Swinging Pendulum: A Discussion on Corporate Social Media, Deplatforming and the Liberal Security State
A discussion on the silencing of far right platforms and accounts, how similar moves have silenced the anti-authoritarian left, and the importance of building our own platforms and infrastructure. This interview with representatives from It's Going Down and Crimethinc was originally broadcast by the Final Straw Radio, and is available as a PDF for both reading and printing.
A few reasons not to organise on Facebook.
Submitted by jef costello on Dec 30 2017 14:51
Recently we have seen a big increase in activist Facebook pages. Facebook seems to have become an essential propaganda tool. However we should question the use of it as an organising tool, and even as a propaganda tool.
Conversation on general strikes
Submitted by Juan Conatz on Mar 24 2012 02:53
This is part of a discussion on Facebook that started off some questions on the topic of general strikes. I thought the conversation was interesting, so decided to turn into a blog post.
Fetishism of digital commodities and hidden exploitation: the cases of Amazon and Apple
An essay written by the Wu Ming Foundation around the time of Steve Jobs' death which lays out the facade of the corporate 'miracle' and argues against net-fetishism.
