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Author: Noam Cohen
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Theranos and the Real Lesson of Storefont Medical Hacks
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Like Guns, Social Media Is a Weapon That Should Be Regulated
In the wake of the massacres in Sri Lanka, the government imposed a social media blackout.…
The Julian Assange I Met in 2010 Doesn’t Exist Anymore
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Want to Know How to Build a Better Democracy? Ask Wikipedia
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Zuckerberg Wants Facebook to Build a Mind-Reading Machine
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Before There Was Internet Paranoia, There Was Lyndon LaRouche
He was considered a wacko and denied access to a broad audience. Today, anyone can spread…
All This Newfound Cynicism Is Going to Hamper Big Tech
The public no longer gives Facebook, Google, Twitter, and the other tech giants the benefit of…