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17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 20 Nov 2023 to 24 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about censorship .
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LLMs Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: Democracies like America are more vulnerable to well-intentioned, bottom-up censorship than to top-down authoritarian suppression. Democracies like America are more vulnerable to well-intentioned, bottom-up censorship than to top-down authoritarian suppression. Last stated 2 months ago
6 Aug 2026
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Ryan Holiday — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: America's power is recovering from an authoritarian grip on free speech — tap to centre the map on it America's power is recovering from an authoritarian grip on free speech Last stated 2 years ago
7 Jan 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-01-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Before the internet, most Americans had no practical freedom of speech unless they owned or worked for a media corporation. — tap to centre the map on it Before the internet, most Americans had no practical freedom of speech unless they owned or worked for a media corporation. Last stated 3 months ago
12 Jul 2026
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Balaji Srinivasan — holds since 2026-07-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Federal efforts to restrict free expression in recent years were illegal and unconstitutional. — tap to centre the map on it Federal efforts to restrict free expression in recent years were illegal and unconstitutional. Last stated 2 years ago
20 Jan 2025
DT
Donald Trump — holds since 2025-01-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Treating criticism as censorship is a widespread confusion, and it is wrong: the critic has speech rights of their own. — tap to centre the map on it Treating criticism as censorship is a widespread confusion, and it is wrong: the critic has speech rights of their own. Last stated 3 years ago
20 Nov 2023
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Ken White — holds since 2023-11-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An independently owned platform is a necessary counterweight to the government and the mainstream media. — tap to centre the map on it An independently owned platform is a necessary counterweight to the government and the mainstream media. Last stated 3 years ago
20 Feb 2024
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Bill Ackman — holds since 2024-02-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Censoring a fact out of a language model is practically impossible, because you would first have to remove that fact from the internet. — tap to centre the map on it Censoring a fact out of a language model is practically impossible, because you would first have to remove that fact from the internet. Last stated 2 years ago
3 Feb 2025
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Nathan Lambert — holds since 2025-02-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Copyright was born out of the Inquisition: the record of having passed censorship was the first document proving an exclusive right to print. — tap to centre the map on it Copyright was born out of the Inquisition: the record of having passed censorship was the first document proving an exclusive right to print. Last stated 4 months ago
16 Jun 2026
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Ada Palmer — holds since 2026-06-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Enforcing equality against biology and markets requires censorship and violence, which makes the project immoral whatever its moral claim. — tap to centre the map on it Enforcing equality against biology and markets requires censorship and violence, which makes the project immoral whatever its moral claim. Last stated a month ago
24 Aug 2026
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Naval Ravikant — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A continental army's first mission is to keep the regime in power, not to defend the border — which is what the People's Liberation Army is for. — tap to centre the map on it A continental army's first mission is to keep the regime in power, not to defend the border — which is what the People's Liberation Army is for. Last stated 4 months ago
9 Jun 2026
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Sarah Paine — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it. — tap to centre the map on it A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it. Last stated a year ago
15 May 2025
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Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2025-05-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country's large manufacturing surplus can be a reflection of weak domestic consumption and misallocated resources. — tap to centre the map on it A country's large manufacturing surplus can be a reflection of weak domestic consumption and misallocated resources. Last stated a week ago
24 Sept 2026
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Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country should raise revenue by tariffing foreign countries rather than by taxing its own citizens. — tap to centre the map on it A country should raise revenue by tariffing foreign countries rather than by taxing its own citizens. Last stated 2 years ago
20 Jan 2025
DT
Donald Trump — holds since 2025-01-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A trade dispute escalated by aggressive tariffs can still end in a negotiated outcome that leaves all sides better off. — tap to centre the map on it A trade dispute escalated by aggressive tariffs can still end in a negotiated outcome that leaves all sides better off. Last stated a year ago
30 May 2025
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Guy Spier — holds since 2025-05-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Cutting off trade with tariffs would force a huge interest-rate spike and probably a debt crisis, because the budget deficit would have to be financed at home. — tap to centre the map on it Cutting off trade with tariffs would force a huge interest-rate spike and probably a debt crisis, because the budget deficit would have to be financed at home. Last stated a year ago
14 Apr 2025
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John H. Cochrane — holds since 2025-04-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it. — tap to centre the map on it A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it. Last stated 2 years ago
1 Dec 2024
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Alice Evans — holds since 2024-12-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country without cultural unity struggles to provide public goods, because its politics turns into an ethnic spoils system. — tap to centre the map on it A country without cultural unity struggles to provide public goods, because its politics turns into an ethnic spoils system. Last stated 6 months ago
9 Apr 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-04-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A crisis is defined not by how severe a problem is but by whether it hits people powerful enough to force change. — tap to centre the map on it A crisis is defined not by how severe a problem is but by whether it hits people powerful enough to force change. Last stated 4 weeks ago
3 Sept 2026
JP
Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
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Democracies like America are more vulnerable to well-intentioned, bottom-up censorship than to top-down authoritarian suppression.
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America's power is recovering from an authoritarian grip on free speech
Holds
Before the internet, most Americans had no practical freedom of speech unless they owned or worked for a media corporation.
Holds
Federal efforts to restrict free expression in recent years were illegal and unconstitutional.
Holds
Treating criticism as censorship is a widespread confusion, and it is wrong: the critic has speech rights of their own.
Holds
An independently owned platform is a necessary counterweight to the government and the mainstream media.
Holds
Censoring a fact out of a language model is practically impossible, because you would first have to remove that fact from the internet.
Holds
Copyright was born out of the Inquisition: the record of having passed censorship was the first document proving an exclusive right to print.
Holds
Enforcing equality against biology and markets requires censorship and violence, which makes the project immoral whatever its moral claim.
Holds
A continental army's first mission is to keep the regime in power, not to defend the border — which is what the People's Liberation Army is for.
Holds
A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it.
Holds
A country's large manufacturing surplus can be a reflection of weak domestic consumption and misallocated resources.
Holds
A country should raise revenue by tariffing foreign countries rather than by taxing its own citizens.
Holds
A trade dispute escalated by aggressive tariffs can still end in a negotiated outcome that leaves all sides better off.
Holds
Cutting off trade with tariffs would force a huge interest-rate spike and probably a debt crisis, because the budget deficit would have to be financed at home.
Holds
A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it.
Holds
A country without cultural unity struggles to provide public goods, because its politics turns into an ethnic spoils system.
Holds
A crisis is defined not by how severe a problem is but by whether it hits people powerful enough to force change.
Holds