Taylor Lorenz
American journalist covering internet culture; writer of User Mag, host of Power User
American journalist covering internet culture; writer of User Mag, host of Power User
Every podcast episode featuring Taylor Lorenz that Attunex has found: 493 interviews and appearances across 185 shows between 2017 and 2026. Most often on Taylor Lorenz’s Power User (211), TechStuff (19) and Slate News (6). Often in conversation with Piers Morgan, Glenn Greenwald and Jon Favreau. Follow Taylor in Attunex to get new appearances automatically, each with an on-device transcript and summary.
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Will Adobe survive the decompiling revolution? Reed Albergotti ( Semafor and Future Proof ), Kyle Chayka (Infinite Scroll, New Yorker ), and Taylor Lorenz ( User Mag ) pull up to the roundtable,…
Have you noticed surveillance cameras appearing in your community? SUPPORT MY WORK: Buy a paid subscription to my newsletter at https://www.usermag.co Support my work on Patreon:…
Why are so many people falling in love with ChatGPT, and what do sensational headlines about AI relationships leave out? SUPPORT MY WORK: Buy a paid subscription to my newsletter at…
Chris and Matt grapple with Face Huggers, ponder the mysteries of algebra, and have a heated exchange over the term "bespoke". *Sorry about some of Chris' audio: the microphone settings will be fixed…
AI agents are rapidly becoming the next major way people interact with the internet. They can browse websites, research topics, compare prices, schedule reservations, respond to emails, shop and…
Can AI actually be conscious and why are some of the biggest AI companies in Silicon Valley pushing this idea? SUPPORT MY WORK: Buy a paid subscription to my newsletter at https://www.usermag.co…
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For decades, the entire internet was built on one simple assumption: the person on the other end of the screen is actually human. That assumption is officially dead. SUPPORT MY WORK: Buy a paid…
Is Muse the AI agent we’ve been waiting for? Reed Albergotti ( Semafor ), Taylor Lorenz ( User Mag ), and Nitasha Tiku ( The Washington Post ) unpack the U.S.-China AI race and why America’s…
Social media is really strange these days: Increasingly, our feeds are starting to look uncanny, as AI slop proliferates all over the Internet. And for the professionals who are tasked with making…
Great Chat is back in its sixth season with Ashley, Helen, and guest host Taylor Lorenz. We dive into AI assistant wars, Dreamforce, the All In Summit, and Corgi in context. Plus, in our main topic,…
On this very special double episode of The Hope Axis , Anna Gát is joined by author, technology journalist, and User Mag founder Taylor Lorenz, and engineer, writer, and founder of Effort, a new…
What happens when Silicon Valley tries to optimize everything, from AI and politics to dating, reproduction, friendship and even human behavior? SUPPORT MY WORK: Buy a paid subscription to my…
Independent journalist Taylor Lorenz (formerly with the NYT and The Atlantic), author of Extremely Online, and publisher of User Mag, joins me this week to discuss former Anthropic employee Jacob…
The New Global Plan To Control What You Post SUPPORT MY WORK: Buy a paid subscription to my newsletter at https://www.usermag.co Support my work on Patreon: http://patreon.com/taylorlorenz A new…
Today is the one year anniversary of MOTS and to celebrate I was lucky enough to hang out with @TaylorLorenz at the park and read ads at her. We covered: The creative process AI doom Messaging around…
Why did a former Anthropic employee’s X post saying AI could kill us all get 170 million views while previous warnings didn’t break through? Reed Albergotti ( Semafor ), Taylor Lorenz ( User Mag ),…
Why does everyone suddenly think AI could kill humanity?SUPPORT MY WORK: Buy a paid subscription to my newsletter at https://www.usermag.co Support my work on Patreon: http://patreon.com/taylorlorenz…
In early August, OpenAI hosted dozens of lifestyle creators at an upstate New York resort for a weekend they called Summer Club. There was beekeeping. There were farm-to-table dinners. And in…
What are we going to do about kids and social media? Lawsuit after lawsuit has accused the biggest social media platforms in the US of designing their products to be addictive and of endangering…
Who is really behind the fastest-growing political channels on YouTube? SUPPORT MY WORK: Buy a paid subscription to my newsletter at https://www.usermag.co Support my work on Patreon:…
Why are people buying OpenAI sweatshirts, Claude “Thinking” hats and Palantir chore coats? SUPPORT MY WORK: Buy a paid subscription to my newsletter at https://www.usermag.co Support my work on…
ICE shot a TikTok journalist covering raids in Los Angeles then locked him in desert detention for 300 days (he is still there) with a festering gunshot wound, worms in his drinking water and…
Are kids going to be any safer online after the Meta settlement? Our trio of contributors—Taylor Lorenz (User Mag), Reed Albergotti (Semafor), and Nitasha Tiku (The Washington Post)—are skeptical.…
