Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).
Inside: How Amazon transformed the EU into a planned economy; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/06/14/fly…
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How Amazon transformed the EU into a planned economy: Monopsony, junk fees and market power.
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Hey look at this
* What #Reddit Got Wrong eff.org/deeplinks/2023…
* @signalapp’s @mer__edith: ‘These people could actually pause #AI if they wanted’ theguardian.com/technology/202… (h/t @kottke)
* Humans Are Biased. #GenerativeAI Is Worse bloomberg.com/graphics/2023-… (h/t @metafilter)
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#15yrsago Virgin Media cable says that the record industry is in charge of your router configuration web.archive.org/web/2008090321…
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#10yrsago @SenWarren to US Trade Rep: release the #TransPacificPartnership docs — if they piss the people off, then we shouldn’t be part of it web.archive.org/web/2013061514…
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#10yrsago Lawsuit: “#HappyBirthday” is not in copyright, and Warner owes the world hundreds of millions for improperly collected royalties techdirt.com/2013/06/13/fil…
#5yrsago SON OF COCKY: a writer is trying to trademark “DRAGON SLAYER” for fantasy novels memex.craphound.com/2018/06/14/son…
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#5yrsago China mandates radio-tracking beacons in all cars wsj.com/articles/a-chi…
#5yrsago Which American cities have lowest herd immunity due to #AntiVaxxers? washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-h…
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#5yrsago Full time minimum wage workers can’t afford the rent on a 2-bedroom apartment anywhere in the USA washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2…
#1yrago Adventure Capitalism: A history of “#LibertarianExit” movements pluralistic.net/2022/06/14/thi…
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Yesterday's threads: Saving the news from Big Tech with end-to-end social media; and more!
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My latest nonfiction book is Chokepoint Capitalism (with @rgibli), nonfiction about monopoly and fairness in creative labor markets.
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Recent appearances:
* How To Save News Media From Our Tech Overlords (@CANADALAND)
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* Most AI is not artificial or intelligent (with @jamesbridle)
* @machinekillspod
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If you're a @Medium subscriber, you can read these essays - and previews of upcoming columns and exclusives on doctorow.medium.com.
My latest Medium column is "The Shitty Tech Adoption Curve Has a Business Model"
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Are you trying to wean yourself off Big Tech? You can read my work elsewhere, but it is now a #TwitterCrime to tell you how. Please visit my site, pluralistic.net, for links to find me on less-unhinged places (I can only imagine that my days here are numbered).
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Today's top sources: @margaridasilva1 (somo.nl).
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