Tim Wu
@superwuster.bsky.social
Professor Columbia University & contributing opinion writer for the NY Times. Latest book THE AGE OF EXTRACTION (the rise of the platforms) (Nov 2025) https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/691177/the-age-of-extraction-by-tim-wu/
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Tim Wu
@superwuster.bsky.social
· Dec 8
The Age of Extraction by Tim Wu: 9780593321249 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF 2025 • Tech platforms manipulate attention, extract wealth, and deepen inequality. In this new book, Tim Wu (The Attention Merchants) explains how we can reclaim control...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
You can get my new book at one of these fine vendors www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/691177...
You got me, basically no different than nationalizing all the airlines
January 24, 2026 at 5:44 AM
You got me, basically no different than nationalizing all the airlines
Maybe the reason Trump seems to hate Denmark, Canada, Norway, Minnesota and Vermont so much is that they are nice, decent places that work pretty well -- in other words, the opposite of everything Trump stands for.
January 24, 2026 at 5:44 AM
Maybe the reason Trump seems to hate Denmark, Canada, Norway, Minnesota and Vermont so much is that they are nice, decent places that work pretty well -- in other words, the opposite of everything Trump stands for.
Airlines are required to list their "all-in" prices, instead of tricking you with a $49 bait price and piling on fees, taxes etc at the final point of sale. Seems to me that's a pretty good model for most if not all of the economy.
January 23, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Airlines are required to list their "all-in" prices, instead of tricking you with a $49 bait price and piling on fees, taxes etc at the final point of sale. Seems to me that's a pretty good model for most if not all of the economy.
There is something sad and but funny about Donald Trump inadvertently taking up a left-wing concern -- the plight of the "debanked" and "unbanked" www.npr.org/2026/01/22/n...
Trump sues JPMorgan Chase and CEO Jamie Dimon for $5B over alleged 'debanking'
The lawsuit escalates a series of confrontations between the president and the leader of the country's biggest bank.
www.npr.org
January 23, 2026 at 5:27 PM
There is something sad and but funny about Donald Trump inadvertently taking up a left-wing concern -- the plight of the "debanked" and "unbanked" www.npr.org/2026/01/22/n...
Part II is a case study of four 20th century U.S. tech industries: automotive, aerospace, computing and telecommunications. Differential antitrust treatment of the four industries helps explain differing industry structures and succession patterns, growth and innovation.
December 19, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Part II is a case study of four 20th century U.S. tech industries: automotive, aerospace, computing and telecommunications. Differential antitrust treatment of the four industries helps explain differing industry structures and succession patterns, growth and innovation.
The paper is intended for scholars and practitioners of strategic economic policy. The paper identifies three mechanisms for strengthening domestic industry: direct aid, support, and discipline. Antitrust can be used for discipline, by requiring competition instead of collusion.
December 19, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The paper is intended for scholars and practitioners of strategic economic policy. The paper identifies three mechanisms for strengthening domestic industry: direct aid, support, and discipline. Antitrust can be used for discipline, by requiring competition instead of collusion.
"Antitrust and Industrial Policy: A Misunderstood Relationship."
This is a new draft academic paper I've been working on for a while (serious comments welcome). It suggests that the antitrust regime should be understood as a part of the industrial policy toolkit.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
This is a new draft academic paper I've been working on for a while (serious comments welcome). It suggests that the antitrust regime should be understood as a part of the industrial policy toolkit.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Antitrust and Industrial Policy: A Misunderstood Relationship
<p>Antitrust and industrial policy have long been understood as separate areas of policy, handled by different officials with different priorities. Superficiall
papers.ssrn.com
December 19, 2025 at 2:15 PM
"Antitrust and Industrial Policy: A Misunderstood Relationship."
This is a new draft academic paper I've been working on for a while (serious comments welcome). It suggests that the antitrust regime should be understood as a part of the industrial policy toolkit.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
This is a new draft academic paper I've been working on for a while (serious comments welcome). It suggests that the antitrust regime should be understood as a part of the industrial policy toolkit.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Netflix? Paramount? They are both terrible for Warner Bros
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/o...
Opinion | Netflix? Paramount? They’re Both Terrible for Warner Bros.
www.nytimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Netflix? Paramount? They are both terrible for Warner Bros
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/o...
The point of having merger guidelines and structural presumptions is to discourage firms from attempting illegal mergers. Unfortunately Trump has given everyone the impression that they can get their deal through with kickbacks and ass-kissing
December 9, 2025 at 12:13 AM
The point of having merger guidelines and structural presumptions is to discourage firms from attempting illegal mergers. Unfortunately Trump has given everyone the impression that they can get their deal through with kickbacks and ass-kissing
You can get my new book at one of these fine vendors www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/691177...
The Age of Extraction by Tim Wu: 9780593321249 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF 2025 • Tech platforms manipulate attention, extract wealth, and deepen inequality. In this new book, Tim Wu (The Attention Merchants) explains how we can reclaim control...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:08 PM
You can get my new book at one of these fine vendors www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/691177...
The law should send a simple message: Warner Bros, if you want to sell, maybe try finding a buyer who is not a direct competitor?
December 8, 2025 at 11:07 PM
The law should send a simple message: Warner Bros, if you want to sell, maybe try finding a buyer who is not a direct competitor?
