'We also must resist the replacement of democratic institutions by technological processes that remove and reduce the input and engagement of counterpublics.'

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Wow. The Onion's AV Club just turned into a pile of hot garbage. Who is behind the ongoing enshittification of web design?

Excited to share this work! aayush and I write about how tech companies are monetising caste and class inequality. We take the example of MyGate-type apps which are used to police gated societies and feed into anxieties around domestic and delivery workers in elite enclaves

Arsenal vs Villa was an interesting tactical battle because:

Arsenal force the oppo to build down their LHS. Odegaard is one of their better pressers & - on regains - the ball is close to their 2 playmakers (Saka/Odegaard) w/ their transition winger free (Martinelli/Trossard)

vijay mallya on his way to tweet on bank holidays

The next presentation is by Nishkala S from Centre for Internet and Society. She presents findings about the intermediaries in ride-hailing gig work; labour infrastructures beyond the 'app'

This Saturday, Nishkala S is presenting at a panel on “Relational Identities in the Workplace” at the 2024 AoIR Flashpoint Symposium. Join in-person at IIIT Hyderabad or tune in online!
To register: aoirhyd2024.github.io
#PlatformEconomy #PlatformWork #GigWork

With platforms like #Ola and #Uber , we tend to look at the 'app' as largely shaping workers' experiences. But there is a whole set of actors & arrangements that also sustains platform operations. How does this play out & what does this mean for workers facing dual control?

Nishkala S and I write in TheNewsMinute on the Karnataka transport deparment's latest policy for aggregators:

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My dad (late 60s, not tech savvy) got confused by one of the worst dark patterns I've ever seen inside the Urban Company app, and ended up paying for UC plus even though he didn't mean to. They automatically add a 6 month membership to your cart and make it confusing to remove

🤯 The level of sophistication of the XZ attack is very impressive! I tried to make sense of the analysis in a single page (which was quite complicated)!

I hope it helps to make sense of the information out there. Please treat the information 'as is' while the analysis…

The xz backdoor was initially caught by a software engineer at Microsoft. He noticed 500ms lag and thought something was suspicious.

This is the Silver Back Gorilla of nerds. The internet final boss.

Punitive algorithms in apps like Uber/Deliveroo are monitoring every second of a workers' day and firing them without warning or explanation. Here’s some recent London cases we've seen: 1/11 Trust for London London Assembly Cllr. Keith Prince A.M. Elly Baker Caroline Russell Sian Berry

Grasim Industries, which successfully lobbied for import curbs, is among the top hundred electoral bonds donors. It had reportedly lobbied with the Centre to curb cheaper textile fibre imports that eventually fired up its business.
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Just rewatched 'Lawrence of Arabia' and wanted to share some of the great images and lore from the film.

'You should be able to cut out any frame of a role of film and put a picture frame around it and hang it on your wall and admire it.' -David Lean

Why has the price of an Uber ride gone 📈?

Our new research reveals a story of gaslighting and corporate greed that squeezes drivers and riders alike, while funneling our money to banks and billionaires: powerswitchaction.org/resources/uber…

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A faulty product was delivered to a customer by Reliance Digital. The customer complained, He was asked to return it back to the address they mentioned. The customer returns the product to 'Qwik Supply Chain Pvt Ltd' and shares the acknowledgement.

Qwik Supply Chain Pvt Ltd…

Hazaro crore ka chanda lene waale ne apni Maa ko bheja tha bank mein 500 ka note badalne ke liye 😂😂

A listed company explicitly disclosed to BSE that they were going to pay 40 crores to political parties to make their excise related issues go away.

And SEBI did nothing.

Big news from DC in the fight against worker #misclassification ! AG Brian Schwalb Schwalb & his labor team got a $3M settlement w/ AriseVirtual Solutions Inc. - a major call center/customer service co. As part of the settlement, the company must leave DC. (1/3) oag.dc.gov/release/attorn…