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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 25/06/2026

Today's threads (a thread) Inside: Jailbreaking isn't theft; and more! Archived at: pluralistic.net/2026/06/25/t... #Pluralistic 1/

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 25/06/2026

I'm on tour with my new book, The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI. Catch me TONIGHT (Jun 23) with David Williams in PHILLY at the Fitler Club: www.eventbrite.com/e/cory-docto... And TOMORROW (Jun 24) in CHICAGO w/Rick Perlstein at Exile in Bookville: exileinbookville.com/events/50628 2/

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Join us for a conversation with Cory Doctorow, author of the new book The Reverse Centaur’s Guide to Life After AI.

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 25/06/2026

Jailbreaking isn't theft: It wasn't progress when they did it, it's not piracy when we do it back to them. bsky.app/profile/doct... 3/

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C)@doctorow.pluralistic.net

It's not often that someone on a panel says something that makes my jaw drop, but that's what happened earlier this week when the moderator of a panel I was on in Toronto described jailbreaking an iPhone as "rampant theft of IP." 1/

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