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Demanding Users Fight for Data and Privacy Protections, Wikipedia Co-Founder Calls for #SocialMediaStrike

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A Wikipedia co-founder called for a social media strike on July 4 and 5 to 'demand that giant, manipulative corporations give us back control over our data, privacy, and user experience.' I aim to block out these two days and encourage others to do same. Maybe from there folks could go to 'rolling block-outs' in different time zones.

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In my run for U.S. Senate against Utah's Orrin Hatch, I posted many progressive ideas and principles that I internalized over the years. I'm leaving that site up indefinitely, since it describes what I believe most members of our species truly (more...)

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