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25 Sep 2015

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Surf demonstrating the RollingStone Politics, Oregonian, and Filmfeed feeds.

Surf demonstrates the power of the open social web

Flipboard's browser for the open social web is out for web users today.

02 Apr 2026

What Digital Isolation and Censorship Evasion Look Like In Wartime Iran

"Four weeks into the war, Iran is plummeting toward total digital isolation with its internet blocked and communications heavily restricted and monitored." And it's part of a bigger trend.

01 Apr 2026

The Right Is Using AI Content Scanners to Try to Supercharge Book Banning

"Groups that challenge books have begun using Gemini, ChatGPT, xAI, and other AI tools to try to get books banned." The point is to create a chilling effect.

01 Apr 2026
An alternate history of social media

An alternate history of social media

I joined Rabble on the Revolution.Social podcast.

31 Mar 2026
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Ben Werdmuller explores the intersection of technology, democracy, and society. Always independently published, reader-supported, and free to read.