Taylor Lorenz’s Power User

Taylor Lorenz explores how technology and the internet are upending our lives and the world around us. Each week, she explores everything from online fame to emerging platforms, viral phenomena, the creator economy, and much more. Tune in every Wednesday for regular episodes and every Friday for "Free Speech Friday," her series on tech policy and the fight for civil liberties online.

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Why Governments Want Your ID to Browse the Web

Oct 23, 2026

Taylor Lorenz’s Power User

Never miss an episode of Taylor Lorenz’s Power User

Episodes (232)

Why Governments Want Your ID to Browse the Web

The Real Reason Instagram Feels Worse: The Case Against Social Media Doomerism

Everything You Know About Police Body Cameras Is Wrong

The Billionaire Tech Cult That Just Collapsed

AI Spy Towers And Mass Surveillance Tech Coming To Your Town Next

People Are Secretly Dating AI And Wont Stop: Everything You Know About AI Girlfriends Is Wrong:

The Govt Wants Your ID To Browse Online

Why Big Tech Wants You to Think AI Is Alive

[SUBSTACK/PATREON PREVIEW] The Brutal Truth Behind The AI Bubble w/ Garrison Lovely

AI Agents Are Infiltrating Group Chats: The Internet Can No Longer Tell Who Is Human

The Disturbing Cult Taking Over Silicon Valley (Inside Davos For The Tech Elite)

Countries Are Hiding Censorship in 'Cybercrime' Laws

Are We All Going to Die!?!?! The Dark Money Behind AI Doomer Panic

Why You Cant Trust YouTube News: The Secret AI Farms Gaming YouTube

Why Palantir Is Selling Tennis Skirts (w/ Lawrence Schlossman)

ICE Is Hunting Down TikTok Journalists

Inside the Towns Saying Hell No to AI Data Centers w/ Jasmine Sun

Congress Wants to Track Every Device You Own

The Pause AI Movement Is Winning

AI Text Now Has a Secret Tracking Code

The Truth About Zuck's 6,500 Word AI Manifesto w/ Mike Isaac

[PATREON PREVIEW] Inside America's First Venture Backed Bot Farm

Your iPhone Could Send You to Jail: The Terrifying Truth About Prairieland

​​The Insane Collapse of Silicon Valley's 'Nostradamus of AI'

The Viral Elon Musk Lawsuit Everyone Is Getting Wrong

AI Is Destroying Millions of Books (But Not For The Reason You Think)

Inside The Nantucket Influencer War

Trump's Plan to Destroy 'Woke AI'

The AI War Just Went Nuclear: Everyone Hates Anthropic Now (Even Denny's Diner)

The Secret Plan to Kill Super PACs (How We Finally End Citizens United)

OpenAI Could Lose Everything w/ Alex Kantrowitz

[PATREON PREVIEW] Bill Gates Daughter's $43M Tech Scandal

How the Government Uses AI to Spy on You

A Physicist Destroys Elon Musk's Mars Fantasy

Kids Aren't Addicted to Phones — Here's the Data (The Top Academic Studying Social Media & Children Breaks Things Down)

Why Smart Glasses Feel Different This Time w/ Amy Odell

Bars Are Secretly Scanning Your Face And Tracking You

The Terrifying New Bounty Economy w/ Adam Aleksic (Etymology Nerd) & Aidan Walker

Congress Just Declared War on the Internet: The Patriot Act For Online Spaces Is Here

The Riskiest Bet in Tech History: Elon Musk's Most Dangerous Company Yet

[PATREON PREVIEW] What Is Peter Thiel Doing In Argentina? (and what's with his secret cult) w/ NYT's Ryan Mac

Hasan Piker Reveals The New Censorship Playbook: The Twitch Streamer on KOSA, Section 230, jawboning, travel bans and more

Why Timothée Chalamet Is Shilling Kalshi: Inside The Plan To Monetize Everything

The Anti-LGBTQ Internet Censorship Bill Is Back

Exposing OpenAI's Secret Meme Army: A $125M Propaganda Network

Are You On A Govt Watchlist? Cops Are Tracking Anyone Who Hates AI

The Data Center Boom Is More Toxic Than You Think

Visa Could Ruin the Internet

Why AI Doom Content Is Everywhere

Elon Musk’s Final Plan: A Dangerous Blueprint For World Domination

The AI Job Apocalypse: Silicon Valley Is Bracing for a Permanent Underclass w/ Jasmine Sun

Silicon Valley Is Losing Control w/ Brian Merchant

Ben Shapiro’s Empire Is Crumbling w/ Will Sommer

Stop Feeling Helpless About AI: The Violent History of Resisting Technology

The Most Dangerous Lie on the Internet: The 62 Million Men Hoax Explained

The Dark Side Of AI Safety Laws

The New Digital Class War: Rich People Use The Internet Differently w/ Adam Aleksic

[PATREON PREVIEW] Record Labels Are Buying Meme Pages for Millions

Inside A Billionaire's AI Spy Network: The Shocking Secrets of Madison Square Garden’s Surveillance Machine

The Girlboss-ification of AI: How Big Tech Is Gaslighting Women Into AI w/ Kat Tenbarge

Silicon Valley is Breaking Everything

Inside Iran's Gen Z Meme Army: How LEGO Became War Propaganda

The Woman Taking On Big Tech: She Fought the Government and Won

The Downfall of Skibidi Toilet: How Hollywood Fumbled A Powerful Fandom

They're Putting AI Cameras In School Busses

Why AI Fruit Slop Is Taking Over Our Feeds w/ Kyle Chayka

Chappell Roan Did Nothing Wrong: The TikTok Smear Campaign Explained w/ Caroline Kwan

The Media Is Lying About the Social Media Addiction Trial: The Verdict Everyone Got Wrong

How Heated Rivalry Broke the Internet: Inside the Internet’s Biggest Breakout Fandom

This Is How The Internet Dies: Governments are Scrubbing the Web

The Rise of Celebrity Clone Conspiracies w/ Will Sommer

How Section 230 Became Political : The Secret Campaign To Seize Power Over the Internet

ICE Wants to Shut Down His Clothing Brand: What Happens When the Govt Hates Your Merch

How Bots Boosted Nicki Minaj's MAGA Pivot

Everything You Know About Algorithms Is A Lie: Section 230 Algorithm Problem Explained

Inside The AI Scandal Rocking Silicon Valley: How The Govt Wants AI To Kill Without Humans

How Epstein Shaped The Internet w/ Ryan Broderick

The Insane Collapse of Silicon Valley's 'Nostradamus of AI'