The People vs Tech: How the internet is killing democracy (and how we save it)

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Tech has fundamentally transformed our lives, but have we surrendered too much to the obscure forces behind the code, controlled by a select few in Silicon Valley? Recent data breaches involving companies like Facebook and Cambridge Analytica raise critical questions about the implications for democracy, a system established long before the advent of big data and AI. In this urgent polemic, the author contends that our uncritical acceptance of big tech is gradually dismantling the foundations of democracy. The middle class is shrinking, sovereign authority and civil society are being undermined, and citizens risk losing their critical thinking and perhaps even their free will. This compelling narrative reveals how the digital revolution threatens our fragile political system. The author emphasizes the need to uphold six essential pillars of democracy to safeguard it: active citizenship, a shared democratic culture, free elections, equality, competitive and civic freedoms, and trust in sovereign authority. This crucial work highlights the urgent stakes involved and warns that without significant changes, democracy could fade away, joining the ranks of historical political experiments like feudalism and communism.