In this episode, Alex Hudson and Taylor Lorenz explore the evolving landscape of influence, AI, and digital regulation, discussing the impact of technology on society, politics, and media. They delve…
Small towns across America are revolting against massive AI data centers. SUPPORT MY WORK: Buy a paid subscription to my newsletter at https://www.usermag.co Support my work on Patreon:…
Taylor Lorenz joins MTS to discuss AI anthropomorphization and liability, First Amendment protections for AI outputs, and California legislation restricting access to health information through…
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 Patreon: http://patreon.com/taylorlorenz To…
Internet reporter and YouTuber Taylor Lorenz joins Mixed Signals to make the case that the bipartisan push to get kids off social media is less about child safety than it looks. Max and Ben ask…
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 subscription to my newsletter at…
New host Ari Cohn sits down with Taylor Lorenz to unpack the latest push for the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), the SCREEN Act, and online age verification. They discuss the free speech and privacy…
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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 Patreon: http://patreon.com/taylorlorenz Mark…
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Inside the Case That Could Change Protesting Forever FOR AD-FREE EPISODES SUPPORT MY WORK: Buy a paid subscription to my newsletter at https://www.usermag.co Support my work on Patreon:…
What’s driving America’s growing backlash against surveillance tech? Taylor Lorenz ( User Mag ) unpacks the outcry over Flock cameras and why the company thinks they are being unfairly targeted.…
When OpenAI invited a group of lifestyle influencers to a pastoral upstate New York retreat for beekeeping and brand-building, the internet exploded. Tech journalist Taylor Lorenz has been tracking…
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What is Silicon Valley missing about the data center backlash? Jasmine Sun traveled to Wisconsin and Michigan to find out what's driving the public's growing mistrust of tech companies. Taylor Lorenz…
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: http://patreon.com/taylorlorenz You might have seen…
"Unalive" statt Suizid, "Seggs" statt Sex, "le dollar bean" statt lesbian: Auf TikTok hat sich eine ganze Geheimsprache entwickelt, nur damit Beiträge nicht von der automatischen Moderation blockiert…
Nantucket's "No Influencers" Sign Started a Gender and Class War, Here's What It's Really About SUPPORT MY WORK: Buy a paid subscription to my newsletter at https://www.usermag.co Support my work on…
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 internet. SUPPORT MY WORK: Buy a paid…
Why is the US banning more Chinese technology? Reed Albergotti (Semafor) fills us in on the robot ban and what it means for American innovation. Then, new research on why Chinese open-source AI…
In this special episode in collaboration with the Power User podcast Amy Odell joins tech journalist Taylor Lorenz to trace the arc of wearable tech — from the abomination that was Google Glass to…
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 subscription to my newsletter at…
Taylor Lorenz joins MTS to discuss the Kids Act and tech regulation, open source AI models and competition with China, and the data center backlash. She argues that age verification laws and content…
The Secret Court Case That Could Destroy Super PACs Forever SUPPORT MY WORK: Buy a paid subscription to my newsletter at https://www.usermag.co Support my work on Patreon:…
How much can we actually trust AI to stay inside the lines? Nitasha Tiku ( The Washington Post ) on the OpenAI models that went rogue — and why this isn't necessarily a sign of the end times… just…
At VidCon 2026, journalist Taylor Lorenz, sat down with Rabble and creator, Reggie COUZ, to discuss social media’s bad reputation and explore whether it’s possible for social media to actually be…
Device bans, screentime restrictions, and age limits for social media are deeply misguided attempts to address intrusive and ineffective tech, says User Mag’s Taylor Lorenz in this new interview.…
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Who’s afraid of China’s open-source AI models? Nitasha Tiku (The Washington Post) breaks down the secret battle between Silicon Valley and Chinese AI labs, why Anthropic was surveilling China-based…
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 paid subscription to my newsletter at…
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 usermag.co Support my work on Patreon:…
Taylor Lorenz on why the social media panic is overblown and who's actually driving it. Taylor Lorenz, journalist and author of Extremely Online, joins Eric Newcomer to push back on the moral panic…
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 one of the world's leading researchers…
