Pluralistic: Big Tech and "captive audience venues" (28 Mar 2025)

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Big Tech and "captive audience venues": The digital equivalent of baseball stadiums and airport concourses.
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Pluralistic: With Great Power Came No Responsibility (26 Feb 2025)

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With Great Power Came No Responsibility: My Ursula Franklin Lecture on enshittification in the Trump age.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
Object permanence: 2005, 2015, 2020, 2024
Upcoming appearances: Where to find me.
Recent appearances: Where I've been.
Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em.
Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em.
Colophon: All the rest.

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