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NetPosiWhen computers make decisions, it’s politicalDavid Robinson founded Upturn, a tech-policy consultancy that focuses on civil rights and social justice. In this episode he talks about getting Google to ban predatory "payday loan" advertisements and how he came to focus on public interest work at the intersection of law and technology.
Music: "Fate" and "Sometimes Thing's Don't Go As Planned" by Marquice Turner on Soft Dreams, available at the FMA http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Marquice_Turner/Soft_Dreams/2016-07-2823 min
NetPosiMaking it politically costly to mess with the InternetEvan Greer talks to us about her work as a musician, and as campaign director for Fight For The Future, the non-profit that organized the massive 2012 campaign against SOPA/PIPA. We talk about how Fight For The Future approaches issue campaigning, and why shifting cultural paradigms are more important than winning legal battles. Finally, Evan discusses the opposition: the incumbent powers at play, how they stifle the free and open internet, and what can be done to stop them.2016-02-0929 min
NetPosiNo longer silencedTransmedia artist Rosemarie Lerner discusses how her interactive documentary and archival project is giving a voice to the survivors of Peru's State-sponsored forced sterilization program from the 1990’s.2016-02-0211 min
NetPosiFinding Alternatives to "Clicktivism"`Amnesty International's Milena Marin talks about the use of “microtasking” to document human rights abuses.2016-01-2115 min
NetPosiThe Chilling Effects of Copyright TakedownsLawyer and activist Wendy Seltzer explains how victims of copyright are using Lumen Database to help researchers chart out the negative impacts of these takedown notices2016-01-0517 min
NetPosiThe Importance of Breaking Digital Locks - Cory DoctorowWhen there's a refugee crisis in Syria & climate change, why care about digital rights? In this episode Drew talks with Cory Doctorow about social change in the age of the internet.2015-12-0218 min
NetPosiFree software alone isn't enoughIn this episode of NetPosi, Drew talks with Zak Rogoff about the free software movement and how it relates to other social movements that are critical of centralized power2015-11-0537 min
NetPosiStart Today - Introduction to NetPositive, a podcast about activism and technologyFirst episode of NetPositive, where we talk about activism and technology. Subscribe here or go to http://NetPosi.com. If you or someone you know is interested in talking with us, get in touch at info@netposi.com2015-10-0201 min