Robyn Caplan
@robyncaplan.bsky.social
Assistant professor at Duke University. Tech policy, platform governance, mom.
I make bad jokes sometimes.
I make bad jokes sometimes.
Glad that this says this is an official website of the United States government because it would be very hard to tell otherwise.
October 1, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Glad that this says this is an official website of the United States government because it would be very hard to tell otherwise.
Some professional news: Very excited to have signed a book contract with @ucpress.bsky.social for Checkmarked: The Power and Politics of Online Verification!
September 11, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Some professional news: Very excited to have signed a book contract with @ucpress.bsky.social for Checkmarked: The Power and Politics of Online Verification!
I love Reddit so much.
August 7, 2025 at 11:01 PM
I love Reddit so much.
This grant had a 15% funding ratio last year and this year they could only fund 1 project out of 179 because they had to align with administration’s messed up “funding priorities.”
May 6, 2025 at 10:08 PM
This grant had a 15% funding ratio last year and this year they could only fund 1 project out of 179 because they had to align with administration’s messed up “funding priorities.”
PP lost his own riding 😂
April 29, 2025 at 11:22 AM
PP lost his own riding 😂
And lastly, the complex ecosystem of "alternative credit data" by Graeme Strickland, and its relationship to predatory loan practices.
April 15, 2025 at 6:58 PM
And lastly, the complex ecosystem of "alternative credit data" by Graeme Strickland, and its relationship to predatory loan practices.
Second up: Athlete Biological Passports by Jasmine Lorenzo. A deep dive into how athlete testing works, and the ethical concerns (particularly in terms of coercive consent) that result when athletes are required to take part in this system.
April 15, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Second up: Athlete Biological Passports by Jasmine Lorenzo. A deep dive into how athlete testing works, and the ethical concerns (particularly in terms of coercive consent) that result when athletes are required to take part in this system.
Posting some of my students' final projects (with their permission) from my seminar on online Identity and verification. They each did a case study on a verification system, an ethical/power analysis, and recommendations.
First up: Raya (!!) by Talia Goodman.
First up: Raya (!!) by Talia Goodman.
April 15, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Posting some of my students' final projects (with their permission) from my seminar on online Identity and verification. They each did a case study on a verification system, an ethical/power analysis, and recommendations.
First up: Raya (!!) by Talia Goodman.
First up: Raya (!!) by Talia Goodman.
When all of your efforts to get Jefferson Griffin to remove your name from his ridiculous and awful attempts to undermine democracy in North Carolina, message him on LinkedIn.
April 10, 2025 at 10:21 PM
When all of your efforts to get Jefferson Griffin to remove your name from his ridiculous and awful attempts to undermine democracy in North Carolina, message him on LinkedIn.
Even ChatGPT agrees with me on this one
March 21, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Even ChatGPT agrees with me on this one
This time it is @anildash.com who has randomly (as in a tweet from 2021) made the front page of Reddit
February 21, 2025 at 5:49 PM
This time it is @anildash.com who has randomly (as in a tweet from 2021) made the front page of Reddit
Are eggs cheaper yet
February 8, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Are eggs cheaper yet
Does @ethanz.bsky.social know he is on the front page of Reddit right now
January 24, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Does @ethanz.bsky.social know he is on the front page of Reddit right now
Doesn't this feel familiar? @craigrobertson.bsky.social writing on the dominance of the passport as a governing technology (and why many of us fear online age identity verification is a trojan horse w/ implications for all internet users).
January 22, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Doesn't this feel familiar? @craigrobertson.bsky.social writing on the dominance of the passport as a governing technology (and why many of us fear online age identity verification is a trojan horse w/ implications for all internet users).
In fairness, I looked for “stop the steal” and nothing comes up for that either (though *many* are claiming terms that were once there are no longer there). Also now “trump rugged election” is coming up so the internet is adapting (phew).
January 21, 2025 at 3:22 AM
In fairness, I looked for “stop the steal” and nothing comes up for that either (though *many* are claiming terms that were once there are no longer there). Also now “trump rugged election” is coming up so the internet is adapting (phew).
Best meme of TikTok pre and post-ban yet
January 21, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Best meme of TikTok pre and post-ban yet
Another one of a Canadian realizing that it’s actually America that depends on global platforms (and their algorithms) for its project of cultural imperialism, asking who benefits when Americans go offline? (They say everyone else)
January 19, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Another one of a Canadian realizing that it’s actually America that depends on global platforms (and their algorithms) for its project of cultural imperialism, asking who benefits when Americans go offline? (They say everyone else)
Folks in China on Red Book are translating internet slang and emojis for the Americans.
January 17, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Folks in China on Red Book are translating internet slang and emojis for the Americans.
Saltine shelf at grocery store as proxy for prevalence of Norovirus.
January 14, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Saltine shelf at grocery store as proxy for prevalence of Norovirus.
What are all the other millennials using their desk drawers for
November 20, 2024 at 3:20 PM
What are all the other millennials using their desk drawers for
Wayne Gretzky’s childhood home has a 4.9 rating on Google.
December 24, 2023 at 5:44 PM
Wayne Gretzky’s childhood home has a 4.9 rating on Google.
Canadians have no idea what foods U.S. cities are known for (examples 1 and 2):
December 23, 2023 at 2:49 AM
Canadians have no idea what foods U.S. cities are known for (examples 1 and 2):