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Taylor Lorenz’s Power User
Taylor Lorenz explores how technology and the internet are upending our lives and the world around us. Each week, she explores everything from online fame to emerging platforms, viral phenomena, the creator economy, and much more. Tune in every Wednesday for regular episodes and every Friday for "Free Speech Friday," her series on tech policy and the fight for civil liberties online.
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- Taylor Lorenz’s Power User
Congress Wants to Track Every Device You Own
A New Law That Could Destroy Open Source Forever SUPPORT MY WORK: Buy a paid subscription to my newsletter at https://www.usermag.co Support my work on…
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The Pause AI Movement Is Winning
The movement to pause AI is gaining momentum, but can anyone actually stop the race toward more powerful artificial intelligence?SUPPORT MY WORK: Buy a paid…
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AI Text Now Has a Secret Tracking Code
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The Truth About Zuck's 6,500 Word AI Manifesto w/ Mike Isaac
Zuckerberg Wants AI to Know Everything About You SUPPORT MY WORK: Buy a paid subscription to my newsletter at https://www.usermag.co Support my work on…
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[PATREON PREVIEW] Inside America's First Venture Backed Bot Farm
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Your iPhone Could Send You to Jail: The Terrifying Truth About Prairieland
Inside the Case That Could Change Protesting ForeverFOR AD-FREE EPISODES SUPPORT MY WORK: Buy a paid subscription to my newsletter at https://www.usermag.co…
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The Insane Collapse of Silicon Valley's 'Nostradamus of AI'
The Wild Rise and Fall of Leopold AschenbrennerLISTEN AD-FREE!! 👇🏻 Buy a paid subscription to my newsletter at https://www.usermag.co Support my work on…
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The Viral Elon Musk Lawsuit Everyone Is Getting Wrong
Everyone got this viral lawsuit totally wrong.FOR AD-FREE EPISODES, BUY A PAID SUBSCRIPTION TO MY PATREON OR SUBSTACK!! SUPPORT MY WORK: Buy a paid…
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AI Is Destroying Millions of Books (But Not For The Reason You Think)
Is AI destroying human literature? SUPPORT MY WORK: Buy a paid subscription to my newsletter at https://www.usermag.co Support my work on Patreon…
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Inside The Nantucket Influencer War
Nantucket's "No Influencers" Sign Started a Gender and Class War, Here's What It's Really AboutSUPPORT MY WORK: Buy a paid subscription to my newsletter at…
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Trump's Plan to Destroy 'Woke AI'
If AI becomes the foundation of search, education, government, and everyday life, the fight over who controls AI outputs could shape the future of the…
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The AI War Just Went Nuclear: Everyone Hates Anthropic Now (Even Denny's Diner)
The biggest fight in AI isn't about chatbots anymore, it's about who gets to control the future of artificial intelligence. SUPPORT MY WORK: Buy a paid…
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The Secret Plan to Kill Super PACs (How We Finally End Citizens United)
The Secret Court Case That Could Destroy Super PACs ForeverSUPPORT MY WORK: Buy a paid subscription to my newsletter at https://www.usermag.co Support my work…
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OpenAI Could Lose Everything w/ Alex Kantrowitz
🔒 Get 20% off DeleteMe by going to https://joindeleteme.com/TAYLOR20 and use code TAYLOR20 to protect your privacy! 🙌 🚨 Apple is officially suing OpenAI and…
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[PATREON PREVIEW] Bill Gates Daughter's $43M Tech Scandal
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How the Government Uses AI to Spy on You
The government is using powerful AI tools to build massive digital dossiers on everyday citizens, and it’s happening with zero oversight.SUPPORT MY WORK: Buy a…
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A Physicist Destroys Elon Musk's Mars Fantasy
We are never going to Mars. And the billionaires selling you the dream are lying to your face. SUPPORT MY WORK: Buy a paid subscription to my newsletter at…
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Kids Aren't Addicted to Phones — Here's the Data (The Top Academic Studying Social Media & Children Breaks Things Down)
Is social media actually destroying a generation, or are we in the middle of a massive political moral panic?For this week's Free Speech Friday I sat down with…
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Why Smart Glasses Feel Different This Time w/ Amy Odell
Are we living through the dawn of a permanent Surveillance Summer?SUPPORT MY WORK: Buy a paid subscription to my newsletter at usermag.co Support my work on…
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Bars Are Secretly Scanning Your Face And Tracking You
Most people hand their ID to a bouncer without thinking twice. But what if your local bar was monitoring way more than your age?SUPPORT MY WORK: Buy a paid…
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The Terrifying New Bounty Economy w/ Adam Aleksic (Etymology Nerd) & Aidan Walker
