Today's Twitter Threads

Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).

Inside: How Amazon transformed the EU into a planned economy; and more!

Archived at: https://t.co/7opyAgZqaj#Pluralistic

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— Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr Red Team Blues (@doctorow) June 14, 2023

How Amazon transformed the EU into a planned economy: Monopsony, junk fees and market power.https://t.co/d4wZOEUWmo

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— Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr Red Team Blues (@doctorow) June 14, 2023

Hey look at this

* What #Reddit Got Wrong https://t.co/sdohO7PeEK

* @SignalApp’s @mer__edith: ‘These people could actually pause #AI if they wanted’ https://t.co/VXOjp4FyNb (h/t @Kottke)

* Humans Are Biased. #GenerativeAI Is Worse https://t.co/f3FDy7gnBt (h/t @Metafilter)

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— Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr Red Team Blues (@doctorow) June 14, 2023

#15yrsago Virgin Media cable says that the record industry is in charge of your router configuration https://t.co/wC1nVyPIS7

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— Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr Red Team Blues (@doctorow) June 14, 2023

#10yrsago @SenWarren to US Trade Rep: release the #TransPacificPartnership docs — if they piss the people off, then we shouldn’t be part of it https://t.co/sMn3hDIs3Y

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— Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr Red Team Blues (@doctorow) June 14, 2023

#10yrsago Lawsuit: “#HappyBirthday” is not in copyright, and Warner owes the world hundreds of millions for improperly collected royalties https://t.co/si3E3mrHlM#5yrsago SON OF COCKY: a writer is trying to trademark “DRAGON SLAYER” for fantasy novels https://t.co/JUcB2sKlT5
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— Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr Red Team Blues (@doctorow) June 14, 2023

#5yrsago China mandates radio-tracking beacons in all cars https://t.co/QjmVcw5by4#5yrsago Which American cities have lowest herd immunity due to #AntiVaxxers? https://t.co/q8s4fqb5ld

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— Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr Red Team Blues (@doctorow) June 14, 2023

#5yrsago Full time minimum wage workers can’t afford the rent on a 2-bedroom apartment anywhere in the USA https://t.co/CuMYCoTfsi#1yrago Adventure Capitalism: A history of “#LibertarianExit” movements https://t.co/txmMebzTBI

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— Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr Red Team Blues (@doctorow) June 14, 2023

Yesterday's threads: Saving the news from Big Tech with end-to-end social media; and more!https://t.co/Ckj26JjYgU

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— Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr Red Team Blues (@doctorow) June 14, 2023

My latest novel is Red Team Blues, available wherever books are sold!

Signed copies at @DarkDel (US):https://t.co/t5lGf3aJG5

and @ForbiddenPlanet (UK):https://t.co/MR67dqFAIL

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— Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr Red Team Blues (@doctorow) June 14, 2023

My latest nonfiction book is Chokepoint Capitalism (with @rgibli), nonfiction about monopoly and fairness in creative labor markets.https://t.co/UrlwmFlyk6

Signed copies available from @BookSoup:https://t.co/FTyPADCin8

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— Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr Red Team Blues (@doctorow) June 14, 2023

My ebooks and audiobooks (from @torbooks, @HoZ_Books, @mcsweeneys, @beaconPressBks et al) 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."https://t.co/vpGcSZ1MX2

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— Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr Red Team Blues (@doctorow) June 14, 2023

Recent appearances:

* How To Save News Media From Our Tech Overlords (@Canadaland)https://t.co/Nv8VxWabgr

* Most AI is not artificial or intelligent (with @jamesbridle)https://t.co/IDt4z6BBrk

* @machinekillspodhttps://t.co/whtUqouQht

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— Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr Red Team Blues (@doctorow) June 14, 2023

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— Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr Red Team Blues (@doctorow) June 14, 2023

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My latest Medium column is "The Shitty Tech Adoption Curve Has a Business Model"https://t.co/hqHnROOFTZ

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— Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr Red Team Blues (@doctorow) June 14, 2023

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— Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr Red Team Blues (@doctorow) June 14, 2023

Are you trying to wean yourself off Big Tech? You can read my work elsewhere, but it is now a #TwitterCrime to tell you how. Please visit my site, https://t.co/iSBh8srvly, for links to find me on less-unhinged places (I can only imagine that my days here are numbered).

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— Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr Red Team Blues (@doctorow) June 14, 2023