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The Maybe @themaybe.org · 25/09/2026

Across Asia, countries are rapidly introducing social media bans for young people. Harms to children online - from adverse mental and physical health impacts to sexual exploitation and violence - have prompted regulators to act. But at what cost?

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The Maybe @themaybe.org · 25/09/2026

How can we make social media work for kids when it doesn’t even work for us? For the last episode of our Back to School series, we’re turning to a hot button topic: child safety online.

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The Maybe @themaybe.org · 24/09/2026

The doors to The Maybe Collective are now OPEN! Have you been wishing for a space that isn’t inundated with AI slop and sloppy takes? Come on in to The Maybe Collective: a membership community on the politics of tech: www.themaybe.org/collective

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The Maybe Collective

A membership community on the politics of technology: part learning lab, part group chat, part call to action — with people who actually get it.

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The Maybe @themaybe.org · 18/09/2026

EdTech makes big promises about accelerating learning. But putting a laptop in every kid’s hands doesn’t make them better students—it just makes them better consumers.

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Nathalie Maréchal, PhD @nathaliemarechal.net · 15/09/2026

Three weeks from today! Someday soon, we will have a chance to reconstruct American democracy, again. If we want this time to stick, we’ll need to dismantle the forces that gave rise to technofascism: surveillance capitalism. This is not “one neat trick” - this is big, radical, structural change.

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Jed Brown @jedbrown.org · 16/09/2026

Our union book club has been reading Class Struggle Unionism by Joe Burns. This interview is especially on point in that context. I'm excited to read this next.

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Class Struggle Unionism

For those who want to build a fighting labor movement, there are many questions to answer. How to relate to the union establishment which often does not want to fight? Whether to work in the rank and ...

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The Maybe @themaybe.org · 16/09/2026

How do you build worker power in an industry where your employer can freeze the code, lock you out, and carry on?

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JS Tan @js-tan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

AGAINST TECH OLIGARCHY is in stores today! We wrote this for anyone seeking to understand what the tech oligarchs have in store, how they move, how they oppress and extract. And most importantly, how resistance has formed within their own empires. Join us on tour: againsttecholigarchy.com

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The Maybe @themaybe.org · 16/09/2026

END TIMES FASCISM by @naomiaklein.bsky.social and @astra.bsky.social is out today!! Grab your copy here: naomiklein.org/end-times-fa...

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End Times Fascism – Naomi Klein

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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Want an example of successful pushback on "AI" (surveillance) ed tech? This story is uplifting and amazing. @ifeoma.bsky.social is absolutely amazing. Thank you @alixdunn.com and @themaybe.org for this episode. www.themaybe.org/podcast/meet...

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Meet the Mom Winning Against AI in Schools w/ Ifeoma Ozoma

In New Mexico, kids are required to read aloud to an AI avatar named Amira—and it records their voices without consent. Ifeoma Ozoma fights back.

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The Maybe @themaybe.org · 11/09/2026

Imagine this: your five-year-old kid comes home from school talking about their new friend, Amira. The only problem? She’s not real.

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Alix Dunn @alixdunn.com · 11/09/2026

Also the parent is none other than @ifeoma.bsky.social. If you don't know about her work, you should! She is the advocate that successfully fought for worker protections in CA and has had a banger career making our world better in all kinds of ways.

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Alix Dunn @alixdunn.com · 11/09/2026

Just posted such a cool ep about a parent who has mobilised parents to boot a shoddy AI literacy tool from schools in New Mexico. Inspiring tactics that can be used in your local area too! www.themaybe.org/podcast/meet...

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Meet the Mom Winning Against AI in Schools

In New Mexico, kids are required to read aloud to an AI avatar named Amira—and it records their voices without consent. Ifeoma Ozoma fights back.

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The Maybe @themaybe.org · 11/09/2026

@alixdunn.com was on the @thetimes.com radio last night with @kaitborsay.bsky.social - they chatted about the Anthropic whistleblower and how we should be less worried about AI betraying us in the future, and more how AI execs are betraying us now. Tune in here: www.thetimes.com/radio/show/2...

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Kait Borsay with The Evening Edition | Times Radio | The Times and The Sunday Times

Listen to Times Radio live for the latest breaking news, expert analysis and well-informed discussion covering the biggest stories of the day.

