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From Connectors to Arms Dealers: The Evolving Role of Tech Companies
This chapter critiques the shift of technology companies from their original societal connector roles to entities involved in government contracts and military applications. It highlights the irony of firms like Facebook and OpenAI, which once promoted themselves as societal benefactors but are now implicated in actions that threaten democracy and civil liberties.