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Dystopia and the mainstreaming of anti-Asian racism, part 3
Paranoid tales about a Japanese fifth column contributed to an atmosphere of racial fear and hate that culminated in a national tragedy
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Dystopia and the mainstreaming of anti-Asian racism, part 2
What do the Chinese Exclusion Act, Jack London and Buck Rogers have in common?
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Dystopia and the mainstreaming of anti-Asian racism, part 1
The origins of anti-immigration extremism in dystopian fiction
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Mr. Blue, you did it right, but soon comes Mr. Night
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The Five Stages of Content Moderation
How quickly they forget
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The 90-9-1 Rule
What happens when the owner of a massive platform upends its natural dynamics? We're about to find out.
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Liable Sources
If you're wondering why your AI is racist, here's a clue
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The insidious middle
Why the center cannot (and should not) hold
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WORLD GONE WRONG
WORLD GONE WRONG
Extremism, social media, disinfo, technology, dystopia.
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Extremism, social media, disinfo, technology, dystopia.

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