Do you see a parallel between the printing revolution and the text revolution? Do you think the internet could ever be regulated the way that society continues to regulate and censor the printed word? There are definitely analogies in the sense that every time a society undergoes a revolution in the technologies that it uses to store and com at information, then big political and social changes follow. Each of those whach brought with them social and political upheaval sand.
Trolling, conspiracy theories, racist algorithms, cyberwarfare – every day our headlines are ablaze with negative stories about the internet. The problem? The unaccountable power of the big tech companies. That’s the view of bestselling author and barrister Jamie Susskind. His new book is The Digital Republic, which sets out his vision for a different type of society in which humans can take power back and reshape the digital world into a space where we can all flourish. Joining Jamie in conversation is another writer and strategic advisor working where culture and technology meet, Nina Schick, author of Deep Fakes and the Infocalypse.
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