Podcast / Tech Won’t Save Us / Oct 10, 2024

Gaza Is a Laboratory for Future Warfare

On this episode of Tech Won’t Save Us, Spencer Ackerman on Israel’s war technology.

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Gaza Is a Laboratory for Future Warfare w/ Spencer Ackerman | Tech Won’t Save Us
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Paris Marx is joined by Spencer Ackerman to discuss the past year of Israel's actions in Palestine and the innovations in war technology being used to carry out what the ICJ has deemed a "plausible" genocide in Gaza.

Spencer Ackerman is a Pulitzer-prize winning author of Reign of Terror. He’s a contributor at Zeteo and publishes the Forever Wars newsletter. He’s also writing a new series of Iron Man comics that come out very soon.

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A view of new technology gears and weapons used by Israeli forces on Palestinians in Gaza City, Gaza, on February 15, 2024.

A view of new technology gears and weapons used by Israeli forces on Palestinians in Gaza City, Gaza, on February 15, 2024.

(Israel Defense Forces / Handout / Anadolu via Getty Images)

On this episode of Tech Won’t Save Us, we’re joined by Spencer Ackerman to discuss the past year of Israel’s actions in Palestine and the innovations in war technology being used to carry out what the ICJ has deemed a “plausible” genocide in Gaza.

Spencer Ackerman is a Pulitzer-prize winning author of Reign of Terror. He’s a contributor at Zeteo and publishes the Forever Wars newsletter. He’s also writing a new series of Iron Man comics, whose first issue comes out very soon.

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How Effective is Australia’s Social Media Age Limit? w/ Cam Wilson | Tech Won’t Save Us
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Paris Marx is joined by Cam Wilson to discuss the new social media age limit in Australia, including how successful the rollout has been so far and the missed opportunities of taking a more nuanced regulatory approach.

Cam Wilson is an associate editor at ⁠Crikey⁠ and writes ⁠The Sizzle⁠ newsletter. He’s a co-author of Conspiracy Nation: Exposing the Dangerous World of Australian Conspiracy Theories.

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