Cory Doctorow on Why the Internet Broke and How to Fix It

<p>Have you noticed your internet is …. kinda shitty? Does Spotfiy’s smart shuffle keep playing the same Cure song over and over again? Does a quick google search give you page after page of obvious advertisements? Want to leave Facebook behind but that <em>one</em> group chat keeps you checking in day after day?</p><br><p>Well have I got the book for you. It’s <em>The Internet Con: How to Seize the Means of Computation. </em>It’s a little bit history, it’s a little bit manifesto, and it’s all about one simple concept that can help us get out of this mess: interoperability.</p><br><p>Here with me today to discuss is the book's author, Cory Doctorow. Doctorow is a writer, activist, and journalist.</p><br><p><strong>We’re recording CYBER live on</strong><a href="https://www.twitch.tv/vice" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong> Twitch</strong></a><strong>. Watch live during the week.</strong><a href="https://www.twitch.tv/vice" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong> Follow us</strong></a><strong> there to get alerts when we go live. We take questions from the audience and yours might just end up on the show.</strong></p><p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><p><strong>Subscribe to</strong><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cyber/id1441708044?mt=2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong> CYBER on Apple Podcasts</strong></a><strong> or wherever you listen to your podcasts.</strong></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>