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Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).

Inside: Twitch does a chokepoint capitalism; and more!

Archived at: pluralistic.net/2022/09/22/ama…

#Pluralistic 1/ A modified version of the Beacon Press cover for 'Chokepoint
#NYC! I'm in town this week with "Chokepoint Capitalism," @rgibli's and my latest book! See us Friday at 7PM at @nyuEngelberg!

eventbrite.com/e/chokepoint-c…

All this week, I'll be at #UnfinishedLive: live.unfinished.com

More cities here:

chokepointcapitalism.com 2/
If you can't make it to a tour-stop and want a signed, personalized copy shipped to your door, our friends at @FolioSf have you covered:

foliosf.com/chokepointcapi… 3/
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Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).

Inside: Book-banning wingnuts are a tiny, vocal minority; and more!

Archived at: pluralistic.net/2022/09/20/the…

#Pluralistic 1/ The public burning of non-German writings and books on the o
#NYC! I'm in town this week with "Chokepoint Capitalism," @rgibli's and my latest book! See us Friday at 7PM at @nyuEngelberg!

eventbrite.com/e/chokepoint-c…

All this week, I'll be at #UnfinishedLive: live.unfinished.com

More cities here:

mailchi.mp/beacon/chokepo… 2/
If you can't make it to a tour-stop and want a signed, personalized copy shipped to your door, our friends at @FolioSf have you covered:

foliosf.com/chokepointcapi… 3/
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Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).

Inside: How to ditch Facebook without ditching your friends; and more!

Archived at: pluralistic.net/2022/09/19/int…

#Pluralistic 1/ The header graphic for 'How...
#NYC! I'm in town this week with "Chokepoint Capitalism," @rgibli's and my latest book! See us tonight at 7PM at @mcnallyjackson Seaport:

mcnallyjackson.com/event/rebecca-…

And on Friday at @NYUEngelberg!

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(and in between, I'll be at #UnfinishedLive: live.unfinished.com)

More cities here:

chokepointcapitalism.com 3/
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Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).

Inside: Moneylike; and more!

Archived at: pluralistic.net/2022/09/16/non…

#Pluralistic 1/ Sauk County Fair Ticket Booth.   Image: Corey Coyle https://
Hey, #Toronto! TONIGHT (Sept 16) I'm launching "Chokepoint Capitalism," @Rgibli's and my new book about unrigging creative labour markets. I'll be at @TypeBooks in the Junction at 7PM. Tell your friends!

typebooks.ca/products/choke… 2/
Moneylike: My Locus Magazine column about what makes money money.

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Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).

Inside: California's antitrust case against Amazon; and more!

Archived at: pluralistic.net/2022/09/15/pri…

#Pluralistic 1/
Hey, #Toronto! TOMORROW (Sept 16) I'm launching "Chokepoint Capitalism," @Rgibli's and my new book about unrigging creative labour markets. I'll be at @TypeBooks in the Junction at 7PM. Tell your friends!

typebooks.ca/products/choke… 2/
It's the LAST DAY for my kickstarter for a DRM-free audiobook of Chokepoint Capitalism, @rgibli's and my book about how tech- and entertainment monopolies rip off artists, and how to unrig labor markets:

kickstarter.com/projects/docto…

("This book really gets it" - @StephenFry) 3/
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Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).

Inside: The Chokepoint Capitalism tour; and more!

Archived at: pluralistic.net/2022/09/14/mea…

#Pluralistic 1/ A photo of me giving a talk...
I'm Kickstarting a DRM-free audiobook of Chokepoint Capitalism, the book @rgibli and I wrote about how tech- and entertainment monopolies rip off artists, and how to unrig those terrible labor markets:

kickstarter.com/projects/docto…

("This book really gets it" - @stephenfry) 2/
The Chokepoint Capitalism tour: Ottawa, Toronto, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles (and beyond!)

