Russ White, Author at The American Spectator | USA News and Politics

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Russ White

Russ White has been building and breaking computer networks for over 30 years. His latest book, “Unintended Dystopia,” examines the culture and impact of social media.

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Why You Should Stay Away From the Metaverse

by Russ White | Jun 10, 2022

Facebook made the metaverse a kitchen table topic when it changed its name to Meta. What is the metaverse, exactly? It’s a virtual world where you can be Snoop Dogg’s neighbor without physically living next to him — yes, you…

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Social Media Makes You Stupid

by Russ White | Apr 30, 2022

What are we to make of Taylor Lorenz condemning those who challenge her views on social media as universally hateful (to the point of causing her PTSD) while almost simultaneously “outing” the semi-anonymous Libs of TikTok account’s owner? Taylor Lorenz…

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Elon Musk Has a Better Plan Than Breaking Up Big Tech

by Russ White | Apr 20, 2022

The entire world is atwitter with Elon Musk’s proposed buyout of Twitter. If Twitter accepts Musk’s proposal, it will allow the free market to ensure a marketplace of ideas in big tech rather than employing big government to do so….