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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 19/08/2026

been reading university/higher-ed policies on the use of genAI in education. most policies propose using genAI safely, ethically, & responsibly, which is an oxymoron. the way current genAI is developed, deployed & functions renders the very ideas of safety, ethics, and responsible use meaningless

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The Maybe @themaybe.org · 04/09/2026

Ever wonder what forcing a laptop into every schoolkid’s face does to their brains? According to Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath, nothing good!

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Ghost in the Machine @ghostdoc2026.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

MESILLA: Watch GHOST IN THE MACHINE September 6th at the Fountain Theatre. Register now at notaidoc.com. GHOST IN THE MACHINE is coming to @pbs.org and YouTube September 14th at 10pm ET / 7pm PT!

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The Maybe @themaybe.org · 01/09/2026

Happening this Thursday! If you're at Global Gathering we'd love to see you there

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Nathalie Maréchal, PhD @nathaliemarechal.net · 27/08/2026

If only it was just Silicon Valley that’s in denial… Higher ed and the Inside-the-Beltway political/policy elites are also deeply AI-pilled. And many of the people who aren’t are too afraid to call out the naked emperor.

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The Maybe @themaybe.org · 28/08/2026

The Meta case is no doubt a landmark settlement, with Meta coughing up $18 billion and agreeing to child safety measures like time limits, age checks, and blocks on nighttime scrolling. www.techpolicy.press/whats-in-met...

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What's in Meta's Teen Social Media Settlement—and What Hinges on Its Rivals

Meta reached a landmark settlement with state attorneys general over teen safety on Instagram and Facebook, write Varsha Bansal and Justin Hendrix.

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Alix Dunn @alixdunn.com · 28/08/2026

With all this news of the Meta settlement, you would be forgiven for thinking *legislation* is impossible. But! There is a guy that's been getting tech laws passed. We sat down to talk about how he's making it happen and what tech laws need to actually work. www.themaybe.org/podcast/meet...

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Meet the Guy (Actually) Passing Tech Laws

Stefan Turkheimer, RAINN’s VP of Public Policy, joins Alix to talk about how the RAINN hotline led him to fight tech platforms that enable abuse at scale.

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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

One year after our original essay appeared, @astra.bsky.social and I are thrilled to reveal the North American cover of our forthcoming book END TIMES FASCISM - and the Fight for the Living World. On bookshelves Sept 15th and now available for pre-order. Canada: is.gd/RNravu US: is.gd/U3nR3H

Cover shot of a book on a slight angle showing its spine and its shadow on a light gray background.

The cover is bright yellow and white with red bold text that reads “END TIMES FASCISM”

Additional text is in black and reads: And the Fight for the Living World

The authors’ names follow in black text:

Naomi Klein
Astra Taylor

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Taylor Barnes @tkbarnes.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Thank you @alixdunn.com @themaybe.org for featuring our story! inkstickmedia.com/in-ohio-who-... It's made the rounds in local, agricultural, and tech media. Folks care when corporations, flush with $ and political allies, take over their towns, be it the arms industry, data centers, Amazon, etc

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In Ohio, Who Really Gets a Say in Anduril Weapons Factories?

Residents of a small township in Ohio wanted a vote on a new Anduril weapons factory. Then the state changed the rules.

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The Maybe @themaybe.org · 27/08/2026

“ These people decided that they want to build a machine God, and then they end up stealing data, killing the environment, and exploiting labor in that process.” @timnitgebru.blacksky.app Tech bros are so obsessed with building an AI machine god that they don’t care that their products are trash.

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The Maybe @themaybe.org · 26/08/2026

Europe is often praised as a leading laboratory for tech policy and regulation. Yet many of its governments jump at the chance to surveil and spy on their citizens and migrants. How do we square this circle?

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The Maybe @themaybe.org · 21/08/2026

In early 2025, journalist @tkbarnes.bsky.social saw a splashy announcement on the front page of The Columbus Dispatch: Anduril, a rising weapons tech company, would build a huge drone factory in Madison Township, a small farming town in Ohio.

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Nathalie Maréchal, PhD @nathaliemarechal.net · 17/08/2026

Yes, and: a key to addressing the AI question is disambiguating AI-the-industry from AI-the-technologies. We have to deal with the industry’s political economy - which favors fascism - first, then consider which of the technologies we call “AI” might be useful and under what conditions

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Ghost in the Machine @ghostdoc2026.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

What is artificial intelligence? GHOST IN THE MACHINE is coming to a @pbs.org station near you September 14th!

