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Power User explores how technology and the internet are upending our lives and the world around us. Each week, tech journalist Taylor Lorenz explores everything from online fame to emerging platforms, viral phenomena to the creator economy, and much more. Tune in on Thursdays for the most influential stories that Silicon Valley often ignores. From the Vox Media Podcast Network.

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    Social Media Addiction Isn't Real— Here is What's Really Happening

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2025 27:53


    SUPPORT ME ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/taylorlorenz         Buy a subscription to my Tech and Online Culture newsletter, User Magazine to support my work!!!!

    How Charlie Kirk Memes Are Radicalizing Gen Z w/ Ryan Broderick

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 27:23


    SUPPORT ME ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/taylorlorenz        Buy a subscription to my Tech and Online Culture newsletter, User Magazine to support my work!!!!

    The Global Internet Is Dying: America Is Repeating China's Biggest Mistake

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2025 47:12


    SUPPORT ME ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/taylorlorenz       Buy a subscription to my Tech and Online Culture newsletter, User Magazine to support my work!!!!

    Everyone Is Wrong About The Olivia Nuzzi RFK Scandal w/ Kat Tenbarge

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2025 70:56


    SUPPORT ME ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/taylorlorenz      Buy a subscription to my Tech and Online Culture newsletter, User Magazine to support my work!!!!

    Congress Is About to Break the Internet

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2025 25:10


    Dark Woke and the Radicalization of Online Discourse

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2025 41:14


    SUPPORT ME ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/taylorlorenz     Buy a subscription to my Tech and Online Culture newsletter, User Magazine to support my work!!!!

    None Of This is About Online Safety

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2025 24:43


    SUPPORT ME ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/taylorlorenz    Buy a subscription to my Tech and Online Culture newsletter, User Magazine to support my work!!!!

    The MAGA Twitter Apocalypse w/ Charlie Warzel

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2025 26:30


    SUPPORT ME ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/taylorlorenz   Buy a subscription to my Tech and Online Culture newsletter, User Magazine to support my work!!!!

    [PATREON PREVIEW] How Zohran Won The Internet w/ the Creators 4 Zohran Founders

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2025 1:26


    SUBSCRIBE TO MY PATREON to listen to the full episode and more bonus content and to ensure that this podcast remains alive. Since Kamala Harris lost the election, there's been an endless debate among the Democrats on how to best reach young people online. Many centrists have claimed liberals need a "Joe Rogan of the left" and by left they usually mean center right. Others have leaned into memes and shitposting like Gavin Newsom. Zohran Mamdani didn't do any of that and he won young voters, and especially young men, in a landslide. His digital strategy leaned into creator-style content and leveraged a ton of influencers, but in a way that felt natural, organic and centered his policies, which were the real engine behind his success. Part of his success was due to Creators For Zohran, an influencer-led coalition aimed at boosting Zohran's messaging online, and Emilia Rowland, Zohran's new media and creator partnerships advisor, who led creator partnerships for Mamdani's campaign. Emilia, along with Aiden Kohn Murphy and Alexis Williams, co-founders of Creators for Zohran, joined me to pull back the curtain on the work they did with Zohran, talk about what made his creator strategy so effective, and discuss how to build relevance and mobilize people in an increasingly fractured online world.Buy a subscription to my Tech and Online Culture newsletter, User Magazine to support my work!!!!

    A Former Obama Speech Writer Went Mask Off About Online Censorship

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2025 16:35


    SUPPORT ME ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/taylorlorenz  Buy a subscription to my Tech and Online Culture newsletter, User Magazine to support my work!!!!

    The Epstein Saga Is Sending the Internet Into Chaos w/ Brace Belden

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2025 38:58


    SUPPORT ME ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/taylorlorenz Buy a subscription to my Tech and Online Culture newsletter, User Magazine to support my work!!!!

    The Government Is Spying on College Football Games

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2025 16:40


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    How Sydney Sweeney Lost The Culture War

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2025 35:55


    ​​SUPPORT ME ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/taylorlorenz   Buy a subscription to my Tech and Online Culture newsletter, User Magazine to support my work!!!!

