Never Post

Mike thinks through the amount of gambling we are forced into, and contributing producer Melissa Locker tells us the story of a very special 90’s online newsletter. Also: Book reviews! – Become a Never Post member at https://www.neverpo.st/ [https://www.neverpo.st/#/portal/] for access to extended and bonus segments, and our side shows like “Slow Post”, “Posts from the Field” and “Never Watch” – * Call us at 651 615 5007 to leave a voicemail * Drop us a voice memo via airtable [https://airtable.com/appIvXY8gz5ikRbF0/pagjGcjdYg2alw8cD/form] * Or email us at theneverpost at gmail dot com – Intro Links * What to know about online age verification laws [https://apnews.com/article/internet-age-verification-supreme-court-def346d7bf299566a3687d8c4f224fec] * Trial reveals flaws in tech intended to enforce Australian social media ban for under-16s [https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/jun/20/social-media-ban-trial-tech-flaws] * Australia regulator and YouTube spar over under-16s social media ban [https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/australia-regulator-youtube-spar-over-054037845.html] * French city of Lyon ditching Microsoft for open source office and collab tools [https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/26/lyon_leaving_microsoft/] – Posting In The Age of Chance *  Trapped - the secret ways social media is built to be addictive (and what you can do to fight back) [https://www.sciencefocus.com/future-technology/trapped-the-secret-ways-social-media-is-built-to-be-addictive-and-what-you-can-do-to-fight-back] * Everything in America is Gambling Now [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1q5CHulFv9o] - Adam Conover * Tiny Subversions [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_F9jxsfGCw] (2014) - Darius Kazemi * Tiny Subversions [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_F9jxsfGCw] (2024) - Darius Kazemi * The Online Gambling Epidemic [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlMLfxxvKD8] - Drew Gooden * You’re Not Addicted to Content, You’re Starving for Information [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9euKCrTyMEc&t=468s] - Hank Green – Whatever * https://oasisinet.com/ [https://oasisinet.com/] * And After All [https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/And-After-All/Melissa-Locker/9781668099377] - Melissa’s book on Oasis – Never Post’s producers are Audrey Evans, Georgia Hampton and The Mysterious Dr. Firstname Lastname. This episode's contributing producer was Melissa Locker. Our senior producer is Hans Buetow. Our executive producer is Jason Oberholtzer. The show’s host is Mike Rugnetta. Look, this is not the West, this is the 21st Century but still as desolate cottonwood pollen blowing through abandoned mansions, the ball-bearing factory, strikers with their flapjack placards waving at a glance of traffic At the discount cinema, gunfighters name a young Cherokee guide “Look” because of the way she stares, because of the way they look at her. And everyone keeps their eyes on the horizon, Look, you’ve won a set of false teeth. Excerpt of Look by Sarah Messer Never Post is a production of Charts & Leisure

Georgia talks with Tim Lawrence about the posts emptying dancefloors, and the team gathers to ask What Is Going On Here. Also: Signoffs! – Become a Never Post member at https://www.neverpo.st/ [https://www.neverpo.st/#/portal/] for access to extended and bonus segments, and our side shows like “Slow Post”, “Posts from the Field” and “Never Watch” – * Call us at 651 615 5007 to leave a voicemail * Drop us a voice memo via airtable [https://airtable.com/appIvXY8gz5ikRbF0/pagjGcjdYg2alw8cD/form] * Or email us at theneverpost at gmail dot com * See what interstitials we need submissions for [http://neverpo.st/interstitials] – Intro Links * WhatsApp is bringing subscription model and ads to its messaging platform [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/whatapp-announces-new-features-on-its-updates-tab/] * Disney, Universal sue image creator Midjourney for copyright infringement [https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/disney-universal-sue-image-creator-midjourney-copyright-infringement-2025-06-11/?taid=6849a486aebca70001f92275] * Download