Do chatbots have feelings? Anthropic, Google, and Meta are hiring computer scientists, neuroscientists, and philosophers to find out. Nitasha Tiku (The Washington Post) explains why the search for AI…
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 Patreon: http://patreon.com/taylorlorenz…
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 subscription to my newsletter at…
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 all down. SUPPORT MY WORK: Buy a paid…
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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: http://patreon.com/taylorlorenz A massive…
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 paid subscription to my newsletter at…
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We exercise good faith and grapple with the ever-versatile context window in this unintentionally thematic episode. Supplementary Material 51 The full episode is available to Patreon subscribers…
Hasan Piker On The Terrifying Future Of Internet Surveillance SUPPORT MY WORK: Buy a paid subscription to my newsletter at usermag.co Support my work on Patreon: patreon.com/taylorlorenz Hasan Piker…
How much of what you see online is actually real? This week, Reed Albergotti ( Semafor ) breaks down Anthropic's latest clash with the Trump Administration. Is Anthropic’s own messaging to blame?…
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Why is Kalshi suddenly everywhere? SUPPORT MY WORK: Buy a paid subscription to my newsletter at usermag.co Support my work on Patreon: http://patreon.com/taylorlorenz Prediction markets like Kalshi…
Brad challenges left-wing journalist Taylor Lorenz on her most controversial and unique perspectives on everything from political violence to tech in schools to the (ongoing?) COVID-19 pandemic.…
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 paid subscription to my newsletter at…
How much would it take for you to tattoo a memecoin's name on your forehead? Taylor Lorenz ( User Mag ) tells us about the platform where crypto speculators pay strangers to do almost anything in…
Exposing The Dark Money Machine Behind AI Propaganda SUPPORT MY WORK: Buy a paid subscription to my newsletter at usermag.co Support my work on Patreon: http://patreon.com/taylorlorenz I break down…
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 for bonus episodes, monthly Q&A…
Blue Origin's latest rocket test ended in what the company called "an anomaly" — and what everyone else would call an explosion. Reed Albergotti ( Semafor ) explains why blowing things up is just…
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: Buy a paid subscription to my newsletter…
Taylor Lorenz is the journalist mapping out the culture of the internet and everything surrounding it. She took time out to swing by the JOE dungeon to speak to us about the growing power of the…
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? SUPPORT MY WORK: Buy a paid subscription to…
Gavin Newsom keeps proving that he is a vain, self-centered sociopath who is only worried about looking good. Taylor Lorenz is back on social media, making the rounds with a real weird complaint. And…
Have you noticed your social media feeds suddenly flooding with terrifying content about AI existential risk? From TikTok clips warning about "AI psychosis" to viral YouTube shorts claiming chatbots…
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 bonus episodes, monthly Q&A livestreams, and…
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Taylor Lorenz joins MTS to discuss the James Murdoch acquisition of Vox Media, the collapsing business model for digital news in a Google Zero world, and why young people have given up on traditional…
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 for bonus episodes, monthly Q&A…
On this bonus interview episode, Matt and Marianna are joined in the studio by leading social media journalist Taylor Lorenz. They discuss the evolution of meme culture, Clavicular's enduring…
Air Date: 5/15/2026 Today we examine what it would actually take to claw back democracy from billionaire capture — and why some people think it's more possible than it looks. We'll hear about…
What’s really driving the growing backlash against AI and Silicon Valley? Support my independent journalism: 🙏 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/taylorlorenz 🗞️ Buy a paid subscription to my…
Ben Shapiro’s Media Empire Is Collapsing Support my independent journalism: 🙏 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/taylorlorenz 🗞️ Buy a paid subscription to my Substack: https://www.usermag.co…
Air Date: 5–9-2026 Today we examine how political violence has always been woven into the fabric of American life and who gets to decide what counts as violence in the first place. We'll hear about…
What if everything you've been told about technological progress is a lie? Support my independent journalism: 🙏 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/taylorlorenz 🗞️ Buy a paid subscription to my…
