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skotperez May 12, 2025

Internet for the people

Syn Reitan Jan 5, 2024

Fuck yes @bentarnoff. "Online malls, whatever their particular entanglements, are inequality machines. More specifically, they reallocate the existing distribution of risk and reward. They push risks downward and spread them around. They pull rewards upward and focus them in fewer hands."

A spectacular manifesto on the history and accumulation of power through the Internet. Even if you've been paying close attention and many of these elements may not be new to you, I highly recommend Internet For The People as a it highlights the internet's development as a single narrative—not as disparate actions by individuals. Will be following closely for more...

#InternetForThePeople

pirategoddess 🏳️‍🌈Apr 14, 2023

"Just started reading “#InternetForThePeople” by Ben Tarnoff and I cannot recommend it enough. I know I just started it, but so far it’s been both amazing, and very hard hitting. #bookrecommendations #mustread #books #book #tech #internet

scott f Jan 13, 2023

. @bentarnoff at @internetarchive discussing #InternetForThePeople

Highlights April 1995 as a key moment: the NSF shut down its public backbone, to be replaced by private internet providers. Privatization of the internet is a deeper process than we think; it “began in the basement.”

Michaele Cutaya Nov 6, 2022

"We are in the belly of the beast, trying to find our way out without a flashlight." Ben Tarnoff in this great discussion about his new book 'Internet for the People. Sums up the week nicely. #internet #mastodon #InternetForThePeople https://soundcloud.com/thismachinekill

Gaffen Sep 28, 2022

One of my extra curricular activities is launching at the moment. We're going to be reading "Internet For The People" by Ben Tarnoff. Don't have time for a reading group? We hope to make the forum a place for active discussion too!

https://leagueofconcernedusers.org/

#locus #internetforthepeople #surveillancecapitalism #smallweb #digitalcapitalism #bigtech