The author argues that we need to become republicans in order to effectively think about power and freedom in this new era. Republicanism is an ideology, a set of beliefs and attitudes, a bit like liberalism. The essence of the republican belief is that we should never be subject to the unaccountable power of others - even if those others happen to be benign.
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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