The internet has entered a terrifying new era where reality itself has become a marketplace. Adam Aleksic (Etymology Nerd) & Aidan Walker join me to break it…
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Congress Just Declared War on the Internet: The Patriot Act For Online Spaces Is Here
The Kids Act Could End Internet Freedom As We Know It. SUPPORT MY WORK: Buy a paid subscription to my newsletter at usermag.co Support my work on Patreon…
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The Riskiest Bet in Tech History: Elon Musk's Most Dangerous Company Yet
SpaceX just pulled off the biggest IPO in history and made Elon Musk the world's first trillionaire. But is it all built on a fantasy?SUPPORT MY WORK: Buy a…
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[PATREON PREVIEW] What Is Peter Thiel Doing In Argentina? (and what's with his secret cult) w/ NYT's Ryan Mac
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Hasan Piker Reveals The New Censorship Playbook: The Twitch Streamer on KOSA, Section 230, jawboning, travel bans and more
Hasan Piker On The Terrifying Future Of Internet SurveillanceSUPPORT MY WORK: Buy a paid subscription to my newsletter at usermag.co Support my work on…
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Why Timothée Chalamet Is Shilling Kalshi: Inside The Plan To Monetize Everything
Why is Kalshi suddenly everywhere? SUPPORT MY WORK: Buy a paid subscription to my newsletter at usermag.co Support my work on Patreon…
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The Anti-LGBTQ Internet Censorship Bill Is Back
Just in time for Pride month, Marsha Blackburn and the Heritage Foundation's anti-LGBTQ censorship is back (now supported by OpenAI). SUPPORT MY WORK: Buy a…
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Exposing OpenAI's Secret Meme Army: A $125M Propaganda Network
Exposing The Dark Money Machine Behind AI PropagandaSUPPORT MY WORK: Buy a paid subscription to my newsletter at usermag.co Support my work on Patreon…
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Are You On A Govt Watchlist? Cops Are Tracking Anyone Who Hates AI
Are you on a government watchlist just for criticizing AI? SUPPORT MY WORK: Buy a paid subscription to my newsletter at usermag.co Support my work on Patreon…
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The Data Center Boom Is More Toxic Than You Think
Are AI data centers destroying the environment, driving up power bills, and consuming massive amounts of water, or is the backlash overblown?SUPPORT MY WORK…
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Visa Could Ruin the Internet
What if you woke up tomorrow and completely lost access to your bank account, credit cards, PayPal, and Venmo, all because of something you posted online?…
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Why AI Doom Content Is Everywhere
Have you noticed your social media feeds suddenly flooding with terrifying content about AI existential risk? From TikTok clips warning about "AI psychosis" to…
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Elon Musk’s Final Plan: A Dangerous Blueprint For World Domination
Elon Musk has evolved far beyond a billionaire CEO. SUPPORT MY WORK: Buy a paid subscription to my newsletter at usermag.co Support my work on Patreon for…
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The AI Job Apocalypse: Silicon Valley Is Bracing for a Permanent Underclass w/ Jasmine Sun
What happens if AI becomes smarter than humans at most jobs?SUPPORT MY WORK: Buy a paid subscription to my newsletter at usermag.co Support my work on Patreon…
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Silicon Valley Is Losing Control w/ Brian Merchant
What’s really driving the growing backlash against AI and Silicon Valley?Support my independent journalism: 🙏 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/taylorlorenz…
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Ben Shapiro’s Empire Is Crumbling w/ Will Sommer
Ben Shapiro’s Media Empire Is CollapsingSupport my independent journalism: 🙏 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/taylorlorenz 🗞️ Buy a paid subscription to…
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Stop Feeling Helpless About AI: The Violent History of Resisting Technology
What if everything you've been told about technological progress is a lie?Support my independent journalism: 🙏 Patreon…
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The Most Dangerous Lie on the Internet: The 62 Million Men Hoax Explained
The Lie Created To Strip Your Rights OnlineSupport my independent journalism: 🙏 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/taylorlorenz 🗞️ Buy a paid subscription…
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The Dark Side Of AI Safety Laws
Should AI be protected by free speech laws?Support my independent journalism: 🙏 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/taylorlorenz 🗞️ Buy a paid subscription…
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The New Digital Class War: Rich People Use The Internet Differently w/ Adam Aleksic
There’s a hidden social hierarchy on the internetSupport my independent journalism: 🙏 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/taylorlorenz 🗞️ Buy a paid…
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[PATREON PREVIEW] Record Labels Are Buying Meme Pages for Millions
[PATREON PREVIEW] Is Geese a Psyop? How the Music Industry Fakes ViralitySubscribe to my Patreon to get this and other bonus Power User podcast episodes!!…
