The Starting Block
Tina CarmilliaA weekly collection of annotated media observations focusing on disinformation, data, and democracy beyond the Anglosphere.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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The 317th Block: Sbux out, pink flamingo in
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Guys, it feels like AI is just talking to each other now on the Internet. I know they call it the ‘dead Internet theory,’ but the weird part is they are kind of very human...
The 316th Block: Tech tourism and soft power
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I need bots and cons to stop trying to scam me please. I really don’t believe you when you said last week’s edition was “exactly the kind of” content you’re looking for bec...
The 315th Block: Samizdat, LinkedInese, and a cockroach
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Is it just me or does this platform no longer support the function to embed podcast? Anyway, I’m going to watch a documentary today. Bye!
Your Wikipedia this week: Salami...
The 314th Block: The OSINT community is at it again
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Someone has been trying to get into my dog’s Instagram account all week. I don’t know who or why but it sure is annoying.
Conspiracy theory watch-list: Why, of course, han...
The 313th Block: Death by disease or disinformation
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I consume the news throughout the week and bookmark the links in my browser’s neatly categorised folders… except this week I was trying to find a tumblr post I bookmarked e...
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