sam floreani
floreani@hachyderm.io
<p>what would ned ludd do?</p>
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Post #1123248
POV you’ve proposed a stupid tech policy idea and I’m judging you for it while also explaining why it’s a shit idea on national tv xoxo
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Post #1123246
Last year, the eSafety Commissioner proposed industry standards containing proactive detection requirements without protection for encryption. We fought it; @drwaus teamed up with international orgs, we spoke to media, had countless meetings, talked with industry, politicans and policymakers, made so many submissions. I personally worked myself into the ground over it. Today they were registered with wound back requirements and better protections for encryption. A big and rare win.
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Post #1123244
a new essay from me on nostalgia, retro tech aesthetics, internet privatisation, the loops that ‘AI’ traps us in and most importantly: a whole lot of reflections on You’ve Got Mail 💌 https://www.killyourdarlings.com.au/article/homesick-for-another-internet/
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Post #1123243
@jax haha the allure is real!! TY for reading :)
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Post #1123242
Last week the LNP posted an AI-generated video of the QLD premier dancing on TikTok. The premier reacted by saying it was a turning point in our democracy. I don&#39;t know about you, but I feel like I&#39;ve been reading that deepfakes would ruin democracy for 7+ years. Anyway, I wrote about political deepfakes and how they fit within the broader degraded information ecosystem in response. But mostly, it&#39;s about how much I resent having to pay play AI detective online. https:...
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Post #1123241
I&#39;m in Crikey today talking about how antitrust is cool but the larger project of dismantling surveillance capitalism is cooler 💅 https://www.crikey.com.au/2024/08/08/google-monopoly-meta-digital-data-information-technology/
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Post #1123239
Hello friends: I’m researching ways that digital technologies are impacting renters and housing justice in Australia. And I’m looking for participants! If you are a renter in Australia and have experience using ‘RentTech’ or ‘Landlord Tech’ - I want to speak with you! More info and EOI here: https://www.samanthafloreani.com/research
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Post #1123237
When the ALP was elected, many in the tech policy and digital rights space (including myself) were hopeful it would mean a more amenable government to good, meaningful - ideally progressive - tech policy. This, in my opinion, did not happen. Here’s me attempting to summarise ~3 years of frustration- https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/feb/17/the-tech-industry-has-never-been-more-powerful-how-does-the-governments-policies-stack-up/