And especially that this power is not circumscribed to GAFA but that different tech tools are equally important or influential in different regions. For example, people are still investigating the influence of Facebook in Myanmar’s genocide or also Whatsapp (especially the groups feature) in different violent acts. The situation in Brazil is beyond scary.
that’s right. you centralize power coupled with a lack of accountability, you collect all this data that can be used for manipulative purposes and then sell it, and then you sit back and go “but technology isn’t political!!! we didn’t do this!!!”
the Brazil situation is indeed terrifying, and we’re going to see more of this unfortunately