This week: AI regulation, dark money and data center backlash. Reed Albergotti ( Semafor ) helps decipher how the Trump Administration actually feels about AI oversight and it seems like a reversal…
The Lie Created To Strip Your Rights Online Support my independent journalism: 🙏 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/taylorlorenz 🗞️ Buy a paid subscription to my Substack: https://www.usermag.co…
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Balaji Srinivasan and Taylor Lorenz join MTS to discuss the rise of the creator economy, the importance of internet freedom in light of age verification laws, and the need for decentralized…
John Johnston (JJ) breaks down how Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg have a very different attitude towards free speech behind the scenes, that they do in public. JJ reacts to Taylor Lorenz, in relation…
Theo Jaffee speaks with Balaji Srinivasan and Taylor Lorenz about how AI is reshaping media, trust, and online communication. Building on prior public disagreements between the two, the conversation…
Should AI be protected by free speech laws? Support my independent journalism: 🙏 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/taylorlorenz 🗞️ Buy a paid subscription to my Substack: https://www.usermag.co…
This week, some courtroom drama. It’s Elon Musk v. OpenAI the next few weeks and billionaires are taking the stand and opening their diaries — and memories of Burning Man — to scrutiny. Reed…
Is 2026 the new 2016? Back then, we didn't know that Facebook could win or lose elections, and become weaponized, that Gamergate-style harassment would take over politics, or that we were about to…
There’s a hidden social hierarchy on the internet Support my independent journalism: 🙏 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/taylorlorenz 🗞️ Buy a paid subscription to my Substack:…
Remember Chewbacca Mom, Damn Daniel, BeanDad, or most recently, Chappell Roan? These are just some examples of people who have become the “main character” on the internet — for better, or mostly…
[PATREON PREVIEW] Is Geese a Psyop? How the Music Industry Fakes Virality Subscribe to my Patreon to get this and other bonus Power User podcast episodes!! Support my independent journalism: 🙏…
TechStuff presents Two Percent with Michael Easter , a twice-weekly deep dive into the science of living better by doing things the hard way. In this episode of the podcast, Taylor Lorenz of the…
Taylor Lorenz joins MTS to discuss what makes new media experiments work, why she opposes school phone bans, and how AI-generated aesthetics and streamer culture are producing the internet's next…
The Billionaire Who Built a Private Surveillance State Support my independent journalism: 🙏 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/taylorlorenz 🗞️ Buy a paid subscription to my Substack: …
Everyone has a vice. Drinking, smoking, social media, diet soda. And the modern wellness internet will tell you that if you want to live a long, healthy life, you need to cut every single one of them…
AI companies are secretly waging a massive PR campaign targeting women. Support my independent journalism: 🙏 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/taylorlorenz 🗞️ Buy a paid subscription to my…
Is Silicon Valley actually making progress, or are they just breaking the world for profit? Support my independent journalism: 🙏 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/taylorlorenz 🗞️ Buy a paid…
Why would Anthropic let select companies use a product deemed too dangerous for the public? Nitasha Tiku ( The Washington Post ) helps us peek behind the curtain of Claude Mythos Preview and explores…
Taylor Lorenz is in this episode. Not as an actual guest, but she's here in spirit. Like Obi-wan Kenobi at the end of that movie. Join Spencer, Ty, and Andy as they determine whether kids should have…
Iranian LEGO videos mocking the US government are taking over the internet. Support my independent journalism: 🙏 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/taylorlorenz 🗞️ Buy a paid subscription to my…
OpenAI dominated this week's headlines — and it wasn’t all flattering. Reed Albergotti ( Semafor) breaks down the chaos: IPO drama and Ronan Farrow's probing New Yorker profile of Sam Altman paint a…
Journalist Taylor Lorenz joins us to discuss Section 230, how Big Tech is already tracking everything from eye movements to finger presses, the ongoing erosion of online privacy through right-wing…
AI Surveillance is taking over our schools. Support my independent journalism: 🙏 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/taylorlorenz 🗞️ Buy a paid subscription to my Substack: https://www.usermag.co…
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 journalism: 🙏 Patreon:…
[SPECIAL BONUS EPISODE] Why the internet is trying to "end" Chappell Roan. Support my independent journalism: 🙏 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/taylorlorenz 🗞️ Buy a paid subscription to my…
Tech journalist Taylor Lorenz discusses the Meta trial, the moral panic around social media, and the risks of regulating online speech.