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The Maybe @themaybe.org · 31/07/2026

A few short announcements this week: 1. We’re taking a little summer break - the pod will be back on August 21st. If you haven’t listened to all of Computer Says Kill or REAL Resistance, now’s your chance! www.themaybe.org/series/compu...

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Computer Says Kill

A new mini-series exploring the people, politics, and systems that have ushered AI into the business of war.

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The Maybe @themaybe.org · 30/07/2026

“Data is the last frontier of colonization. They took our land and tried to sell it back to us. Now, they're taking our data and selling it back to us as a service.” Wealthy states still colonize Global Majority countries - only now instead of grabbing land, they grab minerals, labor, and data.

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💜 Big 💚 Roux 💛 @thegatesofmel.blacksky.app · 28/07/2026

Meta’s NDAs are so tight, this is how they respond to requests for production. bsky.app/profile/them...

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Prof Phoebe Barnard @phoebebarnard.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

"The promise of generative AI is that it can think for us, right? And that's a truly fascist idea..the idea of outsourcing thinking." @naomiaklein.bsky.social talks w @themaybe.org all over the subject. Yep, 3 weeks ago. I missed it. Maybe you too. "And what do we do then?" youtu.be/iEf-MNsyUiE?...

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Naomi Klein: AI is a fascist idea

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Muffin Men Stan 🤎🙂‍↕️ @fokised1.blacksky.app · 26/07/2026

Yes, that “well, this lil one use of Ai won’t hurt…” does indeed have a greater impact than you think. Because millions of people think this at the same time. And millions every minute.

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KeShaun Pearson @keshaunpearson.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Immediately!! A huge red flag, thank you for having me @themaybe.org this was truly one of my favorite interviews ever!

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Nashville Resist 🗳️ Against Authoritarianism @nashvilleresist.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Give @keshaunpearson.bsky.social a follow. He and Memphis Community Against Pollution are doing great things vs Musk & xAI.

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The Maybe @themaybe.org · 24/07/2026

When @keshaunpearson.bsky.social heard that Elon Musk was coming to town, he knew that it meant trouble.

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The Maybe @themaybe.org · 22/07/2026

AI chatbots are driving people to mental breakdowns and even suicides. Huge congrats to @efwebb.bsky.social and the whole team at @tbij.bsky.social for their excellent reporting on the horrifying consequences of the AI craze.

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The Maybe @themaybe.org · 17/07/2026

In 2013, taxi drivers began noticing something unusual: unmarked, black cars were cutting them off in taxi lines and picking up their passengers. Little did they know, those black cars were the start of Uber — and that it wasn’t just going to destroy the taxi industry, but wage labor as we knew it.

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Effie Webb @efwebb.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

NEW: Ep 2 of @tbij.bsky.social series Misaligned is out. We spoke to Meetali Jain, the lawyer behind the first wrongful death cases against AI chatbot companies. Hundreds have contacted her about harms linked to chatbots, including suicide, self-harm, delusions and severe dependency. 🔗 Watch now

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Mariel Garcia-Montes @marielgm.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

I am grateful that @themaybe.org invited me to chat with the great @alixdunn.com and the great @cr0ft0n.bsky.social about one of our favorite topics: the networks that power surveillance in Mexico (and in the global majority), historically and in the present day www.themaybe.org/podcast/real...

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Anna Bacciarelli @abacci.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

I'm on @themaybe.org's latest podcast with Shazeda Ahmed, talking about building a movement for resistance against AI everywhere www.themaybe.org/podcast/real...

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The Collective Fight for Our Humanity - REAL Resistance

Anna Bacciarelli and Shazeda Ahmed discuss what it takes to knit together a global community and resist the material harms of big tech.

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Ben Whitelaw @benwhitelaw.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

In this week’s Ctrl-Alt-Speech, @masnick.com and I discuss why Meta has little incentive to improve its ads T&S plus, for Patreon supporters, the closing in of who gets to use the big AI models. Have a listen! www.patreon.com/CtrlAltSpeec...

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Sell Me Lies, Sell Me Sweet Meta Lies | Ctrl-Alt-Speech

Sell Me Lies, Sell Me Sweet Meta Lies by Ctrl-Alt-Speech on Patreon. Join Ctrl-Alt-Speech's community for exclusive content and updates.

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The Maybe @themaybe.org · 10/07/2026

Tech execs are doing everything they can to make the power they’re consolidating feel inevitable - as though there’s nothing we can do to stop it. So how do we counter that? We go deep, and we go networked.

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