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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.

https://twitter.com/doctorow/status/1669073016419155973

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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!

https://twitter.com/doctorow/status/1668688590220705792

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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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