Democratise Big Tech
Tech corporations have wormed their way into every aspect of our lives. Regulation isn’t enough: we need democratic control over the digital economy.
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James Muldoon is lecturer in political science at the University of Exeter and the author of Platform Socialism: How to Reclaim Our Digital Future from Big Tech (Pluto, 2022).
Tech corporations have wormed their way into every aspect of our lives. Regulation isn’t enough: we need democratic control over the digital economy.
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