Amy Bruckman
@asbruckman.bsky.social
I study online communities, content moderation, and social movements.
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Amazon sues Perplexity over their agentic browser Comet using Amazon to make purchases for users. Might be an interesting case to keep an eye on www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Amazon vs Perplexity: the AI agent war has arrived
A lawsuit over automated shopping reveals a deeper struggle over who will control the next generation of AI and what happens when autonomous agents start acting on our behalf
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Amazon sues Perplexity over their agentic browser Comet using Amazon to make purchases for users. Might be an interesting case to keep an eye on www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Do you hire recent college grads? If so, are your new hires generally prepared with the skills they need? Is their level of preparation different than it was five years ago?
November 19, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Do you hire recent college grads? If so, are your new hires generally prepared with the skills they need? Is their level of preparation different than it was five years ago?
Is your work software neurotic (overthinking, overly cautious)?Jonathan Grudin explained why in 1988. asbruckman.medium.com/45e025999058s
Why Your Work Software is Exhausting to Use
Has the software you need to use to get administrative things done at work gotten more time-consuming to use? Do you feel like the software…
asbruckman.medium.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Is your work software neurotic (overthinking, overly cautious)?Jonathan Grudin explained why in 1988. asbruckman.medium.com/45e025999058s
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This goes so hard OMG
November 5, 2025 at 3:05 AM
This goes so hard OMG
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Amy Bruckman (@asbruckman.bsky.social) is sharing updates on CSCW's shift to rolling deadlines. You can read more about the process and apply to be on the editorial board here: Read more details about rolling and apply to be on the editorial board: medium.com/acm-cscw/csc...
#cscw2025
#cscw2025
CSCW Rolling Submissions
CSCW is experimenting with a new format: rolling submissions. You will be able to submit work to CSCW whenever it is ready (no deadlines)…
medium.com
October 21, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Amy Bruckman (@asbruckman.bsky.social) is sharing updates on CSCW's shift to rolling deadlines. You can read more about the process and apply to be on the editorial board here: Read more details about rolling and apply to be on the editorial board: medium.com/acm-cscw/csc...
#cscw2025
#cscw2025
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I’m in a session at the CSCW conference featuring 6 papers focused on online misinformation. It’s one of at least 3 sessions this conference focusing on misinfo or similar. The room is completely packed. I’m concerned about how few papers and sessions we will see in 3-5 years due to funding cuts.
October 20, 2025 at 10:03 AM
I’m in a session at the CSCW conference featuring 6 papers focused on online misinformation. It’s one of at least 3 sessions this conference focusing on misinfo or similar. The room is completely packed. I’m concerned about how few papers and sessions we will see in 3-5 years due to funding cuts.
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October 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Thoughtful podcast on the future of the Middle East: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...
David Remnick: How The Two State Solution Ended in Disaster
Podcast Episode · On the Media · 10/15/2025 · 39m
podcasts.apple.com
October 16, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Thoughtful podcast on the future of the Middle East: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...
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“We can give $20 billion to Argentina but we can’t afford the CDC’s measles experts” is a hell of an argument
October 11, 2025 at 7:03 PM
“We can give $20 billion to Argentina but we can’t afford the CDC’s measles experts” is a hell of an argument
Amazon cheats customers in a hundred ways www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Column | I tracked Amazon’s Prime Day prices. We’ve been played.
Here’s what you should do to actually get a good deal on Amazon.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 9, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Amazon cheats customers in a hundred ways www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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I’m not crying, you’re crying
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 3:01 PM
I’m not crying, you’re crying
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“He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.
“He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power.”
-Declaration of Independence
“He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power.”
-Declaration of Independence
Trump says he authorizes Hegseth to deploy the military to Portland, which he lyingly calls "war ravaged," and says he is authorizing "full force."
September 27, 2025 at 3:45 PM
“He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.
“He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power.”
-Declaration of Independence
“He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power.”
-Declaration of Independence
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This only happens to you once
September 26, 2025 at 7:39 PM
This only happens to you once
Hidden fees and deceptive sales practices are about to get worse with the introduction of "AI Agents":
asbruckman.medium.com/the-cost-of-...
asbruckman.medium.com/the-cost-of-...
The Cost of a Taco: Accelerating Dark Patterns for Consumers and the Threat of AI Agents
There are four pretty good taco shops near my office. Yesterday for lunch I had one fish taco and one grilled chicken. Here’s my receipt:
asbruckman.medium.com
September 25, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Hidden fees and deceptive sales practices are about to get worse with the introduction of "AI Agents":
asbruckman.medium.com/the-cost-of-...
asbruckman.medium.com/the-cost-of-...
Great post by @popehatnamechanges.bsky.social on problems with "free speech culture":
It "picks a speaker, treats that person’s speech as the speech that should concern us, and then applies a set of cultural norms and questions only to the responses to that speech."
www.popehat.com/p/how-free-s...
It "picks a speaker, treats that person’s speech as the speech that should concern us, and then applies a set of cultural norms and questions only to the responses to that speech."
www.popehat.com/p/how-free-s...
How "Free Speech Culture" Is Killing Free Speech: Part One
Blurring The Lines Between Official Censorship And Individual Criticism Built The Intellectual Foundation For Trump's Assault On Free Expression
www.popehat.com
September 22, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Great post by @popehatnamechanges.bsky.social on problems with "free speech culture":
It "picks a speaker, treats that person’s speech as the speech that should concern us, and then applies a set of cultural norms and questions only to the responses to that speech."
www.popehat.com/p/how-free-s...
