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Journalist Refuses Phone Upgrade as Act of Defiance
Saturday, June 27, 2026
Kai Wright, a Peabody-winning Guardian host, keeps an old phone while the industry pushes mandatory upgrades. His resistance becomes a small protest against planned obsolescence and tech-driven consumption cycles.
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