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Watch or read Carole Cadwalladr's #TED talk: "Speaking truth to tech gods"

"We now are in techno-authoritarianism.

We have to learn how to digitally #disobey.

That can be as simple as the dropdown box.

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#Privacy is power.

And we have more of it than we think."

broligarchy.substack.com/p/spe

How to Survive the Broligarchy · Speaking truth to tech gods: I return to TEDBy Carole Cadwalladr

Carole Cadwalladr returned to TED. Didn’t hold back.

“TED has just released [her talk] as the first talk from the conference. I got to name what is happening for what it is: a coup. I call the Silicon Valley companies who attend this conference and even sponsor it, collaborators who are complicit in a regime of fear and cruelty. And I accuse Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, who is talking here on Friday not just of data theft but data rape.”

#TED #CurrentAffairs broligarchy.substack.com/p/spe

How to Survive the Broligarchy · Speaking truth to tech gods: I return to TEDBy Carole Cadwalladr
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#TED is ground zero of the #AI gold rush. But there was also cheerleading and l’ve been overwhelmed by huge love and support from others who see exactly what is happening. It’s the weirdest time to be here.

And it was the weirdest energy from an audience of any talk I’ve ever given. But then, it was intended to make them uncomfortable.

Politics is technology now.

#SiliconValley is desperate to deny that, but it can’t and nor can we.’

Carole #Cadwalladr

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#TED gave me editorial freedom to say what I wanted. The #Guardian/ #Observer won’t even allow me to write about it, in any form.I pitched a piece for this Sunday about the experience.

It would be my last article for the paper, it transfers to #Tortoise next week who have declined to renew my contract; an epitaph to my 20-year career there and an an end point to an investigation that brought the Guardian and Observer extraordinary kudos and the most money it has ever raised from any story.’

Carole #Cadwalladr is one very brave investigative journalist. Last time she did a TED talk in 2019 it almost ended her career, took the roof from over her head and severely impacted her mental well-being.

But she’s back.

Talking truth to power.

The talk is less than 20 mins. It’s definitely worth your time.

This Is What a Digital Coup Looks Like | Carole Cadwalladr | #TED

m.youtube.com/watch?v=TZOoT8Ab

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Carole #Cadwalladr is back! She was among the first and bravest journalists calling out #CambridgeAnaytica social media impact, she identified Brexit targeted propaganda as a dry run for the 2016 US elections, and survived a year-long court case against her.

She's at #TED again for an update on our descent into the Broligarchy.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=TZOoT8Ab

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