Cory Doctorow on Nostr: This isn't merely ironic or frustrating - it's dangerous. Approaching tech activism ...
This isn't merely ironic or frustrating - it's dangerous. Approaching tech activism without a historical foundation can lead people badly astray. For example, many modern tech critics think that Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (which makes internet users liable for illegal speech acts, while immunizing entities that host that speech) is a "giveaway to Big Tech" and want to see it abolished.
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