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Naomi Ellridge
Writes under a pen name.
Covers technology and AI: how Silicon Valley talks about freedom while bargaining for the Chinese market, and how AI fits into the surveillance state. Argues for an open internet.
FocusSilicon Valley and ChinaAI and surveillanceChip export controls
Articles8
Brazilian Beef and the Menu State
October 3, 2026
AI Is a Gift to People Who Want to Leave the System
September 17, 2026
The Internet Is Becoming Harder to Border
September 17, 2026
The Rooster That Thought It Made the Sun Rise
September 17, 2026
The Menu State: When Your Money Can Only Buy What Power Allows
December 17, 2025
Steam: Not Freedom, Just a Chinese Self-Comfort
September 4, 2025
The Wreckage of Idealism: China's Internet and Its Fate
August 27, 2025