Corporate Control
This Mysterious “Astroturf” Group Popped Up to Defend the Paramount Merger
Demonstrates corporate manipulation through fake grassroots movements and propaganda to influence state regulatory decisions, with wealthy… [more]
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The Single English County Saying No to Palantir
Resistance to Palantir's mass health data integration contract demonstrates corporate surveillance and control concerns, as the company's… [more]
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Podcast: Amazon is Destroying Rare Books to Train AI
Amazon's destruction of rare books for AI training represents corporate control over knowledge and cultural resources, combined with AI… [more]
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How the Iran War Made Africa’s Richest Man Even Richer
Demonstrates how corporate monopolies exploit geopolitical crises and resource scarcity to consolidate power, with one billionaire… [more]
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Trial begins that could force Meta to change Facebook and Instagram
Landmark trial addressing Meta's deliberate algorithmic manipulation and addictive platform design represents corporate control through… [more]
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US: Meta hooked children, prosecutors say, as trial over social media harm begins
Meta's deliberate design of addictive features targeting children exemplifies corporate control through algorithmic exploitation,… [more]
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Meta hooked children on Facebook and Instagram, US court hears
Documents corporate manipulation of children through addictive platform design and Meta's institutional denial of psychological… [more]
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X's Algorithm Feeds Off Ragebait and Impacts Democrats More, Study Finds
X's algorithm deliberately amplifies divisive content to maximize engagement while disproportionately targeting Democrats with… [more]
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Meta lawsuits: Is social media facing a global legal reckoning?
Meta's legal battles reveal systemic corporate control through addictive platform design targeting minors, demonstrating how tech… [more]
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Meta trial over social media harm to children begins
Documents corporate manipulation of minors through intentional algorithmic design for addiction and engagement exploitation, exemplifying… [more]
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We Tracked a Shipment of Rare Books. It Ended at an Amazon AI Training Facility
Amazon's large-scale acquisition and destruction of books for AI training exemplifies corporate monopolization of human knowledge and… [more]
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Amazon Can Use Your Twitch Content to Train Its AI—Unless You Opt Out
Amazon's use of Twitch creator content to train AI without explicit consent represents algorithmic control and corporate exploitation of… [more]
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FTC Strikes Deals to Ignore Unlawful Credit Discrimination
FTC secretly agreed to not enforce anti-discrimination court orders against auto dealers, enabling continued lending discrimination while… [more]
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The Real Reason Data Center Gas Power Plants Are So Dirty
Demonstrates how corporate tech giants exploit regulatory gaps to build inefficient, polluting infrastructure for data center operations,… [more]
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Twitch users outraged as Amazon uses their content to train AI in opt-out feature
Amazon's default use of user-generated content for AI training without explicit consent exemplifies corporate control over personal data… [more]
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Francesca Hong’s Loss in Wisconsin is a Win for AI Data Centers — for Now
Article documents corporate AI infrastructure expansion overcoming grassroots political opposition, demonstrating corporate power to shape… [more]
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Twitch is Mining Peoples' Streams to Train Amazon's AI
Twitch's opt-out-by-default model for mining streamer content to train Amazon's AI systems represents corporate appropriation of… [more]
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Podcast: Mark Zuckerberg’s 'Superintelligent' AI Future That No One Wants
Covers Meta's AI expansion plans, corporate deception about AI-generated content, and proliferation of automated surveillance camera… [more]
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McDonald’s Built a 515-Page Dossier on Me. It Says I’ll Never Stop Eating There
Demonstrates algorithmic exploitation and behavioral prediction at scale by corporations, using collected personal data to manipulate… [more]
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FEMA's ‘Shadow Administrator’ Was Paid by a DOGE Member's Startup for Months
Details of a government official's undisclosed financial ties to a private startup connected to a powerful political operative exemplify… [more]