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Hash-based tools for content moderation
A method for detecting illicit content on social media platforms
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Mahdi Assan
March 2023
Notes on LLMs and privacy leakage
A paper that demonstrates the importance of privacy-preserving machine learning
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Mahdi Assan
January 2023
Notes on LLMs and influence operations
Some of the potential dangers of generative AI
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Mahdi Assan
December 2022
The system in the system
Some thoughts on the Twitter files, internet platforms and content moderation
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Mahdi Assan
Is TikTok a national security threat?
Probably, but we ought to explore the argument in full
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Mahdi Assan
November 2022
Still Alive and Kicking; CS has moved to Substack!
A new look and new content to come
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Mahdi Assan
March 2021
Legal Knots, VLOPs and a White Box
The Digital Services Act and its implications for the EU’s digital economy
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Mahdi Assan
February 2021
Reining in Government Hacking in the UK
A legal history of GCHQ computer hacking
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Mahdi Assan
It Happened Again (Part 4): EDPB and EDPS Response to the New SCCs
Should organisations use a risk-based approach for EU data transfers?
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Mahdi Assan
January 2021
Closing the Gap
The EU’s Digital Copyright Directive and the balance of interests between copyright owners, internet platforms and consumers
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Mahdi Assan
December 2020
Mere Messengers No More
The idea that internet platforms are just conduits in the information age is withering away. But at what cost?
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Mahdi Assan
November 2020
It Happened Again (Part 3): the Schrems II Guidance and New SCCs (Pre-Consultation)
A deep dive into the sweeping changes to EU data transfer rules
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Mahdi Assan
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