festival rockers told to take off smartwatches after moshpits spark emergency alerts [https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/jun/14/download-festivalgoers-warned-accidental-999-calls-moshpit] * Thirst Traps and Quick Cuts: The Effects of TikTok “Edits” on Evaluations of Politicians [https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/20563051251329990] * Nexus Mods' new owner is a company whose co-founder has already had to reassure folks that NFTs and crypto aren't incoming  [https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/nexus-mods-new-owner-is-a-company-whose-co-founder-has-already-had-to-reassure-folks-that-nfts-and-crypto-arent-incoming] * End of an era: Nexus Mods has change in ownership after 24 years following "stress-related health issues" [https://www.eurogamer.net/end-of-an-era-nexus-mods-has-been-sold-to-an-unknown-party-after-24-years] * An Update From Dark0ne [https://www.nexusmods.com/news/15301] – An Exuberance Entombed * Find Tim [https://www.timlawrence.info/] * Dancing In The Streets by Barbarba Erenreich [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24452.Dancing_in_the_Streets]  – What Is Going On Here * Reembot [https://www.instagram.com/reembot_/] * r/FifthWorldPics [https://www.reddit.com/r/FifthWorldPics/] * r/WackyTicTacs [https://www.reddit.com/r/WackyTicTacs/] * The Sufi Blower [https://www.facebook.com/abuibraheemhh/videos/sufi-blower/1179129088787492/] * https://www.tiktok.com/@maydonoztadi/video/7322541177171971333?lang=en [https://www.tiktok.com/@maydonoztadi/video/7322541177171971333?lang=en] * @haqkhattebhussain [https://www.instagram.com/haqkhattebhussain/] – Never Post’s producers are Audrey Evans, Georgia Hampton and The Mysterious Dr. Firstname Lastname. This episodes contributing producer was Tori Dominguez Peek. Our senior producer is Hans Buetow. Our executive producer is Jason Oberholtzer. The show’s host is Mike Rugnetta. Never Post is a production of Charts & Leisure and is distributed by Radiotopia

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Hans confronts the technological, moral, and philosophical impacts of using Artificial Intelligence to animate still photos, including those of both personal and historical significance. – Become a Never Post member at https://www.neverpo.st/ [https://www.neverpo.st/#/portal/] for access to extended and bonus segments, and our side shows like “Slow Post”, “Posts from the Field” and “Never Watch” – * Call us at 651 615 5007 to leave a voicemail * Drop us a voice memo via airtable [https://airtable.com/appIvXY8gz5ikRbF0/pagjGcjdYg2alw8cD/form] * Or email us at theneverpost at gmail dot com – Intro Links * Why Academics Are Leaving Twitter for Bluesky [https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.24801] * This Cybersecurity Startup Is Quietly Moderating X’s Community Notes to Fight Crypto Scams [https://techtrendske.co.ke/2025/05/27/cybersecurity-startup-moderates-x-crypto-scams/] * Scam Sniffer [https://x.com/realscamsniffer/status/1766758144020217933] * Nancy Mace ran bot army, had staff run fake accounts to boost profile, report claims: ‘It’s what she does for fun’ [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/nancy-mace-bot-army-congress-b2759622.html] * RFK Jr.'s MAHA Report Cites Research Studies That Don't Exist [https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/rfk-jrs-maha-report-cites-research-studies-that-dont-exist/ar-AA1FJisn] * The MAHA Report Cites Studies That Don’t Exist [https://www.notus.org/health-science/make-america-healthy-again-report-citation-errors] * Roblox’s Hit Farm Game Spurs Underground Digital Fruit Economy [https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/roblox-s-hit-farm-game-spurs-underground-digital-fruit-economy/ar-AA1FN7mz] – Animating History * Falcon Heights, MN City Council Meeting [https://webstreaming.ctv15.org/viewer.php?streamid=7693] - March 26, 2025 * Errol Morris at NYPL [https://youtu.be/n1bnAKVGVcw?si=fUnWvigHAampF5sp] * Synthesis of a Vocal Sound from the 3,000 year old Mummy, Nesyamun ‘True of Voice’ [https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-56316-y?] * Making a Dead Lion Roar [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1FmbJoaVCU] * Dolph