Who Is Spoonkymonkey and why we Phished Reddit

Did Jesse break the law? Why did an anti-Canadaland subreddit explode in popularity? And why did today's episode infuriate so many people before it was even published?

Finally, who is Spoonkymonkey, and what does he have to do with it all?

Host: Jesse Brown

Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)

Fact checking by Caleb Thompson

Additional music by Audio Network

More information:

Exclusive: Reddit in AI content licensing deal with Google — Reuters
Wikipedia and Me: Socks and Thugs and Rockin' Trolls — Mark Bourrie
The Spoonkymonkey story — Wikipidiocracy
Mark Bourrie’s apology to Warren Kinsella
Ian Runkle’s appearance on Canadaland
Ian Runkle’s Youtube channel

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