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Stilgherrian is a freelance journalist and commentator who covers the politics of the internet and the way it’s changing power relationships at every level of society. He’s particularly interested in internet policy, cybersecurity, privacy, cybercrime and hoovering up bulldust. But that’s far from all he’s interested in.

He writes a weekly newsletter titled The Weekly Cybers, a personal look at what the Australian government has been saying and doing in the digital and cyber realms, on various adjacent topics, and whatever else interests him.

He also makes terrible podcasts about politics, international affairs, and other topics, in particular The 9pm Edict.

You can hire him to help you make your own podcasts. Or he can help you write and stuff.

ENDS 9PM AEDT: Please support this season’s crowdfunder

ENDS 9PM AEDT: Photo of a late middle-aged white man with short hair, fat cheeks, and spectacles. It's Stilgherrian! He wears a grey sweater. In the background is a wooden jetty running towards you from a distant beach with Norfolk pine trees and a bright blue sky. The text reads: The 9pm Summer Series 2024.

Summer is almost here, which means it’s time for the new season’s crowdfunding campaign, The 9pm Summer Series 2024.

The funding goes towards making more special-guest episodes of my inappropriate and often disturbing podcast for grown-ups, The 9pm Edict, and other projects.

We hit Target One on 18 November, and Target Two on 4 December thank you. But there’s more to go.

Please click though, read, consider, and pledge your support. You have until 9pm AEDT tonight, Thursday 5 December.

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I have all but abandoned Twitter. As of 1 January 2024 my interactions on X/Twitter have been minimal. My posts are largely limited to plugging my work elsewhere.

My primary social media presence is now at Bluesky, where you can find me as bsky.app/profile/stilgherrian.com. Bluesky is no longer invitation-only, so why not just join?

I am also on Mastodon at eigenmagic.net/@stilgherrian. Just log into your Mastodon instance and search for @stilgherrian@eigenmagic.net.

Finally, there’s an easy way to get onto my mailing list in case you’re not already a supporter. I’ll email you about upcoming podcasts, live recordings, crowdfunding campaigns, and other bits and pieces. There’s usually only one or two emails per month, although I may well organise some more email-based things as 2024 progresses.