Thomas Elias Kadri – Frost Institute for Data Science & Computing

Safe Sex in the Age of Big Tech Feminism

March 20, 2026August 24, 2026

Brenda Dvoskin and Thomas Kadri identify and critique “Big Tech feminism,” a contemporary approach to regulating online sexuality that invokes feminist concerns about safety while often relying on prudish and punitive measures of social control. Drawing on queer and critical feminist theory, Dvoskin and Kadri propose an alternative regulatory agenda that promotes safety by addressing its social determinants and empowering people to navigate the risks and pleasures of online sexuality with greater autonomy. Read More
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Deepfake Torts: Emerging Tort Frameworks in U.S. Deepfake Regulation

August 15, 2025August 20, 2026

This article looks at the key challenges around deepfakes. Authors Thomas Kadri and Sonja West look at legal redress, victim rights and remedies, as well as individual and societal harms.
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Brokering Safety

February 1, 2025August 20, 2026

Co-authors Chinmayi Sharma, Thomas Kadri, and Sam Adler expose how data brokers exploit fragmented privacy laws to facilitate “brokered abuse,” forcing victims to navigate numerous, repetitive, and time-consuming opt-out processes to secure their safety. They propose a novel, single-request “techno-legal system” that shifts the burden of data removal from the victim to the brokers in this California Law Review article. Read More
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Safe Sex in the Age of Big Tech Feminism

Deepfake Torts: Emerging Tort Frameworks in U.S. Deepfake Regulation

Brokering Safety