Everything you've been told about the "social media addiction" trial is wrong. Support my independent journalism: 🙏 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/taylorlorenz 🗞️ Buy a paid subscription to my…
Are tech billionaires the next Kardashians? From Mark Zuckerberg sitting front row at Prada to Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez’s Met Gala sponsorship, tech billionaires are increasingly present in the…
This show created one of the fastest fandoms ever. Support my independent journalism: 🙏 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/taylorlorenz 🗞️ Buy a paid subscription to my Substack: https://www.usermag.co…
Join Josh & Taylor Lorenz as they explore the rising danger of online harassment, mobs and doxxing. What's the line between journalism and doxxing? And What are the practical steps that we can take…
The Internet Is Being Deleted. Support my independent journalism: 🙏 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/taylorlorenz 🗞️ Buy a paid subscription to my Substack: https://www.usermag.co We are witnessing a…
The Week in Tech is now a roundtable! Every Friday, Oz and three of the best writers covering Silicon Valley will discuss the latest news, decode emerging trends and debate what actually matters for…
Why Does The Internet Think Every Famous Person Is A Clone? The Jim Carrey Clone Conspiracy Explained Support my independent journalism: 🙏 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/taylorlorenz 🗞️ Buy a paid…
Matt and Daniel are joined by journalist Taylor Lorenz to examine hasbarist intervention in US journalism, the censorship and surveillance nightmare that is Section 230 repeal, and to spike their own…
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 subscription to my Substack:…
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The Week in Tech is back and it’s growing . Starting this Friday, Oz will be joined by a panel of the brightest minds covering Silicon Valley. Each week, they will discuss the latest news, decode…
Is social media a good thing or a bad thing? Presenters Alex Hudson and Chris Stokel-Walker and guest tech journalist Taylor Lorenz get into the details of mental health, online censorship.…
Is The Nicki Minaj Bot Scandal the Future of Politics? Support my independent journalism: 🙏 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/taylorlorenz 🗞️ Buy a paid subscription to my Substack:…
This marks Noelle’s—count it!—fourth time on Urgent Futures , and I continue to be grateful to have her as a dialogue partner on all things Internet freedoms. This conversation most directly builds…
Taylor Lorenz guest stars... Support Destiny: Destiny's Official Site: https://destiny.gg/bigscreen Kick: https://kick.com/destiny Follow…
Destiny confronts Taylor Lorenz on-stream about her Chorus "expose". Support Destiny: Destiny's Official Site: https://destiny.gg/bigscreen Kick:…
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Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock t his episode and our entire premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast They're calling it "age verification" and touting it as…
Are social media algorithms actually destroying the internet? Support my independent journalism: 🙏 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/taylorlorenz 🗞️ Buy a paid subscription to my Substack:…
How Jeffrey Epstein Shaped the Modern Internet: From 4chan to Facebook Support my independent journalism: 🙏 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/taylorlorenz 🗞️ Substack: https://www.usermag.co Since…
How Section 230 Became a Reproductive Rights Issue Support my independent journalism: 🙏 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/taylorlorenz 🗞️ Substack: https://www.usermag.co In this episode of my…
We are joined by journalist Taylor Lorenz to discuss what tech billionaires want with our information and how they're fooling politicians. Order our new book, join our Substack, shop our merch, and…
The Trump admin publicly bragged about demanding that Apple and Facebook remove ICE watch apps and Facebook groups documenting ICE activity, and Big Tech is complying. Support my independent…
