California Governor Gavin Newsom earlier today proposed a so-called digital dividend that would let consumers share in the profits generated by California-based tech companies that have been “collecting, curating and monetizing” their users’ personal data. Newsom added that he has asked his administration to develop a proposal for a “new data dividend for Californians, because we […]
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Famed investor Roger McNamee once advised Facebook. Now he’s certain it’s destroying our democracy
A year ago, renowned investor Roger McNamee had much of Silicon Valley baffled. McNamee had made his name as a tech investor in the ’80s and ’90s before cofounding the private equity firm Silver Lake Partners, then cofounding the venture capital firm Elevation Partners with singer Bono. A musician himself, McNamee had taken to spending […]
View More Famed investor Roger McNamee once advised Facebook. Now he’s certain it’s destroying our democracyHow Facebook gives an asymmetric advantage to negative messaging
Andrew Keen Contributor Andrew Keen is the author of three books: Cult of the Amateur, Digital Vertigo and The Internet Is Not The Answer. He produces Futurecast, and is the host of Keen On. More posts by this contributor Facebook co-founder says its rise reveals the fault lines destroying the “American Dream” 2018 might be […]
View More How Facebook gives an asymmetric advantage to negative messagingFinally, tech’s elite speak out against Silicon Valley’s unchecked power
They helped create Facebook, Google, and other companies who claim to bring the world together. But on Monday evening, these people gathered to discuss how tech products are tearing us apart.
“Facebook created a business model that essentially …