This day in history

2003, 2013, 2018, 2022.

#20yrsago Broadband is an inalienable right https://web.archive.org/web/20030224203844/https://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,57249,00.html

#10yrsago Raytheon making social-network-mining software to help gov’ts spy on citizens https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/feb/10/software-tracks-social-media-defence

#5yrsago Exiled Cambodian opposition leader sues Facebook in California over allegations of collusion with Cambodia’s dictator https://qz.com/1203637/facebook-likes-are-a-powerful-tool-for-authoritarian-rulers-lawsuit-says

#1yrago The Big Lie that keeps the Uber bezzle alive https://pluralistic.net/2022/02/11/bezzlers-gonna-bezzle/#gryft

Cory Doctorow (craphound.com) is a science fiction author, activist, and blogger. He has a podcast, a newsletter, a Twitter feed, a Mastodon feed, and a Tumblr feed. He was born in Canada, became a British citizen and now lives in Burbank, California. His latest nonfiction book is Chokepoint Capitalism (with Rebecca Giblin), a book about artistic labor market and excessive buyer power. His latest novel for adults is Attack Surface. His latest short story collection is Radicalized. His latest picture book is Poesy the Monster Slayer. His latest YA novel is Pirate Cinema. His latest graphic novel is In Real Life. His forthcoming books include Red Team Blues, a noir thriller about cryptocurrency, corruption and money-laundering (Tor, 2023); and The Lost Cause, a utopian post-GND novel about truth and reconciliation with white nationalist militias (Tor, 2023).