Tech Won't Save Us

The metaverse and web3 are the latest in a long line of commercial frameworks the tech industry has tried to force on us to enhance its power and profits. In this podcast from The Nation, Paris Marx speaks with experts every Thursday to dissect what new technologies and the companies behind them are doing to our world, and why we should stop them.

Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., during the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California, on Wednesday, September 25, 2024.

Don’t Fall for Mark Zuckerberg’s Rebrand Don’t Fall for Mark Zuckerberg’s Rebrand

On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Karl Bode on Zuck's latest makeover.

Oct 3, 2024 / Podcast / Paris Marx

What Happens to Our Digital Footprints When We Die?

What Happens to Our Digital Footprints When We Die? What Happens to Our Digital Footprints When We Die?

On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Tamara Kneese on an afterlife as A.I. chatbots.

Sep 26, 2024 / Podcast / Paris Marx

The exterior of the new headquarters of Google in New York City.

Will Google’s Monopoly Be Broken Up? Will Google’s Monopoly Be Broken Up?

On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Rob Larsen on antitrust and Google.

Sep 19, 2024 / Podcast / Paris Marx

A phone screen shows the logo of Meta, with the logo of Google looming in the background.

Google and Meta Are a Threat to Journalism Google and Meta Are a Threat to Journalism

On this episode of Tech Won’t Save Us, Matt Pearce on Silicon Valleys threat to media.

Sep 12, 2024 / Podcast / Paris Marx

A sign held up at a union strike picket

Unionizing the Video Game Industry Unionizing the Video Game Industry

On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Taylor Welling and Kathryn Friesen discuss the emergent labor movement within video game developers, and their own contributions to it.

Sep 5, 2024 / Podcast / Paris Marx

“Make Bitcoin Great Again” hats displayed for sale at the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville, Tennessee, on Saturday, July 27, 2024.

Crypto Is Spending Millions to Sway the US Election Crypto Is Spending Millions to Sway the US Election

On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Molly White on Web3's role in the 2024 race.

Aug 22, 2024 / Podcast / Paris Marx

Firefighters spray water on a police station fire during a riot

Is Social Media Fueling Far-Right Riots? Is Social Media Fueling Far-Right Riots?

On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Hussein Kesvani on far-right attacks in the UK.

Aug 15, 2024 / Podcast / Paris Marx

Shopify’s Right-Wing Inner Circle

Shopify’s Right-Wing Inner Circle Shopify’s Right-Wing Inner Circle

On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Luke LeBrun and Rachel Gilmore on Shopify and the Right.

Aug 8, 2024 / Podcast / Paris Marx

Speakers sit onstage during “Why Can’t Tech Save Politics?” at the Vanity Fair New Establishment Summit at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on October 8, 2014, in San Francisco, California.

Escaping the Processed World Escaping the Processed World

On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Chris Carlsson on the legacy of Processed World, an anti-capitalist magazine that took on tech.

Aug 1, 2024 / Podcast / Paris Marx

Elon Musk on stage

Silicon Valley Is Backing Donald Trump Silicon Valley Is Backing Donald Trump

On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Jacob Silverman on why tech billionaires have grown fonder of the former president.

Jul 25, 2024 / Podcast / Paris Marx

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