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Followers
1.7K
Account age
3 yrs
💰 Suggested sponsorship rate
$40 – $65 / sponsored post
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Known for
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Proud to announce my book "Means of Control" will be on sale 2.27.2024. It explores the growing phenomenon of governments buying bulk corporate data for surveillance — and growing threat this poses to our civil liberties and privacy. Pre-order here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/706321/means-of-control-by-byron-tau/
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Just got the proofs for my book! After years of working on it in Scrivener, Word, and PDF, it's a somewhat surreal experience to finally hold it in my hands. March 5, 2024 feels like it's far off, but if you're interested, you can now preorder it here: http://bit.ly/preordertaubook
📊 Post engagement
Recent posts · likes + reposts
Nov 11latest
14
Avg engagement / post
7–21
Typical post (engagement)
0.8%
Engagement vs followers
70/100
Consistent reach
Nov 2022
On Mastodon since
Half of recent posts land between 7 and 21 likes + reposts (median 12) — a dependable floor a sponsored post can count on.
🔥 Top post: #introduction Hello, I'm Byron. I'm a Wall Street Journal report · 32 likes + reposts
📊 Activity & format
Posting cadence
0.05 / week
A lower-frequency account — each post lands with more weight.
Content mix
Mostly text
Recent: 4 text · 2 image · 0 video.
Follower / following
12×
Follows 136 back. A strong ratio — an audience that follows them, not a follow-for-follow network.
Recent posts
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I'm an investigative reporter for the AP. I am currently writing about DOGE and what it is doing with its vast access to federal computer systems and databases. If you are a current or former federal employee or contractor with insight, I …
Two Texas counties have purchased a technology that tracks people through their Bluetooth and WiFi signals. It can track you through your wireless earbuds or the infotainment system in your car. The product is called Trafficatch and it's i…
Proud to announce my book "Means of Control" will be on sale 2.27.2024. It explores the growing phenomenon of governments buying bulk corporate data for surveillance — and growing threat this poses to our civil liberties and privacy. Pre-o…
Just got the proofs for my book! After years of working on it in Scrivener, Word, and PDF, it's a somewhat surreal experience to finally hold it in my hands. March 5, 2024 feels like it's far off, but if you're interested, you can now preo…
Frontiers of 4th Amendment law: Michigan will decide if a small town can warrantless use a drone to surveil private property from the air. Expect more of these cases. https://www.404media.co/town-surveilled-mans-yard-without-a-warrant/
Proud to announce my book "Means of Control" will be on sale 2.27.2024. It explores the growing phenomenon of governments buying bulk corporate data for surveillance — and growing threat this poses to our civil liberties and privacy. Pre-o…
Just got the proofs for my book! After years of working on it in Scrivener, Word, and PDF, it's a somewhat surreal experience to finally hold it in my hands. March 5, 2024 feels like it's far off, but if you're interested, you can now preo…
Frontiers of 4th Amendment law: Michigan will decide if a small town can warrantless use a drone to surveil private property from the air. Expect more of these cases. https://www.404media.co/town-surveilled-mans-yard-without-a-warrant/
🐘 Community & instance
Home server
journa.host
A journalists server — its members and audience skew toward that niche, so expect a community-aligned, engaged following.
On Mastodon since
Nov 2022
Joined in the Twitter-exodus wave of late 2022 — part of the migration that made Mastodon a real destination.
💡 Facts
🗓️Joined Mastodon in 2022 — 3 years ago.
👁️Averages 14 views per post.
📤Posts about 0.1× per week.
🕵️ Fake follower check
Estimated43/100
Fair
Credibility score
73%
Mixed
Real audience
Medium
Fake-follower risk
High
Data confidence
- Est. 73% real, active audience · Medium fake-follower risk.
- Low engagement (~0.8% of followers engage each post) — a sign of an inflated or inactive audience.
- Established account (3+ years old).
Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.
About
investigative reporter in washington for the ap. formers: wsj, politico, notus. author of 'means of control,' a new book on big data and big government. buy: https://bit.ly/buyMoC
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