Opinion: The Most Pointless Twitter Discourses Of 2022
Moya Lothian-McLean
For all the complaints of Twitter’s early death, a hell of a lot of us have remained sadly logged on.
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Opinion: Maybe Twitter Should Die?
Moya Lothian-McLean
For those interested in creating a more progressive, equal society, Twitter’s 'demise' would actually be a blessing in disguise.
Opinion: Musk Buying Twitter Would Be the Defining Deal of Our Era
Aaron Bastani
Elon Musk buying Twitter, even more than Jeff Bezos flying into space, would perhaps be the greatest statement of plutocratic intent in history, argues Aaron Bastani.
Opinion: On Losing Perspective, Or, Why I Don’t Give a Fuck About Geronimo the Alpaca and nor Should You
Rachel Connolly
From blaming everything on capitalism to calling everyone "toxic", it's time we collectively got a grip, argues Rachel Connolly.
Novara FM: Notice Me!
Is modern politics governed by the demand for recognition? And what happens when that collides with the internet? Will Davies explains.
Opinion: Like All Digital Parties, the Northern Independence Party Is a Reflection of Our Broken Politics
Paolo Gerbaudo
Cartel parties that suppress internal democracy, a non-choice between two virtually identical alternatives - the NIP is the product of familiar trends, writes political theorist Paolo Gerbaudo.
Ash Wednesday: Are Right-wingers an Oppressed Minority?
Ash Sarkar explores how the language of minoritarian grievance has been appropriated by the most powerful people in political media.
Novara Live: Wiley & the Twitter Boycott
After Wiley’s antisemitic Twitter rant was left up for 48 hours, celebrities and campaigners are boycotting the platform. But, does the dodgy record on racism of those who instigated the action mean progressives should avoid the #NoSafeSpaceForJewHate movement? We’re joined by Rivkah Brown to discuss. Plus, Labour Right Blackmail Keir Starmer, and Elon Musk Backs the […]
GE2019: Asymmetric Advertising Is the New Fake News, and the Tories May Be Using It to Hijack Your Social Media
Stuart Mills
Social media could win this election and the Tories know they are at a disadvantage, with users skewing young and leftwing. Researcher Stuart Mills thinks the Conservatives may have come up with a hack: using deliberately bad or contentious content to try and bait us into sharing their posts.
Novara FM: Screen Capitalism: The Twittering Machine
James Butler is joined by Richard Seymour to discuss his book 'The Twittering Machine'.
Now is the Time for Worker Power in the Tech Industry
Wendy Liu
Among the upper echelons of the tech industry there is strong hostility to the idea of organised labour. But the tech sector is too important to cede control of it to capital, and lately there have been more and more reasons why tech workers need to build collective power, writes Wendy Liu.