Julia Angwin

In other news, my forthcoming book with @fieldsmeyer.com --ON COURAGE, How to Be a Dissident in an Age of Fear -- is now available for pre-order. We interviewed 100+ dissidents worldwide to craft a practical guide to personal courage under authoritarianism. www.harpercollins.com/products/on-...

What if your news diet came with nutrition labels? @JuliaAngwin and the @ProofNews team tested what happens when news videos cite their sources and use other transparency labels. Turns out, showing your work is a fast way to increase viewer trust.

Can AI save us from AI? Join me and @camillefrancois.bsky.social for a discussion at the Responsible Tech Summit on October 29th. alltechishuman.org/all-tech-is-...

Inside Seattle’s deal with a tech platform to expand therapy to 55,000 teens and young people. With @seattletimes-rss.bsky.social

AI is eating resources that could have gone to meaningful services. Seattle paid $2 million for an app, Talkspace, that provided text messaging "therapy" to 442 teens last year. Talkspace says teen sessions were excluded from training for its AI therapy bot. www.proofnews.org/millions-spe...

Is the Trump family profiting from war? Proof News investigative reporter @anniegilbertson.bsky.social examines SEC filings, defense deals, and corporate mergers tying Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. to AI-powered drone manufacturer XTEND. Read the full story at proofnews.org

My Wikipedia bio was regularly deleted for a decade before I finally was deemed “notable enough.” This is a common experience for women. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Meta is set to pay out a $17 billion settlement over claims that its products, Facebook and Instagram, are addictive and can harm kids. But @juliaangwin.com explains why the money and proposed changes to the apps are likely not enough. lnk.to/onthemedia/b...

📻 Show’s up! Featuring Wedly Cazy, @juliaangwin.com, Jessica Winter: lnk.to/onthemedia/b...

Join us on Zoom on 9/16 for a conversation with @juliaangwin.com and @fieldsmeyer.com about their new book “On Courage: How to Be a Dissident in an Age of Fear.” Their talk will explore how dissidents have fought for freedom through courage and community. www.eventbrite.com/e/on-courage...

"In an era where authoritarianism is rising around the globe, the idea of requiring people to show identity papers before reading posts online is absolutely hair-on-fire dangerous." My latest on the Meta settlement in @nytopinion.nytimes.com (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/o...

Spending this beautiful weekend day with the pro-democracy protesters in Mt. Kisco, NY.

Age assurance is Flock cameras for the Internet.

It’s good that Meta is creating some bare-bones safety features for kids, but a far better option would be to make these platforms safe for everyone. Shouldn’t we all be protected from Big Tech’s predations? My latest @nytopinion.nytimes.com (gift link). www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/o...

Thank you so much @kateshaw.bsky.social for a lovely conversation about On Courage, how we can fight authoritarianism, and how American stubbornness is giving me hope. crooked.com/podcast/all-...

Turns out robots are really bad at being security guards. @proofnews.bsky.social with a deep dive on how many security robots that were rolled out a few years ago have been deep-sixed. Its also our first collab with the great @404media.co ! www.proofnews.org/the-roboguar...

In an authoritarian regime, journalists who tell the truth are already dissidents. My interview with the great @parkermolloy.com about the importance of truth-telling and how we need to defend and support independent media.

What does courage look like when telling the truth comes with real consequences? @proofnews.bsky.social founder @juliaangwin.com has spent her career investigating powerful institutions. Now she's turned her lens onto standing up to authoritarian regimes and speaking truth to power.

Hey Portland! On Monday night @juliaangwin.com and I will be at Powell’s talking about our book with the great Eric Ward (@bulldogshadow.bsky.social). Come through! www.powells.com/events/julia...

Reading (and listening) to "On courage" by @juliaangwin.com @fieldsmeyer.com Read by @maddow.bsky.social It is a must read.

Hopeful and inspirational event with the authors of “On Courage” @juliaangwin.com and @fieldsmeyer.com in San Francisco this evening along with some pretty awesome audience members.

Los Angeles peeps! Come join @fieldsmeyer.com and I tonight at the Hammer Museum for a conversation about what courage looks like in authoritarian times. hammer.ucla.edu/programs-eve...

What a lineup of people modeling political courage. It was an honor to hang with this crew!!! @bencollins.bsky.social @catthekin.checkmyads.org @katmabu.bsky.social @nandoodles.checkmyads.org @cohen489.bsky.social

Triple amen

Amen

Want to come to The Onion office and talk about the best book I read this year with the author? We're hosting @juliaangwin.com and @fieldsmeyer.com on Wednesday night at The Onion office. There will be cheap beer and wine. The book is about fighting back right now, when it's a little dangerous.

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Perhaps you may find it amusing to watch me fight with Scott Galloway about whether we should preserve anonymity online. Spoiler alert: I am on the side of preserving our shreds of anonymity. www.instagram.com/p/Da3ChCDDkQw/

Pinch me! On Courage hits the New York Times hardcover nonfiction bestseller list for a second week!

Chicago friends! Let’s celebrate the importance of comedy in fighting authoritarianism. @bencollins.bsky.social will interview me and @fieldsmeyer.com about our book On Courage. Come join us on July 22 at 7 pm at the Onion HQ. RSVP here www.eventbrite.com/e/on-courage...

Resistance looks like this. It’s not just showing up to protest marches. It’s also forcing institutions to suffer consequences for complying with a regime’s lawlessness and corruption. Every bit of sand in the gears makes a difference.

Chicago friends! Let’s celebrate the importance of comedy in fighting authoritarianism. @bencollins.bsky.social will interview me and @fieldsmeyer.com about our book On Courage. Come join us on July 22 at 7 pm at the Onion HQ. RSVP here www.eventbrite.com/e/on-courage...

Science friends! Join @fieldsmeyer.com and I tomorrow for a discussion of our new book On Courage: How to Be a Dissident in an Age of Fear. secure.ucs.org/a/2026-7-14-...

Atlanta friends -- @fieldsmeyer.com and I will be at the Carter Center this week talking about On Courage. Come join us! www.cartercenter.org/events/on-co...

Today with @juliaangwin.com, @fieldsmeyer.com, and @hcrichardson.bsky.social www.youtube.com/live/NgpJUas...

Can’t wait for this conversation with @hcrichardson.bsky.social tomorrow!!

Holy shit! On Courage debuted at #12 on the @nytimes.com bestseller list! I am again verklempt.

It’s such a treat to be interviewed by someone who has closely read the book and engaged with it. And a delight to draw a crowd — I still remember one bookstore event for my first book where only one person showed up 😢 Thank you @portersqbooks.bsky.social!

Such a great night at @portersqbooks.bsky.social!! What a wonderful way to kick off our book tour. Thank you to Samantha Power for a great discussion.

Dissidents aren't superheroes. They're ordinary people who refuse to look away, says @juliaangwin.com. Her new book “On Courage,” co-authored with Ami Fields-Meyer, is a practical guide for defending democracy-- and it's more doable than you think. #ConnectwithJacob

What we’re reading: “On Courage: How to Be a Dissident in an Age of Fear” by @juliaangwin.com and @fieldsmeyer.com. Their book is a roadmap to political courage with practical steps for anyone who wants to take collective action to save our multiracial democracy. Learn more about it ⬇️

I really loved this @juliaangwin.com. The AI industry's investment in authoritarianism is so clear: their algorithms censor what we see, disappearing records & events they don't want us to see. Doublespeak and surveillance are at the core of the totalitarianism in Orwell's 1984.