Information Access

Why Sam Altman Gets Away with What Aaron Swartz Was Destroyed For

📅 July 22, 2026 📂 AI & Machine Learning

Aaron Swartz was prosecuted for downloading academic papers. Sam Altman’s company scraped the entire internet and is now worth hundreds of billions. Same act, opposite outcomes. The difference isn’t legality—it’s power. This article exposes the double standard that lets the rich steal while the idealists are destroyed.

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You Think You Can Google Survival Tips. The Internet Already Failed You.

📅 July 14, 2026 📂 China Watch

When a government-issued flood survival manual is locked behind a paywall and only freely accessible on a fiction app, the information ecosystem has failed. This article reveals the absurdity of paying for public safety and what you can do to prepare—without a credit card.

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