Believing in building healthier platforms through design. 2025 Marshall Scholarhttps://bsky.app/profile/bentf.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/bentf.bsky.social/post/3lz6ssrzi7c2lhttps://substack.com/@btzf/note/p-174013900?r=9pbto&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action19 Sep 2025 11:58 +0000at://did:plc:rq6ofiud2jrc5ugtstd4mzvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz6ssrzi7c2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/bentf.bsky.social/post/3lsvqomds3k2iAfter all that… https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-senate-strikes-ai-regulation-ban-trump-megabill-2025-07-01/01 Jul 2025 12:55 +0000at://did:plc:rq6ofiud2jrc5ugtstd4mzvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsvqomds3k2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/bentf.bsky.social/post/3lslrm5emsk22This week, COPPA 2.0 moved to the Senate floor for passage. See my new piece on how we have failed to enact a single federal data privacy law in my lifetime, and how Congress now has a generational, bipartisan opportunity to prime online life for an oncoming future. https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/06/26/data_privacy_laws_should_be_no-brainer_why_is_congress_25_years_behind_152962.amp.html27 Jun 2025 13:45 +0000at://did:plc:rq6ofiud2jrc5ugtstd4mzvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lslrm5emsk22https://bsky.app/profile/bentf.bsky.social/post/3lnutse2nr22ohttps://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/books/edna-st-vincent-millay-recuerdo-poem-challenge.html28 Apr 2025 13:12 +0000at://did:plc:rq6ofiud2jrc5ugtstd4mzvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnutse2nr22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/bentf.bsky.social/post/3liz6de64w22kToday, California agreed to drop portions of AB 587, which, in addition to requiring public disclosure of Terms of Service, mandates social media companies disclose their policies for moderating hate speech, misinformation, and radicalization. (Notably, it doesn’t require any particular definition.)25 Feb 2025 15:25 +0000at://did:plc:rq6ofiud2jrc5ugtstd4mzvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3liz6de64w22khttps://bsky.app/profile/bentf.bsky.social/post/3lf62qtggtk2rMeta’s third-party fact-checking provably reduced belief in falsehoods at astonishing rates. Whether by third party or first party, warning labels/community notes are not a restriction of speech - they’re added speech.07 Jan 2025 16:24 +0000at://did:plc:rq6ofiud2jrc5ugtstd4mzvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lf62qtggtk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/bentf.bsky.social/post/3ld2lrwsigs2hI disagree with Rand Paul on everything he says here, barring one point we agree on: we haven’t yet figured out the design features needed to meet KOSA’s “duty of care” standard. But that shouldn’t be cause to block the bill — instead, it urges it (1/2) https://www.courier-journal.com/story/opinion/2024/07/30/rand-paul-kids-online-safety-act-internet-regulation/74585776007/11 Dec 2024 20:28 +0000at://did:plc:rq6ofiud2jrc5ugtstd4mzvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld2lrwsigs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/bentf.bsky.social/post/3lbaccdmedc22I’m such a believer in this platform18 Nov 2024 16:04 +0000at://did:plc:rq6ofiud2jrc5ugtstd4mzvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbaccdmedc22https://bsky.app/profile/bentf.bsky.social/post/3laayv7omtn2nI’m officially dropping out of the race06 Nov 2024 05:23 +0000at://did:plc:rq6ofiud2jrc5ugtstd4mzvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3laayv7omtn2n