It "picks a speaker, treats that person’s speech as the speech that should concern us, and then applies a set of cultural norms and questions only to the responses to that speech."
www.popehat.com/p/how-free-s...
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I’m worried it can still get stupider
September 21, 2025 at 2:39 AM
I’m worried it can still get stupider
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You can read their paper here: dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1...
There will be a Lasting Impact session at #cscw2025 on Tuesday, October 21 at 11am. This session will be available to in-person and virtual attendees.
@asbruckman.bsky.social @michaelannephd.bsky.social
There will be a Lasting Impact session at #cscw2025 on Tuesday, October 21 at 11am. This session will be available to in-person and virtual attendees.
@asbruckman.bsky.social @michaelannephd.bsky.social
Hollaback! | Proceedings of the 2013 conference on Computer supported cooperative work
dl.acm.org
September 18, 2025 at 4:54 PM
You can read their paper here: dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1...
There will be a Lasting Impact session at #cscw2025 on Tuesday, October 21 at 11am. This session will be available to in-person and virtual attendees.
@asbruckman.bsky.social @michaelannephd.bsky.social
There will be a Lasting Impact session at #cscw2025 on Tuesday, October 21 at 11am. This session will be available to in-person and virtual attendees.
@asbruckman.bsky.social @michaelannephd.bsky.social
CSCW is experimenting with a rolling format!
We still need an Editor-in-Chief for the "Mixed Methods" Track, preferably a full professor or research manager in industry from the Global South. Let @eegilbert.org and I know if you know someone good. #CSCW #CSCW-Rolling
medium.com/acm-cscw/csc...
We still need an Editor-in-Chief for the "Mixed Methods" Track, preferably a full professor or research manager in industry from the Global South. Let @eegilbert.org and I know if you know someone good. #CSCW #CSCW-Rolling
medium.com/acm-cscw/csc...
CSCW Rolling Submissions
CSCW is experimenting with a new format: rolling submissions. You will be able to submit work to CSCW whenever it is ready (no deadlines)…
medium.com
September 16, 2025 at 2:36 PM
CSCW is experimenting with a rolling format!
We still need an Editor-in-Chief for the "Mixed Methods" Track, preferably a full professor or research manager in industry from the Global South. Let @eegilbert.org and I know if you know someone good. #CSCW #CSCW-Rolling
medium.com/acm-cscw/csc...
We still need an Editor-in-Chief for the "Mixed Methods" Track, preferably a full professor or research manager in industry from the Global South. Let @eegilbert.org and I know if you know someone good. #CSCW #CSCW-Rolling
medium.com/acm-cscw/csc...
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America's lowest wage workers were experiencing the fastest wage growth from 2015-2022.
Now they are experiencing the slowest wage growth and the most abrupt deceleration.
Now they are experiencing the slowest wage growth and the most abrupt deceleration.
September 12, 2025 at 12:58 PM
America's lowest wage workers were experiencing the fastest wage growth from 2015-2022.
Now they are experiencing the slowest wage growth and the most abrupt deceleration.
Now they are experiencing the slowest wage growth and the most abrupt deceleration.
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When a right-wing man murdered Democratic lawmakers in Minnesota, progressives asked MAGA to tone down the rhetoric to prevent more violence. Within hours of Kirk’s murder, motive still unknown, the right is demanding that the government wage a campaign of violence against their enemies.
September 10, 2025 at 9:13 PM
When a right-wing man murdered Democratic lawmakers in Minnesota, progressives asked MAGA to tone down the rhetoric to prevent more violence. Within hours of Kirk’s murder, motive still unknown, the right is demanding that the government wage a campaign of violence against their enemies.
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Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024.
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
Remember this before you order your next pumpkin spice latte.
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
Remember this before you order your next pumpkin spice latte.
August 27, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024.
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
Remember this before you order your next pumpkin spice latte.
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
Remember this before you order your next pumpkin spice latte.
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This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.
August 13, 2025 at 6:06 AM
This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.
Nice Planet Money podcast about what happened when other nations (Argentina, Greece) falsified economic data podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
Planet Money
Business Podcast · Updated Daily · Wanna see a trick? Give us any topic and we can tie it back to the economy. At Planet Money, we explore the forces that shape our lives and bring you along for the r...
podcasts.apple.com
August 10, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Nice Planet Money podcast about what happened when other nations (Argentina, Greece) falsified economic data podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
Roblox has safety issues www.ajc.com/news/2025/08...
DeKalb mom sues Roblox, alleging sexploitation. More suits expected.
A DeKalb County mother has sued online gaming company Roblox alleging it puts profit before safety and allows predators to groom and exploit children.
www.ajc.com
August 6, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Roblox has safety issues www.ajc.com/news/2025/08...
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"But what universities are learning, that authoritarian scholars already know and have been saying, is that complying with illegitimate attacks does not make them stop—it makes them continue"
Super useful timeline of the attacks on GMU
Super useful timeline of the attacks on GMU
I made an event timeline to try to make sense of all the federal overreach at @georgemasonu.bsky.social and whoo boy. When you lay it out like this, the executive over reach comes into focus. open.substack.com/pub/misofact...
Authoritarians are attacking universities. Here's how it's going at one public school.
I'm publicly documenting an event timeline to help bring order to the chaotic nature of events and help other schools plan the responses they are likely going to need.
open.substack.com
August 1, 2025 at 12:10 AM
"But what universities are learning, that authoritarian scholars already know and have been saying, is that complying with illegitimate attacks does not make them stop—it makes them continue"
Super useful timeline of the attacks on GMU
Super useful timeline of the attacks on GMU