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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 05/08/2026

Today's threads (a thread) Inside: Google is a scammer's paradise; and more! Archived at: pluralistic.net/2026/08/05/a... #Pluralistic 1/

A hand-tinted Depression-era photo of an elderly man entering a building whose door has the hand-lettered words 'Hotel Rooms 30¢.' The door is half-covered with the intaglio portrait of Ben Franklin as depicted on a US$100 bill; he wears a robber's domino mask.

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 05/08/2026

Google is a scammer's paradise: The internet's absentee landlord. bsky.app/profile/did:... 2/

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

Forget "Don't be evil"; Google's true motto is a form of vulgar spidermanism: "With great power comes no responsibility." The internet's *de facto* boss is an absentee landlord. 1/

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 05/08/2026

Hey look at this * When the AI bubble bursts, will Europe be ready? www.euractiv.com/opinion/when... * Gavin Newsom Makes An Ass Of Himself On Antitrust, Paramount Merger www.techdirt.com/2026/08/04/g... * Against Self-Fulfilling Prophecy www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/against-se... 3/

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