_E_L_Scott and @Fhamiltontimes and delighted to have our investigation featured in their write up
Excl w/ @Fhamiltontimes: Rishi Sunak has warned of “concerning evidence of malicious foreign actors trying to malign our democracy” as the government’s disinformation unit opened an investigation into suspected Russia-linked interference.
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This was a snap investigation following the announcement of a snap election. If our small team can uncover these bot-like accounts in a couple of weeks, social media platforms – some of the richest companies in the world – can definitely do it themselves.
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Loved hearing the audience’s reactions and excellent questions at the UK premiere of The Click Trap @Raindance last night. Coming to a screen near you soon… 👀
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RED FLAG 🚩 Time to say goodbye to that algorithm? Check out the excellent new newsletter from @PeopleVsBigTech and sign up so you get the next one straight in your inbox:
Does the algorithm give you #misogynistic vibes too? 🚩🚩🚩 From obsessive stalking to controlling everything we see online, maybe @McCoolingtons is onto something. Sign up to our newsletter to find out more 👀
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Excited to be back from maternity leave and straight back at it - come to @Raindance to see "The Click Trap" featuring my @Global_Witness team's investigations, with a Q&A with @Imi_Ahmed, @LisaWebbWhich, @StopFundingHate and me! Last tickets here:
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Want to lend a hand in the fight against climate disinfo ahead of the UK election? Screenshot anything that doesn't look right and send it to the brilliant Global Action Plan:
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9 months in and 9 months out! So much lovelier and more exhausting than I ever imagined
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More white noise than soca for me this August bank holiday - very grateful for these tiny toes and also very excited for a stronger beat next year at carnival
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