David Robinson founded Upturn, a tech-policy consultancy that focuses on civil rights and social justice. In this episode he talks about getting Google to ban predatory "payday loan" advertisements and how he came to focus on public interest wo

Making it politically costly to mess with the Internet

Feb 9th, 2016 29m 40s

Evan Greer talks to us about her work as a musician, and as campaign director for Fight For The Future, the non-profit that organized the massive 2012 campaign against SOPA/PIPA. We talk about how Fight For The Future approaches issue campaigni

No longer silenced

Feb 2nd, 2016 11m 59s

Transmedia artist Rosemarie Lerner discusses how her interactive documentary and archival project is giving a voice to the survivors of Peru's State-sponsored forced sterilization program from the 1990’s.

Finding Alternatives to "Clicktivism"`

Jan 21st, 2016 15m 31s

Amnesty International's Milena Marin talks about the use of “microtasking” to document human rights abuses.

The Chilling Effects of Copyright Takedowns

Jan 5th, 2016 17m 47s

Lawyer and activist Wendy Seltzer explains how victims of copyright are using Lumen Database to help researchers chart out the negative impacts of these takedown notices

The Importance of Breaking Digital Locks - Cory Doctorow

Dec 2nd, 2015 18m 2s

When there's a refugee crisis in Syria & climate change, why care about digital rights? In this episode Drew talks with Cory Doctorow about social change in the age of the internet.

Free software alone isn't enough

Nov 5th, 2015 37m 7s

In this episode of NetPosi, Drew talks with Zak Rogoff about the free software movement and how it relates to other social movements that are critical of centralized power

Start Today - Introduction to NetPositive, a podcast about activism and technology

Oct 1st, 2015 1m 10s

First episode of NetPositive, where we talk about activism and technology. Subscribe here or go to http://NetPosi.com. If you or someone you know is interested in talking with us, get in touch at [email protected]

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