With yet another potential attack on freedom of speech happening, it feels important for us to talk about the concerted effort over the years that have been trying to strip away the freedoms in a…
Would you pay $65,000 to have ChatGPT teach your kids? Support my independent journalism: 🙏 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/taylorlorenz 🗞️ Substack: https://www.usermag.co 404 Media reporter…
FOSTA/SESTA shows what happens when you "reform" and chip away at Section 230. Welcome back to my Section 230 mini-series, where I break down the most important and misunderstood law about the…
Democrats just handed ICE exactly what ICE asked for. [FREE SPEECH FRIDAY] If you value my reporting, please, please support my work 👇👇👇 Join the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/taylorlorenz…
Wow, this show sucks! This episode's coming to you late because guest Taylor Lorenz, who was previously booked to do the show next month, saw who the interview guest was and said "I hate this man and…
Is the online safety legislation moving through Congress actually a Trojan horse for mass surveillance? And do the tech billionaires building our future actually care if the rest of us survive it?…
Are dumb phones actually the solution to our anxieties, or are they a $400 scam built on a moral panic? ~~~~~~~~~~ My work is 100% self-funded and this series is not backed by any advertisers or tech…
Sen. Ron Wyden speaks about Section 230, internet freedom, free speech, and how Trump is pushing big tech's policies. Big Tech interest groups and reactionary non-profits are spending millions to try…
Joseph Gordon-Levitt is pushing a bill that would END free speech on the internet, and he has absolutely no idea what he's talking about. [FREE SPEECH FRIDAY] Join the Patreon: …
White women have long been a core voting bloc for conservatives, so why are right wing media figures suddenly obsessed with attacking them? Support my independent journalism: 🙏 Patreon:…
🚨 URGENT: Section 230 is under attack and it affects EVERY person who uses the internet. This is part 1 of my deep-dive series exposing the truth about the most important internet law ever created.…
The UK is rapidly becoming one of the most aggressive surveillance states in the democratic world, and many don't even realize it's happening. Support my independent journalism: 🙏 Patreon:…
The MLM industry has rebranded for the TikTok era. Now, instead of hawking LuLaRoe leggings, women are paying $500 for PDFs on how to become micro influencers. Support my independent journalism: 🙏…
In part two of their conversation, tech journalist Taylor Lorenz chats with Carlo about mass surveillance, what Democrats can learn from Zohran Mamdani, and the rise of independent journalists like…
The Internet as we know it is on trial. A major suit claiming social media addiction could give the government unprecedented power. Support my independent journalism: 🙏 Patreon:…
China is winning the culture war: From "galvanized square steel" to drinking hot water, why is the entire internet suddenly looking more Chinese? Support my independent journalism: 🙏 Patreon:…
While Lil' Bovino got the boot, right wing influencers are somehow still licking it. We discuss the regime and its minions’ reaction to the killing of Alex Pretti with Mehdi Hasan of Zeteo News.…
In part one of their conversation, tech journalist Taylor Lorenz joins Carlo to talk social media bans for kids, AI slop and why Democrats don't care about your free speech. Watch this episode:…
[FREE SPEECH FRIDAY] Every single moment that you're online, you're feeding the data harvesting industry. Corporations then sell that data to the government, allowing them to target you for online…
Matt Bernstein, Kat Tenbarge and I dig into what the 2016 nostalgia is really about. Why is everyone suddenly obsessed with 2016? Hyper-saturated Instagram photos are back. The Snapchat puppy filter…
John Johnston (JJ) reacts to some of a recent video by well known tech journalist Taylor Lorenz, in which she details how tech billionaires, such as Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Peter Thiel, Jeff Bezos,…
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Ryan, Emily, and Griffin discuss the interview between Adam Friedland and Ritchie Torres, then we look at the Taylor Lorenz WIRED article on influencers being paid through an organization called…