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I'm writing this from a hotel room in Ottawa, the day before the first event in the tour *Chokepoint Capitalism*, the book Rebecca Giblin and I are about to publish with @BeaconPress; this tour is a little different from the usual so I thought I'd explain how it'll work. 1/ A photo of me giving a talk...
If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:

pluralistic.net/2022/09/14/mea… 2/
This is my first tour since the pandemic hit; I had four (!) book releases during the first year of the lockdown and did a slew of online events. In some ways, these were amazing: I could do a UK event in the morning and a US event in the evening. 3/
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Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).

Inside: Survival of the Richest; and more!

Archived at: pluralistic.net/2022/09/13/col…

#Pluralistic 1/ The cover for the WW Norton edition of Douglas Rushkoff's 'S
#Toronto! #NYC! #SanFrancisco! I'm heading your way with my book, Chokepoint Capitalism!

9/16: Toronto - @typebooks/Junction 7PM
eventbrite.ca/e/chokepoint-c…

9/25: SF
sfpl.org/events/2022/09…

9/27: LA
booksoup.com/event/cory-doc…

#DC, #Ottawa, #Boston, #London, #Miami coming soon! 2/
I'm Kickstarting a DRM-free audiobook of Chokepoint Capitalism, the book @rgibli and I wrote about how tech- and entertainment monopolies rip off artists, and how to unrig those terrible labor markets:

kickstarter.com/projects/docto…

("This book really gets it" - @StephenFry) 3/
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Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).

Inside: Spotify steals from artists, a Spotify exclusive; and more!

Archived at: pluralistic.net/2022/09/12/str…

#Pluralistic 1/ The cover for Chokepoint Capitalism, superimposed with a bla
#Toronto! #NewYork! #SanFrancisco! I'm heading your way with my next book, "Chokepoint Capitalism"!

9/16: Toronto - @typebooks/Junction 7PM

9/25: SF
sfpl.org/events/2022/09…

9/27: LA
booksoup.com/event/cory-doc…

More (#DC, #Ottawa, #Boston, #London, #Miami, more!) coming soon! 2/
I'm Kickstarting a DRM-free audiobook of Chokepoint Capitalism, the book @rgibli and I wrote about how tech- and entertainment monopolies rip off artists, and how to unrig those terrible labor markets:

kickstarter.com/projects/docto…

("This book really gets it" - @StephenFry) 3/
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Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).

Inside: American healthcare did a fuckery; The White House has a plan for Big Tech; and more!

Archived at: pluralistic.net/2022/09/10/big…

#Pluralistic 1/
#Toronto! #NewYork! #SanFrancisco! I'm heading your way with my next book, "Chokepoint Capitalism"!

9/16: Toronto - @typebooks/Junction 7PM

9/25: SF
sfpl.org/events/2022/09…

9/27: LA
booksoup.com/event/cory-doc…

More (#DC, #Ottawa, #Boston, #London, #Miami, more!) coming soon! 2/
I'm Kickstarting a DRM-free audiobook of Chokepoint Capitalism, the book @rgibli and I wrote about how tech- and entertainment monopolies rip off artists, and how to unrig those terrible labor markets:

kickstarter.com/projects/docto…

("This book really gets it" - @StephenFry) 3/
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Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).

Inside: Guide to a ripoff-free funeral; and more!

Archived at: pluralistic.net/2022/09/09/hig…

#Pluralistic 1/ A graveside casket. Dancing atop it is a drawing of Monopoly
I'm Kickstarting a DRM-free audiobook of Chokepoint Capitalism, the book @rgibli and I wrote about how tech- and entertainment monopolies rip off artists, and how to unrig those terrible labor markets:

kickstarter.com/projects/docto…

("This book really gets it" - @StephenFry) 2/
Guide to a ripoff-free funeral: Terminal-stage capitalism.

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Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).

Inside: Every billionaire is a factory for producing policy failures; The horrifying tale of a blockchain-based virtual sweatshop; and more!

