by Wes Fryer, Ph.D.

Slides and Resources

"Your Feeds, Your Algorithms" — Full Resource List

Civics of Technology Conference, August 2026 | Session by Wes Fryer

A chronological, linked list of every resource mentioned during the presentation, followed by everything shared in the session chat.

Part 1: Resources shared during the presentation

1. Session slides: docs.google.com/presentation/d/1fupHupsyIc9fBwGvIlTC1eoQMFS4jwpx5HfwZLActHQ/edit?usp=sharing

2. AI-use disclosure for this session: ai.wesfryer.com

3. EdCamp OKC organizers: edcampokc.org/organizers

4. "Techno-fascism," defined: resistandheal.com/what-is-techno-facism

5. Wes Fryer's Advocacy page (links to Resist and Heal, Heal Our Culture, and Indivisible CLT Substacks; Patreon; Federated Reader on Mastodon; Confronting Whiteness course; Signal group): wesfryer.com/advocacy

6. The Bulwark Daily podcast, "Charlie Warzel: The Tech Overlords' Anti-Humanity Is Catching Up to Them" (the episode that sparked the session's central story): audioboom.com/posts/8936110

7. Charlie Warzel's author page and "Galaxy Brain" newsletter, The Atlantic: theatlantic.com/author/charlie-warzel

8. PodCommons (Wes's open podcast index, 400+ podcasts, updates every 4 hours): podcasts.wesfryer.com

9. PodCommons source code (MIT licensed): github.com/wfryer/podcommons

10. News with Wes (chronological, algorithm-free newsletter feed, updates every 30 minutes): news.wesfryer.com

11. News with Wes source code: github.com/wfryer/news-with-wes

12. Trusted Voices page (curated newsletters, podcasts, and books): resistandheal.com/trusted-voices

13. Fediverse, explained (Wikipedia): en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fediverse

14. Wes Fryer's main site and social links: wesfryer.com

15. K12 Online Conference archive (2006–2017): k12onlineconference.org

16. "Discovering Useful Ideas" presentation series (since 2015): wfryer.me/ideas

17. "Amplifying Your Brand on a Fractured Web" (The Education Expert Exchange): wfryer.me/amplify

18. "Yodas" curated list on Bluesky (trusted voices Wes follows): bsky.app/profile/wesfryer.com/lists/3kep6hwornk2d

19. EdTech Situation Room podcast (with Jason Neiffer): edtechsr.com

20. "Acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk" (Wikipedia): en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acquisition_of_Twitter_by_Elon_Musk

21. Federated Reader on Mastodon (Wes's automated newsletter-posting bot, 67,000+ posts): mastodon.social/@federatedreader

22. All of Wes's open-source repositories: github.com/wfryer

23. "AI and Human Dignity" webinar, Media Education Lab (July 2026): mediaeducationlab.com/events/ai-and-human-dignity

24. EdTechSR Ep. 378: "Behold Claude Co-Work" (Jason Neiffer's "Four Ways to Look at AI" framework): edtechsr.substack.com/p/edtechsr-ep-378-behold-claude-co

25. Resist and Heal (campaign site): resistandheal.com

26. Heal Our Culture: healourculture.org

27. ATproto, the protocol behind Bluesky (referenced in the closing Q&A): atproto.com

Mentioned without a confirmed direct link: Pope Leo's 2026 encyclical on artificial intelligence; Scratch (MIT Media Lab); a brief window of access to Anthropic's Fable/Mythos model this summer; an interview with NC Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls for Indivisible Charlotte; a Larry Ferlazzo post and the "Hypervisible" voice on Bluesky; OklaEdChat (Oklahoma's former statewide Twitter chat).

Part 2: Resources and ideas shared in the session chat

In the order they appeared, 12:37–13:01

1. Writing studies blog: refusal.blog

2. Firefox extension to hide Google AI Overviews: addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/hide-google-ai-overviews

3. "Anti-AI Art Gallery" community art shows (mentioned; no confirmed link)

4. Proton (email, calendar, and cloud storage, mentioned as a Google alternative): proton.me

5. Mastodon (open-source, federated social network): joinmastodon.org

6. Bluesky: bsky.app

7. Signal (encrypted messaging): signal.org

8. Password managers, recommended as a tool for migrating off Google and other platforms:

   • Keeper: keepersecurity.com

   • Bitwarden: bitwarden.com

   • Vaultwarden (self-hosted, open-source alternative to Bitwarden): github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden

   • 1Password: 1password.com

9. Article: "Elon Musk, Unmasked" (Tech Won't Save Us): techwontsave.us/elon-musk-unmasked

10. Local news example discussed: Koreatown's local news outlets (mentioned; no confirmed direct link)

11. ATproto, the open protocol behind Bluesky, Blacksky, and Eurosky (raised in the closing Q&A about libraries hosting their own servers): atproto.com

Podcasts recommended in chat

1. Code Switch (NPR)

2. Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000, hosted by Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna (recommended twice: once by title, once by the hosts' names)

3. Instant Classics, with Mary Beard and Charlotte Higgins

4. Tech Won't Save Us, with Paris Marx

5. NPR Throughline

6. Scene on Radio, from the Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University

7. Hardcore History, with Dan Carlin

8. 404 Media

9. Techlore Surveillance Report

10. Le Show, with Harry Shearer

11. Organized Money, with Matt Stoller and David Dayen

Compiled from the session transcript, slide deck, and Zoom chat log. With help from Claude AI.