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“There is an ascendant and erroneous idea that [sovereignty] means funding the Canadian tech sector. … There is scant time allotted to questioning the foundational assumption that more technology, or Canadian copies of it, are beneficial for sovereignty, or beneficial at all.” — @biancawylie.com
Less as more: decomputing in the age of tech accelerationism — Resources for today's policymakers
By Bianca Wylie In 2021, in the Journal of Social Computing, historian Jonnie Penn made the argument for “Algorithmic Silence: A Call to Decomputerize.” As he summarizes: “Tech critics become...
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December 30, 2025 at 7:23 PM
“There is an ascendant and erroneous idea that [sovereignty] means funding the Canadian tech sector. … There is scant time allotted to questioning the foundational assumption that more technology, or Canadian copies of it, are beneficial for sovereignty, or beneficial at all.” — @biancawylie.com
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I wrote about how these bullshit “child safety” laws that are framed as cracking down on big tech actually do the exact opposite, for @zeteo.com
The Latest Government Gift to Big Tech and Corporate Power
Lawmakers claim new age verification laws are about ‘child safety’ – but, in reality, they expand surveillance and silence dissent.
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August 17, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I wrote about how these bullshit “child safety” laws that are framed as cracking down on big tech actually do the exact opposite, for @zeteo.com
Quality tech journalism 👇👇👇
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Taylor Lorenz
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August 13, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Quality tech journalism 👇👇👇
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Taylor Lorenz
Tech journalist Taylor Lorenz explores internet culture, social media trends, Silicon Valley news, technology, influencers and the creator economy's impact on culture, politics, business, and more.
...
www.youtube.com
August 12, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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Would make a great sequel to this old Atari game
July 2, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Would make a great sequel to this old Atari game
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that was an August 2024 number, not sure where it wound up but: more
Big Crypto, Big Spending: Crypto Corporations Spend an Unprecedented $119 Million Influencing Elections - Public Citizen
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May 20, 2025 at 11:29 AM
that was an August 2024 number, not sure where it wound up but: more
1st post via Python SDK.
January 26, 2025 at 4:14 PM
1st post via Python SDK.