The Threat of Data Colonialism
On this episode of Tech Won’t Save Us, Ulises A. Mejias and Nick Couldry Silicon Valley’s extractive data collection regime.
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The Threat of Data Colonialism w/ Ulises A. Mejias & Nick Couldry | Tech Won't Save Us
On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Paris Marx is joined by Ulises A. Mejias and Nick Couldry to discuss how Silicon Valley's extractive data collection regime and the power it grants them resembles a much older form of exploitation: colonialism.
Ulises A. Mejias is a professor of Communication Studies at SUNY Oswego and Nick Couldry is a professor of Media, Communications and Social Theory at the London School of Economics. They are the co-authors of Data Grab: The New Colonialism of Big Tech and How to Fight Back and among the co-founders of the network Tierra Común.
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On this episode of Tech Won’t Save Us, we’re joined by Ulises A. Mejias and Nick Couldry to discuss how Silicon Valley’s extractive data collection regime and the power it grants them resembles a much older form of exploitation: colonialism.
Ulises A. Mejias is a professor of communication studies at SUNY Oswego and Nick Couldry is a professor of media, communications, and social theory at the London School of Economics. They are the co-authors of Data Grab: The New Colonialism of Big Tech and How to Fight Back and among the cofounders of the network Tierra Común.
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Here's where to find podcasts from The Nation. Political talk without the boring parts, featuring the writers, activists and artists who shape the news, from a progressive perspective.
The New Tech Oligarchy w/ Gaby Del Valle | Tech Won't Save Us
On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Paris Marx is joined by Gaby Del Valle to discuss the inauguration of Donald Trump and what the tech oligarchy hopes to get from their relationship with him.
Gaby Del Valle is a policy reporter at The Verge and is working on a book on ecofascism that will be released by Bloomsbury in 2027.
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