How 9/11 laid the ground for our times.

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Here are a numbers of ways the Constitution and Bill of Rights are under attack. As an American, it is your duty (and mine) to protect them.

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90% of 1990s links vanished. We're burning Digital Alexandria daily. And we can't even find old content. Who's saving our web history?

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As we personalize the Internet, we create an increasing amount of disconnected bubbles. Can we live together in an era when none of us connects to each other?

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The evolution of internet disinformation: from early academic users to coordinated political warfare, culminating in Russia's IRA and global manipulation campaigns.

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Revisiting 2 old articles examining internet freedom erosion: "Internet Lockdown" details mobile control points, while "I Killed the Internet" explores how closed ecosystems replaced open networks.

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From RSS feeds to social media, content distribution evolved from decentralized to algorithmic. Without "dislike" options, engagement metrics mistake attention for approval, amplifying extremes.

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How amplification, the second sin of the internet, would combine with free speech to drive hate speech.

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Sock Puppets Before Social Media: How Ancient Romans and Benjamin Franklin Invented Internet Trolling

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From Dogs to “sock puppets:” anonymity reveals its power to empower voices—or unleash chaos.

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