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What on Earth Is Amazon Doing?

The companies’ social-media aggression is shocking. It shouldn’t be.

Apr 1, 2021

Black-and-white three-quarters shot of Jeff Bezos’ head with his eyes completely black and steady animated streams of Twitter birds coming out of each one.

Apr 1, 2021

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Facebook’s Dystopian Definition of ‘Fake’

Facebook won’t take down a recording of Nancy Pelosi slowed down to make her sound drunk. That’s because the social network sees “fakes”…

May 28, 2019

Facebook’s Dystopian Definition of ‘Fake’

May 28, 2019

The AI-Art Gold Rush Is Here

An artificial-intelligence “artist” got a solo show at a Chelsea gallery. Will it reinvent art, or destroy it?

Mar 6, 2019

The AI-Art Gold Rush Is Here

Mar 6, 2019

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Apple’s Empty Grandstanding About Privacy

The company enables the surveillance that supposedly offends its values

Jan 31, 2019

Apple’s Empty Grandstanding About Privacy

Jan 31, 2019

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Stop Trusting Viral Videos

A controversial video of Catholic students clashing with American Indians appeared to tell a simple truth. A second video called that…

Jan 21, 2019

Stop Trusting Viral Videos

Jan 21, 2019

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Amazon Is Invading Your Home With Micro-Convenience

The company’s new line of voice-automated products, including a wall clock and a microwave, could help it amass an enormous database of…

Sep 25, 2018

Amazon Is Invading Your Home With Micro-Convenience

Sep 25, 2018

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Brands Are Not Our Friends

Comcast sent me 10 pizzas. This isn’t nice; it’s manipulative.

Sep 10, 2018

Brands Are Not Our Friends

Sep 10, 2018

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Welcome to the Age of Privacy Nihilism

Google and Facebook are easy scapegoats, but companies have been collecting, selling, and reusing your personal data for decades, and now…

Aug 28, 2018

Welcome to the Age of Privacy Nihilism

Aug 28, 2018

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Driving Without a Smartphone

A new law in Georgia discourages drivers from even touching a screen. Whether or not it improves safety, it could help break people’s phone…

Jul 16, 2018

Driving Without a Smartphone

Jul 16, 2018

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What Petty Nextdoor Posts Reveal About America

The hyperlocal social-media platform highlights small grievances — and proves that neighbors have more in common than they think

Jun 21, 2018

What Petty Nextdoor Posts Reveal About America

Jun 21, 2018

Ian Bogost

Ian Bogost

9.95K followers

Writer and Game Designer. Georgia Tech, The Atlantic, Persuasive Games, Object Lessons, etc. http://bogost.com, http://theatlantic.com/author/ian-bogost/

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