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Taylor Lorenz’s Power User

Taylor Lorenz’s Power User

Taylor Lorenz 260 - Countries Are Hiding Censorship in 'Cybercrime' Laws

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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Published 18 Sep 2026

Duration 28:01

Episodes

260-

Countries Are Hiding Censorship in 'Cybercrime' Laws

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18 Sep 2026

259-

Are We All Going to Die!?!?! The Dark Money Behind AI Doomer Panic

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16 Sep 2026

258-

Why You Cant Trust YouTube News: The Secret AI Farms Gaming YouTube

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11 Sep 2026

257-

Why Palantir Is Selling Tennis Skirts (w/ Lawrence Schlossman)

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10 Sep 2026

256-

ICE Is Hunting Down TikTok Journalists

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04 Sep 2026

255-

Inside the Towns Saying Hell No to AI Data Centers w/ Jasmine Sun

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02 Sep 2026

254-

Congress Wants to Track Every Device You Own

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28 Aug 2026

253-

The Pause AI Movement Is Winning

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26 Aug 2026

252-

AI Text Now Has a Secret Tracking Code

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21 Aug 2026

251-

The Truth About Zuck's 6,500 Word AI Manifesto w/ Mike Isaac

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19 Aug 2026

250-

[PATREON PREVIEW] Inside America's First Venture Backed Bot Farm

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17 Aug 2026

249-

Your iPhone Could Send You to Jail: The Terrifying Truth About Prairieland

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14 Aug 2026

248-

The Insane Collapse of Silicon Valley's 'Nostradamus of AI'

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12 Aug 2026

247-

The Viral Elon Musk Lawsuit Everyone Is Getting Wrong

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07 Aug 2026

246-

AI Is Destroying Millions of Books (But Not For The Reason You Think)

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05 Aug 2026

245-

Inside The Nantucket Influencer War

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03 Aug 2026

244-

Trump's Plan to Destroy 'Woke AI'

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31 Jul 2026

243-

The AI War Just Went Nuclear: Everyone Hates Anthropic Now (Even Denny's Diner)

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29 Jul 2026

242-

The Secret Plan to Kill Super PACs (How We Finally End Citizens United)

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24 Jul 2026

241-

OpenAI Could Lose Everything w/ Alex Kantrowitz

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22 Jul 2026

240-

[PATREON PREVIEW] Bill Gates Daughter's $43M Tech Scandal

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20 Jul 2026

239-

How the Government Uses AI to Spy on You

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17 Jul 2026

238-

A Physicist Destroys Elon Musk's Mars Fantasy

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15 Jul 2026

237-

Kids Aren't Addicted to Phones — Here's the Data (The Top Academic Studying Social Media & Children Breaks Things Down)

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10 Jul 2026

236-

Why Smart Glasses Feel Different This Time w/ Amy Odell

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08 Jul 2026

235-

Bars Are Secretly Scanning Your Face And Tracking You

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03 Jul 2026

234-

The Terrifying New Bounty Economy w/ Adam Aleksic (Etymology Nerd) & Aidan Walker

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30 Jun 2026

233-

Congress Just Declared War on the Internet: The Patriot Act For Online Spaces Is Here

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26 Jun 2026

232-

The Riskiest Bet in Tech History: Elon Musk's Most Dangerous Company Yet

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24 Jun 2026

231-

[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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22 Jun 2026

230-

Hasan Piker Reveals The New Censorship Playbook: The Twitch Streamer on KOSA, Section 230, jawboning, travel bans and more

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19 Jun 2026

229-

Why Timothée Chalamet Is Shilling Kalshi: Inside The Plan To Monetize Everything

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17 Jun 2026

228-

The Anti-LGBTQ Internet Censorship Bill Is Back

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12 Jun 2026

227-

Exposing OpenAI's Secret Meme Army: A $125M Propaganda Network

Listened

10 Jun 2026

226-

Are You On A Govt Watchlist? Cops Are Tracking Anyone Who Hates AI

Listened

05 Jun 2026

225-

The Data Center Boom Is More Toxic Than You Think

Listened

03 Jun 2026

224-

Visa Could Ruin the Internet

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29 May 2026

223-

Why AI Doom Content Is Everywhere

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27 May 2026

222-

Elon Musk’s Final Plan: A Dangerous Blueprint For World Domination

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22 May 2026

221-

The AI Job Apocalypse: Silicon Valley Is Bracing for a Permanent Underclass w/ Jasmine Sun

Listened

20 May 2026

220-

Silicon Valley Is Losing Control w/ Brian Merchant

Listened

15 May 2026

219-

Ben Shapiro’s Empire Is Crumbling w/ Will Sommer

Listened

13 May 2026

218-

Stop Feeling Helpless About AI: The Violent History of Resisting Technology

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08 May 2026

217-

The Most Dangerous Lie on the Internet: The 62 Million Men Hoax Explained

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06 May 2026

216-

The Dark Side Of AI Safety Laws

Listened

01 May 2026

215-

The New Digital Class War: Rich People Use The Internet Differently w/ Adam Aleksic

