Leanna Garfield

@leannagarfield

Digital Engagement Lead | we lived on farms, we live in cities, now we’re going to live on the internet | all tweets mine | she/her

Joined March 2012
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  1. Sep 30

    SCREAMING

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    Sen. Blumenthal asks Facebook "Will you commit to ending Finsta?" Facebook's safety chief has to explain that Finsta is slang for a fake account.
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    Sep 29

    These revelations are shocking — but they're not unusual. This kind of digital surveillance happens all the time to non-celebrities, like activists, journalists, and domestic violence victims. The spy industry is out of control 🧵

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    Sep 22

    Beautiful essay by on what The Sims can teach us about grieving.

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  4. Sep 17

    Yes, it's important to keep your employees safe, and companies should make decisions based on local threat models. But remember when Apple said it would resist authoritarian pressure when it planned to roll out CSAM scanning? How confident are they now?

    BREAKING: and just simultaneously pulled Russian opposition voting guide app on election morning. It gets worse. THREAD 1/ Reuters:
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  5. Sep 14

    Tune in 🤘

    Join us tomorrow at 10am ET/4pm CET for a conversation on how we can fight against the global rise of internet shutdowns! Feat.
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    Sep 13

    ‼️ Time to update your iOS devices ‼️ caught a "zero-click remote" iMessage exploit by NSO Group's spyware on a Saudi activist's phone. In response, just pushed an emergency update:

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  7. Sep 13

    This is such ... a damning yet unsurprising story.

    I’ve been on a Facebook project for months, and it’s nowhere near done. But this is the first story: TL:DR: Facebook, which talks a lot about democratizing voice, secretly exempted “VIP” users from its rules in “not publicly defensible” ways.
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  8. Sep 13

    ✨ Some personnel news ✨ I am now 's Digital Engagement Lead, working to advance our advocacy + policy goals alongside online communities! So psyched to continue to work with such brilliant and passionate folks to foster a more equitable internet 🚀

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    Sep 1

    Internet shutdowns: The new authoritarian weapon of choice- on a + report that chronicles how governments use shutdowns to dominate citizens:

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    Sep 1

    NEW: There have been 850 documented internet shutdowns in countries around the world over the last decade — 90% of those happened in just the last five years. Talked to and about their latest report on the human cost of these blackouts.

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  11. Aug 31

    did it hurt? when u realized technology wasn't going to solve all the world's problems and could in fact create more problems

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  12. Aug 31

    In celebration of the 's 25th birthday, pls enjoy this 1969 photo of Earth from the moon

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    Aug 31

    We are working on a support guide for Twitch streamers facing hate raids, which will include stories from victims, tools that could be helpful, and other resources. If you would like us to include your voice, please DM us.

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    Aug 18

    Lots of digital security advice for people in Afghanistan has been given in the past few days. This, by 's , is a really good place to start for those who really need it

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    Aug 17

    Journalists, activists, and civil society in who are facing increased digital security threats (like tracking and being forced to hand over devices): we've compiled this resource guide to help ⬇️

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    Aug 13

    Hi friends, I'm k., the new Communications Manager at and I'm expanding our press list! I'm looking for queer/trans journalists who'd like to know what we're working on.

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  17. Aug 3

    Special shoutout to the advocacy team: + Ángela Alarcón + Sage Cheng ✨

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  18. Aug 3

    Today marks my 1-year anniversary at ! Thankful to work at an incredible digital rights organization with truly smart + passionate people 🎉

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    Jul 22

    Overnight, reports began circulating in Israeli media attempting to discredit by twisting the words of an statement. The twisted version caught fire online and is now being parroted by Indian politicians. A small on : 1/10

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  20. Jul 22

    “For many people who have long been excluded from physical and online spaces, or who are already marginalised and targeted, anonymity is a tool of survival.” - in :

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