A few months back I was contacted by a fedizen in their early 20s who asked what they need to read, watch or listen to to get up to speed with the basics of tech politics. I really wasn't sure what to recommend. I sent them some links to the GNU philosophy pages and a few articles by Cory Doctorow, and recommended a book by Douglas Rushkoff (Throwing Rocks ...), but ...
What would you link to if asked a similar question?
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For years, I’ve argued that US tech giants need to act like truly global players rather than treating the rest of the world as an afterthought. 🌍 By consistently putting their home market first, these "responsible" actors have ignored the growing risk of treating billions of international users as a secondary market. It’s a dangerous game to play when global connectivity is what built their empires in the first place. 🏛️
#TechPolitics #GlobalMarkets #DigitalSovereignty #SiliconValley
The Nerd Reich – Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy
https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Nerd-Reich/Gil-Duran/9781668221402
#HackerNews #NerdReich #SiliconValley #Fascism #Democracy #TechPolitics
