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Mediamorphis

@mediamorphis.bsky.social
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Professor, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. Coms, internet & media industries, regulation & history. Director of the Global Media & Internet Concentration Project. www.gmicp.org

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Shannon Mattern @shannonmattern.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"The Department of Information Studies seeks a scholar specializing in Media Archival Studies whose research and teaching address historical and contemporary media-making contexts, media formats, and the information systems that support their preservation, management, and use."
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Assistant Professor of Information Studies (Tenure-Track), Specializing in Media Archival Studies
University of California, Los Angeles is hiring. Apply now!
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Mediamorphis @mediamorphis.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Zuckerberg's slush fund is equal to all of Meta's revenues in Canada. Yet, his company refuses to abide by the Online News Act and bans the distribution and sharing of news in Canada on its Facebook, Instagram and Thread services. Oligarchs untethered from the democratic rule of law is nfg!
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Mediamorphis @mediamorphis.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Sharp words on the rot & corruption in the Trump regime, its corporate lackeys, & gutless US media coverage of both: "The corruption & regulatory capture are disgusting enough, but it’s positively grotesque that the U.S. lacks an establishment press that’s capable of explaining any of this...".
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Mediamorphis @mediamorphis.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Zuckerberg's slush fund is equal to all of Meta's revenues in Canada. Yet, his company refuses to abide by the Online News Act and bans the distribution and sharing of news in Canada on its Facebook, Instagram and Thread services. Oligarchs untethered from the democratic rule of law is nfg!
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 30/09/2026
The 0.1% own 15% of all the wealth while 50% are basically broke. That is how societies die. www.wsj.com/economy/the-...
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The Gap Between the Rich and the Very, Very Rich Is Getting Wider
The 0.1% are worth $28 trillion, or about 15% of the nation’s total wealth. The average wealth for a household in this group is over $200 million.
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Mediamorphis @mediamorphis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Musk, on bended knee, mouthing Trump's new words for AI.
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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The remedies in the Google ad tech case "stopped well short of actually preventing future abuses of monopoly power," writes Public Knowledge senior policy advocate Patrick Gallaher, who argues the ruling shows the need for the bipartisan AMERICA Act.
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Google Ad Tech Remedies Show Need for Legislation
The AMERICA Act is bipartisan legislation that gets at the heart of the problem of monopolistic digital ad tech, writes Public Knowledge's Patrick Gallaher.
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Mediamorphis @mediamorphis.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Great essay by @eduardoporto.bsky.social on the tech lords who have become fed up with democracy and now seek to jettison it as an unnecessary fetter on technology and their power to shape it and society in their image. www.theguardian.com/technology/n...
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Democracy blindsides Silicon Valley’s power players looking to transform the world with AI
‘The push against datacenters speaks to the frustration of people who don’t feel they are making the choices in their lives’
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Tim Karr @timkarr.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The latest from Cowards Row: www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
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The Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)
YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing “political” content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing.
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
A super concerning meeting of white nationalists in advance of Truth and Reconciliation day cfjctoday.com/2026/09/27/a...
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Apparent white nationalist gathering spotted on Tkʼemlúps reserve Sunday
TK'EMLUPS - A post on social media appears to show a group of masked individuals gathered on the Tkemlps te Se...
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
A new trailer for Alex Gibney's documentary about Elon Musk was just released. gizmodo.com/elon-musk-do...
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S Peter Davis @speterdavis.com · 26/09/2026
Streisand the fuck out of this thing
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Mediamorphis @mediamorphis.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Free speech for me, snort tech titans, not for thee!
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Doll @dollspace.gay · 26/09/2026
Yes and a lot of the people in the simcluster who should know better keep falling for it.
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David Kaye @davidakaye.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Mary Gillis @marygillis.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Call me old fashioned, but I think sitting legislators shouldn't use the chatbots that are built on theft and environmental destruction, are controlled by American tech bros who are all firmly wedged up Trump's ass, and that cause psychosis.
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Mediamorphis @mediamorphis.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The charlatan rightwing press outed. It's not just "Daniel Robson" who's a fraud but Western Standard itself and agitprop "media" such as True North bankrolled by execs at Shopify.
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Mediamorphis @mediamorphis.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
People writing on the political economy of gen AI like @nsrnicek.bsky.social @asad09.bsky.social lean on a 4 layer AI stack model. What if we add a 5th that splits the distribution/bundling chokepoint (Layer 4) b/w the LLM layer (3) & apps (5) to get at incumbents’ existing gatekeeping power? 1/
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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Here is the opening paragraph of the ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Sparkle Sooknanan that the six MAGA justices just overruled, to their everlasting shame: www.headsupnews.org/i/203459883/...
