Understood: Deepfake Porn Empire

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Introducing Understood: Who Broke the Internet?

It's not you — the internet really does suck. Novelist, blogger and noted internet commentator Cory Doctorow explains what happened to the internet and why you're tormented by ads, bots, algorithms, AI slop and so many pop-ups. Spoiler alert: it wasn't an accident. In a four-part series, Doctorow gets into the decisions made by powerful people that got us here, and most importantly, how we fix it. New episodes released weekly starting on Monday, May 5, 2025.

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  E1: The Dawn of Fake Porn

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  E2: So You’ve Been Deepfaked

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  E3: The Notorious D.P.F.K.S.

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  Episode 4: The Fake Porn Pharmacist

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  Introducing Understood: Deepfake Porn Empire

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  The Making of Elon Musk | E1: Escape from Pretoria

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  The Making of Elon Musk | E2: Technocracy, Inc.

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  The Making of Elon Musk | E3: The Legion

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  The Making of Elon Musk | E4: The Great Trek

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  Introducing Understood: The Making of Elon Musk

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  Who Broke the Internet? | E1: Don't Be Evil

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  Who Broke the Internet? | E2: Ctrl, Ctrl, Ctrl

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  Who Broke the Internet? | E3: In God We Antitrust

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  Who Broke the Internet? | E4: Kick 'Em in the Dongle

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  Céline Episode 1: Conquering Québec