Sam Liebeskind
@samliebeskind
product partnerships at New_Public; previously community & growth @ Geneva
Sam Liebeskind
Hot Streak
boardgamegeek.com
Adit rec
This sounds spectacularly self-centered: that you can only quit a thing, or modify your usage of it, when it fails to serve you. But if we think of our phones and social media as addictive products, which they certainly are, then the classic addiction model makes sense: you only consider quitting when the negative impacts (the dead feeling of the... See more
Understanding, managing, leveraging, and distributing power.
bravaleaders.com
Connective Posts: A New Approach to Political Conversations on Social Media
mediaengagement.org
Social Platform Trust & Safety and algorithmic choice & control
The findings suggest that people can improve their online discussions by using this type of language in their posts. It also suggests social media platforms should optimize algorithms to surface these posts more often...Center for Media Engagement research offers a solution to this problem—encouraging the use of “connective language” online.3 Connective language expresses an openness to other perspectives and a humble approach to presenting one’s viewpoints.4 Examples of connective language include phrases such as “correct me if I’m wrong” or “this is just my opinion.”
julia kamin (@juliakamin.bsky.social)
bsky.app
All about social networks and Social Platform Trust & Safety
Collaborative google doc w research studies on social platforms’ impact
The polarization footprint doesn’t offer a silver bullet. But it gives us something we’ve long lacked: a rigorous way to quantify how much our feeds are shaping division. It opens the door to real accountability — not just for platforms, but for regulators, designers, and society at large.
Not all conflict is bad. Disagreement — over taxes, education, or policy — is essential to a healthy democracy. But affective polarization isn’t about differing ideas. It’s about identity.
It emerges when people begin to dislike, distrust, or even dehumanize others because of who they are — their ethnicity, region, religion, political affiliation,... See more
It emerges when people begin to dislike, distrust, or even dehumanize others because of who they are — their ethnicity, region, religion, political affiliation,... See more
What would you tell your algorithm (if it listened)?
Tech and Social Cohesiontechandsocialcohesion.substack.com
Through data we collected in 2024, we found that most people in the U.S. had little sense of belonging in their community. Most don't feel accepted or "fit in" with others in the places they live, and this non-belonging crisis is leading to less involvement in community events and activities.