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Pluralistic: Ad-tech is fascist tech (10 Mar 2026)
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Ad-tech is fascist tech: Surveillance advertising is just surveillance.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
Object permanence: Washpo v Bernie; Activists v Saif Gadaffi's London mansion; Spacefaring v contract language; Tuna-can tiffin pail; France v encryption.
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Recent appearances: Where I've been.
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Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em.
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Author Cory DoctorowPosted on March 10, 2026March 16, 2026Categories UncategorizedTags ad-tech, check my ads, David Nyurenberg, dhs, fascism, ice, locational privacy, no tech for ice, privacy, public private partnership from hell, scroogled, surveillance, surveillance advertising, surveillance capitalism, told you so2 Comments on Pluralistic: Ad-tech is fascist tech (10 Mar 2026)
Pluralistic: Mark Zuckerberg announces mind-control ray (again) (07 May 2025)
Today's links
Mark Zuckerberg announces mind-control ray (again): The business model for AI is the same as the business model for Big Data – bilking credulous advertisers.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
Object permanence: 2005, 2010, 2105, 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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Author Cory DoctorowPosted on May 7, 2025May 15, 2025Categories UncategorizedTags ad-tech, ads, ai, careless people, criti-hype, critihype, dopamine hacking, facebook, mark zuckerberg, surveillance capitalism, zuck, zuckerberg2 Comments on Pluralistic: Mark Zuckerberg announces mind-control ray (again) (07 May 2025)
Pluralistic: Ad-tech targeting is an existential threat (20 Feb 2025)
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Ad-tech targeting is an existential threat: Targeting people with chronic illnesses, parents of sick kids, military personnel with gambling problems, seniors with dementia, and national security decisionmakers.
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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Author Cory DoctorowPosted on February 20, 2025March 2, 2025Categories UncategorizedTags ad targeting, ad-tech, behavioral advertising, big tech, cfpb, data brokers, google, mind control rays, privacy, privacy first, surveillance advertising, surveillance capitalism, video privacy protection act, vppa1 Comment on Pluralistic: Ad-tech targeting is an existential threat (20 Feb 2025)
Pluralistic: 12 Aug 2022
Today's links
The FTC takes aim at commercial surveillance: Oh, the sheer poetry of "Commercial Surveillance and Data Security Rulemaking."
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2007, 2012, 2017
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading
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Author Cory DoctorowPosted on August 12, 2022November 16, 2023Categories UncategorizedTags ftc, lina khan, nprm, regulatory capture, surveillance, surveillance capitalism1 Comment on Pluralistic: 12 Aug 2022
Pluralistic: 30 Sep 2021
Today's links
Facebook thrives on criticism of "disinformation": They'd rather be evil than incompetent.
This day in history: 2016, 2020
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading
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Author Cory DoctorowPosted on September 30, 2021October 1, 2021Categories UncategorizedTags criti-hype, delete facebook, epistemological crisis, facebook, mind control rays, prodigal tech-bro, suprime attention crisis, surveillance capitalism1 Comment on Pluralistic: 30 Sep 2021
Pluralistic: 17 May 2021
Today's links
Paygo, false consciousness and the IRS: Why we can't have nice things.
The Public Interest Internet: Reviving pre-enclosure glory.
Concluding How to Destroy Surveillance Capitalism: Now, onto the audiobook mastering!
This day in history: 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2020
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading
Continue reading "Pluralistic: 17 May 2021"
Author Cory DoctorowPosted on May 17, 2021May 17, 2021Categories UncategorizedTags audio, cddb, commons, eff, enclosure, false consciousness, gracenote, how to destroy surveillance capitalism, imbd, infrastructure, irs, mmt, modern monetary theory, paygo, podcasts, public interest internet, spoken word, surveillance capitalism, temporarily embarrassed millionaires, tort reform, why we cant have nice things3 Comments on Pluralistic: 17 May 2021
Pluralistic: 03 May 2021
Today's links
Dishwashers have become Iphones: Meet the Bob Cassette Rewinder.
Part 5 of How to Destroy Surveillance Capitalism: This week on my podcast!
This day in history: 2011, 2016, 2020
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading
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Author Cory DoctorowPosted on May 3, 2021May 17, 2022Categories UncategorizedTags 1201, adversarial interoperability, ai-1 airbag, anti-circumvention, antitrust, app stores, apple, audio, bob, bob rewinder, comcom, competition, competitive compatibility, consumables, copyfight, copyright, dekunukem, disher, dma, dmca, dmca 1201, drm, dsa, epic, eu, eucd, felony contempt of business model, fortnite, github, how to destroy surveillance capitalism, iwork, klim, no true scotsman, oshw, podcasts, spoken word, steam, surveillance capitalism, tesla, trustbusting, unauthorized bread, valve, wolfire5 Comments on Pluralistic: 03 May 2021
Pluralistic: 26 Apr 2021
Today's links
The Big U: America's elite educational institutions are as rich as countries.
How To Destroy Surveillance Capitalism Part 4: The latest installment of my podcast.
This day in history: 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading
Continue reading "Pluralistic: 26 Apr 2021"
Author Cory DoctorowPosted on April 26, 2021Categories UncategorizedTags audio, democratic fundamentals, education, how to destroy surveillance capitalism, meritocracy, monopolism, mp3s, podcasts, scholarship, spoken word, surveillance capitalism3 Comments on Pluralistic: 26 Apr 2021
Pluralistic: 19 Apr 2021
Today's links
The G(AN)-8: Shardcore's questing AI tries to locate world leaders in a sprawling data-set.
Facebook's tonsils: The traumatic lives of Facebook's moderators.
Podcasting How to Destroy Surveillance Capitalism: Part three.
This day in history: 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2020
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading
Continue reading "Pluralistic: 19 Apr 2021"
Author Cory DoctorowPosted on April 19, 2021Categories UncategorizedTags ai, art, artificial intelligence, content moderation, content moderation at scale, facebook, g8, gans, generative adversarial networks, how to destroy surveillance capitalism, htdsc, podcast, ryan mac, shardcore, spoken word, surveillance capitalism, tonsils, videos2 Comments on Pluralistic: 19 Apr 2021
Pluralistic: 06 Apr 2021
Today's links
Podcasting How to Destroy Surveillance Capitalism: Part one of five(ish).
The real cancel culture: Multiple-choice union-busting.
Ad-tech's algorithmic cruelty: What technology does isn't as important as who it does it TO.
Folio Society publishes Philip K Dick's short fiction: Books as artifacts.
This day in history: 2011, 2016
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading
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Author Cory DoctorowPosted on April 6, 2021April 6, 2021Categories UncategorizedTags ad-tech, algorithmic cruelty, antitrust, audiobooks, books, digital phrenology, folio society, gift guide, how to destroy surveillance capitalism, htsdc, labor, memory, monopolism, personality tests, philip k dick, pkd, podcasts, social media, surveillance capitalism, trustbusting3 Comments on Pluralistic: 06 Apr 2021
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