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Brain Hacking Assholes: A Review of Zucked: Waking Up to the Facebook Catastrophe by Roger McNamee
Roger McNamee’s Zucked is the story of an early mentor of Mark Zuckerberg turned critic of the social media giant. In this review, James Forrester reflects upon what went wrong with the internet and how our trust in the “assholes” heading up major social media enterprises have hacked our brains and now pose a threat to democratic order.
What We Do In The Shadowban
Joyless communist columnist Evan Robins explores the modern internet phenomenon of Shadowbanning and considers the implications of platform censorship for independent journalism. Along the way she talks to some fellow journalists, reads a book by Noam Chomsky, and runs into a familiar face from @Autogyniphiles_Anonymous…
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Radio Free Arthur
This week, the editors have a big announcement. Thanks to Bill C-18, Arthur's hiring policies have been revamped and starting next volume, all applications and expressions of interest must be made through the paper's Bumble Bizz profile.
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