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Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).

Inside: Netflix wants to chop down your family tree; and more!

Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/02/02/non…

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From Feb 8-17, I'll be in #Australia, touring my book #ChokepointCapitalism with my co-author, Rebecca Giblin. We'll be in #Brisbane, #Melbourne, #Sydney and #Canberra, and I hope to see you!

pluralistic.net/2023/01/30/i-c… 2/

Netflix wants to chop down your family tree: The enshittification cycle comes for your most private domain.

https://twitter.com/doctorow/status/1621139202183143424

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Hey look at this

* Mirror, Mirror for Us All: #DisneyParks and the American Narrative si.edu/exhibitions/mi…

* @locusmag 2022 Recommended Reading List locusmag.com/2023/02/2022-r…

* The All Of It Public Song Project wnyc.org/story/public-s… 4/

#15yrsago Fine news memex.craphound.com/2008/02/02/fin…

#10yrsago Law and #LittleBrother lawandthemultiverse.com/2013/02/01/lit…

#5yrsago Hero bicyclist narrows streets near FCC and offers drivers $5 “Priority Access” so drivers can “choose the plan that best suits their needs” thenextweb.com/news/net-neutr… 5/

#5yrsago All’s Faire in Middle School, a wonderful graphic novel about misfits, middle school and the middle ages memex.craphound.com/2018/02/02/all…

#5yrsago Announcing the Catalog of Missing Devices: the amazing stuff the #DMCA has strangled in its cradle eff.org/missing-devices 6/

#1yrago How #noncompetes shackle workers to dead-end jobs pluralistic.net/2022/02/02/its…

#1yrago To fight #inflation, fight #monopolies pluralistic.net/2022/02/02/its… 7/

Yesterday's threads: Johnson and Johnson's bankruptcy gambit fails; and more!

https://twitter.com/doctorow/status/1620773576822460427

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My latest book is Chokepoint Capitalism (with @rgibli), nonfiction about monopoly and fairness in creative labor markets.

chokepointcapitalism.com

Signed copies available from @BookSoup:

booksoup.com/book/978080700… 9/

My latest novel is Attack Surface, a sequel to my bestselling Little Brother books, now in paperback, wherever books are sold.

Signed copies at @DarkDel:

darkdel.com/store/p1840/Co… 10/

My ebooks and audiobooks (from @torbooks, @HoZ_Books, @mcsweeneys, @BeaconPressBks et al) are for sale all over the net, but I sell 'em too, and when you buy 'em from me, I earn twice as much and you get books with no DRM and no license "agreements."

craphound.com/shop/ 11/

Upcoming appearances:

* Avid Reader (#Brisbane), 2/8
avidreader.com.au/pages/6834-Cho…

* Future of Arts/Culture/Tech, @ACMI, (#Melbourne), 2/14
acmi.net.au/whats-on/in-co… 12/

Upcoming appearances (cont'd):

* @statelibrarynsw (#Sydney), 2/15
sl.nsw.gov.au/events/chokepo…

* ANU/@canberratimes Meet The Author (#Canberra), 2/16
anu.edu.au/events/in-conv…

* @Aus_Digital Copyright Forum (#Canberra), 2/17:
digital.org.au/2022/11/08/doc… 13/

Upcoming appearances (cont'd):

* #Antitrust, Regulation & Political Economy (#Brussels), 3/2:
brusselsconference.com/registration 14/

Recent appearances:

* Graeber's Pirate Enlightment (Everyday Anarchism)
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* @davidpakmanshow


* TikTok Isn’t For Creators Anymore (@Slate ICMY)
slate.com/podcasts/icymi… 15/

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Today's top sources: Rebecca Valentine (@defnotbeka). 20/