In a sign of how times have changed, in 1959 economists Turner and Keysen proposed a commission to breakup firms "where, for 5 years or more, one company has accounted for 50 percent or more of annual sales in the market, or four or fewer companies have accounted for 80 percent of sales”
November 25, 2025 at 4:02 PM
In a sign of how times have changed, in 1959 economists Turner and Keysen proposed a commission to breakup firms "where, for 5 years or more, one company has accounted for 50 percent or more of annual sales in the market, or four or fewer companies have accounted for 80 percent of sales”
My take on the ruling in the antitrust case against Facebook (Meta) - gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
Opinion | The Bad Reasoning in the Meta Antitrust Ruling Isn’t Even the Worst Part
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:59 PM
My take on the ruling in the antitrust case against Facebook (Meta) - gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
Amazing semi-lost letter from Theodore Roosevelt denouncing paid critics of antitrust and "law-defying corporations of immense wealth who ... expect[] others to treat them beyond and above any possible check from law"
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles J. Bonaparte - Theodore Roosevelt Center
President Roosevelt congratulates Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte for his speech at Chicago, ...
www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org
November 16, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Amazing semi-lost letter from Theodore Roosevelt denouncing paid critics of antitrust and "law-defying corporations of immense wealth who ... expect[] others to treat them beyond and above any possible check from law"
Last chance to catch book event in SF this evening -- www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2025-...
Tim Wu: The Age of Extraction
Can we reclaim control of our economy to make it work for everyone? What needs to be understood about the big tech platforms before that could even be attempted? Tim Wu has a plan. Wu, a scholar and t...
www.commonwealthclub.org
November 11, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Last chance to catch book event in SF this evening -- www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2025-...
Had a great show today on my fave radio show from when I lived in SF -- KQED Forum -- listen here.
www.kqed.org/forum/201010...
www.kqed.org/forum/201010...
Click. Scroll. Surrender. Tim Wu Warns Against The Rise of Big Data in 'The Age of Extraction' | KQED
Airdate: Monday, November 10 at 10 AM Our digital lives are increasingly dominated by a handful of powerful tech platforms. Once promising prosperity and democracy, the internet has instead allowed co...
www.kqed.org
November 10, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Had a great show today on my fave radio show from when I lived in SF -- KQED Forum -- listen here.
www.kqed.org/forum/201010...
www.kqed.org/forum/201010...
The craziest thing about the Senate D capitulation is that the Trump administration was taking the blame and showing weakness in so many ways, including losing elections. What a time to fold!
November 10, 2025 at 9:57 PM
The craziest thing about the Senate D capitulation is that the Trump administration was taking the blame and showing weakness in so many ways, including losing elections. What a time to fold!
In San Francisco and experiencing that feeling when you realize you've been exposed to way too much propaganda. I mean ut has always had bad areas but remains a beautiful and vibrant city to stroll around in.
November 10, 2025 at 7:15 PM
In San Francisco and experiencing that feeling when you realize you've been exposed to way too much propaganda. I mean ut has always had bad areas but remains a beautiful and vibrant city to stroll around in.
Eleven years ago Zephyr Teachout and I ran a campaign against Cuomo to uproot the corruption he had brought to New York and his lack of respect for the democratic process. Yesterday was a good day! www.politico.com/states/new-y...
Teachout: Cuomo's economic policy 'boils down to favors'
ALBANY-Appearing for the first time at the Capitol, a pair of law professors unleashed a critique of Governor Andrew Cuomo that will serve as the foundation for their Democratic primary challenge.
www.politico.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Eleven years ago Zephyr Teachout and I ran a campaign against Cuomo to uproot the corruption he had brought to New York and his lack of respect for the democratic process. Yesterday was a good day! www.politico.com/states/new-y...
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🎧 New on Winging It: I talk with Prof Tim Wu @superwuster.bsky.social, author of the new book "The Age of Extraction" — how the Internet went from great promise to an extraction dynamic, what it means for #AI policy, & how to build a fairer digital economy.🤖
Link: open.spotify.com/episode/0ZL5...
Link: open.spotify.com/episode/0ZL5...
November 4, 2025 at 2:03 PM
🎧 New on Winging It: I talk with Prof Tim Wu @superwuster.bsky.social, author of the new book "The Age of Extraction" — how the Internet went from great promise to an extraction dynamic, what it means for #AI policy, & how to build a fairer digital economy.🤖
Link: open.spotify.com/episode/0ZL5...
Link: open.spotify.com/episode/0ZL5...
Wish this was a better photo of Barry Lynn, Lina Khan, myself and Jonathan Kanter but it certainly captures a lot of recent anti-monopoly thinking in one frame
November 3, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Wish this was a better photo of Barry Lynn, Lina Khan, myself and Jonathan Kanter but it certainly captures a lot of recent anti-monopoly thinking in one frame
Book tour starting next week -- coming to a city near you (probably)
timwu.net#booktour
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October 30, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Book tour starting next week -- coming to a city near you (probably)
timwu.net#booktour
timwu.net#booktour
The American framers and thinkers of that time were so well versed in Roman history and the dynamics that led republics to perpetual dictatorship -- this generation more likely to think the problem with Caesar is that the buffet is overpriced
www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2024/...
www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2024/...
Review | Don’t be duped by the biggest buffet in Las Vegas
Caesars Palace promises a luxury buffet for $107. It still values quantity over quality.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 28, 2025 at 10:32 PM
The American framers and thinkers of that time were so well versed in Roman history and the dynamics that led republics to perpetual dictatorship -- this generation more likely to think the problem with Caesar is that the buffet is overpriced
www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2024/...
www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2024/...
Thank! I have appreciated your interest, though this one tbh isn't media history
October 27, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Thank! I have appreciated your interest, though this one tbh isn't media history
NY Times essay adapted from my new book, "The Age of Extraction." Gift link here: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/o...
Opinion | Big Tech’s Predatory Platform Model Doesn’t Have to Be Our Future
www.nytimes.com
October 26, 2025 at 10:40 PM
NY Times essay adapted from my new book, "The Age of Extraction." Gift link here: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/o...