Pluralistic: What's a "public internet?" (25 Jun 2025)

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What's a "public internet?": You don't want Nigel Farage moderating your social media, right?
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Pluralistic: How cable monopolists tricked conservatives into shooting themselves in the face (15 Dec 2022)

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How cable monopolists tricked conservatives into shooting themselves in the face: Blocking Gigi Sohn's FCC confirmation is really bad for all of us, but especially Red State America.
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Pluralistic: 23 Jan 2021

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Stop saying "it's not censorship if it's not the government": I didn't expect the Spanish Inquisition.
Trump's swamp gators find corporate refuge: The Swamped project.
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