This case implicates two fundamental rights that protect Americans from government overreach: the right to privacy and the right to vote. In the past year, several federal agencies have joined forces to create a centralized federal database that contains the private information of United States citizens, including Social Security numbers, citizenship status, and other sensitive data. But decades ago, Congress put protections in place to prevent precisely this type of centralized data bank. And the record in this case shows that the federal agencies that created this database knew that the database violates those statutory protections. The agencies were scrambling to comply with an Executive Order aimed at reshaping federal elections, which directed them to create a system for mass voter verification. So they haphazardly combined and repurposed the private information of millions of Americans, including citizenship data that they knew to be unreliable. Since then, states have partnered with the federal government to access the database and are actively removing United States citizens from voter rolls based on inaccurate information. All in all, the federal government has knowingly trampled on the privacy rights of American citizens in a manner that threatens the sacred right to vote. This Court cannot stand idly by while that happens.
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Mediamorphis @mediamorphis.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
People writing on the political economy of gen AI like @nsrnicek.bsky.social @asad09.bsky.social lean on a 4 layer AI stack model. What if we add a 5th that splits the distribution/bundling chokepoint (Layer 4) b/w the LLM layer (3) & apps (5) to get at incumbents’ existing gatekeeping power? 1/
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Alex Gibney @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The trailer for my new film, "Musk," has just been released.
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The Media and Democracy Project @mediaanddemocracy.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
*VIDEO* of panel discussion: “WARNING SIGNS: Massive Debt & Foreign Cash Are Keys to The Ellisons' Takeover Attempt of Warner Bros”. Feat. @bedoyausa.bsky.social + Profs Pete Johnson & Deborah Jaramillo @itstv.bsky.social@tvbookstvbooks.bsky.social #BlockTheMerger 1/n youtu.be/OM7rOhskbKI
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WARNING SIGNS: Massive Debt & Foreign Cash Are Keys to The Ellisons' Takeover Attempt of Warner Bros
YouTube video by Media and Democracy Project
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Genevieve Lakier @genevievelakier.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The NYT has reprinted the gov brief in the press ban case and it is revealing. It makes clear that the admin's central arg for why Trump could kick CNN etc. out of the WH is that access to the WH is not a right but a privilege🧵 www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Read the White House Response to the Lawsuit From CNN, MS NOW and Politico
The Trump administration has defended its ban on the three media outlets in a court filing.
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Renee DiResta @noupside.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
NYT is reporting that influencers are shaping political opinions, sometimes they're not telling you the truth, and they are getting paid. I wrote a book about this two years ago. 🙃 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/u...
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An Army of Paid Creators Is Carpeting the Web With Political Content
Unlike celebrity influencers with large followings, these creators produce a blizzard of videos for a fraction of the cost of traditional online campaigns and, in the process, shift public conversatio...
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Mediamorphis @mediamorphis.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Moron in action!
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Mediamorphis @mediamorphis.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Beyond getting this bs explanation from Meta, this theatre group has DSA rights to appeal to remove this "shadow ban", to appeal to EU courts, & potentiality to have their rights to free speech & "fair carriage" rights restored. German ightwingers have used such rights. Will European regulators act?
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Pete Johnson @itstv.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Only seems appropriate I was in class when this happened. Where we were discussing Janet Wasko's Movies & Money no less. Unfortunately, some things do not (and seemingly will not) change.
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Daniel Loxton 🇨🇦 @danielloxton.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
“It is highly unusual that an end-product threatens the economic foundations of its essential suppliers, but that is the situation we have created for our LLM business with respect to its ‘content supply chain.’” Going great, good job everyone
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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
“But as Irish people we know all too well about genocide, forced famine and violent occupation. I cannot stand by and allow billionaires to use their position of power to silence the rightful voices of those who speak up against Israeli genocide…” — Aaron Rowe
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All supporting acts withdraw from Ed Sheeran’s tour in solidarity with Macklemore
Four openers and live band for Sheeran’s tour depart after removal of Macklemore over ‘free Palestine’ comments
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Mediamorphis @mediamorphis.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Chatham Asset Management, the hedge fund that owns McClatchy papers doing the latest round of goring the US press, is no stranger to Canada. Postmedia is exhibit A, with stakes scattered elsewhere, at regional and local level.
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Mediamorphis @mediamorphis.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Spineless quislings at far too many elite institutions. Democracy cannot survive with a servile machinery like this.
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Quinn Slobodian @quinnslobodian.com · 16/09/2026
“Over the last few years, the white-collar tech workforce has essentially polarized into “AI workers” and “everyone else.” The former enjoy high salaries, high prestige, a hot labor market. The latter lives under constant threat of layoffs and automation.” bentarnoff.substack.com/p/on-the-pac...
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On the pacing of frontiers
Everybody’s talking about “pacing the frontier.” A funny phrase.
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Mediamorphis @mediamorphis.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
+1 to what Aram says!