    He Was Tortured in an Israeli Prison for Speaking Out

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2025 30:23


    FREE SPEECH FRIDAY SUPPORT ME ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/taylorlorenz  Buy a subscription to my Tech and Online Culture newsletter, User Magazine to support my work!!!!

    Why Every Hit Pop Song Sounds the Same Now

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2025 38:48


    SUPPORT ME ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/taylorlorenz Buy a subscription to my Tech and Online Culture newsletter, User Magazine to support my work!!!!

    The New Legal Fight to Destroy Super PACs Forever

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2025 31:04


    FREE SPEECH FRIDAY SUPPORT ME ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/taylorlorenz   Buy a subscription to my Tech and Online Culture newsletter, User Magazine to support my work!!!!

    Has Taylor Swift Finally Peaked? Why Billionaires Can't Make Good Art

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2025 40:37


    SUPPORT ME ON PATREON!!!!!!Buy a subscription to my Tech and Online Culture newsletter, User Magazine, to support my work!!!!

    A Woman Streamer Was Assaulted, Is Twitch To Blame?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2025 46:10


    SUPPORT ME ON PATREON!!!!!! https://www.patreon.com/c/taylorlorenz Buy a subscription to my Tech and Online Culture newsletter, User Magazine to support my work!!!!

    Can Twitch Survive? CEO Dan Clancy at Twitchcon

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2025 27:23


    SUPPORT ME ON PATREON!!! Get bonus episodes and more. Buy a subscription to my Tech and Online Culture newsletter, User Magazine to support my work!!!!

    Fighting For LGBTQ Rights is Terrorism Now: NSPM-7 Explained w/ Ken Klippenstein

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2025 16:28


    Hasan Piker and the Future No One Is Ready For

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2025 19:31


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    [PATREON PREVIEW] How Raunchy AI Country Songs Took Over The Internet

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2025 2:46


    To listen to this full episode support me on Patreon. SUPPORT ME ON PATREON.Buy a subscription to my Tech and Online Culture newsletter, User Magazine to support my work!!!!

    You Are Probably Being Tracked By ICE Right Now

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2025 12:06


    SUPPORT ME ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/taylorlorenz Buy a subscription to my Tech and Online Culture newsletter, User Magazine to support my work!!!!

    A Crypto Convict's Spectacular Comeback Tour: How Ross Ulbricht Became A Powerful MAGA Influencer

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2025 33:09


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    The Shocking Plan to Kill Online Privacy: A VPN Ban Will Break the Web

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2025 18:11


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    The AI Slop-pocalypse: How The Slop Economy Took Over

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2025 30:11


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    How To Become Invisible Online (Delete Your Digital Footprint and Protect Your Privacy Forever)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2025 40:08


    Visit https://joindeleteme.com/Taylor20 and use code Taylor20 for 20% off and protect yourself today! SUPPORT ME ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/taylorlorenzAds are following us everywhere, data brokers and hackers are stealing our info, social media companies and AI are hoovering up our data. It can all feel SO overwhelming. In this final installment of my data broker series, I sat down with two of the top security experts on YouTube, John Hammond and Josh from All Things Secured, to break down how vulnerable you might be and what practical things you can do to protect your information online. If you like this video, please support me on Patreon!! https://www.patreon.com/c/taylorlorenzFollow me:https://www.instagram.com/taylorlorenz https://www.instagram.com/taylorlorenz3.0 https://www.tiktok.com/@taylorlorenz

    The Truth About Nepal's Gen Z Uprising

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2025 38:43


    Visit JoinDeleteMe.com/Taylor20 and use code Taylor20 for 20% off and protect yourself today! SUPPORT ME ON PATREON.Buy a subscription to my Tech and Online Culture newsletter, User Magazine to support my work!!!!

