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Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).

Inside: Obama's turncoat antitrust enforcer is angry about the Google breakup; and more!

Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/02/13/the…

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This week (Feb 14-17), I'm in #Australia, touring my book #ChokepointCapitalism* with my co-author, @rgibli. We're in #Melbourne tonight (Feb 14), #Sydney tomorrow (Feb 15) and then #Canberra (Feb 16/17). More tickets just released for Sydney!

chokepointcapitalism.com 2/

Obama's turncoat antitrust enforcer is angry about the Google breakup: You know you're doing something right when...

https://twitter.com/doctorow/status/1625274221071937536

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Hey look at this

* #FTC Forum Examining Proposed Rule to Ban #Noncompete Clauses ftc.gov/news-events/ev… (h/t Lee Tien)

* new tech bingo mastodon.gamedev.place/@_benui/109852… (h/t @JWZ)

* God Did the World a Favor by Destroying Twitter wired.com/story/god-did-… 4/

#10yrsago Litterplugs: where the trash gets wedged cabel.com/2013/02/04/lit…

#10yrsago Canada's Internet snooping bill is dead theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/…

#10yrsago Regular expressions crossword web.archive.org/web/2013021717… 5/

Yesterday's threads: After Ohio rail disaster, Buttigieg is silent on restoring the safety standards Trump repealed; and more!

https://twitter.com/doctorow/status/1624559917532053505

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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… 7/

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… 8/

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/ 9/

Upcoming appearances:

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

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

* ANU/@canberratimes Meet The Author (#Canberra), 2/16
anu.edu.au/events/in-conv… 10/

Upcoming appearances (cont'd):

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

* #Antitrust, Regulation & Political Economy (#Brussels), 3/2:
brusselsconference.com/registration 11/

Recent appearances:

* How popular movements can topple Big Tech (@tninstitute)
tni.org/en/podcast/how…

* A theory of how internet platforms die (@Marketplace Tech)
marketplace.org/shows/marketpl…

* Graeber's Pirate Enlightment (Everyday Anarchism)
pca.st/w58ald39 12/

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My latest Medium column is "Of Course Mastodon Lost Users"

doctorow.medium.com/of-course-mast… 14/

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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). 16/