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Mediamorphis @mediamorphis.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
This looks very interesting. 👇👇👇
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Dr Emma L Briant 🇬🇧 in 🇺🇸 w/ 🐕 @emma-briant.co.uk · 14/09/2026
Newly updated: Dr. Emma L Briant's Propaganda Bibliography www.patreon.com/emmalbriant/...
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Dr. Emma L Briant's Propaganda Bibliography | Dr. Emma L Briant, Maven of Persuasion
Dr. Emma L Briant's Propaganda Bibliography by Dr. Emma L Briant, Maven of Persuasion on Patreon. Join Dr. Emma L Briant, Maven of Persuasion's community for exclusive content and updates.
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Dwight Silverman @dwightsilverman.com · 14/09/2026
“The press obsession with software-powered doomsday is a misdirection overshadowing a much deadlier reality: our public interest regulators no longer function.” No one else says what needs sayin’ like @karlbode.com.
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AI Doomsday Panic Is Completely Out Of Control
The press obsession with software-powered doomsday is a misdirection overshadowing a much deadlier reality: our public interest regulators no longer function.
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Mediamorphis @mediamorphis.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Two of the greatest: Kermit and Debbie Harris, aka Blondie.
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Mace Duggan @mace-duggan.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Fighting the Oligarchy’s Stranglehold on the Media "Big corporate media mergers are bad for everyone other than those few who stand to profit. They’re harmful for media workers, consumers, local communities, First Amendment freedoms, and democracy writ large."
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Fighting the Oligarchy's Stranglehold on the Media | Common Dreams
When it comes to media, journalism, and the broader information landscape, there’s a strong practical need to be utopian right now—to give us hope but to also provide clarity as to what we should be f...
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
This fall, Elon Musk stars in ... THE STREISAND EFFECT
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Mediamorphis @mediamorphis.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Nice to see that Associated Press has more of a spine than Alphabet and Apple.
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Erica Ifill @wickdchiq.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
CIJA is lobbying the government to turn immigration into an American-style system where racialized naturalized Canadian citizens will be surveilled and targeted for any affiliation against Israel under the guise of antisemitism www.readthemaple.com/cija-is-lobb...
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CIJA Is Lobbying To Expand Grounds For Revoking Citizenship
Experts say CIJA’s demands would have troubling implications for the rights of naturalized Canadian citizens.
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Mediamorphis @mediamorphis.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
OpenAI to cut ads from companies whose AI apps, agents, chatbox, etc compete with its own. Adobe is one of them. Looks like straight up undue preference/unjust discrimination well known telecom & antitrust. Need AI neutrality now. www.theinformation.com?utm_campaign...
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The Information
The Information has a simple mission: deliver important, deeply reported articles about the technology business you won’t find elsewhere. Many of the most influential people in the industry turn to us...
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Mediamorphis @mediamorphis.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Anthropic: Claude was discovered to be subject to biased reasoning AND reckless behavior. What could go wrong?🤔 www.anthropic.com/research/ali...
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An alignment assessment of recent cybersecurity incidents
We present an alignment assessment of four incidents in which Claude models gained unauthorized access to real third-party systems.
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Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Please come join me, @ricacuna.bsky.social, @funkeolokude.bsky.social and Matt Wildcat for a vital conversation tonight. #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #notothenine @ualberta.bsky.social
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Mediamorphis @mediamorphis.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Anthropic: Claude was discovered to be subject to biased reasoning AND reckless behavior. What could go wrong?🤔 www.anthropic.com/research/ali...
anthropic.com
An alignment assessment of recent cybersecurity incidents
We present an alignment assessment of four incidents in which Claude models gained unauthorized access to real third-party systems.
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Mediamorphis @mediamorphis.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
OpenAI to cut ads from companies whose AI apps, agents, chatbox, etc compete with its own. Adobe is one of them. Looks like straight up undue preference/unjust discrimination well known telecom & antitrust. Need AI neutrality now. www.theinformation.com?utm_campaign...
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The Information
The Information has a simple mission: deliver important, deeply reported articles about the technology business you won’t find elsewhere. Many of the most influential people in the industry turn to us...
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Stephanie Carvin @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Grateful to have this opportunity to speak about how 9/11 affected perceptions of Canadian national security and changed both our laws and institutions. And always important to remember that the impact was never felt evenly....
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Bruce Springsteen @brucespringsteen.net · 09/09/2026
(4/4) Watch the full seven-song performance, streaming free on YouTube, Vevo, Tidal and more: brucespringsteen.lnk.to/LOHADPhillyP1
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Land of Hope and Dreams American Tour (Philadelphia Freedom Cut)
Listen to content by Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band.
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Mediamorphis @mediamorphis.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Astonishing. Musk is a brazen racist pumping vile racist screeds into the air we all breathe.
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