Simon Owens

@simonowens

Tech and media journalist. Email me: simonowens@gmail.com. Full bio in link below.

Washington, DC
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Joined September 2008
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    7 Jan 2016

    Like my coverage of tech and media? Then you should definitely sign up for my newsletter:

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  2. 10 minutes ago

    “Somebody from our marketing department once said to me, it would cost us up to $3 million a month in advertising to get as much exposure to the public as having our magazines out on the newsstand."

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  3. 16 minutes ago

    Really good thread here.

    My favorite example of how informationally toxic YouTube's algorithm is this: Imagine you're high school freshman and got a school assignment about the Federal Reserve.
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    3 hours ago

    Again I want to reiterate that there is nothing in the U.S. Constitution or in any case law in our history that says a president can’t be indicted. It is merely memos done by partisan justice departments trying to protect their boss.

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  5. 26 minutes ago

    Fascinating look at how much a YouTuber with over a million subscribers makes via ads. Though there's a caveat here: he often uses music he doesn't own the rights to, so he collects no ad revenue on the vast majority of his videos.

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  6. 27 minutes ago

    This guy built a $1 million business on top of the Gmail API

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  7. 43 minutes ago

    A 30% tax on all revenue, just for being listed in your app store, is a pretty steep price to pay. I'm surprised it took this long for app companies to start a revolt.

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  8. 54 minutes ago

    This is a fantastic idea. Not only raises money to defeat a Republican, but helps raise awareness of the issue. I just pledged money.

    We made it past 500k so now we are going to try and match cash on hand!
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    2 hours ago

    Susan Collins is lying to Mainers and willing to see Roe overturned. Let's start organizing now to defeat her in 2020.

    We made it past 500k so now we are going to try and match cash on hand!
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  10. Retweeted
    1 hour ago

    Voting rights referenda on November ballot: —FL: voting rights restoration —NV: automatic registration —MD: Election Day registration —SD: strengthen campaign finance —MI: big package (AVR+SVR+no-excuse absentee) —Golden, CO: lower voting age —MI, CO, & UT: redistricting reform

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  11. 1 hour ago

    How publishers monetize their newsletters with paid subscriptions

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    4 hours ago

    If you're happy that Alex Jones and Infowars are finally facing consequences, you should start by thanking & following for showing how it's done. (plus, they're awesome.)

    Replying to @RVAwonk
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    12 hours ago

    For those who think the pressure is high in the White House, I offer the following serious point. It is all self inflicted. If the Democrats win either body of Congress & we have a normally functioning set of checks & balances, like we did with Obama, they ain’t seen nothing.

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  14. Retweeted
    9 hours ago

    The fact that Sarah sanders would tweet the phone number of the and invite her followers to harass them is a violation of rules. - ban her or prove that has two sets of rules - one for trump admin and one for everyone else.

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  15. Retweeted
    8 hours ago

    Hey is this legal?

    On the left, sworn testimony in which Brett Kavanaugh tells Ted Kennedy he was "not involved in handling" Bill Pryor's nomination. On the right, Brett Kavanaugh is invited to an "emergency umbrella meeting" at a private law firm "to discuss nominee Bill Pryor's hearing."
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  16. Retweeted
    7 hours ago

    BIG FLAG: just called birth control "abortion-inducing drugs"

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  17. Retweeted
    2 hours ago

    so old I remember when perjury was considered disqualifying for Supreme Court nominees

    BREAKING: Brett Kavanaugh was asked in 2004 about whether he was involved in the nomination of Bill Pryor. He said “I was not involved in handling his nomination" Newly released emails show that's not true. Asked about how Pryor's interview went, he replied "CALL ME."
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  18. 2 hours ago

    Should publishers be wary of Apple News?

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    5 hours ago

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  20. Retweeted
    Jun 28

    folks cant Smile and play Harmonica at the same time & that is how the Blues got born

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    Jul 12

    DON'T shit on my head and tell me its raining candy bars

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