Majority of links are behind paywalls which I get; subscriptions in media are everywhere bc platforms killed distribution. How much traffic data actually translates to reading the article? I open links all the time and then close them bc of the paywall. We are reviving discovery but who’s reading?
Apr 15, 2026 at 9:43 AM
The Dark Forest Theory of the Internet
Why the dark forests of the internet — podcasts, newsletters, and other private channels — are growing, and why might that pose a problem
Media Bias/Fact Check News
We are the most comprehensive media bias resource on the internet. There are currently 3900+ media sources listed in our database and growing every day.
The 49MB Web Page
A look at modern news websites. How programmatic ad-tech, huge payloads and hostile architecture destroyed the reading experience.
Media Influence Matrix – The World's Most Reliable Influence Tracker
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Free Our Feeds
Social media is broken: controlled by a handful of billionaires who shape what people see, say, and believe. These platforms profit from division, exploit user data, and lock people into closed systems.
The Tyee (@thetyee.ca)
Independent BC-based journalism swimming against the current. Paywall-free since 2003. support.thetyee.ca
Sources on social media: Information context collapse and volume of content as predictors of source blindness - George Pearson, 2021
Although social media has become a primary news platform, the effects of social media features on users’ information processing remains under-explored. This stu...
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Abundance vs. Scarcity: Who Controls the Internet After AI?
AI is straining the open web, forcing a choice between abundance with redistribution and scarcity built on paywalls, writes Paul Keller.
Widely Viewed Content Report: What People See on Facebook | Transparency Center
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ICCL report on the scale of Real-Time Bidding data broadcasts in the U.S. and Europe - Irish Council for Civil Liberties
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"This is what a truly networked movement does. It's more than interoperability between platforms, it's infrastructure for trust, visibility and connection" By a @gainforest.earth user discovering @atproto.com's magic for the first time! 🦋🌱 Their full post: linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7…
Sometimes the most exciting discoveries happen by accident. While reading this thoughtful field report from GainForest https://lnkd.in/eihbfggg, I was reminded why I've been so impressed by the wa...
www.linkedin.com"This is what a truly networked movement does. It's more than interoperability between platforms, it's infrastructure for trust, visibility and connection" By a @gainforest.earth user discovering @atproto.com's magic for the first time! 🦋🌱 Their full post: linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7…
Sometimes the most exciting discoveries happen by accident. While reading this thoughtful field report from GainForest https://lnkd.in/eihbfggg, I was reminded why I've been so impressed by the wa...
www.linkedin.comYour unread queue, on your e-reader. Standard Reader now publishes OPDS, so every publication is a catalog any e-reader app can browse. Articles come down as real EPUBs with the images. Comics as CBZ. Read on the device, and your place shows up back in the app. standard-reader.app/guide/e-readers
What would premium or subscription based Feeds look like for AT Protocol? github.com/bluesky-social/atproto/pull/4… That's something I think would be interesting to explore. Maybe a feed could do freemium too, like it'll give you x% of content for free, but by paying it becomes more frequently updated?
