Archive - Fast Forward

In just one month, the US became the gravest threat to western democracies

Never mind the fascist salutes. Mind the fascist coup.

Feb 17 •

May 2021

Fear and Loathing in Influencerland

For almost two years, I have been immersed in the world of techwear fashion.

May 27, 2021 •

February 2021

We thought fake news was bad. Then Facebook banned real news.

The beginning of the end for a Silicon Valley giant?

Feb 18, 2021 •

Last call to fight the surveillance society

Time to bring out the tin foil

Feb 7, 2021 •

January 2021

Ian McEwan: "AI will raise a mirror to what we are"

The author of Machines Like Me on moral androids and thoughtless humans

Jan 30, 2021 •

Scientists: We can’t control a superintelligence

How could we, when we can’t even control social media?

Jan 22, 2021 •

Let’s try public service for the internet

Why we need an anti-viral space for online community

Jan 18, 2021 •

Siri, are you trying to kill Wikipedia?

Happy birthday to a true wonder of the internet age

Jan 13, 2021 •

After Parler comes Gab comes...

Why online nazis will not shut up

Jan 11, 2021 •

Don’t trust Silicon Valley to censor rabble-rousers like Trump

Why section 230 must go

Jan 8, 2021 •

The comfort of cyberpunk in a deeply disturbing present

I rarely play video games these days, but I’ve been playing CD Projekt’s much anticipated, much maligned game Cyberpunk 2077 on the Xbox Series X.

Jan 6, 2021 •

The future is now. Let's break it down.

Writings on a rapidly changing world.

Jan 3, 2021 •

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