Archived at: pluralistic.net/2022/09/08/tor…

#Pluralistic 1/ Image: MrT HK (modified) https://www.flickr.com/photos/mrthk
I'm Kickstarting a DRM-free audiobook of Chokepoint Capitalism, the book @rgibli and I wrote about how tech- and entertainment monopolies rip off artists, and how to unrig those terrible labor markets:

kickstarter.com/projects/docto…

("This book really gets it" - @StephenFry) 2/
Every billionaire is a factory for producing policy failures: On the "attack philanthropy" of Barre Seid.

3/  Image: MrT HK (modified) https://www.flickr.com/photos/mrth
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Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).

Inside: How Audible steals from creators (an Audible exclusive); and more!

Archived at: pluralistic.net/2022/09/07/aud…

#Pluralistic 1/ The cover for 'Chokepoint C...
I'm Kickstarting a DRM-free audiobook of Chokepoint Capitalism, the book @rgibli and I wrote about how tech- and entertainment monopolies rip off artists, and how to unrig those terrible labor markets:

kickstarter.com/projects/docto…

("This book really gets it" - @stephenfry) 2/
How Audible steals from creators (an Audible exclusive): The only part of "Chokepoint Capitalism" available on Audible.

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Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).

Inside: Trump gave Moderna all the patent-waivers it needed to make a vaccine; and more!

Archived at: pluralistic.net/2022/08/24/wai…

#Pluralistic 1/ The Earth, floating in spac...
I'm Kickstarting a DRM-free audiobook of Chokepoint Capitalism, the book @rgibli and I wrote about how tech- and entertainment monopolies rip off artists, and how to unrig those terrible labor markets:

kickstarter.com/projects/docto…

("This book really gets it" - @stephenfry) 2/
I'm leaving for Burning Man early tomorrow morning and I'll be offline until Sept 7. See you then! 3/ Image
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Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).

Inside: Tory Britain is crashing and burning; and more!

Archived at: pluralistic.net/2022/08/23/lat…

#Pluralistic 1/ Image
I'm Kickstarting a DRM-free audiobook of Chokepoint Capitalism, the book @rgibli and I wrote about how tech- and entertainment monopolies rip off artists, and how to unrig those terrible labor markets:

kickstarter.com/projects/docto…

("This book really gets it" - @stephenfry) 2/
Off to @burningman? Here's my talks:

* Radical Interop: An Internet Disassembly Manual: Mon 3pm Center Camp

* Chokepoint Capitalism: a Better Deal for Creative Labor: Tue 1pm @PalenqueNorte 915/E

* Talk w/@bunniestudios on the Precursor: Wed 12pm Liminal Labs 945/Rods 3/
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Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).

Inside: Gmail falsely told the police that a father was a molesting his son; and more!

Archived at: pluralistic.net/2022/08/22/all…

#Pluralistic 1/ A desk with an open laptop on it. On the laptop's screen is
I'm Kickstarting a DRM-free audiobook of Chokepoint Capitalism, the book @rgibli and I wrote about how tech- and entertainment monopolies rip off artists, and how to unrig those terrible labor markets:

kickstarter.com/projects/docto…

("This book really gets it" - @StephenFry) 2/
Off to @BurningMan? Here's my talks:

* Radical Interop: An Internet Disassembly Manual: Mon 3pm Center Camp

* Chokepoint Capitalism: a Better Deal for Creative Labor: Tue 1pm @PalenqueNorte 915/E

* Talk w/@bunniestudios on the Precursor: Wed 12pm Liminal Labs 945/Rods 3/
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Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).

Inside: Workplace surveillance is coming for you; and more!

Archived at: pluralistic.net/2022/08/21/gre…

#Pluralistic 1/ A four-quadrant rectangle depicting four vintage workplace p
I'm Kickstarting a DRM-free audiobook edition of Chokepoint Capitalism, the book @rgibli and I wrote about how tech- and entertainment monopolies rip off artists, and how to unrig those terrible creative labor markets:

kickstarter.com/projects/docto… 2/
("This book really gets it" - @StephenFry) 3/
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Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).

Inside: The Business Roundtable's climate plan was killed by its arch-rival, the Business Roundtable; and more!

