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Inside: The curious, intertwined history of climate and digital rights activism; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2025/10/11/cyb…
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Today's threads (a thread)
Inside: The curious, intertwined history of climate and digital rights activism; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2025/10/11/cyb…
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Cory Doctorow
in reply to Cory Doctorow • • •I'm on a tour with my new book *Enshittification*!
Catch me next in #NewOrleans, #Chicago, and #LosAngeles!
Full schedule with dates and links at:
pluralistic.net/tour
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Pluralistic: Announcing the Enshittification tour (30 Sep 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
pluralistic.netCory Doctorow
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The curious, intertwined history of climate and digital rights activism: It's going much [better|worse] than expected.
mamot.fr/@pluralistic/11535522…
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Cory Doctorow
2025-10-11 11:10:22
Cory Doctorow
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Hey look at this
* UPS is 'disposing of' packages over customs paperwork problems nbcnews.com/business/business-…
* People regret buying Amazon smart displays after being bombarded with ads arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/1…
* Trump FCC Is Making It Easier For Your ISP To Rip You Off With Fees techdirt.com/2025/10/10/trump-…
* Antimonopoly is Enduring Despite Trumpian Corruption prospect.org/power/2025-10-09-…
* Solar panel projects are irreversibly changing desert ecosystems glassalmanac.com/china-confirm…
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China confirms solar panel projects are irreversibly changing desert ecosystems - Glass Almanac
Brian Foster (Glass Almanac)Cory Doctorow
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#20yrsago Music labels: DRM makes you into iTunes’ love-slave web.archive.org/web/2005101308…
#20yrsago 20 suicidal Congressional Reps demand a Broadcast Flag web.archive.org/web/2005101104…
#20yrsago Cross-stitched tracert output web.archive.org/web/2005101306…
#15yrsago UK government ready to abolish consumer protection agencies as “waste” web.archive.org/web/2010101307…
#1yrago Cars bricked by bankrupt EV company will stay bricked pluralistic.net/2024/10/10/sof…
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EFF: DeepLinks
web.archive.orgCory Doctorow
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Yesterday's threads: A disenshittification moment from the land of mass storage; and more!
mamot.fr/@pluralistic/11534985…
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Cory Doctorow
2025-10-10 12:24:29
Cory Doctorow
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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:
us.macmillan.com/books/9781250…
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My latest nonfiction book is "Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It," from MCD/Farrar, Straus and Giroux:
us.macmillan.com/books/9780374…
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Book details - Macmillan Publishers
MacmillanCory Doctorow
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My ebooks and audiobooks (from FSGxMCD, 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."
craphound.com/shop/
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Shop | Cory Doctorow's craphound.com
craphound.comCory Doctorow
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Upcoming appearances:
* #NewOrleans: DeepSouthCon63, Oct 10-12
contraflowscifi.org/
* #NewOrleans: Enshittification at Octavia Books, Oct 12
octaviabooks.com/event/enshitt…
* #Chicago: How Platforms Die with Rick Perlstein (University Club), Oct 14
eventbrite.com/e/how-platforms…
* #LosAngeles: Enshittification with David Dayen (Diesel), Oct 16
dieselbookstore.com/event/2025…
* #Calgary: Literary Death Match (Calgary Wordfest), Oct 17
wordfest.com/2025/imaginarium/…
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How Platforms Die with Cory Doctorow
EventbriteCory Doctorow
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Upcoming appearances (cont'd):
* #Calgary: Big Tech’s Betrayal—and How to Break Free! (Calgary Wordfest), Oct 18
wordfest.com/2025/imaginarium/…
* #SanFrancisco: Enshittification at Public Works with Jenny Odell (The Booksmith), Oct 20
app.gopassage.com/events/docto…
* #PDX: Enshittification at Powell's, Oct 21
powells.com/events/cory-doctor…
* #Seattle: Enshittification and the Rot Economy, with Ed Zitron (Clarion West), Oct 22
clarionwest.org/event/2025-dee…
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Enshittification and the Rot Economy: A Deep Dives Conversation with Cory Doctorow and Ed Zitron
Marnee Chua (Clarion West)Cory Doctorow
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Upcoming appearances (cont'd):
* #Vancouver: Enshittification with David Moscrop (Vancouver Writers Festival), Oct 23
showpass.com/2025-festival-39/
* #Montreal: Montreal Attention Forum keynote, Oct 24
attentionconferences.com/confe…
* #Montreal: Enshittification at Librarie Drawn and Quarterly, Oct 24
mtl.drawnandquarterly.com/even…
* #Ottawa: Enshittification (Ottawa Writers Festival), Oct 25
writersfestival.org/events/fal…
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39. Cory Doctorow: Enshittification - Granville Island Stage - Vancouver - Oct 23, 2025
ShowpassCory Doctorow
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Upcoming appearances (cont'd):
* #Toronto: Enshittification with Dan Werb (Type Books), Oct 27
instagram.com/p/DO81_1VDngu/?i…
* #Barcelona: Conferencia EUROPEA 4D (Virtual), Oct 28
4d.cat/es/conferencia/
* #Miami: Enshittification at Books & Books, Nov 5
eventbrite.com/e/an-evening-wi…
* #Miami: Cloudfest, Nov 6
cloudfest.com/usa/
* #Burbank: Burbank Book Festival, Nov 8
burbankbookfestival.com/
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TYPE Books on Instagram: "💫 Just Announced! 💫 Join us on Monday, October 27th @ 7pm for the launch of Cory Doctorow’s much anticipated new book Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to do About It. Cory will be joined in conversatio
InstagramCory Doctorow
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Upcoming appearances (cont'd):
* #Lisbon: A post-American, enshittification-resistant internet, with Rabble (Web Summit), Nov 12
websummit.com/sessions/lis25/9…
* #Cardiff: Hay Festival After Hours, Nov 13
hayfestival.com/c-203-hay-fest…
* #London: Enshittification with Sarah Wynn-Williams and Chris Morris, Nov 15
barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2025/…
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Web Summit, Lisbon
Web SummitCory Doctorow
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Upcoming appearances (cont'd):
* #Seattle: Neuroscience, AI and Society (University of Washington), Dec 4
compneuro.washington.edu/news-…
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Neuroscience, AI, and Society
Computational Neuroscience CenterCory Doctorow
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Recent appearances:
* Enshittification (Democracy Now!)
democracynow.org/2025/10/10/co…
* Enshittification with Lina Khan (Brooklyn Public Library)
youtube.com/watch?v=NCX5Yst64H…
* Enshittification with Adam Conover (Factually)
youtube.com/watch?v=P1EKQidRoo…
* Enshittification (Everyday Anarchism)
everydayanarchism.com/168-ensh…
* The Trouble with Tech Companies (and Their Strategies) (Ideadcast)
hbr.org/podcast/2025/10/the-tr…
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168. Enshittification -- Cory Doctorow
Graham W Culbertson (Everyday Anarchism)Cory Doctorow
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Pluralistic: The curious, intertwined history of climate and digital rights activism (11 Oct 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
pluralistic.netCory Doctorow
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I'm on a tour with my new book *Enshittification*!
Catch me next in #NewOrleans, #Chicago, and #LosAngeles!
Full schedule with dates and links at:
pluralistic.net/tour
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Pluralistic: Announcing the Enshittification tour (30 Sep 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
pluralistic.netMMR Nmd
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Cory Doctorow
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