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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The Anti-LGBTQ Internet Censorship Bill Is Back
Jun 12, 2026
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Exposing OpenAI's Secret Meme Army: A $125M Propaganda Network
Jun 10, 2026
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Are You On A Govt Watchlist? Cops Are Tracking Anyone Who Hates AI
Jun 5, 2026
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The Data Center Boom Is More Toxic Than You Think
Jun 3, 2026
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Visa Could Ruin the Internet
May 29, 2026
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Why AI Doom Content Is Everywhere
May 27, 2026
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Elon Musk’s Final Plan: A Dangerous Blueprint For World Domination
May 22, 2026
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The AI Job Apocalypse: Silicon Valley Is Bracing for a Permanent Underclass w/ Jasmine Sun
May 20, 2026
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Silicon Valley Is Losing Control w/ Brian Merchant
May 15, 2026
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Ben Shapiro’s Empire Is Crumbling w/ Will Sommer
May 13, 2026
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Stop Feeling Helpless About AI: The Violent History of Resisting Technology
May 8, 2026
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The Most Dangerous Lie on the Internet: The 62 Million Men Hoax Explained
May 6, 2026
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The Dark Side Of AI Safety Laws
May 1, 2026
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The New Digital Class War: Rich People Use The Internet Differently w/ Adam Aleksic
Apr 29, 2026
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[PATREON PREVIEW] Record Labels Are Buying Meme Pages for Millions
Apr 27, 2026
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Inside A Billionaire's AI Spy Network: The Shocking Secrets of Madison Square Garden’s Surveillance Machine
Apr 24, 2026
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The Girlboss-ification of AI: How Big Tech Is Gaslighting Women Into AI w/ Kat Tenbarge
Apr 22, 2026
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Silicon Valley is Breaking Everything
Apr 17, 2026
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Inside Iran's Gen Z Meme Army: How LEGO Became War Propaganda
Apr 15, 2026
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The Woman Taking On Big Tech: She Fought the Government and Won
Apr 10, 2026
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The Downfall of Skibidi Toilet: How Hollywood Fumbled A Powerful Fandom
Apr 8, 2026
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They're Putting AI Cameras In School Busses
Apr 3, 2026
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Why AI Fruit Slop Is Taking Over Our Feeds w/ Kyle Chayka
Apr 1, 2026
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Chappell Roan Did Nothing Wrong: The TikTok Smear Campaign Explained w/ Caroline Kwan
Mar 30, 2026
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The Media Is Lying About the Social Media Addiction Trial: The Verdict Everyone Got Wrong
Mar 27, 2026
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How Heated Rivalry Broke the Internet: Inside the Internet’s Biggest Breakout Fandom
Mar 25, 2026
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This Is How The Internet Dies: Governments are Scrubbing the Web
Mar 20, 2026
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The Rise of Celebrity Clone Conspiracies w/ Will Sommer
Mar 18, 2026
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How Section 230 Became Political : The Secret Campaign To Seize Power Over the Internet
Mar 16, 2026
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ICE Wants to Shut Down His Clothing Brand: What Happens When the Govt Hates Your Merch
Mar 13, 2026
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How Bots Boosted Nicki Minaj's MAGA Pivot
Mar 11, 2026
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Everything You Know About Algorithms Is A Lie: Section 230 Algorithm Problem Explained
Mar 9, 2026
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Inside The AI Scandal Rocking Silicon Valley: How The Govt Wants AI To Kill Without Humans
Mar 6, 2026
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How Epstein Shaped The Internet w/ Ryan Broderick
Mar 4, 2026
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They Want to Ban Abortion Info Online
Mar 2, 2026
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How The Govt Uses Big Tech to Silence Critics
Feb 27, 2026
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Kids Are Being Taught By ChatGPT: Inside A $65K AI School
Feb 25, 2026
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Why The Internet Is Broken
Feb 23, 2026
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The Body Camera Propaganda Playbook
Feb 20, 2026
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Dumbphone Owners Have Lost Their Minds: The Logging Off Industrial Complex
Feb 18, 2026
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The Man Who Created the Internet's Most Important Law: Sen. Wyden Reveals What Big Tech Won't Tell You
Feb 16, 2026
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt's Internet Censorship Crusade
Feb 13, 2026
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White Women Are MAGA Internet's Newest Enemy
Feb 11, 2026
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They Are Trying To Kill The Internet As We Know It
Feb 9, 2026
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The UK Is A Dystopia, And We're Next
Feb 6, 2026
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Content Creation Has Become a Pyramid Scheme
Feb 4, 2026
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[PATREON PREVIEW] The Powerful Subreddit Upending Twitch: The Rise and Fall of Livestream Fail
Feb 2, 2026
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Can You Sue For Social Media Addiction?
Jan 30, 2026
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Why Everyone Is Becoming Chinese Online w/ Caroline Kwan
Jan 28, 2026
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Why Conservatives Hate Brooklyn Beckham [PATREON PREVIEW]
Jan 26, 2026
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