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Inside A Billionaire's AI Spy Network: The Shocking Secrets of Madison Square Garden’s Surveillance Machine
The Billionaire Who Built a Private Surveillance StateSupport my independent journalism: 🙏 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/taylorlorenz 🗞️ Buy a paid…
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The Girlboss-ification of AI: How Big Tech Is Gaslighting Women Into AI w/ Kat Tenbarge
AI companies are secretly waging a massive PR campaign targeting women.Support my independent journalism: 🙏 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/taylorlorenz …
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Silicon Valley is Breaking Everything
Is Silicon Valley actually making progress, or are they just breaking the world for profit? Support my independent journalism: 🙏 Patreon…
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Inside Iran's Gen Z Meme Army: How LEGO Became War Propaganda
Iranian LEGO videos mocking the US government are taking over the internet. Support my independent journalism: 🙏 Patreon…
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The Woman Taking On Big Tech: She Fought the Government and Won
Are we losing our right to online privacy entirely? Support my independent journalism: 🙏 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/taylorlorenz 🗞️ Buy a paid…
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The Downfall of Skibidi Toilet: How Hollywood Fumbled A Powerful Fandom
Skibidi Toilet changed how storytelling works on YouTube. But behind the scenes, things got messy.Support my independent journalism: 🙏 Patreon…
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They're Putting AI Cameras In School Busses
AI Surveillance is taking over our schools. Support my independent journalism:🙏 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/taylorlorenz 🗞️ Buy a paid subscription to…
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Why AI Fruit Slop Is Taking Over Our Feeds w/ Kyle Chayka
Kyle Chayka is a writer for the New Yorker, and on this week's Power User he joins me to break down the rise of AI fruit slop dramas. Support my independent…
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Chappell Roan Did Nothing Wrong: The TikTok Smear Campaign Explained w/ Caroline Kwan
[SPECIAL BONUS EPISODE]Why the internet is trying to "end" Chappell Roan.Support my independent journalism:🙏 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/taylorlorenz…
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The Media Is Lying About the Social Media Addiction Trial: The Verdict Everyone Got Wrong
Everything you've been told about the "social media addiction" trial is wrong. Support my independent journalism:🙏 Patreon…
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How Heated Rivalry Broke the Internet: Inside the Internet’s Biggest Breakout Fandom
This show created one of the fastest fandoms ever.Support my independent journalism:🙏 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/taylorlorenz 🗞️ Buy a paid subscription…
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This Is How The Internet Dies: Governments are Scrubbing the Web
The Internet Is Being Deleted. Support my independent journalism:🙏 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/taylorlorenz 🗞️ Buy a paid subscription to my Substack…
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The Rise of Celebrity Clone Conspiracies w/ Will Sommer
Why Does The Internet Think Every Famous Person Is A Clone? The Jim Carrey Clone Conspiracy ExplainedSupport my independent journalism:🙏 Patreon…
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How Section 230 Became Political : The Secret Campaign To Seize Power Over the Internet
What is Section 230 and why is everyone trying to kill it?Support my independent journalism:🙏 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/taylorlorenz 🗞️ Buy a paid…
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ICE Wants to Shut Down His Clothing Brand: What Happens When the Govt Hates Your Merch
BUY COLA CORP APPAREL: https://www.thecolacorporation.com (None of this is sponsored, I just really want people to support him!!!!) Support my independent…
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How Bots Boosted Nicki Minaj's MAGA Pivot
Is The Nicki Minaj Bot Scandal the Future of Politics?Support my independent journalism:🙏 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/taylorlorenz 🗞️ Buy a paid…
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Everything You Know About Algorithms Is A Lie: Section 230 Algorithm Problem Explained
Are social media algorithms actually destroying the internet? Support my independent journalism:🙏 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/taylorlorenz 🗞️ Buy a…
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Inside The AI Scandal Rocking Silicon Valley: How The Govt Wants AI To Kill Without Humans
The AI industry just had one of its biggest controversies ever.Support my independent journalism:🙏 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/taylorlorenz 🗞️…
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How Epstein Shaped The Internet w/ Ryan Broderick
How Jeffrey Epstein Shaped the Modern Internet: From 4chan to Facebook Support my independent journalism:🙏 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/taylorlorenz 🗞️…