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Pluralistic: Tech's benevolent-dictator-for-life to authoritarian pipeline (10 Dec 2024)


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  • Tech's benevolent-dictator-for-life to authoritarian pipeline: It's damned hard to be an anti-authoritarian in a C-suite.
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Author Cory DoctorowPosted on December 10, 2024December 14, 2024Categories UncategorizedTags accountability, authoritarian turn, autocracy, bdfl, benevolent dictatorships, big tech, henry farrell, Silicon Valley, tech, unaccountability2 Comments on Pluralistic: Tech's benevolent-dictator-for-life to authoritarian pipeline (10 Dec 2024)

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