Cory Doctorow, "The Internet Con: How to Seize the Means of Computation" (Verso, 2023)
New Books in Critical Theory
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How Facebook and Instagram Made My Space a Bad Place to Hang Out
The Facebook official app for Instagram mines where you are and every time your finger touches the screen. Google and Apple who routinely violate other firms terms of service kicked out OG app because there is honor among thieves. These these firms in this cartel disagree about who should be in charge of your digital life but they don't disagree that. The proposition that it should be like a mob boss and not some squeaky kid who's not even a maid guy who shows up and takes over their turf.
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