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Web 2.0 a 'con' by tech giants seeking control, author argues

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The author argues that the revolution of Web 2.0 was a deliberate con, with dominant technology companies like Google, Amazon, and Microsoft not being neutral actors but rather entities designed to control people and commodify relationships and attention. These companies have evolved into private governance systems that shape markets and influence elections, driven by a libertarian and anti-government ideology that predates the current AI boom. This ideology, rooted in ideas of exit and private jurisdictions, aims to replace democratic institutions with corporate control, representing an updated form of oligarchy. AI

IMPACT Argues that the commodification of data and attention by tech giants, fueled by libertarian ideology, has paved the way for AI's current influence and control.

RANK_REASON The item is an opinion piece discussing the nature of Web 2.0 companies and their impact, rather than reporting on a specific event or release.

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Web 2.0 a 'con' by tech giants seeking control, author argues

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    To compost the #dotcons, the #openweb needs to shovel harder Yes, the #web02 revolution was a con, it always was. The problem is now most people have spent year

    To compost the #dotcons, the #openweb needs to shovel harder Yes, the #web02 revolution was a con, it always was. The problem is now most people have spent years pretending that the dominant technology companies were somehow neutral actors - clever companies making useful tools, …

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