youtube Banned from Youtube, Chinese propagandists are using Pornhub to publish anti-Hong Kong videos Cory Doctorow

web theory Authoritarians used to be scared of social media, now they rule it Cory Doctorow

web theory China's new army of nationalist trolls is an all-volunteer force Cory Doctorow

censorship Quackspeak ascendant: China's subject-changing astroturfers rule the Chinese internet Cory Doctorow

china Three kinds of propaganda, and what to do about them Cory Doctorow

twitter Where the #trumpwon trend came from (not Russia) Cory Doctorow

surveillance China's online astroturf is mostly produced by government workers as "extra duty" Cory Doctorow

social media Bluesky's bot invasion: AI accounts argue with everything you post Mark Frauenfelder

censorship Egyptian cartoonist jailed over critical cartoons Ruben Bolling

politics Sadly, Boebert shuts down her Cameo site Jason Weisberger

law Korean man jailed after gaining weight to avoid military service Rob Beschizza

intellectual property Trademark office petitioned to cancel Oracle's trademark on "JavaScript" Rob Beschizza

robots Factory robot convinces 12 other robots to go on strike Thom Dunn

statistics A comprehensive statistical analysis of Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon Thom Dunn

musk Elon Musk, from behind a massive army of bodyguards, now tweeting 150+ times a day Rob Beschizza

trump Trump staffers "abused and shoved" Arlington National Cemetary official who wouldn't let them film fresh graves Rob Beschizza

gay Documentary highlights the men that Abraham Lincoln slept with Thom Dunn

collections Auction of unusual bedpan collection doesn't draw any bidders Allan Rose Hill