Listened

29 Apr 2026

214-

[PATREON PREVIEW] Record Labels Are Buying Meme Pages for Millions

Listened

27 Apr 2026

213-

Inside A Billionaire's AI Spy Network: The Shocking Secrets of Madison Square Garden’s Surveillance Machine

Listened

24 Apr 2026

212-

The Girlboss-ification of AI: How Big Tech Is Gaslighting Women Into AI w/ Kat Tenbarge

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22 Apr 2026

211-

Silicon Valley is Breaking Everything

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17 Apr 2026

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Episodes

Countries Are Hiding Censorship in 'Cybercrime' Laws

Are We All Going to Die!?!?! The Dark Money Behind AI Doomer Panic

Why You Cant Trust YouTube News: The Secret AI Farms Gaming YouTube

Why Palantir Is Selling Tennis Skirts (w/ Lawrence Schlossman)

ICE Is Hunting Down TikTok Journalists

Inside the Towns Saying Hell No to AI Data Centers w/ Jasmine Sun

Congress Wants to Track Every Device You Own

The Pause AI Movement Is Winning

AI Text Now Has a Secret Tracking Code

The Truth About Zuck's 6,500 Word AI Manifesto w/ Mike Isaac

[PATREON PREVIEW] Inside America's First Venture Backed Bot Farm

Your iPhone Could Send You to Jail: The Terrifying Truth About Prairieland

​​The Insane Collapse of Silicon Valley's 'Nostradamus of AI'

The Viral Elon Musk Lawsuit Everyone Is Getting Wrong

AI Is Destroying Millions of Books (But Not For The Reason You Think)

Inside The Nantucket Influencer War

Trump's Plan to Destroy 'Woke AI'

The AI War Just Went Nuclear: Everyone Hates Anthropic Now (Even Denny's Diner)

The Secret Plan to Kill Super PACs (How We Finally End Citizens United)

OpenAI Could Lose Everything w/ Alex Kantrowitz

[PATREON PREVIEW] Bill Gates Daughter's $43M Tech Scandal

How the Government Uses AI to Spy on You

A Physicist Destroys Elon Musk's Mars Fantasy

Kids Aren't Addicted to Phones — Here's the Data (The Top Academic Studying Social Media & Children Breaks Things Down)

Why Smart Glasses Feel Different This Time w/ Amy Odell

Bars Are Secretly Scanning Your Face And Tracking You

The Terrifying New Bounty Economy w/ Adam Aleksic (Etymology Nerd) & Aidan Walker

Congress Just Declared War on the Internet: The Patriot Act For Online Spaces Is Here

The Riskiest Bet in Tech History: Elon Musk's Most Dangerous Company Yet

[PATREON PREVIEW] What Is Peter Thiel Doing In Argentina? (and what's with his secret cult) w/ NYT's Ryan Mac

Hasan Piker Reveals The New Censorship Playbook: The Twitch Streamer on KOSA, Section 230, jawboning, travel bans and more

Why Timothée Chalamet Is Shilling Kalshi: Inside The Plan To Monetize Everything

The Anti-LGBTQ Internet Censorship Bill Is Back

Exposing OpenAI's Secret Meme Army: A $125M Propaganda Network

Are You On A Govt Watchlist? Cops Are Tracking Anyone Who Hates AI

The Data Center Boom Is More Toxic Than You Think

Visa Could Ruin the Internet

Why AI Doom Content Is Everywhere

Elon Musk’s Final Plan: A Dangerous Blueprint For World Domination

The AI Job Apocalypse: Silicon Valley Is Bracing for a Permanent Underclass w/ Jasmine Sun

Silicon Valley Is Losing Control w/ Brian Merchant

Ben Shapiro’s Empire Is Crumbling w/ Will Sommer

Stop Feeling Helpless About AI: The Violent History of Resisting Technology

The Most Dangerous Lie on the Internet: The 62 Million Men Hoax Explained

The Dark Side Of AI Safety Laws

The New Digital Class War: Rich People Use The Internet Differently w/ Adam Aleksic

[PATREON PREVIEW] Record Labels Are Buying Meme Pages for Millions

Inside A Billionaire's AI Spy Network: The Shocking Secrets of Madison Square Garden’s Surveillance Machine

The Girlboss-ification of AI: How Big Tech Is Gaslighting Women Into AI w/ Kat Tenbarge

Silicon Valley is Breaking Everything

The Insane Collapse of Silicon Valley's 'Nostradamus of AI'