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Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).

Inside: Nominate for the EFF Pioneer Awards; Biden admin orders an end to surprise billing; I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue is back; and more!

Archived at: pluralistic.net/2021/07/02/spo…

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Nominate for the EFF Pioneer Awards: Who will win this year's Barlow?



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Biden admin orders an end to surprise billing: But without legal reform, the next president could reverse it.



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I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue is back: The funniest thing on the radio, anywhere in the world, now in its 75th series.



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#15yrsago Sen. Stevens’ hilariously awful explanation of the Internet web.archive.org/web/2006070403…

#10yrsago Peruvian TV station owners held out for bribes that were 100X larger than those received by judges fsi.stanford.edu/publications/h…

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#5yrsago London luxury property prices plummet after Brexit vote standard.co.uk/news/london/lo…

#5yrsago Paralyzed, partially deaf-blind teen with brain tumor beaten bloody by TSA wreg.com/news/disabled-…

#1yrago Roller derby's brilliant re-opening plan pluralistic.net/2020/07/02/big…

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#1yrago A grifter's border wall is about to fall into the Rio Grande pluralistic.net/2020/07/02/big…

#1yrago Don't Believe Proven Liars pluralistic.net/2020/07/02/big…

#1yrago 1000+ accidental trigger-phrases for smart speakers pluralistic.net/2020/07/02/big…

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#1yrago Hong Kong law threatens people all over the world pluralistic.net/2020/07/02/big…

#1yrago Unauthorized seat pluralistic.net/2020/07/02/big…

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Yesterday's threads: When the Sparrow Falls; Exxon lobbyist confesses to his crimes; and more!



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My latest novel is Attack Surface, a sequel to my bestselling Little Brother books. @washingtonpost called it "a political cyberthriller, vigorous, bold and savvy about the limits of revolution and resistance."

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My book "How to Destroy Surveillance Capitalism" is a critique of Big Tech connecting conspiratorial thinking to the rise of tech monopolies (proposing a way to deal with both) is now out in paperback:

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Upcoming appearances:

* Launch for @Unshavedmouse's When the Sparrow Falls (@MystGalaxyBooks), Jul 10, mystgalaxy.com/sharpson71021 (my review: pluralistic.net/2021/07/01/bas…)

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Recent appearances:

* 3D Printing Sci-Fi, 3DPOD:
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* Big Tech Fix, Feet to the Fire podcast:
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* The ACCESS Act, @ConsumerReports:
consumerreports.org/digital-rights…

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My first picture book is out! It's called Poesy the Monster Slayer and it's an epic tale of bedtime-refusal, toy-hacking and monster-hunting, illustrated by Matt Rockefeller. It's the monster book I dreamt of reading to my own daughter.

pluralistic.net/2020/07/14/poe…

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If you're a @Medium subscriber, you can read these - and previews of upcoming magazine columns and early exclusives on doctorow.medium.com.

My latest Medium column is "Moral hazard and monopoly," on the need to break up big tech platforms

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Are you trying to wean yourself off Big Tech? Follow these threads on the #fediverse at @[e-mail].

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