Briscoe Center for American History [https://briscoecenter.org/] * Saigon Execution [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saigon_Execution] * Oral History with Eddie Adams [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tCPQPI2904] * oldphoto.ai [http://oldphoto.ai] * Intersubject Synchronization of Cortical Activity During Natural Vision [https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.1089506] * Ways of Seeing [http://archive.org] * 'I Loved That AI:' Judge Moved by AI-Generated Avatar of Man Killed in Road Rage Incident [https://www.404media.co/i-loved-that-ai-judge-moved-by-ai-generated-avatar-of-man-killed-in-road-rage-incident/] – Never Post’s producers are Audrey Evans, Georgia Hampton and The Mysterious Dr. Firstname Lastname. This episodes contributing producer was Tori Dominguez Peek. Our senior producer is Hans Buetow. Our executive producer is Jason Oberholtzer. The show’s host is Mike Rugnetta. Never Post is a production of Charts & Leisure

Mike talks with Morgan Sung of KQED’s Close All Tabs podcast and PhD Media and Technology researcher Aurelie Petit about hentai and platforms. Georgia talks with WIRED gear reviews editor Boon Ashworth about the tariffs coming for your fashion microtrends. ALSO: Ask an Expert with Avery Dame-Griff. – Become a Never Post member [https://www.neverpo.st/] for access to extended and bonus segments, and our side shows like “Slow Post”, “Posts from the Field” and “Never Watch” – * Call us at 651 615 5007 to leave a voicemail * Drop us a voice memo via airtable [https://airtable.com/appIvXY8gz5ikRbF0/pagjGcjdYg2alw8cD/form] * Or email us at theneverpost at gmail dot com – Intro Links * Scientists Blasted Human Cells With 5G to See What Would Happen [https://gizmodo.com/scientists-blasted-human-cells-with-5g-to-see-what-would-happen-2000602549] * 5G-exposed human skin cells do not respond with altered gene expression and methylation profiles Open Access [https://academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/article/4/5/pgaf127/8124427?login=false#513368069] * The Hidden Game: How Scammers Use “Chameleon Ads” to Bypass Meta’s Moderation [https://socialmedialab.ca/2025/04/21/the-hidden-game-how-scammers-use-chameleon-ads-to-bypass-metas-moderation/] * 23andMe Sale Shows Your Genetic Data Is Worth $17 [https://www.404media.co/23andme-sale-shows-your-genetic-data-is-worth-17/] * Regeneron Enters into Asset Purchase Agreement to Acquire 23andMe® for $256 Million; Plans to Maintain Consumer Genetics Business and Advance Shared Goals of Improving Human Health and Wellness [https://investor.regeneron.com/news-releases/news-release-details/regeneron-enters-asset-purchase-agreement-acquire-23andmer-256] * The Kids Online Safety Act is back [https://www.theverge.com/news/666729/kids-online-safety-act-reintroduced] – Ask an Expert * Avery Dame-Griff [https://averydame.net/] – The Post-Platform Internet * Close All Tabs [https://www.npr.org/podcasts/1267078032/close-all-tabs] * Morgan’s website [https://www.ratsoverflowers.com/] * Morgan on X [https://x.com/morgan_sung] * Aurelie’s website [https://www.aurelie-petit.com/] * The hentai streaming platform wars [https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23268743.2024.2418000?scroll=top&needAccess=true] * Hentai Music 2018 AH OH UH [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SH5Zhqjpofk] – MFW They Come for the Little Treats * Right to Repair in the age of tariffs [https://www.wired.com/story/in-trumps-tariff-era-the-right-to-repair-will-be-more-important-than-ever/] * Find Boone Ashworth on Wired [https://www.wired.com/author/boone-ashworth/] * Boone on X [https://x.com/booneashworth?lang=en] * Boone on Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:brqhtru4eiwzrsut5by7vnjn] * To send in tips, contact Boone on Signal at Boone.10 – Never Post’s producers are Audrey Evans, Georgia Hampton and The Mysterious Dr. Firstname Lastname. This episodes contributing producer was Tori Dominguez Peek. Our senior producer is Hans Buetow. Our executive producer is Jason Oberholtzer. The show’s host is Mike Rugnetta. This episodes poem was an excerpt of A Social History by Kim Rosenfield Never Post is a production of Charts & Leisure and distributed by Radiotopia