Dystopia Now

Big Tech is Watching You with Taylor Lorenz


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Journalist Taylor Lorenz joins us to discuss Section 230, how Big Tech is already tracking everything from eye movements to finger presses, the ongoing erosion of online privacy through right-wing tech policy and identity verification.

Find Taylor on YouTube @TaylorLorenz and her publication UserMag on Substack.

Further Reading

  • Taylor Lorenz, Usermag, The Media Lied About the Social Media Addiction Trial

  • Taylor Lorenz, The Biggest Lies About Section 230

  • Mick Masnick, TechDirt, Everyone Cheering The Social Media Addiction Verdicts Against Meta Should Understand What They're Actually Cheering For

  • KWCH, AI-powered cameras on Wichita school buses raise privacy concerns for one driver

  • WBAL, 'Just holding a Doritos bag': Student handcuffed after AI system mistook bag of chips for weapon

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