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Shopify’s Right-Wing Inner Circle

On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Luke LeBrun and Rachel Gilmore on Shopify and the Right.

Paris Marx

August 8, 2024

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Shopify’s Right-Wing Inner Circle w/ Luke LeBrun & Rachel Gilmore | Tech Won't Save Us
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On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Paris Marx is joined by Luke LeBrun and Rachel Gilmore to discuss Shopify's connection to right-wing politics, through its connection to a far-right news outlet and its reluctance to enforce its content policy on users selling hateful merchandise through their platform.

Luke LeBrun is the editor of PressProgress and Rachel Gilmore is an independent journalist.

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On this episode of Tech Won’t Save Us, we’re joined by Luke LeBrun and Rachel Gilmore to discuss Shopify’s connection to right-wing politics, through its connection to a far-right news outlet and its reluctance to enforce its content policy on users selling hateful merchandise through their platform.

Luke LeBrun is the editor of PressProgress and Rachel Gilmore is an independent journalist.

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Here's where to find podcasts from The Nation. Political talk without the boring parts, featuring the writers, activists and artists who shape the news, from a progressive perspective.

Google and Meta Are A Threat to Journalism w/ Matt Pearce | Tech Won't Save Us
byThe Nation Magazine

On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Paris Marx is joined by Matt Pearce to discuss how Google sidestepped two California bills aimed at funding journalism and how major tech companies are transforming the web to make hyperlinks less relevant.

Matt Pearce is the President of Media Guild of the West and a former reporter at the Los Angeles Times.

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Paris MarxParis Marx is a tech critic and host of the Tech Won’t Save Us podcast. He writes the Disconnect newsletter and is the author of Road to Nowhere: What Silicon Valley Gets Wrong about the Future of Transportation.


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