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Naomi Klein
Team Human
Rethinking Tech Giants: A Call for a Commons-Based Approach
Tech giants like Google and Facebook were promoted as public squares for free information exchange but are based on surveillance and ad tech. Breaking them up won't address the core issue. The current model is distorting, dangerous, and needs a commons-based approach for digital access and spaces. Creating alternative platforms with different values faces challenges as most people are already on mainstream social media. Attempts in this regard have been more successful on the right, leaning towards libertarian ideals. The historical distrust towards government regulation in the tech space stems from past incidents like Operation Sun Devil and the Communications Decency Act.
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