R.J. Cross (@frontierrj) 's Twitter Profile
R.J. Cross

@frontierrj

Advocate @uspirg / writer. Protecting folks in the new age of technological change & corporate abuse (and telling jokes while we're at it). @rj-x.bsky.social

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This #ValentinesDay I'm celebrating how any normal 28 year old single woman would - tracking down what happened to all the data I've ever given dating apps & explaining how terrifying it is on YouTube. With help from Finn Lützow-Holm Myrstad! youtube.com/watch?v=h1LwZ6…

This #ValentinesDay I'm celebrating how any normal 28 year old single woman would - tracking down what happened to all the data I've ever given dating apps &amp; explaining how terrifying it is on YouTube. With help from <a href="/finnmyrstad/">Finn Lützow-Holm Myrstad</a>!  youtube.com/watch?v=h1LwZ6…
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Mastercard knows where you shop, on what day, and how much you spend - and it sells that data widely to third parties like data brokers and advertisers. Our new investigation out today: pirg.org/edfund/resourc… 1/

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Replika / Character.AI et al do not belong in the health space. Those chatbots are designed to build an addictive relationship with you that keeps you coming back. That's the *opposite* of what therapists are supposed to do. nytimes.com/2025/02/24/hea…

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Happy National Consumer Protection Week to all who celebrate! U.S. PIRG has tips for protecting your finances, data and sanity. It's for anyone who has medical bills, flies in planes or should freeze their credit (aka actually everyone) #NCPW2025 pirg.org/edfund/media-c…

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It is National Consumer Protection Week, and Arizona PIRG wants people to think about what they can do to protect their valuable documents - both physically and digitally. More from R.J. Cross. pnsne.ws/43rRvFb

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What if "abundance" is a state we've already (largely) achieved? My addition to the teetering stack of reviews of Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson's new book, "Abundance," at Frontier Group frontiergroup.org/articles/the-p…

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America is the richest country in human history, yet we're increasingly unhappy and hurtling toward ecological disaster. Is more "Abundance" the answer? Tony Dutzik reviews Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson's new book, "Abundance." frontiergroup.org/articles/the-p…

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Thank you to Robot Butt for publishing this very silly piece I wrote. Sometimes anxiety is best channeled in jokes. robotbutt.com/2025/05/26/gra…

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This muddy car plus your wolf family will make for a pretty incredible #weekend-pics Slack post come Monday. pointsincase.com/articles/five-…

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Hey, I turned one of my favorite hobbies - telling anyone who will listen how dumb car ads are - into a piece. Thanks to @PointsInCase for publishing it. pointsincase.com/articles/five-…