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Inside: Boss-politics antitrust and the MAGA crackup; and more!
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Cory Doctorow
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Boss-politics antitrust and the MAGA crackup: The Tunney Act stirs the pot.
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Cory Doctorow
2025-07-29 17:39:13
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I know I tell you this almost monthly, but I really love the artwork you pair with these articles/threads.
They're perfect.
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#5yrsago Where "software" comes from pluralistic.net/2020/07/29/bre…
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Pluralistic: 29 Jul 2020 – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
pluralistic.netCory Doctorow
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#1yrago A profoundly stupid case about video game cheating could transform adblocking into a copyright infringement pluralistic.net/2024/07/29/fai…
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Pluralistic: A profoundly stupid case about video game cheating could transform adblocking into a copyright infringement (29 Jul 2024) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
pluralistic.netCory Doctorow
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Yesterday's threads: How twiddling enshittifies your brain; and more!
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My latest novel is "Picks and Shovels," a historical technothriller set in the Weird Era of the PC, about Ponzi schemes, techbros, and the dawn of enshittification:
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Book details - Macmillan Publishers
MacmillanCory Doctorow
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My ebooks and audiobooks (from Tor Books, Head of Zeus, McSweeneys, Beacon, Verso and others) are for sale all over the net, but I sell 'em too, and when you buy 'em from me, I earn twice as much and you get books with no DRM and no license "agreements."
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Shop | Cory Doctorow's craphound.com
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Booksmith presents: Cory Doctorow Enshittification
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Upcoming appearances (cont'd):
* #Miami: Enshittification at Books & Books, Nov 5
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* #SanFrancisco: Enshittification at Public Works (The Booksmith), Oct 20
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Booksmith presents: Cory Doctorow Enshittification
Passage - Your event. Your fans. Your mobile box office.Cory Doctorow
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* If We Had a Choice, Would We Invent Social Media Again? (The Agenda/TVO)
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Pluralistic: Boss-politics antitrust and the MAGA crackup (29 Jul 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
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