Archived at: pluralistic.net/2022/08/19/han…

#Pluralistic 1/ The Earth seen from space, ...
I'm Kickstarting a DRM-free audiobook edition of Chokepoint Capitalism, the book @rgibli and I wrote about how tech- and entertainment monopolies rip off artists, and how to unrig those terrible creative labor markets:

kickstarter.com/projects/docto… 2/
The Business Roundtable's climate plan was killed by its arch-rival, the Business Roundtable: If only Apple, Pepsi, Walmart and Google knew someone at the lobbying shop they own.

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Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).

Inside: Kickstarting the "Chokepoint Capitalism" audiobook; and more!

Archived at: pluralistic.net/2022/08/17/cho…

#Pluralistic 1/
Tomorrow (Aug 18), I'll be at the launch for @Vice @Motherboard's new "Terraform" sf anthology in Venice, CA:

eventbrite.com/e/terraform-bo… 2/
Kickstarting the "Chokepoint Capitalism" audiobook: We wrote a book that Amazon won't sell.

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Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).

Inside: How Democrats could win more elections; and more!

Archived at: pluralistic.net/2022/08/16/do-…

#Pluralistic 1/ A kicking mule in the color...
This Thurs (Aug 18), I'll be at the launch for @VICE @motherboard's new "Terraform" sf anthology in Venice, CA:

eventbrite.com/e/terraform-bo… 2/
How Democrats could win more elections: Do stuff. Make it timely. Tell people about it.

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Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).

Inside: This weekend, I watched a hacker jailbreak a John Deere tractor live on stage; and more!

Archived at: pluralistic.net/2022/08/15/dee…

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Tonight (Aug 15), I'll be joining the @buildbridges4am Book Club for the final installment of their discussion of my 2019 book "Radicalized":

mobilize.us/buildbridges4a… 2/
This weekend, I watched a hacker jailbreak a John Deere tractor live on stage: Total pwnage, with a a side of copyfraud.

3/ Image: Cryteria (modified) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wik
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Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).

Inside: The FTC takes aim at commercial surveillance; and more!

Archived at: pluralistic.net/2022/08/12/reg…

#Pluralistic 1/ A floating room whose fall and floor are composed of Matrix-
Tomorrow (Aug 13), I'm co-presenting a program item at @Defcon (Las Vegas) called "Literal Self-Pwning: Why Patients - and Their Advocates - Should Be Encouraged to Hack, Improve, and Mod Med Tech" with @CDameffMD & @jefftullymd:

forum.defcon.org/node/242205 2/
The FTC takes aim at commercial surveillance: Oh, the sheer poetry of "Commercial Surveillance and Data Security Rulemaking."

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Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).

Inside: A dark money group is lying about Medicare cuts; and more!

Archived at: pluralistic.net/2022/08/11/rop…

#Pluralistic 1/ A cigar-chomping plutocrat in a tuxedo and tophat is wieldin
This Sat (Aug 13), I'm co-presenting a program item at @Defcon (Las Vegas) called "Literal Self-Pwning: Why Patients - and Their Advocates - Should Be Encouraged to Hack, Improve, and Mod Med Tech" with @CDameffMD & @jefftullymd:

forum.defcon.org/node/242205 2/
A dark money group is lying about Medicare cuts: Who the fuck are the "American Prosperity Alliance?"

3/ Image: Grumpy Puddin (modified) https://www.flickr.com/photo
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Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).

Inside: A modest proposal to fix contracts; and more!

Archived at: pluralistic.net/2022/08/10/be-…

#Pluralistic 1/  Image: EFF (modified) https://www.eff.org/issues/tpp  Cryte
This Sat (Aug 13), I'm co-presenting a program item at @Defcon (Las Vegas) called "Literal Self-Pwning: Why Patients - and Their Advocates - Should Be Encouraged to Hack, Improve, and Mod Med Tech" with @CDameffMD & @jefftullymd:

forum.defcon.org/node/242205 2/
A modest proposal to fix contracts: Rescuing contracts from sprawling garbage legalese novellas masquerading as "agreements."

3/ Image: EFF (modified) https://www.eff.org/issues/tpp  Cryter
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