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Many people use social media to make money and it is killing them.

Our data is worth a lot of money to social media companies. It was worth $40 billion to Facebook alone in 2017. Lately, there has been a lot of focus…

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News

The Decentralists – Hot Topix: Regulation Rigamarole

Bill C-10 has faced criticism for granting a large amount of power to the CRTC, who are unelected regulators and receive very little guidance from Parliament or the government.

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The Decentralists – Hot Topix: The Moderation Paradox

Join us as we talk about how social media affects the world around us.

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The Decentralists – Hot Topix: The Social Media Cold War – Part 1

This week on The Decentralists we ask: is there a social media cold war looming?

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The Decentralists – Hot Topix: The Social Media Cold War – Part 2

What started as a local border skirmish between China and India may result in a global data ‘Cold War”involving all apps. We must ask: is there a social media cold war looming?

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The Decentralists – Hot Topix: Advertising’s Future Without Facebook

This week on The Decentralists we talk about the future of advertising without Facebook

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Social

The Decentralists – Hot Topix: The TikTok Shotgun Wedding

On this episode of The Decentralists, we discuss how the U.S. wants to force a marriage between TikTok and the world’s largest software company, Microsoft.

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Social

The Decentralists Episode 4: Is Social Media the Biggest Threat to Independent Journalism?

We discuss this question and more with the executive director and spokesperson for the watchdog group, FRIENDS of Canadian Broadcasting, Daniel Bernhard. 

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Technology

The Decentralists – Hot Topix: Seeing Red or Feeling Blue?

The US General Election has just ended (kinda), and we are chomping at the bit to talk about it.

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