Pluralistic: How I got scammed (05 Feb 2024)

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How I got scammed: And why AI will make it worse.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023
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Pluralistic: 06 Aug 2021

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Scammers sell griefers social media banning services: And charge their victims 100x more to get un-banned.
Facebook's official disinformation research portal is a bad joke: Especially compared with the independent Ad Obervatory, which the company wants to destroy.
This day in history: 2001, 2011, 2016, 2020
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Pluralistic: 16 Mar 2021

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SMS security is flaming garbage: Netnumber is a perfect microcosm of telephonic uselessness.
The People's Parity Project: An antidote to corporate law.
Meet the new music boss, same as the old music boss: Monopsony begets monoposony.
This day in history: 2001, 2006, 2011, 2020
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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