Elif İzbırak

Welcome to slop world: how the hostile internet is driving us crazy The last bits of fellowship and ingenuity on the web are being swept away by a tide of so-called artificial intelligence

An interesting article by @jacobsilverman.com which demonstrates how schizophrenic today’s internet is

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20.04.2025 13:15 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Agnes Varda filmlerini izlemek icin daha dun Mubi uyeligi baslattım ♥️

08.04.2025 12:41 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Bu direnişe dair ön plana çıkarılacak bir imaj varsa o da gaz maskeli derviş değil barikat aşan üniversite öğrencileri bence.

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05.04.2025 10:34 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Fahrenheit 451 vibes

04.04.2025 15:19 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Adding this book to my reading list

04.04.2025 13:00 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

What Is the Meta AI Button in WhatsApp, and How Do I Remove It? Meta's chatbot is rolling out in more countries. Here's what you need to know.

Meta's chatbot is rolling out in more countries. Here's what you need to know.

04.04.2025 11:43 — 👍 135    🔁 42    💬 18    📌 6

“Democracy may be in retreat, but resistance to autocratisation is vibrant and evolving."

Our TWQ special issue on the "Limits of Autocratisation" featured on @globalsouthshub.bsky.social 👇

03.04.2025 12:25 — 👍 17    🔁 7    💬 0    📌 0

Turkish media, who owns what?

A very useful map showing the concentration of media ownership in #Turkey, where 90% of media outlets are owned by pro-government groups (Demirören, Doğuş, Kalyon, etc) which are themselves active in the construction and energy sectors. graphcommons.com/h/mulksuzles...

01.04.2025 07:06 — 👍 37    🔁 21    💬 1    📌 4

Rethinking Democracy Ep. 7: The Protests and Political Crisis Shaping Turkey's Democratic Future Turkey has plunged into turmoil after authorities arrested Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, President Erdoğan's strongest opponent, on charges of corruption. Mass protests, the largest in over a decade,...

Podcast: The Protests and Political Crisis Shaping Turkey's Democratic Future @karabekir.bsky.social @senemaydndzgit.bsky.social @gonultol.bsky.social
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01.04.2025 16:54 — 👍 12    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0

Is Turkey’s Declining Democracy a Model for Trump’s America? After purging the judiciary, cracking down on the media, and jailing political opponents, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan faces protests on a scale not seen in a decade.

“How bad will things get before you don’t have elections anymore? And at that point can you really stop what is happening?” An expert on modern Turkey talks about the country’s declining Democracy and whether it is a model for Donald Trump’s America.

26.03.2025 00:12 — 👍 166    🔁 61    💬 19    📌 12

Protesters hold signs and chant slogans during a protest in support of arrested Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu in front of the municipality headquarters on March 24, 2025 in Istanbul, Turkey | Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images

🇹🇷 “The arrest of Istanbul’s Mayor and the opposition’s leading contender for the 2028 elections, Ekrem İmamoğlu, means Turkey has entered a new phase in which elections will be little more than a ritualistic performance” ⤵️
www.opendemocracy.net/en/turkey-pr...

25.03.2025 11:44 — 👍 81    🔁 32    💬 1    📌 1