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Superb piece by Johnny Ryan on the threat to democracy in Europe posed by big tech algorithms.
The EU, he argues, must break big tech’s “manipulation machine.”
He’s right.
But is there sufficient political will to take on the ‘broligarchs?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The EU, he argues, must break big tech’s “manipulation machine.”
He’s right.
But is there sufficient political will to take on the ‘broligarchs?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Big tech is picking apart European democracy, but there is a solution: switch off its algorithms | Johnny Ryan
The latest actions of Musk and Zuckerberg are a sign of things to come, but the EU already has the power to give people back control, says Johnny Ryan, director of Enforce, a unit of the Irish Council...
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Superb piece by Johnny Ryan on the threat to democracy in Europe posed by big tech algorithms.
The EU, he argues, must break big tech’s “manipulation machine.”
He’s right.
But is there sufficient political will to take on the ‘broligarchs?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The EU, he argues, must break big tech’s “manipulation machine.”
He’s right.
But is there sufficient political will to take on the ‘broligarchs?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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* The Big Snow of 2025 on the Galtees * Brothers Tom John William & their nephew Billy Cunningham along with their Hill Sheep Farming Neighbours are out on the Galtees with the last few days digging out their sheep who have been trapped in what has been the worst snow fall in decades.
January 10, 2025 at 8:31 AM
* The Big Snow of 2025 on the Galtees * Brothers Tom John William & their nephew Billy Cunningham along with their Hill Sheep Farming Neighbours are out on the Galtees with the last few days digging out their sheep who have been trapped in what has been the worst snow fall in decades.