The Tech Effect

Introducing my debut book, "The Golden Generation"

"The Golden Generation" is about the history of Canadian men's basketball. It's available for pre-order now and the book launch is happening on November…

Oct 6 • 

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December 2022

How tech is taking over our natural spaces

Post-COVID commercials say we are heading towards a world in which our new technology infiltrates even the most natural of spaces. Are we ready to give…

Dec 12, 2022 • 

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June 2021

Smart-home devices are more than they seem

Amazon Echo speakers and Ring security cameras will begin to share your Internet connection with neighbours on Tuesday, but does Big Tech deserve our…

Jun 10, 2021 • 

Oren Weisfeld

February 2021

What will it mean to rediscover in-person socialization in a post-covid world?

With the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine comes an existential question: how hard will it be to switch from online communication back to in-person…

Feb 9, 2021 • 

Oren Weisfeld

January 2021

Big Tech doesn’t care about your political party. They only care about themselves.

President Donald Trump has been deplatformed and Parlor is offline. But don't be fooled: Big Tech is only acting with their own interests in mind.

Jan 18, 2021 • 

Oren Weisfeld

Facebook and a lack of tech regulation are responsible for the insurrection on Capitol Hill

Far-right extremism has always been prevalent in America, but the platforms they use to organize and disseminate misinformation are relatively new.

Jan 7, 2021 • 

Oren Weisfeld

December 2020

Human are turning into cyborgs through wearable technologies

My experience with Apple AirPods led me to realize that the more we depend on wearable technologies, the less agency we ourselves have.

Dec 28, 2020 • 

Oren Weisfeld

How an outdated internet law is helping disinformation spread online today

This is the story of Yury Mosha and how Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996 is harming him and his business.

Dec 7, 2020 • 

Oren Weisfeld

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November 2020

Biden's Big Tech challenge

President-elect Joe Biden can't afford to be the technocratic president Barack Obama was or the contradictory president Donald Trump was.

Nov 23, 2020 • 

Oren Weisfeld

The technological divide at the heart of our polarization

The medium is the message.

Nov 12, 2020 • 

Oren Weisfeld

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October 2020

It’s dangerous to think humans have a destiny outside Earth

The President has otherworldly priorities for a potential second term, but colonizing space is a fantasy used to maintain the status quo.

Oct 29, 2020 • 

Oren Weisfeld

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How social media influences elections

A Q&A with VICE reporter David Gilbert on how disinformation and social media are influencing the 2020 U.S. election.

Oct 23, 2020 • 

Oren Weisfeld