Media Bits and Bytes — December 23, 2025
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Mainstream media keeps Trump afloat
Mainstream media keeps Trump afloat
Mainstream media keeps Trump afloat
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‘Constantly Monitored’: The Pushback Against AI Surveillance at Work
The Guardian
Academics decry algorithmic monitoring of workers and call for stronger standards – but U.S. unions have been slow to act.
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Taylor’s Digital Stopwatch
Dollars & Sense
What the U.S. labor movement can learn from European workers who are organizing against “algorithmic management.”
Media Bits and Bytes – June 28, 2022
Portside
Rightist media set the stage for fascist violence
Media Bits and Bytes - September 7, 2021
Portside
From communes to techno weaponry - the whole story
Media Bits and Bytes - April 20, 2021
Portside
What is movement journalism? WTF is an NFT? Why does Chattanooga have the best broadband?
Millions of Black People Affected by Racial Bias in Health-Care Algorithms
Nature
Study reveals rampant racism in decision-making software used by US hospitals — and highlights ways to correct it.
Friday Nite Videos | March 1, 2019
Portside
Student Loans | Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj. 39TH Razzie Awards Announcement! Racism in the Michael Cohen Hearing? A New Algorithm Decodes Rat Squeaks. Native Son | Movie.
Public Attitudes Toward Computer Algorithms
Pew Research Center
Americans express broad concerns over the fairness and effectiveness of computer programs making important decisions in people’s lives
Smart Swarms Seek New Ways to Cooperate
Quanta Magazine
New algorithms show how swarms of very simple robots can be made to work together as a group.
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