We discuss why Jameela Jamil's anti-GLP-1 sentiment is uninformed. Taylor Lorenz pissed off a bunch of content creators with her journalism. Tracie went to see Oasis and gives an update on her kidney…
Last week in Wired, Taylor Lorenz published an exposé on Chorus, a new force in Democratic politics that is funding Democratic influencers. Her piece has sparked major controversy among political…
This week on the Primo episode, Jesse and Katie return to the subject of Taylor Lorenz and the ethics of journafluencing. The theme: Taylor vs. Chorus . Banning smartphones in classrooms helps…
This week on The Disinfo Detox , host Nolan Higdon sits down with Mickey Huff —Director of Project Censored and Distinguished Director of the Park Center of Independent Media (PCIM) at Ithaca…
We are back and talking about Rob‘s run in with blue-maga slayer Taylor Lorenz, the rumors surrounding Trump‘s health, Trump‘s crypto scam, the pointless decision to move Space Force from Colorado to…
On this episode the girls read the Hot Takes and Am I The Butthole stories they received while at Fan Expo Toronto with topics including bad chocolate, Taylor Lorenz and the dark money scandal,…
Show Notes Host: Dan Hugo Summary: In these modern times, everyone is a reporter, though very few are journalists, and those who are may or may not be putting in the time when the next YouTube video…
Dan and Corey battle COVID brain fog, conspiracy theories, and the world’s dumbest internet rumors. From the wild saga of “Trump is Dead” (spoiler: he’s not, but his concealer game is) to the…
This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss Taylor Lorenz, ethics in journalism, the ad that wasn’t an ad, and the ongoing debate about kids and cell phones. To hear more, visit…
Destiny joins a truly massive panel to discuss Chorus and the supposed "dark money". Destiny's Op-Eds and other Articles - https://pragmaticpapers.github.io/ Anything Else Podcast -…
According to recent reporting by Taylor Lorenz in Wired, a secretive dark money group is funding influencers to post pro-Democratic Party messaging on social media services - paying them up to $8,000…
In this week's episode, we captured the latest breaking news from Tuesday, September 2, 2025, hence why it's out a little later than normal. The winds of New York politics are certainly shifting. In…
On this week’s SoloPod, Angela Rye talks with Elizabeth Booker Houston about her contract with Chorus and the online controversy over a Wired article about dark money going to dem influencers. Chorus…
The Art of Value host JJ breaks down a recent Wired article, and some relevant responses to it, from journalist Taylor Lorenz. The article details how a dark money group is reportedly secretly…
get this full Sunday Show and all previous and future ones by becoming a supporting member at patreon.com/leftreckoning David and Matt react to the fallout from Taylor Lorenz's Wired article about…
I discuss the recent Taylor Lorenz Democratic-aligned influencer dark money exposé, why it's important and what we can learn from this debacle. #TaylorLorenz #Politics #DemocraticParty #Influencers…
Get ready for another chaotic and completely unfiltered ride! Rachel's bringing the history heat with the shocking story of why John Adams—yes, THE John Adams—is the only founding father getting…
Journalist Taylor Lorenz recently released a report detailing dark money groups funding liberal influencers. With a lot of debate online and public blowups between influencers and journalists on the…
Ryan, Emily, and Griffin discuss the interview between Adam Friedland and Ritchie Torres, then we look at the Taylor Lorenz WIRED article on influencers being paid through an organization called…
You all know I hate Taylor Lorenz. But even a broken clock is right twice a day and this time she nailed it, uncovering the DNC’s dark money DNCfluencers…
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Sounds like you do want to tell people what to do in their house": Taylor Lorenz presses Libs of TikTok creator Chaya Raichik to explain her issue with trans adults. Become a supporter of this…
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