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EPISODE · Apr 28, 2025 · 25 MIN

Was the 4chan hack a good thing for the internet, and the FOLD turns 10

from Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud

Given the hacking of the notorious image board website 4chan and its return, Elamin is joined by New York Times tech columnist Mike Isaac and culture critic Rayne Fisher-Quann to look back on the platform’s controversial legacy and whether losing it is actually a good thing for internet culture. Plus, the Festival of Literary Diversity was the first of its kind in Canadian literature — a book festival celebrating diverse authors here and beyond. As it reaches its 10th anniversary, founder Jael Richardson reflects on how far book publishing has come and how far it still has to go.

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