<p>Did Jesse break the law? Why did an anti-Canadaland subreddit explode in popularity? And why did today's episode infuriate so many people <em>before </em>it was even published?&nbsp;</p><br><p>Finally, who is Spoonkymonkey, and what does he have to do with it all?</p><br><p><br></p><p><strong>Host: </strong>Jesse Brown</p><p><strong>Credits:</strong> Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)</p><br><p>Fact checking by Caleb Thompson</p><p>Additional music by Audio Network&nbsp;</p><br><p>More information:</p><p><br></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.reuters.com/technology/reddit-ai-content-licensing-deal-with-google-sources-say-2024-02-22/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Exclusive: Reddit in AI content licensing deal with Google</a> — Reuters</li><li><a href="https://markbourrie.substack.com/p/wikipedia-and-me-socks-and-thugs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wikipedia and Me: Socks and Thugs and Rockin' Trolls</a> — Mark Bourrie</li><li><a href="https://wikipediocracy.com/2019/02/07/somehow-wikipedia-never-learns/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Spoonkymonkey story</a> — Wikipidiocracy</li><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060310002244/https://ottawawatch.blogspot.com/2006/02/kinsella-v-bourrie_21.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mark Bourrie’s apology to Warren Kinsella</a></li><li><a href="https://www.canadaland.com/podcast/860-why-we-need-guns/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ian Runkle’s appearance on Canadaland</a></li><li>Ian Runkle’s <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/runkleofthebailey" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Youtube channel</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Sponsors:</strong>&nbsp;</p><br><p><a href="https://canadaland.oxio.ca" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">oxio</a>: Head over to <a href="https://canadaland.oxio.ca" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://canadaland.oxio.ca</a> and use code CANADALAND for your first month free!</p><br><p><a href="https://douglas.ca/canadaland" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Douglas</a>: Douglas is giving our listeners a FREE Sleep Bundle with each mattress purchase. Get the sheets, pillows, mattress and pillow protectors FREE with your Douglas purchase today.&nbsp; Visit <a href="https://douglas.ca/canadaland" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://douglas.ca/canadaland</a> to claim this offer.</p><br><p><a href="https://shopify.ca" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Shopify</a>: Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial today at <a href="https://shopify.ca" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://shopify.ca</a></p><br><p><a href="https://article.com/canadaland" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Article</a>: Article is offering our listeners $50 off your first purchase of $100 or more. To claim, visit <a href="https://article.com/canadaland" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://article.com/canadaland</a> and the discount will be automatically applied at checkout.</p><br><p><strong>It’s crowd-finding time at Canadaland!</strong> Share this episode with three people or simply send them over to<a href="http://canadaland.com/share" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> canadaland.com/share</a> and we’ll help them get started with a starter pack of some of our favourite episodes.</p><br><p>Can’t get enough Canadaland? Follow <a href="https://www.instagram.com/canadaland_podcasts/%23" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Canadaland_Podcasts on Instagram</a> for clips, announcements, explainers and more.</p><br><p>If you value this podcast, <a href="https://canadaland.com/join" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">support us</a>! You’ll get premium access to all our shows ad free, including early releases and bonus content. You’ll also get our exclusive newsletter, discounts on merch at <a href="https://canadalandstore.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">our store</a>, tickets to our live and virtual events, and more than anything, you’ll be a part of the solution to Canada’s journalism crisis, you’ll be keeping our work free and accessible to everybody.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

CANADALAND

CANADALAND

Who Is Spoonkymonkey and why we Phished Reddit

APR 13, 202669 MIN
CANADALAND

Who Is Spoonkymonkey and why we Phished Reddit

APR 13, 202669 MIN

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<p>Did Jesse break the law? Why did an anti-Canadaland subreddit explode in popularity? And why did today's episode infuriate so many people <em>before </em>it was even published?&nbsp;</p><br><p>Finally, who is Spoonkymonkey, and what does he have to do with it all?</p><br><p><br></p><p><strong>Host: </strong>Jesse Brown</p><p><strong>Credits:</strong> Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)</p><br><p>Fact checking by Caleb Thompson</p><p>Additional music by Audio Network&nbsp;</p><br><p>More information:</p><p><br></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.reuters.com/technology/reddit-ai-content-licensing-deal-with-google-sources-say-2024-02-22/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Exclusive: Reddit in AI content licensing deal with Google</a> — Reuters</li><li><a href="https://markbourrie.substack.com/p/wikipedia-and-me-socks-and-thugs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wikipedia and Me: Socks and Thugs and Rockin' Trolls</a> — Mark Bourrie</li><li><a href="https://wikipediocracy.com/2019/02/07/somehow-wikipedia-never-learns/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Spoonkymonkey story</a> — Wikipidiocracy</li><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060310002244/https://ottawawatch.blogspot.com/2006/02/kinsella-v-bourrie_21.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mark Bourrie’s apology to Warren Kinsella</a></li><li><a href="https://www.canadaland.com/podcast/860-why-we-need-guns/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ian Runkle’s appearance on Canadaland</a></li><li>Ian Runkle’s <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/runkleofthebailey" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Youtube channel</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Sponsors:</strong>&nbsp;</p><br><p><a href="https://canadaland.oxio.ca" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">oxio</a>: Head over to <a href="https://canadaland.oxio.ca" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://canadaland.oxio.ca</a> and use code CANADALAND for your first month free!</p><br><p><a href="https://douglas.ca/canadaland" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Douglas</a>: Douglas is giving our listeners a FREE Sleep Bundle with each mattress purchase. Get the sheets, pillows, mattress and pillow protectors FREE with your Douglas purchase today.&nbsp; Visit <a href="https://douglas.ca/canadaland" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://douglas.ca/canadaland</a> to claim this offer.</p><br><p><a href="https://shopify.ca" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Shopify</a>: Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial today at <a href="https://shopify.ca" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://shopify.ca</a></p><br><p><a href="https://article.com/canadaland" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Article</a>: Article is offering our listeners $50 off your first purchase of $100 or more. To claim, visit <a href="https://article.com/canadaland" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://article.com/canadaland</a> and the discount will be automatically applied at checkout.</p><br><p><strong>It’s crowd-finding time at Canadaland!</strong> Share this episode with three people or simply send them over to<a href="http://canadaland.com/share" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> canadaland.com/share</a> and we’ll help them get started with a starter pack of some of our favourite episodes.</p><br><p>Can’t get enough Canadaland? Follow <a href="https://www.instagram.com/canadaland_podcasts/%23" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Canadaland_Podcasts on Instagram</a> for clips, announcements, explainers and more.</p><br><p>If you value this podcast, <a href="https://canadaland.com/join" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">support us</a>! You’ll get premium access to all our shows ad free, including early releases and bonus content. You’ll also get our exclusive newsletter, discounts on merch at <a href="https://canadalandstore.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">our store</a>, tickets to our live and virtual events, and more than anything, you’ll be a part of the solution to Canada’s journalism crisis, you’ll be keeping our work free and accessible to everybody.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>