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  1. Jan 2020
    1. Sweatshops in the Philippines, where outsourced labor decides what’s obscene and what’s permissible in a matter of seconds.

      These same parts of the world are tasked with dealing with other kinds of garbage as well - ewaste.

    2. These twisted knots of lies, deflection, and rage are not just some weird and terrible online garbage. They shadow executive orders, court rulings, even the newly appointed judiciary. They will haunt us for years to come. We are all victims of fraud in the marketplace of ideas.

      The "internet of garbage" is not just online - it "shadows" offline activities, policies, and legislative efforts. Some have even argued that Gamergate can be seen as a template for the Trump campaign and presidency.