Anchors
| Anchor text | Ref. domains ▾ | Top DR | Ref. pages | Links to target | Dofollow links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cory Doctorow | 36 | — | 0 | 2017 | 2012 99.8% |
| Pluralistic | 30 | — | 0 | 1429 | 1426 99.8% |
| pluralistic.net | 21 | — | 0 | 26 | 7 26.9% |
| enshittification | 20 | — | 0 | 21 | 18 85.7% |
| 8 | — | 0 | 19 | 11 57.9% | |
| Pluralistic.net | 8 | — | 0 | 12 | 7 58.3% |
| https://pluralistic.net | 6 | — | 0 | 8 | 8 100% |
| https://pluralistic.net/ | 6 | — | 0 | 11 | 10 90.9% |
| Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow | 6 | — | 0 | 192 | 192 100% |
| Pluralistic: End of the line for video essays (07 Feb 2026) | 4 | — | 0 | 212 | 212 100% |
| https://pluralistic.net/2021/12/18/schizmogenesis/ | 3 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| 20 years a blogger | 3 | — | 0 | 3 | 1 33.3% |
| You should be using an RSS reader | 3 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| https://pluralistic.net/2024/11/02/ulysses-pact/#tie-yourself-to-a-federated-mast | 3 | — | 0 | 3 | 2 66.7% |
| https://pluralistic.net/2023/12/08/playstationed/#tyler-james-hill | 3 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| https://pluralistic.net/plura-list | 3 | — | 0 | 7 | 2 28.6% |
| Code is a liability (not an asset) | 3 | — | 0 | 3 | 2 66.7% |
| The Reverse-Centaur’s Guide to Criticizing AI | 3 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| říká Musk | 3 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| https://pluralistic.net/2023/01/21/potemkin-ai/#hey-guys | 3 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| Musk sagt | 3 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| blog post | 3 | — | 0 | 10 | 9 90% |
| https://pluralistic.net/2024/05/24/record-scratch/#autoenshittification | 2 | — | 0 | 3 | 2 66.7% |
| China hacked Verizon, AT&T and Lumen using the FBI’s backdoor | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 0 0% |
| Pluralistic: Code is a liability (not an asset) | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| US Immigration on the Easiest Setting | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Apple fucked us on right to repair (again) | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Pluralistic by Cory Doctorow | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 1 50% |
| Bluesky and enshittification | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| https://pluralistic.net/2023/01/21/potemkin-ai/ | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 1 50% |
| Link | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 1 50% |
| https://pluralistic.net/2024/11/15/radical-extremists/#sex-pest | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 1 50% |
| retire the US dollar | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 0 0% |
| https://pluralistic.net/2026/01/01/39c3/#the-new-coalition | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 0 0% |
| Pluralistic: "If buying isn't owning, piracy isn't stealing" (08 Dec 2023) | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 0 0% |
| Who Broke the Internet? Part II | 2 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| Cory DoctorowCory Doctorow | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| https://pluralistic.net/2023/03/20/love-the-machine/#hate-the-factory | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 1 50% |
| https://pluralistic.net/2022/11/14/luxury-surveillance/#liar-liar | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 1 50% |
| Pluralistic: Tariffs and monopolies | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| https://pluralistic.net/2025/01/22/autocrats-of-trade/#dingo-babysitter | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 1 50% |
| Your car spies on you and rats you out to insurance companies | 2 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| pluralistic.net/2022/12/10/e2e/ | 2 | — | 0 | 3 | 0 0% |
| Pluralistic: Predicting the present | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 0 0% |
| The specific process by which Google enshittified its search | 2 | — | 0 | 59 | 0 0% |
| https://pluralistic.net/2024/04/24/naming-names/#prabhakar-raghavan | 2 | — | 0 | 3 | 2 66.7% |
| pluralistic.net/2024/02/23/gazeteer/ | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 0 0% |
| https://pluralistic.net/2024/01/29/pay-no-attention/#to-the-little-man-behind-the-curtain | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Bill Willingham puts his graphic novel series "Fables" into the public domain | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| here | 2 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
Frequently Asked Questions
What anchor texts are used to link to pluralistic.net?
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How many unique anchor texts does pluralistic.net have?
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