This is what a digital coup looks like - Carole Cadwalladr
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In a searing talk, investigative journalist Carole Cadwalladr decries the rise of the “broligarchy” — the tech executives who are using their digital platforms to amass unprecedented geopolitical power, dismantling democracy and enabling authoritarian control. Her rallying cry: resist data harvesting and mass surveillance, and support others in digital disobedience. (Talk contains mature language)
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