    The Secret Role Of Influencers In Global Propaganda

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2025 22:54


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    Trump's Censorship of Jimmy Kimmel Is Just The Beginning

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2025 26:10


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    The Truth Behind The Rise of 'Robot Racism'

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2025 34:49


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    A New Kind of AI Deepfake is Taking Over TikTok [PATREON PREVIEW]

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2025 5:31


    [Patreon Preview] To listen to/watch this full episode, ⁠sign up for my Patreon⁠!Signing up for the Patreon will get you access to one bonus episode per month, the ability to listen/watch without ads, and you're helping to support the show. Join today!! We're all familiar with the concept of deepfakes, but now, AI is being harnessed in a new way to deceive. AI generated TikTokers are reciting the actual words of real people, right down to the stumbles, "ums" and "uhs."This new form of AI-driven identity theft is slipping past moderation filters, misleading millions, and leaving creators feeling powerless. Bobby Allyn is a reporter who's been covering this phenomenon and the rise of TikTok deepfakes, he joined me for this bonus episode of Power User to break it all down and explain why this is happening.Buy a subscription to my Tech and Online Culture newsletter, User Magazine to support my work!!!!

    We Need to Talk About 'Political Violence'

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2025 15:40


    SUPPORT ME ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/taylorlorenzBuy a subscription to my Tech and Online Culture newsletter, User Magazine to support my work!!!!

    The Death of Casual Posting w/ Kyle Chayka

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2025 30:49


    SUPPORT ME ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/taylorlorenzBuy a subscription to my Tech and Online Culture newsletter, User Magazine to support my work!!!!

    ICE can now hack your phone without you knowing

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2025 16:04


    SUPPORT ME ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/taylorlorenzBuy a subscription to my Tech and Online Culture newsletter, User Magazine to support my work!!!!

    The Shocking Truth About Dark Money and Influencers

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2025 27:49


    SUPPORT ME ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/taylorlorenzBuy a subscription to my Tech and Online Culture newsletter, User Magazine to support my work!!!!

    The Real Reason Your Insurance Just Went Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2025 21:28


    Go to https://joindeleteme.com/TAYLOR20 and use my code TAYLOR20 at checkout for 20% off! SUPPORT ME ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/taylorlorenzBuy a subscription to my Tech and Online Culture newsletter, User Magazine to support my work!!!!

    The MrBeast of OnlyFans on Skibidi Toilet Porn and Elon Musk

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2025 27:54


    If you've spent enough time online, you have undeniably encountered the work of John Kilo. John is a 28 year old OnlyFans creator in Portland, and he has become a fixture on meme accounts and viral subreddits. He's part porn star, part performance artist, part cultural critic and shitposter. He has created Skibidi Toilet porn, cosplayed a Trump supporter while having sex with a fleshlight mounted to an AR-15, made corn parodies of Ben Shapiro and Elon Musk, had s*x with every item on the Taco Bell menu, the Pizza Hut menu, and even ranked the most f'able pastas. He is also a brilliant artist, filmmaker, and kind of an internet and media prophet. He joined me to talk about YouTubifying porn, how virality is reshaping the OnlyFans landscape, leveraging meme culture, and creating art in the age of algorithms. SUPPORT ME ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/taylorlorenzBuy a subscription to my Tech and Online Culture newsletter, User Magazine to support my work!!!!

    Your Landlord Might Be Using Facial Recognition to Spy On You

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2025 35:48


    SUPPORT ME ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/taylorlorenzBuy a subscription to my Tech and Online Culture newsletter, User Magazine to support my work!!!!

    The True Story Behind Four Loko

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2025 33:43


    Go to joindeleteme.com/Taylor20 and use my code TAYLOR20 at checkout for 20% off! SUPPORT ME ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/taylorlorenzBuy a subscription to my Tech and Online Culture newsletter, User Magazine to support my work!!!!

    YouTube's AI Age Verification is a Disaster

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2025 12:57


    SUPPORT MY PODCAST ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/taylorlorenzBuy a subscription to my Tech and Online Culture newsletter, User Magazine to support my work!!!!

    What killed The Song Of The Summer w/ Anthony Fantano

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2025 28:43


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    Everyone's Lying About Lil Tay OnlyFans w/ Kat Tenbarge

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2025 49:25


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    Is ChatGPT Changing The Way We Talk? w/ Adam Aleksic

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2025 25:21


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    The UK's Censorship Catastrophe is Just The Beginning

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2025 7:52


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